The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-25
EFFORTS 10 GET FRANCE
 AND GERMANY TOGETHER
EXTREME DIFFICULTY OF AR- RANGING AN AGREEMENT BE-
 TWEEN THEM.

Disclosed by Confidential Exchanges Now Going on Among the Represent atives of the Powers at the Moroccan Conference-France Opposed to ln- ternationaI Control Owing to Her Ac- tive Policy in the Country and Special PriviIeges--Germany's At tractiye offer.
 Algerciras, Jan. 24.-The confidential exchanges now going on among the representatives of the powers in the Moroccan conference disclose the ex- treme difficulty of arranging an agree ment that both France and Germany would accept.
 The German delegates put forward the attractive principle of disinterest- edneess and equal privileges for all countries. The French delegates, on the other hand, maintain that France cannot be disinterested. They affirm that, having followed an active policy in Morocco for eight years, and having obtained numerous advantages, France should not now be asked to take the same position as all the rest of the world.
 France virtually enunciates in mod flied form the principal of the Monroe doctrine in northwest Africa. She has acquired and holds a position toward Morocco that, according to her view, makes equal political influence with other powers impossible. On the ques- tion of economic equality she says, ''Yes;" but on that of political equality she answers, No" Germany insists on political equality with even more tenacity than she does on the question of economic equality
 The real struggle, however, is over the political future of Morocco, France would rather withdraw from the con ference than tie up the political des- tiny of Morocco by international con- trol. While this is not an authoritative offical utterance it unmistakably rep resents the feeling of the French dele gation. France refuses to be excluded from what she holds to be the legy- titnate expansion of her influence in northern Africa
 The French delegates appear to real ize that the current of the conference is against them, because neutral powers, such as thte United States, lean to- ward the idea of disinterested equality rather than toward Frances special geographical and historical 7paramount- ry
 France, therefore, may strive for a : negative result, so far as political ques- tions go, accepting fully a commercial equality and joining in the effort to reach just economic conclusions, but resisting suggestions for the interna- tionalization of any of the public ser- wees of Morocco.
 Germany will press for the interna- tionalization of the policy. It should be understood that this question of police does not refer to the ordinary force for the maintenance of local orr der, but, in the larger sense, to the semi-military body which is to exercise a powerful general control.
 France stll counts upon Great Brit ain, Russia, Spain and Portugal, but her earliest hopes that the United States would be with her are begin ming to diminish.
 Germany believes that her view as to international control has been accept ed in principle by the United States, Austria and Sweden.
 The position of Italy is one of un- common perplexity. Italy naturally in- clines towards equality of privileges, and, besides, she Is the ally of Ger many, yet according to her secret agreement with France in 1902 Italy gave up to the latter country all her claims in Morocco. France expects Italy, in consequence of this agreement, to side with her, but Italy hesitates.
 Belgium is non-committal through fear that either France or Germany will raise the Congo question to an in- ternational issue after the conference If either should consider itself offend ed.
 The foregoing tendencies are the out growth of constant private meetings of the delegates. The British villa is one of the centers for these meetings and the French and American delegates are frequent visitors there. The American delegates have also conferred with the Germans and French. Their discuss sions with the French delegates yes- terday and to-day were prolonged and earnest.
 CADET MANN'S CASE.