New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-09
GERMAN MOROCCAN CASE
NO. 4L1RM IN FRINGE.
White Book Called Harmless
Lbretto" -Wm Risk Rumors.

Paris, Jan s.-The German pamphlet. Waite
Book. on Morocco, issued to-day in Berlin. re-
ceives prominent attention here. The prevailing
comment of the officials and newspapers is that
the publication does not contain sensational de-
velopments and does not materially change the
presentation.of the subject in the French Yellow
Book It is particularly noted that Germany
has no French dispatches which TO base her
claims the German thesis being maintained by
dispatches from Count Won Tattenbach-Asho
and other German agents, who. naturally pre-
scented the French intentions toward Morocco IN
an unfaxorable light.
r,our+ Won Observation-Disclosures dispatch Civ
ing the SuItan's declarations against France dis
closes IL is said the per1idy which France had
long suspected. It is the Sultan's Interpretation
of the French designs to which Germany taxes
exception as the book fails to- show that
Frances own agents declared it to be the inten-
ton of France to make Morocco another Tunis.
The strong language used against NJ Delcasse
is considered to be purely retrospective since
NJ Deicasses retirement marked new policy
Of cancellation toward Germany. On the whole
the book is received calmly and rather sarcastic
cally, some newspapers calling it harmless
nbretto" coming too late TO affect the delfbera-
lions at AIgecires.
Berlin. Jan S-The National zeitung' says
the most recent phase Of the Moroccan question
caused general iassitude on the Boerse to-day.
and adds that clauses are being inserted IN
grain contracts and that insurance against war
is being taken out in other business transactions.
These it is explained. are simply precautionary
measures Imperial IS slightly. regardless
of the
The Foreign Office says that Germany is not
sending any warships to Mediterranean waters
The Foreign Offices pamphlet on Morocco.
consisting of forty-two pages, with extracts from
twenty-seven documents. appeared to-day and
furnished good reading for those VINO have fol-
lowed this long controversy. The publication
begins with an array of newspaper clippings
EXPRESSING the aspiration of the French to at
tain exclusive jurisdiction in Morocco and rep
resenting that the French Minister at Fee had
assumed the mandate Of Europe to urge the
execution Of reforms in Morocco.
The Sultan of Morocco on December Il re
ceived n audience Herr VasseL the German
consul at Fez and talked over the general situa-
ton. 81 am willing" the Sultan SAID ITO treat
three or four powers equally with Germany ana
Great Britain account Of their trade anu
France and Spain because they are neighbors'
The Sultan inquired whether the French Min
lister could claim general mandate or not ana
the consul replied that Germany had not granted
such mandate.
The Sultan said he was pleased to receive this
Anril Of on the Suitan'e state of mind after the
speech of NJ Delcasse, the former Foreign MIN
lister of France, the French Senate MaFch
n said MuIai Abdei-Aziz was excited py NJ
Delcassgs declaration that the Moroccan gov
eminent had asked Frances advice and would
follow It In the course of the audience the
Sultan cried: But these are absolute untruths!
Herr vassel continued,
told him also that the French deny that
Taill French
at Feb claimed a European mandate Inc
Sultan said .,.e,-o,,,os 70 ma in
1.-THE French expressed IhellISeiF0S ~ ~ "
that sense" ,,,s
IN St Rene TaiIiandier himself. 1 asked him
Witch nations these were. knew that ser
many and italy had not consented to nanuale.
NJ e Pkns said nothing and drew my con-
c1I,sinns which were confirmed by the course
of future events.
Count Won NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., special German
representative at Fec, wrote on May 10 the
following commentary on the sultan's views OF
the situation.
Tho reroark of N. Delcasse in the Chamber of
renItiesDeputies upon the visit OF Emperor
William that Morocco had accepted in principe
the French reform proposals is as httle t Sie
truth as the French eneyoys assertions Ihdt,
he had The mandate of Europe. From the be-
ginning the Sultan had doubts of these aSSer-
cieaTine Until now he had not made the least
concession 10 France, but had awaited the ar
rival of the German Minister 10 JalK over eEciS
thing thoroughly.
The sultan is evidently convinced that the time
is arriving for him and his empire to determine
whether they may or may not exist
Two DAYS later Count Won Observation-Disclosures
renorted that the French Minister as soon as he
arrived at Fee. informed the Sultan that ~, Del
casse had authorized him say that France
yrouId regard it as in conflict with her interests
if the French .eform proposals were submitted
to the powers for their information and an eX-
preston of views. No other power had the right
10 intervene-in Moroccan affairs The Moroccan
government ought to accept the French plan' as
it was unable Itself to maintain order in the
country
Chancellor Won BtIiow summarized the impress
sions produced en- his mind by these dispatches
in ? communication to Prince Won .Radoin, the
German Ambassador at Paris. On May D. say
ing that the proceedings at Fee did not CORE
spond with the previous policy pursued at Fee
The French representative was apparently IN
tending to lay hold of Morocco without scruple
and to forbid the Sultan to hold any further
communication with the other powers
The French proposals for reform in Morocco
are analyzed in various documents. The police
ARRANGEMENTS would be placed under the control
of the troops and largely under French commits
stoned and commissioned officers -
Count ven Tattenbact- Ashold, summarizing
the financial changes urged by France. said that
carving them out would have made Morocco
economically dependent on France. The finances
of the country would have been brought under
the influence of a privileged issuing bank. all
experts would have been controlled by ware
house enterprises and all colonization by regula-
tions governing tire sale of land.