The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-13
OUR ENJOYS WILL
Be F|CUREHEADS
THEY CAN 90 NOTHING WITHOUT
ORDERS FROM PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT.
IN MOROCCO CONFAE
Most Tlcklish Topic Of Discussion IS
Whether France is Entitled to
privileged Position in
Morocco.

Wasbin@ton, January 12.-America 8 |
members Of the Morocco conference
win do nothing until they got orders
from Washington on everything that
comes mp.
Such ;.eap interest ip what they are
going 10 do is fell throughout Europe
as well as in Congress that Govern
ment officials gave our today this
statement
eIt can be stated that the American
delegates win attend this importanl
gathering with open minds; above all
they stand absolutely uncommitted 70
either the German or French conten'
tions Were this condition otherwise.
thew would certainly be doomed in an
vance to failure in their principle oD-
ject which is 10 bring together in har-
mony what may turn out 60 be diver
gent and hostile intere Us. 1t may be
further stated that aside from unim
portant details, everything these dele
gates do will be ad referendum; on all
important issues that may arise
Messrs. White and Gummere the Am
elican representa- yes from Washing
ton when ever the question is such
that It wa impossible for Secretary
Root To direct them ia advance how
To act. After receiving such instruc
tons the American delegates will for
mally record the position of America,
but not before
The senate has dropped the sub
jeet and IS not likely to take it up
again Many Democratic members
think The President has acted within
his rights in an affair which does not
concern the senate. MIR, Morgan had
-annonnned that ne vs0ald speak to'
day on the Bacon resolution calling
on the president to send in all the in
vitations correspondence and other
papers he may have. He merely ask
ed what had become Of the resolution
and when informed that it had gone
on The calendar he sat down.
Even European countries and the
United States win send two represen
tafiyes each to the conference, which
will meet next Tuesday in Algecras
Spain. small town just across Glib
raltar Strait from Northern Morocco
The Moorish Sultan objected to its
meeting so far away as Madrid where
the delegates wanted 10 go to get com
Portable accommodations.
The events which led up to this con
ference are these:
Morocco, an absolute despotism, ha.
been in turmoil many years because
there are no laws, and the Sultan has
had to wage steady war against pre-
tenders to the throne This made thl
Arab tribes in Algeria (French terri
tory uneasy and France sought toas
sumo guardianship over Morocco. Gel
many objected.
Moroccos imports from Great Brit
ain in 1902 were valued at SG.2l000C
Germany s1,S50000 and from Franc
$3.50 600. Morocco's exports were; II
Great Britain, s2.999 900; Germany
s535.000; France, $4,000.
France and Britain signed Apri
8. 1904, an agreement under whic
Britain gave France a free hand Il
Morocco in return for a free hand Il
Egypt and the settlement Of the New
foundland fisheries disputes. Britai
agreed further 70 back France in NJ
rocco.
France sent a special mission d
Fez la.t year. Germany and Grea
Britain did the same.
Later Germany's Emperor visite
Tangier and made a speech. assurin
the German residents that Morocco
sovereignty and integrity should b
maintained
The same day Frances Foreign MiI
lister CDelcasseD said in the senate 9
Pars that resistance in intereste
quarters will not cause France
change her policy"
These utterances excited Euror
and so strained relations that an il
ternational conference was called.
Deleasse was forced 10 resign. an
Premier Rouvier took the foreie
portfolio. thus preventing war betwee
Germany and France. ID is believe
as the former was pressing the latte
very hard.
After considerable diplomatic m
neuvering Germany and France agree
on an outline programme for the co
ference.
The main most ticklish topic
he discussed is whether France is e
titled 10 a privileged position in u
rocco Germany wants intern alton
control of the police customs an
other matters and an open door.