The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-06
Kaiser's Navy to Be Increased;
French Say Army Is
Ready.
MOROCCAN FARLEY Is ~
STILL IN DEADLOCK
Unless Kaiser Yields, a Breakup
in the Algeciras Confer
ence Is Certain.

Berlin. March 6.-The appropriations
committee of the reichstag, on which
all the parliamentary groups are repre-
sented, today approved with few dis
senting votes the government s measure
providing for the construction of six adj
ditional armored cruisers.
Deputies Are Warlike.
Paris, March Elm the chamber of
deputies War Minister Etienne, answer
ing inquiries regarding the condition of
the war supplies, said that every branch
Of the supplies and ammunition was
completely assured in case of a mobili-
cation of the troops.
Fleury Ravarin, republican, asserted
that the stock Of soldiers shoes was
inadequate, to which M. Etienne re-
piled that 100000 pairs of shoes were
ready, which was amply sufficient, add
ing:
good condition.
The answer was received with shouts
as indicating the state of prepared
ness of the French army.
The chamber voted the war budget.
Deadlock Continues.
A1geciras, Spain, March e.-The po-
sitions as defined before the conference
show that the Franco German deadlock
is practically the same in open confer
changes of views. The text of the
speech Of Herr Won Radowitz, head of
the German delegation, at yesterdays
session Of the conference, as given out,
concludes as follows:
"The powers, being equally inter.
ested in the police organization, should
equally participate in it. -
France specifically declines equality
in the organization Of the police. claim
Frances legitimate special position in
Morocco. The text of the speech of NJ
Revolt, chief Of the French mission
reads: --:*
"The Observation-Disclosures of the po
lice would give no guarantee of order
and presents. grave difficulties. We ask
for recognition of the legitimate inter
ests of France as a Mussulman power
In north Africa and our special effort.
In the maintenance Of order in Mo
rocco ss.. ...y@ -
.--.~ Frances Police Plan.
NJ. Revolt 8 speech also gave Frances
first exact plan for the police, showing
that the rank and file shsdld consist o.
1000 Moroccans under sixteen French
and Spanish officers. Germany's Chief
objection is that military bodies off
cered by Frenchmen would be stationed
at four of the great Moroccan ports OF
the Atlantic, thus giving France
dominating Influence on the Atlantic
coast.
The positions of France and German,
are so Numerically opposed that thu
delegates see little hope of reconciling
them unless Emperor William person
ally intervenes.
Russians Make Move.
Yesterday afternoon g sitting of tn
conference was marked by an ,unex
= pected and important move on tn
part OF the Russian delegates, who lai
before the conference an exposition o
the police question. The document
which infinitely goes over the existin
situation in Morocco and analyses tn
position of the various powers, cor
cludes with an argument for the prop
osition that France and Spain are tn
most fit to be intrusted with the tas
of controlling the police force which
about to be created.
The British, Spanish and Portuguese
delegates expressed their concurrence i
the Russian views. Italy, however
tho inclined to favor the scheme, II
served final approval. Count Won Ia,
tenbach, the junior German delegate
Henry White. the chief of the America
delegation, and the delegates of the se7
eral neutral powers, did not expires
their views.