Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-11

the English should foreclose Portugal
might be bankrupt BY Belgium aud
! Holland because they are closely as
ISOLATED With England IN business, and
also because they want "a retard any
I advances by Germany. fearing that
Germany, on some preteXt, may at
some time take possession 81 their ter
ritories and annex ~them To the Ger
man empire"
How about Russia"
She was TOO much engaged with her
I troubles AZ home and her war IN the
far east To take great part IN the
/ conference hut she voted with France.
| much TO tho disgust of the Germans.
who had hoped she would be with
| them IS q result " thai move tho
kaiser had no help hut from Austria.
Where did the United States come
ing"
IN took the part of peaeemaker rath-
or than anything else. and stood only
for equal rights for all nations as to
the foreign trade in Morocco"
SULTAN OF MOROCCO VS. SULTAN
OF TURKEY.
How does this conference leave Mo-
rocco"
IL seems 20 me- that II puts her In
much the position that Turkey holds
today on account of the iealouSies Of
the nations The sultan Of Morocco win
b. strong In the same way No one ma
ton VIII be permitted by the others 20
do my great thing IN controlling. ex-
plotting or developing his country. ana
such Developments, II they take place.
viii be largely on the part of individ-
uals. The sultan win NOW get money
from The bank, and he will. perhaps in
troducr reforms of one Kind or another
IN the way Of taxation"
How about the people of Morocco;
will they allow foreigners to build rail-
roads?'
Yes, ! think 50. n the roads can be
built without endangering the loss of in
dependence. Many Of the Moroccans
want to see the country developed. They
realize that railroads VIII bring IN mon
ey and men like Raisuli would welcome
such institutions because they will
make peace more stable and the couu-
try better OF. look for the Germaus
10 organize syndicates to introduce
modern Improvements. | also expect
10 see them pushing their trade more
than any ether nation
FOREIGN COMMERCE.
Are the Moors anxious TO have an
increase Of foreign trade?"
Yes, indeed replied Mr.. Perdicaris.
They are now dependent upon outside
countries for almost all their. manufac-
tured goods. In the past they had many
industries. They reared silkworms and
made most beautiful cloths OF gold
thread and embroidery. They also did
weaving OF other kinds. They had
their own designs ana their stuffs were
considered especially beautiful Then
the European factories copied the Mo-
roccan patterns and made cloths OF the
same character out of cheaper stuffs |
and undersold the native goods In the |
domestic markets. As a result the |
beautiful old cloths are passing away, |
and the people are changing to farmers |
and shepherds. The most Of the man |
ufactured articles come from abroad |
and the people rely upon their cattler
sheep, fruit and farm products to pay |
for them"
What does the foreign commerce
amount to-
1T is now only about sll.0O0.0OO a
year, but II might be considerably IN
The exports are about $1,000
DO0 and they consist OF beans, skins, |
hides, fruits, olive oils and woods The |
is pastoral. and hides in large
quantities are at times shipped to the
United States. Many OF our American |
shoes are made OF Moroccan goat skin,
and our books are bound in Morocco |
kid. Just now, however. there is a
radical falling of In such exports TO the |
United States. because the agents. who |
are shipping hides and skins from Mo-
rocco have loaded them with dirt TO
make them weigh more and bring high
or prices"