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FRANK AND TEUTON TOACREE
Outlook for Settlement of Moroccan Question
Seems Much Brighter,
BOTH SIDES TO MAKE CONCESSIONS
Germany to Yield somethinR on
Police Proposition and France
on the Bank Ques-
ton.

ALGECIRAs, March 4.-one OF the dele
| gates having vital interest in the con
ference on Moroccan reforms said tonight
that a settlement of the controversy be
tween France and Germany now seemed
possible. but he declined to make known
| the lines the arrangement would take.
| However, the trend of recent events was
| indicated that If any settlement is reached
| it would most likely be because France
would make concessions with reference TO
the bank question and Germany in return
would adopt a less uncompromising atti-
tude concerning the police.
France Pleased with Outlook.
! PARIS. March 4.-The vsting at Algeciras
! Saturday on the proposition of Sir Arthur
! Nicholson. chief of the British delegation,
| to proceed to the immediate discussion OF
| the Moroccan police question, gives great
| satisfaction here, chiefly because France
has ranged with it a large majority of the
| powers, while Germany is among the small
minority. Public tension was such over
| the Franco-German controversy that the
| vote was welcomed both as a success and
as showing that France was able to count
upon the almost unbroken support of Eu-
| rope. French officials have claimed for
| some time that IL a vote were possible it
WOulu give france "A sweeping majority.
1t appears that yesterdays division did not
produce a recorded vote, yet the powers
aligned themselves with sufficient precision
| to amount to vote. All the French jour
mails give the division in the form OF
vote, the eight voting in the affirmative
being France, Great Britain. Russia. Spain.
| Portugal, the United States. Italy and Ho-
| land. and the negative three being Ger
| many, Austria and Morocco. The officials
| had even considered Austria as doubtful,
| and had Austria balloted in the afirna-
| tive would have been ranged on the side of
France
views of French Press.
| The semi-off1cial Temps seems to accept
| the decision of the conference as a vote in
favor of Frances proposals, saying:
| The vote, though referring to question
| of procedure is valuable to us from more
than one viewpoint. Not only have Great
] Britain, Russia. Spain and the United
| States clearly adhered to our ideas, which
| was foreseen, but Italy, Belgium, Portugal
and Holland unhesitatingly recognized the
| loyalty to our proposition.
The Temps correspondent at Algeciras.
| however, points out that 'the vote refers
merely be procedure signfying the desire
OF the conference to attain a result At
| the same time the character and import
| of the action of the delegates with refer
ence to procedure should not be mini
| mized."
| The result also affects the diplomatic
status of the controversy. Germany wants
| to settle the bank question before that of
| the police. but France does not .wish,-to-
| grant concessions on the hank until 1t is
sure that Germany will make reciprocal
| movement concerning the police. There
| fore the decision of the conference to con-
| slider the police question requires that Ger
many shall say whether 1t is or is not pre-
| pared to change its attitude relative to
the police Germanys answer will thus
determine whether France will yield on the
bank question. The Indications are that
| II Germany refuses to give way the
police, France will not yield on the bank.
| thus accentuating the former deadlock by
carrying it into the open conference.
King Calls on President.
King Edwards visit to Paris is attracting
great attention, enormous crowds cheering
| his every appearance on the streets today.
| The cordality Of the greetings exchanged
! between the king and President Fallieries
| during his majesty's official call at the
| Elysee palace was much remarked The
| conversation between the two lasted half
| an hour. Later the president returned the
| call at the British embassy, where a state
dinner was held this evening at which
| President Fallieries and Premier Rouvier,
with their wives, were among the guests.
| There were no speeches during the dinner.
Afterwards King Edward, President Fall
! Heres and NJ Rouvier conversed for nearly
an hour in the smoking room.
During the course of the day former
! Presidents Loubet and Casimir- -Perier left
! their cards at the British embassy The
| king invited NJ. Loubet to dinner Monday
| Prinesses Beatrice and Ena OF Batten-
! berg, who lunched with King Edward to-
! day, will leave for Biarritz on Monday,
where they will await the kings arrival
Later an interview between the kings OF
England and Spain will occur there at
! which official consent to the marriage of
! Princess Ena to King Alfonso will be