Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21
MOROCCAN SITUATION ACUTE
Germany Proposes International Control of
Moroccan State Bank,
FRENCH DELEGATES RESENT ACTION
Fact that II Does Not Recognize
Frances Position as chief Cred
Itor Of sultan Creates bad
Impression.

ALGECIRAs. Feb. 2O.-'rhe delegates to
the Moroccan conference are most pessi-
mstic over the results of the negotiations
Germany's reply rejecting the French
proposals for policing Morocco adds that
Germany Is ready to examine any further
propositions France may wish to make, but
the French seem not to have any further
propositions to present.
Efforts to reach n private agreement
have failed. frances and Germanys prof.
ects for the creation of state bank in
Morocco were submitted to the conference
today. Gernany's proposal created even a
worse impression among the French and
British delegates than did last nights re-
lection Of the French project relative to
police. Both the French and the British
delegates consider that the German prop
osition shows an absolute disregard of
Frances position as the largest creditor of
Morocco by giving every power equal con-
trolling capacity of the administrative
body without reference to preferential
claims relative to existing loans.
Other points with regard to control of the
finances of Morocco also aroused obiec-
tons. Count Won Tattenbach. the junior
German delegate. has repeatedly expressed
the view that the settlement of the hank
sity of first dealing with the police and
this had led the French and British dele
gates to the belief that Germany was will
ing to effect n compromise on the financial
controversy in return for French modera-
ton regarding police. They consider that
Frances consent to entertain Germanys
demand for the admittance of a third power
the controlling element in the police
amply proves its desire for the success of
the conference. and therefore the uncom-
promising nature of the present German
proposal is very disappointing to them.
Many of the delegates of the other pow
ers also take a pessimistic view of the sit
uation, but Henry White, the head of the
American delegation. is still inclined TO be-
lieve that there is n possibility OF an even
tual agreement.
France to Appeal to Conference.
PARIS. Feb 20-Germany's rejection of
Frances proposal at Algeciras, that the
proposed Moroccan police system shall be
French and Spanish. has given renewed
gravity to the Franco-German situation.
1t is officially announced that Germanys
action leaves France no course but to ter
inmate the private negotiations and appeal
to the Judgment of the world before the
open conference. This decision suspends
the meetings between NJ. Revolt head of
the French mission at Algeciras, and Herr
Won Radowitz. chief of the German dele
cation. Mt which they have been seeking
TO find an accord. The failure to agree
promises TO result in a prolonged crisis, in
which each side maintains the position
which 1t took up before the open con-
ference.
Reports are in circulation to the effect
that France intends to Withdraw from the
conference, but they are not confirmed, and
the determination of the French delegates
to carry the case before the open con-
ference shows that the withdrawal stage
has not yet been reached. 1t is expected
that the strained situation will have the
effect of renewing the alarmist war reports
and of arousing public apprehension.
Later, semi-official note was issued
announcing Frances intention to discon-
tinue private negotiations and to carry the
question of policing Morocco before the
judgment of the world in the open CON
ference. The note states that It is the
desire of Germany to have the conference
fail.
The Bourse showed uneasiness as re-
suit of the Moroccan situation. but was
not panicky.
France Offers Compromise.
LONDON. Feb. 2l.-The correspondent at
Copenhagen of the Daily Mail learns that
Baron de Courcel who represented the
French government at the funeral of King
Christian, tried 10 obtain an agreement
with Germany on the Moroccan question
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