Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-20
ASKED TO TAKE PART
This Government Invited to
the Morocco Conference.
NO DECISION REACHED
THOROUGHLY DISCUSSED AT TO-
DAYS CABINET MEETING.
No American Commercial Interests in
the Country-European Powers
Concerned.
NO DECISION REACHED

The long-expected note from the Sultan
of Morocco asking the United States gov
ernment to participate in International
conference on the affairs of that country.
which have brought about crisis between
France and Germany, has arrived at the
State Department The note came to the
State Department today from United
States Minister Gummere. to whom it was
handed several weeks ago when the sultan
made a formal announcement that he would
not entertain the proposals which had been
made by the French government concern
ing the policy of the Moroccan govern
ment. Mr. Gummere made a translation
of the note, which has long since reached
the European governments and mailed 1t to
the State Department.
Discussed by the Cabinet.
No decision has been reached as to the
course of the government of the United
States in the matter. The question was
taken up at today's cabinet meeting and
discussed thoroughly.
The German emperor, through Baron
Speck Won Sternburg. the German ambas-
sador here, has urged the President to par.
ticpate in The proposed conference. which
Germany contends will amicably settle the
differences existing between the interested
European powers. which have come very
the French and German governments Pres
ident Roosevelt has deeply Interested him.
self in the matter. and has conferred with
the diplomatic representatives of Germany.
France and Great Britain many times
within the past few weeks. Although the
sultans note did not come until today this
government has been fully aware that the
United States government would receive an
invitation to participate in the conference.
The course of this government will be
guided to "a great extent by the attitude
of the powers which are more deeply in
tereSted in Morocco than this country. The
United States has practically no CONNER
cial interests in Morocco, and there is moth
ing at stake far this country Is con-
cerned, but one of the powers the United
States government is expected to partici-
pate and probably will, If il can do so
without offense to any one. The State De-
partment has been informed that the 1tal-
ian and Austrian governments will take
part in the conference if the other powers
unanimously consent to do SO.
Germany the Prime Mover.
Government officials and diplomats here
have watched the impending crisis be-
tween Germany and France with the great
est of interest and little anxiety. All
of the powers of the world have been
urged by Germany, the prime mover in the
proposed plan, to enter into the conference.
Thus far France has refused to accede,
far as is officially known here, to do so, al
though dispatches from Paris published to-
day indicate that the French government
has given its consent to the conference, and
is now discussing the scope il shall have.
If Germany and France reach settle
ment there will be nothing TO prevent the
United States governments acceptance Of
the invitation of the Sultan of Morocco.
While the invitation itself comes from the
sultan it is well known here that the con-
ference is a German scheme, but il is not
expected that this will stand in the way Of
a favorable action the part of this gov
ernment if the President decides that this
government should enter the international
meeting.