Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-10
SUGGESTION FROM STATIST
British Journal Says President Roosevelt
Can Settle orpocsn Dispute.
ASKS UNITED STATES TO INTERVENE
Thinks Uncle sam Can safely
Undertake Duty of PolicinE
the Domain of the
sultan.

LONDON, Feb. s.-The Statist, one Of the
leading financial weeklies of Great Britain,
deals this week with the Algeciras con-
ference in long leader. The article pre-
diets failure TO reach a conclusion salts
factory TO France and consequently con-
tinued uneasiness in the commercial world,
while at the same time the writer be-
lieves that war will not result. The point
of the Statist's conclusions is that Presi-
dent Roosevelt alone can save the situa-
ton Just as he alone was able 20 bring
about peace between Russia and Japan"
The Statist, after dealing with the crux
OF the situation, namely, the policing Of
Morocco. upholds Frances right to demand
that IL should be given power to maintain
order and to maintain a police force. The
paper does not believe from present indica-
tlons that Germany will yield the point,
that country preferring to humiliate France
with the result of tying up for an indefi-
mite period the immense sums of money
now held inactive in France. "The small
powers" says the article, ARE afraid to
NEEDLE between Germany and France and
England cannot do anything that would
seem contrary either to the spirit or the
letter of the Anglo-French agreement.
Job for the United states.
Russia has too much to do at home and
Austria Hungary is too much distracted.
There remains, then, only the United
States. II the United States is willing to
undertake the policing OF Morocco every
body will hail with delight its readiness to
assume an unpleasant responsibility for
the sake of preserving the peace of the
world Nobody would attempt to dictate
to the United States, yet everybody knows
that the United States is impartial and by
/ undertaking the policing would not entangle
! itself in treaties would not incur any dan
/ ger and would not impose upon itself any
gratuitous expense.
I'm turn 1t would sweep away the
danger of war between two great European
| nations, war, which if it broke out
| would in all probability spread and ulti-
| mately become world wide. We trust that
| for the sake of maintaining the worlds
| peace the United States will in this case
! willingly depart from its settled policy"
| Moroccan Customs Report.
| ALGECIRAS, Spain. Feb. "a plan for
! reorganization of the customs of Morocco
| will be submitted to the conference tomor-
| row.
The Moroccan delegates have received the
reply of the sultan regarding the proposed
regulations for the suppression Of trade
in contraband arms. The sultan approve:
of the regulation except wherein they pro
! vide for the destruction of confiscated mill
tary weapons. He demands that serviceabl'
| armament shall be used for the equipment
| of Moroccan troops and that those useles!
| for military purposes be sold abroad. th'
proceeds going to the Moroccan treasury
The reply will be communicated to th'
| conference tomorrow.
France VIII stand Pat.
PARIS, Feb. 9.-The semi-official Temps
this afternoon, referring to the Moroccan
situation, said: There appears no doub
that public opinion In France is unanimous
| with reference to policing Morocco. The
! interests of others having been safeguarded
the hour has arrived for the protection OF
the special rights Of France. No doubt the
government with the knowledge that the
| whole country is behind 1t will take a firm
| stand during the discussion OF this deli
/