The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-10
KAISER TO AVOID
VAR WITH FRANCE
If Moroccan Conference Breaks
Up Will Negotiate Directly
with Sultan.

Vienna, Jan. 1O.-The Neue Freie'
Presse, in what is obviously an official
~ inspired communication, probably
from the German embassy, indicates the
the Moroccan conference at Algeciras.
It declares that war is impossible, even
should the conference break up ali
ruptly, but says in that event the rela-
tions between France and Germany
will be strained.
+ Germany, it is pointed out, will stand
Internationally upon the basis Of the
Madrid convention of 1880, and will
not intervene, even should France at
tack Morocco.
If at the conference the French dele
gates demand more than they could
obtain on the basis Of the Madrid con-
vention and by the voluntary conces-
sions Of the signatory powers, the de-
Elimination Of the several spheres Of in
terest may have to be proposed, and,
the communication says, it is not in
conceivable that the conference will
adopt such course. If the conference
Germany will continue to negotiate di-
rect with the sultan of Morocco to Sc.
cure Germany's interests.
s% :, Americas Interests.
Paris, Jan. 10.-The only questions
in which the United States delegates
are likely to take an important part
are: 49,. 81
First-Internation control Of the
police. ..e. -
Second-The open door.
Third-Protectio Of the Jewish resi-.
dents in Morocco.
However, it should be understood that
the first two questions are the most
delicate in the Franco-German contro
versy. France maintains that her spe
cial position warrants her in under
taking a general surveillance of the po
lice and other branches of Moroccan
administration. Germany has contested
this, maintaining that the powers
control. -.
France advocates the thirty years
open door clause in the Anglo-Frencf
agreement, whereas Germany advocate:
the open door without limit. There
fore the action of the United States
delegates being favorable to inter
national control of the police and I'M
rect effect in ranging them on one side
or the other.
Jacob Schiff of New York has urgei
the Jewish phase Of the question upo1
the authorities at Washing ton. How
ever, the program of the conference
which has beeen accepted by all tn,
powers does not mention tho Jewish
.. question. Therefore it will be difficult
to introduce it, except as an inciden
in the preservation Of general good or
der in Morocco.
.. Clash in United States Senate.
| Washington, Jan. 1O.-The prophet,
, Of discussing in open senate reso
, luton introduced by Senator Baco1
calling upon the president for an &C
count Of his appointment Of delegate
) to the proposed conference on Moroc
| can affairs, to be held by European
powers ct Algeciras, Spain, was con
: sidered for four hours yesterday, en-
!, then by strict party vote it was de
e cided that the resolution should b
: executive business. Senator Baco,
Q argued for public discussion and Ser
/ ator Spooner declared that the adoI
0 ton Of the resolution would be an en-
4 croachment by the senate upon the COL
s stitutional rights of e. the president
] amounting almost to insult with igno1
p ance Of his duties as chief magistrate