Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-14
Gsrmsny's Order .or New Freight Cars is
Wise in Either Event,
MOROCCAN SITUATION MORE HOPEFUL
Feeling Grows that There Will Be No
Trouble Afser Meeting.
COUNTRY ONE OF RICHEST IN AFRICA
Resources Not Developed at Present, but
Have Possibilities.
AsI1Arlos FOR GREATER FREEDOM

In Southern Germany Liberals,
Socialists, Social Democrats and
CIericais Organise to Secure
Political independence.
BERLIN. Jan. is.-(Special Cablegram 70
The Bee.)--The fact that the railway ad-
ministratlon has just placed orders for
20ooo freight cars at a cost of $5o,ooo,0oO
with manufacturers of five countries, stipu-
lating delivery by the middle of February,
besides utilizing the car works of Germany,
taken In connection with the rush of rail-
way construction through Holland to the
sea and the well known naval plan OF the
kaiser has startled Europe into asking
itself the question of whether the German
emperor really Is for war or for peace.
Taken in a sense purely analytical. 1t
would appear as though the kaiser has had
his eyes opened to the fact that railroads
as well as great navies will have much to
do with the movements Of large bodies OF
troops and that in the future railway
power as well as power may decide
the result Of campaigns. 1t has been sug-
gested that he has learned from the break
down OF the Siberian railroad in the Russo
Jdpdntst SdInpdlbh, dS wen oc eiic SAtoh-
down Of the cars fleet in the Sea of
Japan. On the other hand. there is an
other way OF looking at 1t. Peace has Its
victories no less than war and one of the
usual results Of the extension of railway
systems and the Improvement of rolling
stock Of existing lines has usually been the
furtherance of trade and commerce be-
tween the various nations.
Az to Morocco
When one comes right down to 1t, IL APP
vars to be really remarkable, however,
LAT there should ever have been any Sc
.lsus talk of war between the two greatest
ana most enlightened powers OF the Eu-
iobean continent over Morocco-a barbarous
Arrlcan sultanate, in the whole OF which
there are not 6000 Christians in a popula-
ton of between 5,o00,O00 and 100000 Ber-
bers. Arabs and negroes Baron Won Rich
thofen, the German foreign secretary. re-
minds those who are talking pessimisticaliy
about the situation that vast material as
we'll as moral reasons lie In the way Of
such war. which must shatter the deli
cately adjusted system Of production and
sxchange quite past the ability Of any
nnrno1al Or territorial Indemnity 20 COM
III raoc9 u mot mor415 assured because
been aNwonder that Europe has been so un-
concerned about the territory to the south
Of the Mediterranean. Here is country
whose coasts look out, not upon distant
Indian or Pacific waters, but upon the busy
Atlantic and the Mediterranean, which
front the whole world OF western COM
merce and energy. Here is a territory with
an area greater than that of Spain. whose
soil 10 rich, whose climate is as healthy as
that of any country In Europe and whose
mineral resources are vast and undevel-
oped. The first country of Africa which
the traveller from Europe comes upon, geo.
graphically. Morocco has been about the
last country in the world that Europe has
apparently concerned itself with.
Plea for More Liberty.
In various German states, and particu-
larry IN bavaria, Saxony and Baden, there
recently mas been vigorous agitation In
favor OF a more democratic Suffrage for the
elections to the popular chamber. In Ba,
varia " is anticipated that the cooperation
or the clericals with the social democrats
will secure the objects of the movement
In Baden an alliance OF the national lib
erals with the socialists has strengthened
the latter to an extent which has secured
the election OF the socialist, Herr Geek. a.
been accomplished in spite of determined
opposition on the part Of the central gov
ernment Social Representations against tn,
electoral system in Prussia have ever beer
threatened, but It Is understood that tn,
socialist leaders do ont approve of thes,
perilous tactics. Prince Buelow's recen
speeches in the Reiehstag certainly conve!
a plain warning against the adoption o
Russian forms OF agitation. The Bavarial
socialist organs having advocated demon
strations In Prussia. the kreuz Zeitunl
replied with an intimation that the Prus
slams. as must be well known in Bavaria
will stand no nonsense"
Interested in Russia.
The independent section OF the German
press Is taking a somewhat forceful attitud
regarding the policy which Germany shoul,
pursue In consequence of the state Of affalr
In the Baltic provinces. For more than
generation public opinion has been some
what incensed against Russia on accoun
OF the attempts made TO Russianize tn
ofruan-speaking population OF these prov
inces, but II was regarded as inexpedien
and dangerous TO give any loud expression
to the general Indignation which prevailed
especially as 1t was felt that this Nigh
create precedent for the interference b
othef countries IN Gefman internal a1atrs
Now, however. that chaos prevails in Rus
sia this subject is being urged home upo
the government itself by many Of the NOR
independent newspapers. Some there ar
who urge that the time has arrived 10
active Interference. which for the presen
might take the form OF sending warship
TO the Russian Baltic ports. The Hambur
Fremdemblatt is especially bitter. This i'm
portant journal openly asserts that enoug
construction has been shown TO Russls
Attention Is called to the fact that Gel
many has landed troops In Shanghai whe
its interests there were threatened, but
allows German subjects in Livonia an
Courland to be murdered without protest.
rescript just issued by the king Q
Prussia (the kaiser) gives orders for IN
substitution OF German for Polish name
in the case OF no less than thirty towns
the Polish province OF Posen- The Pole
are very indignant because OF thes
changes. which they regard as furths
blow leveled at their national aspirations.
Fatal Avalanche An Tyroi.
INNSBRUCK, Tyrol. Austria Jan. Ia.
Seven theology students out OF a party