Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-20
OUR POLICY STATED
Duke Of Almodovar Gives
Welcome to Algeciras.
OUR GOVERNMENT WOULD AID HOORS
American DeIegates 10 Favor Open
Door For the worlds Trade and
Amy Propositions 10 Benefit
the Country.

! ALGECIRAS, Spain, Jan 1.-THE
| Moroccan conference was opened here
with scene Of great animation. The
| American and English delegations ar
| rived first at the town hall, followed by
the Spanish, French, German and Ital-
/ ian representatives. The fact that the
| French and British delegations drove
to the conference together was noticed
\ and commented upon.
| The conference was opened by the
Duke Of Almodoyar, the Spanish for
/ eign minister, who delivered the speech
/ Of welcome. Herr Won Radowitz chief
| of the German mission, proposed the
| Duke of Almodovar as president Of the
! conference, and the other countries
represented, including the United
States, seconded the proposal, with the
result that the duke was unanimously
elected president
| During the course of his opening adj
! dress the Duke of Almodovar said:
THE powers have clearly shown
their desire that order, peace and
prosperity shall reign throughout Mo
rocco. Tho sultan as well as the for
eign governments desire this end.
which Is obtainable by introducing re
forms upon the triple principle of the
sovereignty of the sultan, the integrity
Of his territory and equal commercial
extraordinarily, the open door.
Mutual respect for our reciprocal
interests and a sincere desire TO con
ciliate them must be, according to my
view, our rule of conduct at this con,
ference. Our own sentiment as well
as the expectant attitude of the entire
world dictates such conciliatory solu-
tom"
The conference adjourned after de-
Gliding to begin the next session with
discussing the surveillance of contra
band arms and then take up the aues-
ton of financial reforms.
Ambassador White is well satisfied
with the result of the meeting as when
the Duke OF Almodovar emphasized the
necessity for the independence of Mo
rocco and the open door he was imme-
diately and strongly seconded by the
French and German delegates.
The American delegates will endeay- |
or to obtain such advantages for Amer. !
lean commerce. but protection for life |
and property and such equality of trade
rights as will effectively remove the |
barriers to foreign trade that have isitli- |
erto existed and make the door to the |
commerce of Morocco worth the opcH-
ing. They will impress upon their con-
freres the fact that while the Washing
ton government gives hearty indorse-
ment to the principle of the open door
It's interest does not stop there.
This government desires not only that
the door shall be opened to the wortd's
trade, but that il shall be utilized in a
way that shall prove beneficial alike
to Morocco and to the treaty powers.
The American delegates will favor the
betterment of religious avail class cpn-
iitions in Morocco. all ~ which are
as important factors in the
proper and effective policing OF the
Interior and in paving the Way to in
.ercourse between Morocco and the
outside world. Propositions looking
o the benefit and bettermenG of the
Moroccan people calculated to enable
hem to participate In and derive bene-
its from the worlds trade will receive
he favorable consideration cf the
merican delegates