Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-25
WAR FEVER STARTS IN PARIS
French Public Greatly Excited Over the
Morocco Incident.
MUCH DEPENDS UPON GERMAN ATTITUDE
Press Seriously Discussing the Pos
sibiIity OF Resort 20 Arms
Army ofIicers Are
Active.

PARIS. June A-s p m.-For the first
time since the Fashoda incident the French
public is in the throes of the war fever.
Whether It will result in anything serious
depends on Germanys response to the
French note on Morocco, but without con-
sidering the exact status of the diplo-
matte negotiations a considerable element
of the public and press seriously discuss
the possibilities of a resort to arms Army
circles are particularly active and at the
military clubs the officers are merely en-
gagged in making comparisons of the forces
of France and Germany. While the finan-
cial leaders scout the idea of war, yet the
speculative element has been quick TO seize
the opportunity to raid French rentes,
which when they closed tonight showed a
fall of / franc centimes within the week
The official view is that the situation
while delicate, does not present any aspect
Of danger or a crisis involving a rupture
of relations This is the governmental
view and naturally presents the most ia
vorable aspect of the controversy. How
ever. the ambassadors of the leading pow
ers express impartial opinions fully sus-
tanning the views of the government.
No Cause for War.
II Is pointed out in diplomatic quarters
that the worst features of the Morocco sit
uation do not present a casus belli. An
analysis Of the controversy shows that the
sultan of Morocco invited the powers to
conference. Germany urges the powers
including France, to accept. Premier Rou-
vier's latest note shows the willingness OF
France to consider a conference IL Ger
many explains Its purposes, but even should
France decline to accept this, refusal of the
invitation does not constitute a cause for
war. diplomat summed UP the situation
| by saying that the default OF the present
| negotiations would not mean war, as the
controversy would then proceed along new
| lines. 1t would then doubtless lead to di-
rect appeals to the sultan with view of
securing the upper hand In Morocco. While
| the pessimistic element sees that Germany
will seek a pretext for trouble, yet the actual
state of affairs does not warrant such
gloomy forebodings.
| Negotiations Will Continue.
BERLIN, June A.-The Foreign Office off,
cials are busily engaged in studying the
French note on Morocco. the unusual
length Of which will necessarily delay an
| swering.
Emperor Williams absence at Kiel, the
Foreign office says. will cause no delay
in the negotiations, inasmuch as he IL
daily Informed on all points, and his de-
cisions are promptly given.
AS the study of Premier Rouvier's an
swer progressed the fact became evident
that he has left many points open for dis
cussion and from which further negotia
tions can continue. The greatest diff
Guilty seems now to be agreeing or whether
Germany and France shall seek to reacf
a separate agreement before the meeting
of the conference, thus eliminating man!
matters from international action. Ger
many apparently holds the view that /
would be an act of discourtesy to thu
powers which have already agreed to at
tend the conference IL it arranged any mat
ters beforehand with France.
Official circles here continue to follow
the affair with keen interest, but withou
anything like excitement, much less bell
, cose inclinations. They watch closely tn
movements of public ouinion. and while 1
is realized that the French people at larg
) have grown much less Chauvinistie towar'
Germany in the last few years, CORE
spending with the waning influence of tn
nationalst-clerical military party commits
/ sion in French politics, some anxiety still
| prevails in Berlin lest the leaders Of tn
Z opposition to the French government agai
E succeed in infaming the passions OF tn
a people and arouse storm which the re
] publican leaders would be unable to with
stand.