Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-02-04
Conference Likely TO Split
on Control Of Police.
GERMANY BALKS AT LEAVING
MILITARY IN FRENCH HANDS
Neutral Conferees Exerting Every
Effort to Get Bone Away From
the Snaring Rivals.

Algeciras, Feb. S.--The conference
on Moroccan reforms has now been
freed of most of the minor questions
before 1t and finds itself fast ap-
preaching the main issue which hing
es on who shall control the police of
Morocco
The delegates to the conference
have shown increasing anxiety at the
approach of this issue knowing the
intense feeling 1t has aroused between
France and Germany Efforts are be-
ing made TO secure an accord before
the question reaches the open confer
ence and thereby avert an open con-
troversy and a possible deadlock.
ON the one hand France wants
control of the semi-military police and
ON the other hand Germany objects
to French control on the ground that
1t would make France the vir-
tual master of Morocco's political flu
ure. These positions are so opposed
as to be almost irreconcilable. yet the
neutral delegates are strenuously con-
tinuing their pacific offices toward
finding a common ground acceptable
to both countries.
Compromise Projects.
Some Of the compromise projects
are on the following lines;
"The first Is to leave the control OF
the police to the Sultan of Morocco,
thus avoiding Germany's objections 20
French control and that of France to
International control. This compro-
t.. III ta "a tstt
neutral delegates are seeking to re-
coneile French opposition to 1t by
pointing out that the sultan would
have TO rely upon France to officer,
instruct and discipline the police.
Another compromise vaguely put
forward Is to give Spain or some othe1
of the powers a share with France In
the organization Of the police, This
again meets with opposition to having
France participate in any control of
the police. still another compro-
mise, apparently having the approval
of Germany IS to institute an interna-
tional police for a limited and expert
mental period, and If the experiment
fails France will then be I'm n position
to assume the organization of the po-
lice. France however. shows no dis
position to accept the plan for an in
ternational police system, even for an
experimental period.
It is expected that the discussion OF
the question of state bank may aid
I'm a solution Of the troubles. for II
Germany is willing TO give France
strong hand over Morocco's finances.
France may yield control OF the police
for the present, leaving the future to
decide which power must provide the
force to control Morocco.
Germany Ready for Tariff War.
Berlin, Feb. 3.-As the time for the
enforcement of the new German tariff,
(March - approaches, all German
newspaper articles are showing inter-
est In the status of the United States
under the new law. 1t is also reported
that the Bundesrath would prefer to
let the tariff war break out IL neces-
sary rather than seek temporary
palliative on a provisional arrange
ment because the members think 1t
highly improbable that the American
senate will be more ready six months
hence TO make real concessions than
It is today The foreign office is nom
commtal on the subject
Another Split In English Parties.
London Feb 3.-The observer this
morning says that Joseph Chamber
lain and former PRIMER Balfour part
ed in a discord Of agreement Friday
night after dinner az which they dis
cussed the question of the leadership
of the unionist party and that II is to
be feared the opposition Will now be-
split IN two and perhaps three fac
tlons.