The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-23
ROOSEVELT'S HAND IN
 MOROCCAN CONFERENCE
SUGGESTION OFA MIXED POLICE FORGE COMES FROM
 HIM.

Instead of Giving to France the Sole
 Control of Certain Number of Ports
 and to Spain Like Control of an
 Equal Number, It is Suggested to Ap-
 point an Equal Number of French
 and Spanish Officers at Each Port.
 Paris, March 23.-The suggestion of a mixed police at all ports, including Casa Blanca, on which the hopes of an eventual solution of the Moroccan difficulties are founded, emanated from President Roosevelt, according to the Temps Algeoiras correspondent, who says:
 Instead of giving to France the sole control of a certain number of ports and to Spain like control of an equal number of ports, it is suggested to appoint an equal number of Frenels and Spanish officers at each port. Riv- airy or the acquisition of special spheres of influence, it is urged, would thus be avoided. The suggestion is President Roosevelt's, who considers that such a combination is most con- formable to the principles laid down by the conference. The intention of this proposed solution may ibe excellent, but it is not practical, and is full of dan ger"
 Commenting on this dispatch, the Temps gives President Roosevelt full credit for a. desire to preserve the pure ly Franco-Spanish character of the po- lice mandate and exclude therefrom such a restrictive combination as the proposal to place Casa Blanca under a third power, but points out that it Is a proposition which would appear to ap- peal to the conference no more than the Casa Blanca scheme, and will not be acceptable to either France or Spain. Personal differences between French and Spanish officers, the paper says, would undermine the effective character of the police organization and leave the Moroccan government an opening to take advantage of the petty personal rivalrles of the officers in or der to continue the condition of an- archy.
 Algeciras, Spain, March 22. Herr won Radowitz, the senior German rep resentative at the conference on Mo- roccan reforms, was slightly indisposed to-day, and as a consequence the meet ing of the delegates to-day was post poned until Saturday next, when the new Austrian police proposition will be presented.
 Ambassador White, Sir Arthur Nicol- son and Count WelsersheiTnb, respec- lively the American, British and Aus trian delegates were in conference during the day but with what result has not been made known, all the gen. tlemen named maintaining the strict est reserve. There is a decided tm- pression, however, that it was very satisfactory and confidence Is felt that the way is being paved for an early agreement It is understood that the fresh Austrian proposals formed the subject of discussion, and though the nature of the proposals has not been officially stated it is believed they con- tain a revised suggestion of mixed police at all Moroccan ports, including CaSaDldDCd- ILLUS, lIlSL6du OL I6llCl officers controlling four ports and Spaniards four others, an equal num- Der of French and Spanish officers will act together at each port Confidence generally reigns that a solution will be nttained along these lines.
 It is uncertain who will take the ini- tiative in placing the scheme before the conference MT. White is actively fur thering the suggestion, but it is possi- rble the necessity of his direct interfer- ence before the conference may not arise.
 The French and Spanish delegates do not make any direct objection to the plan, but allege that it will prove in- efficacious in practice. Should the re- mainder of the delegates, including the Germans appear determined upon such & scheme, 1t is supposed that France and Spain will suggest that only Tangier be subject to a mixed or ganization, one41alf the other ports be- ing controlled by France and one half by Spain.