The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-10
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MOROCCAN FARLEY.
Disagreement Predicted, Neither
Side Showing a Disposition
to Yield.

Algeciras have reached a decisive turn
and the dissolution of the Moroccan
conference without an agreement on the
principal subjects Of discussion seems
to be the probable result.
The positions of France and Germany
have now been clearly disclosed. Each
country supported by several other pow
pie of settlement, namely, France for
special recognition in Morocco because
of her geographical and historical rela-
ton to Morocco, and Germany for a
strict application Of the doctrine Of
equal treatment Of all countries in the
future Of Morocco.
Both the Paris and Berlin govern
ments saw that controlling influence
could be exercised in Morocco either
police or by holding the Moroccan
purse. France has indicated that she
might give up the police administration
provided she were allowed a paramount
position in the state bank organization,
which will represent Morocco g foreign
debts, largely held in France, and which
will control the sultan Is future borrow
ings.
Germans Firm. Il
Herr Won Radowitz and Count Won
! Tattenbach, the German delegates to
the conference, said Germany could not
consent to France IS having control Of
j the bank as this would simply be an
! other way OF turning over the country
nault, the French ENJOYS, two days ago
! dropped the bank question and raised
the ponce question upon which Ger
many insisted upon the equal participa.
tion in some form Of all the powers.
There the discussion rests. In the
meantime press campaigns have begun
In both France and Germany in SUP.
port OF their respective positions.
Look to America for Help.
London, Feb. 1O.-The stat;st one
of the leading financial weeklies ri
Great Britain, deals this week with the
AAigec1ras conference in long leader
The article predicts failure to reach a
conclusion satisfactory to France anC
consequently continued uneasiness in The
commercial world, while at the same
time the writer believes that war vii
4 not result. The point of the Statist ,.
alone can save the situation, "iust a.
he alone was able to bring about peac,
between Russia and Japan - -,
The Statist, after dealing with tn,
crux OF the situation, namely, the DO
Icing Of Morocco, upholds Franco
right to demand that she should b,
gwen power to maintain order and t,
maintain police force. y
The paper does not believe from nres
emit indications that Germany will yielt
the point, that country preferring t,
hum1llate France with the result O.
: tying up for an indefinite period tn
immense sums of money now held in
active in France. ~ ,Ece.E H25>s.I
| Hope Rests in America.
"The small powers,' says the arti
Gle, Hare afraid to NEEDLE between Ge1
many and France, and England car
) not do anything that would seem cor
:. trary either to the spirit or the lette
: OF the Anglo-French agreement. Russi
= has too much to do at home, and Aus
= trla-Hungary is too much distracted
!. There remains, then, only the Unite
States. ;l - =
: g If the United States is willing t
> undertake the policing Of Morocco, 81
!. everybody will hail with Joy her read
= ness to assume an unpleasant respons
= bility for the sake Of preserving tn
a peace of the world. Nobody would a.
3 tempt to dictate to the United State
J. yet everybody knows that the Unite
q States is impartial, and by undertaken
4 the policing would not entangle herse]
a Ill tieat1es, Wou!O not incur any dange
and would not impose upon herself an
gratuitous- expense.
3d. Would Avert War.
/ elm return she would sweep ava
i the danger Of war between two gres
n European nations-a war which, if
!. broke out, would in all probabilit
spread and ultimately become worl
wide. We trust that for the sake
d maintaining the worlds peace tt
/. United States will in this case willin
= ly depart from its settled policy
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