Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-25
ANOTHER VAR CLOUD
The French Ultimatum to Nor
occo May Arouse the Wrath
of Kaiser
WY SULTAN is HOLDING OUT
Il is Believed He is Counting on the
Support of the German Government
Il The Matter comes to Crisis
Most Of the Powers Sanction Action
Of France.

make a military demonstration against
the sultan of Morocco unless he re-
leases Franco-Algerian citizen whom
he holds in prison, may have a momen-
tous effect in European politics. 1t Is
possible that it may bring forward
again the dispute between France and
Germany which for a time threatened
60 be the cause of war.
It is known here that the obstinacy
Of the sultan Is caused by his hope
that Germany win give him aid. Out
Wardly the German government is
giving sanction to the measures which
are being taken by France, but the
probability that condolences are being
exchanged between Berlin and the
Moroccan capital has caused grave
fears to be felt in France.
The turn that affairs have taken
may also have its effect on the Russo
Japanese peace negotiations. It is hint
ed here that the proposal for a peace
conference was consented to by the
Russian government in the first place
only because Of seeming inminence OF
I q conflict between France and Ger
many, u struggle in which Russia, be-
cause OF her relations as an ally OF
France, might have BEEN called upon
70 join.
When the Franco German war cloud
passed over. 1t 10 said, the kaiser ar
ranged meeting with the GEAR for the
purpose Of reassuring him on the Eur
opearl situation. As a result of this
]. lnteryiew, it is declared, the car de-
Scided that he would not pay an indem-
nifty to Japan, q step which he was
thought willing to take when the peace
conference was first arranged.
It is argued that, now that the Nor
ocean affair is again to the front,
Russia may reconsider her decision not
4 70 nav an indemnity rather than have
the war go on.
Al, stated in the dispatches Thursday
INSTRUCTIONS were sent to the French
minister at Fee, st. Rene Taillandier,
10 make final and imperative demand
on The sultan. The minister was in
formed that If this demand should De
refused the entire personnel OF the le-
4 cation was to depart from Morocco,
ana a military movement would simul-
4 taneously begin along the Algerian
2rontier.
4 Il is, the Intention of the military
ii authorities to occupy a Moroccan Dor
der town, probably Oujda, owing to Its
atrates.ic command Of the route to the
Moroccan capital. However, the Off
{ ciatg are confident that the sultan will
yield before the threat of using mill
itary force.
Army at Moroeco's Door.
The demonstration az planned is
somewhat similar to that which an
American squadron made at Tangier
to compel the release Of Ion Perdicarts,
\ who was captured by the bandit Rails
uli.
The French authorities deemed a
naval demonstration ihexpedient,
nwi.ng to possible international COM
plications resulting from other coun-
tries sending warships to observe the
demonstration, while a military move
merit against Morocco would be largely
q police measure, not involving the
general political question of French
authority in Morocco.
The persistent refusal Of the -ltan
to yield, however, might compr. the
French to advance further than a bor-
8 der town.
France Is the only power capable Of
executing q military demonstration
without transporting troops, as there
Is a large force Of French and native
Algerian troops now stationed in AL
geria close to the Moroccan border.
The French headquarters Is at Lalla
Marina, sixteen miles from the Moroc-
can town Of Oujda, the occupation of
which would place the French within
200 miles Of the Moroccan capital of
E'ex.
Sultan Looks to Kaiser.