The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-03-08
THINKS CONFLICT
QUITE PROBABLE
GERMAN NEWSPAPER LOOKS FoR
WAR WITH FRANCE.
SITUATION IS CRITICAL
Differences Over Moroccan Affail
Cause Of Trouble--wratho Of the
French People Is
Aroused.

Berlin, March THE Frankfurter
Zeitung, an influential newspaper, at
times having official inspiration. states
that in government circles the interna-
tional situation Is regarded as critical
and that Europe to-day is as near war
as last summer, when Germany was on
the verge Of conflict with France and
England.
Germany Orders More Ships.
Berlin, March THE appropria-
lions committee of the reichstag, on
which all the parliamentary groups
are represented, Tuesday approved
with few dissenting votes the gov
ernment's measure providing for the
construction Of six additional armored
cruisers.
49,, War Cloud Growing.
Paris, March THE war cloud on
Europe's horizon is rapidly growing
in size anu the conviction is sprvadins S
fast that terrific struggle between
France and Germany Is certain to be-
gin in the very near future.
In all ranks Of the French people
Is heard the demand that France abate
not one jot of her claims in the
! Moroccan affair, and that the preten-
sions of Germany be resisted even
though wax results. The govern
ment's firmness on the question is
receiving the enthusiastic plaudits OF
the nation. while thS insistence Of
Germany has reused thsssyrath OF the
people to the boiling point. --'-.ss
Hotheads Want War.
Already the hotheads, to whom the
word Germany" has always had an
effect similar to that Of a red cloth on
an ugly bull, are shouting for war
They would have the government
withdraw from the Moroccan confer
ence and launch the French naval
and military forces upon Germany
without word of warning, duplicat-
, Ing the attack Of Admiral Togo that
staggered the Russian empire.
( An interview given out at Wash
ington by Baron Speck Won Stern
burg, the German ambassador to the
United States, has added impetus to
the war sentiment In France. If the
views he expressed are those Of his
government. It is declared in official
circles that war can scarcely be
averted.
Won Sternburg's Interview.
In this interview Baron Won Stern
burg declared that Germany would not
recede from her position in Morocco.
He recited at length the reason why
Germany cannot back down In her
contentious at the Moroccan confer
ence. The interview undoubtedly
was inspired from Berlin, and its pur-
pose, it is declared, is to prepare the
American public and the people of
other neutral countries for the
eventuality Of great European con-
flict.
Diplomats here think that the kaiser
n slayed waiting game, but that
he thinks the time has now come for
him to strike. Last Saturday at the
Algeciras conference the majority of
the powers lined up against him, and
this now furnishes reason for the
implied warning to the world given
out through the Washington ambas-
sador.
May Soon Break Silence.
Algeciras, Spain, March 7.-Reports
are in circulation relative to further
developments In the police question be-
fore the conference on Moroccan 70
forms. Auftria, 1t is understood, has
prepared proposition favoring the
German view. 1t is. however, possible
that this will not be presented to the
conference. the German delegates ex-
pressing the opinion that it does NO.
sufieier y support their contention.
Considerable speculation prevails con-
cerning the attitude OF the United
States. Both the British and the
French delegates are inclined to the
belief that America will soon break
her present silence. The French dele
gates even suggest that the United
States should instruct its delegates to
declare openly In favor of the Frencf
proposal If they are satisfied that
these proposals offer the proper guar
antees for the maintenance Of the
equality Of commercial rights.