The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-10

finances Of Morocco or to the limited
participation Of one neutral Power in the
arrangements for the maintenance of
order in Morocco.
Those who favor the latter interpreta-
ton find confirmation of their theory in
q plan put forward at Thursdays session
by an Austrian delegate, who is supposed
to speak for Berlin as we'll as the Vienna
Government. The Austrian scheme gives
the Sultan supreme command OF the
police, and provides that he shall select
French officers for the forces stationed
at four ports, namely, Tangier, Safi
Rabat and Tetuan, and Spanish officers
for the gendarmerie of three ports,
namely, Mogador, Lareche and Mazagan.
The eighth port, Casablanca, on the
Atlantic coast, would be the headquarters
Of an inspeotor-general OF police, who
would be chosen by the Sultan from Swift
zerland or Holland.
According to unofficial reports from
Algeciras the French delegates will ac-
cept only with the utmost reluctance
the suggestion that the Franco-Spanlsh
police shall be placed under a neutral
general, who, moreover, would exercise
direct authority over one OF the eight
ports. II this be the attitude Of France
it is probable that the Emperor WILLIAM
caused the proposal to be put forward
as a feeler or bdllon d'esSdi, and chose
an Austrian rather than a German for
the purpose in order that he might avoid
any personal commitment.
As it is, if France, rather than accept a
neutral inspector-general Of police, should
now offer satisfactory concessions with
regard to the Morocco bank, Emperor
WILLIAM would simply instruct his rep
~resentative not to support the Austrian
proposal, to which in that event no
further attention would be paid. 1t Is
understood that the Berlin Government
will be content IL France will cease to
insist that her financial influence shall
be exactly proportioned to the amount OF
money previously lent to Morocco by her
citizens-an amount much greater than
the sum advanced by Germans-but will
permit powers more nearly equal to be
exercised by the several controllers of the
Morocco banking institution, who are to
be chosen from functionaries Of French,
German, British and Spanish banks,
On, the whole we are disposed now to
take the success Of the conference for
granted, and we may recall that we
have never been able to believe that a
failure Of it would be permitted. The
Emperor WILLIAM could not afford a
war which, whatever might be it's cost
to France, would deprive Germany of
its ocean commerce, Of It's nascent
colonial empire and perhaps OF its navy.
Every other European Power has been
earnestly opposed to war, and the press
ure brought to bear in favor Of peace
at Berlin by Russia and in Paris by the
British Liberal Government has been.
no doubt, tremendous. Austria and
Italy must also have made It known to
the German Government that in view
Of their internal situation they should
deeply regret being called upon at this
time to discharge the obligation of the
Triple Alliance.
There exists, in other words, in Europe
a force to which sovereigns themselves
must bow-the force of public opinion,
to which the Car has lately succumbed,
and TO which even a will SO masterful az
that of Emperor WILLIAM must yield.