The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-28
CAR IN FEAR
OF MORE WAR
Russian Plenipotentiaries Are Trying
to Prevent Breach Between
France and Germany.
WILL BE NO BACKD0WN
COUNT CASSINI PUTS LITTLE
FAITH IN CONFERENCE.

St. Petersburg, Feb. 27.-Russia is
using all her influence at Berlin to
prevent a rupture between France and
Germany. Her action has been taken
at the instance of Paris, where the
government is apparently convinced
that Germany proposes to persist in
her attitude even to the point of pro-
VOking war.
On account of the close relations ex-
listing between the courts of Berlin and
st. Petersburg, it is believed in France
that Russia viii have more influence
upon Emperor William than any other
power. Earnest representations in IA
Vor of concessions to insure avoidance
OF an appeal to arms were accordingly
being made, to which Germany replied
that she had no desire to provoke war
Nevertheless, she gave no indication
that she proposed to modify her atti-
tude, and Russia's latest advices from
Algeciras indicate that practically all
hope of an agreement had been aban-
doned
Cassini Does Not Look for War.
Although Count Cassini. head of the
Russian mission, reports that the con-
ference will be fruitless. he expresses
a decided opinion that hOstilities will
not result Russia is much concerned
about the situation, as war between
France and Germany would greatly
embarrass her. Not only is the Rus
sian government so engrOssed with the
interior situation as not to be in a DO
sittOn to offer aid to her ally, but war
would end the possibility of contract
Ing another loan in Paris, of which
Russia is in urgent need.
Witte on the Question.
Premier Witte has now become a dis
tinct advocate of an Anglo Russian I'M
Outstanding, and it is understood that
negotiations have been or are about to
be reOpened in London to determine
the status of this agreement. If they
are successful a new grouping of the
powers viii undoubtedly check Ger
many's ambitions The main obstacle
TO an understanding is the dispute re-
Earding the respective spheres of infiu-
ence of Russia and Great Britain in
Persia, as the Russians are Ioath to
abandon their plans for reaching the
Persian gulf.
J. Up to France and Germany.
London, Feb 27-The report from
Berlin that Germany has expressed her
Willingness to make concessions on the
Moroccan question If France will yield
something. and the announcement
from St Petersburg that Russia is
using her influence at Berlin to pre-
vent rupture between Germany and
France at Algeciras, gives Great Brit
ain ray Of hope that the conference
may still succeed in settling the ques-
lions of the police and state bank OF
Morocco, but these hopes are not
strong.
1T must be remembered" said an
official today, that France made con-
cessiOns before the conference met, and
has continued to do since. Germany.
on the other hand, has heretofore re
fused to withdraw a single step, and
now says she is prepared to give way
on some points If France Yields some
thing 1t is difficult to see what fur
Their France can COncede. To give an
unfriendly power control of the state
bank would be DTejudicial to the
Frenchmen who have been financing
Morocco for years. while any relax
alton Of Frances efforts 10 tranuuilize
the sultan's empire by handing over
the police to the powers would cause
endless troubles in her North African
colony.