Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17

exports of Morocco 10 the three
powers in 1902 were: To Great Brit
ain s2,999,000; to Germany. s525. 900.
and TO France, s7S5,000
France, pursuing her Moroccan
policy, sent special mission to Fez
last year. Germany and Great
britain did the same. The German
Emperor went still further He Wis
ted Tangicr March 81, 1905. on
board the imperial yacht Hohenzoi.
Tern. but remained ashore barely
two hours. During that time he
! made speech, OF which several
versions were published. Tho sub
stance OF his maicstys remarks,
however, was that he assured tho
German residents that the sovor-
eighty and integrity Of Morocco
would ne maintained. The samo
day The then French minister OF
for ien afiairs, VI. DelcaSse, made Il
I significant speech in The Senate Il,
Paris. during which, after referring
to The Snltan's weakness and the
anarchy resulting thcvctrom. pre-
judicial 10 ever! boGy and especially
10 France and Algeria no declared
that resistance in Interested quar-
tors would not cause France 10 mod
/ lily hor policy in Morocco This
sentiment called forth vigorous up.
plauso
''rh"s" u;;crncce aroused both
Germany end Franco and caused cx-
"i,omcnt throughout Europe. result
/ Ing later in Il strained state oi al
iiars and IN The proposition 10 hold
an international conference on Mo.
rocco.
Franc" and Great Britain, April
5. 1901, signed AN agreement by
which the latter, i'll substance. gave
France Il free hand in Morocco. in
return for u free hand in Egypt.
and for the settlement of the New
i"nndand fisheries dismtcs, Great
| Britain also agreed 10 support
France in her Moroccan policy.
In tho meantime. NJ. Delcasso
! was compelled to resign June &.
1905, after directing tho foreign al
! fairs of France since June IS, 1895.
ana Premier Rouvier took The for
clgn portfolio Subsequent develop
mcnts showed that tho change in
he foreign Office probably prevented
! war between Germany and Franco.
as the former country was press.
ing the latter very severely in u
diplomatic way.
! After co 's:i, rahle further lonc-
! - between Germany ard EIlnce.
tIoSc iwo p,", crs, on July :, i9u5
:c,ccd on liz, basis of a prcaram
10y the pro,rIed international con.
,,rcncc, an vithou. cntcrinr IN. ,
:"lailS cf IN" tcforDis propo1 a,;. It.
r1y be- - i that tllc main and
most dangerous question to BE- dis
cussed u, The conference is tic
question rs 70 Whc,hcro or not
| France is entitled to have a special
'!tu pI!NlItScu position Ill Morocco.
This is the vital issue and the
minor questions, ii has been pointed
out, can b. adjusted once THIS
)polnt is definitely settled. Germany,
ii is understood, will seek TO accu /,
international control OF the Irol:cc.
The customs and other matters, and
IN omen door as 10 commerce
On December II the Frcuch
government issued Yellow BOOK,
scting forth its side of the contrc-
'trsy and January the German
gc'. ~nrnent published VIII; . BOX
Swing It's version OF the dispute
il is 10 BIZ hoped that good feeling
ani conservatism will prevail IN TIL.
conference and that an amicahle adj.
jnsimon, OF all the questions 1t is
she may be secured. C,tii.zatici
has advanced too far for Intelligent
rcopl' to regard II clash o: arm;
over such matters between Chris.
an nations with indifference