Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-13
FOR PEACE OR WAR
Moroccan Conference May
Bring Clash of Arms.
FRANCE ASD GERMANY OBSTINATE.
win Reqaire All Efforts OF spanish.
italian and Our Dele gates 60
Preserve Peace--(sermaa
EGeet 10 SAIL.

LONDON, IAN. San Official state
merit published here says that Ger
slany not only win demand that all
the powers shall take part in the execu
ton Of reforms in Morocco but thst
the work Of watching the frontier shall
be divided among them. This news
realizes the fears expressed by an Off
cial of the foreign office that the Ger.
man delegates might Insist on regula-
tiens clashing wife what France con
sidered her special privileges for in
stance, the policing of the frontier.
IL Germany persists ia this attitude
in the conference it Is believed a most
serious situation will arise, as France
is certain TO resist ana Great Britain
will support France. rhe British gov
ernment. while believing the confer
enee win finally reach a satisfactory
settlement. realizes tina. persistence by
Germany in her demands will cause ir-
ritation which win require all the eff
forts of the delegates % remove and
In this task it expects the support of
the United States, Spain and Italy.
The French delegates are preparing
to start for Algeciras, and there Is
evidence of the greatest firmness in
their attitude in upholding the French
position, the essential feature Of which
is that France, through her geograph-
ical proximity to Morocco, which is
analogous to that of the position of
the United States toward Cuba. and
through her vast Algerian borders, is
justly entitled to have d special srd
privileged position in Morocco
Germany. while yielding much, has
never clearly yielded the claim of
France to a special position in Moroc-
co This is the vital issue, and the
minor questions regarding police, Gus
toms, finance and contraband can be
adjusted once it Is definitely settled
whether France has or has not spe-
cia land privileged position in Morocco.
If the French position is upheld the
conference, it is expected, viii charge
France with the police, customs and
other duties. Against this Germany
will seek to secure international con-
troll of the police, the customs and 9th
err matters, thus giving all nations, in
Guiding Germany, the same status in
Morocco as hat of France.
Germany. following the action of the
United States and Great Britain, is
sending squadron to Algeciras
France thus far has not ordered a
squadron to the neighborhood of the
conference Three British squadrons,
comprising the channel, home and
cruiser squadrons, have their rendez-
rous in Cadiz bay, near Algeciras.
Witte Says Germany Is Pacific.
PARIS, Jan. S.-A st. Petersburg dis
patch says that Count Witte has de-
clared he did not believe the reports
that Germany would resort to an ag
gressive policy in the Moroccan con-
ference at Algeciras. Throughout EN-
peror Williams remarkable reign, he
said, Germany's policy had been con-
sistently pacific. Turning to the situa-
ton in Russia, the count protested
against what he characterized as the
unfounded and sensational reports
spread in the foreign press and ex-
pressed the conviction that Russia
would emerge from the present crisis
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