The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-09
Moroccan Question In Senate.

Washington, January S.-Senator Bacon introduced today a resolution requiring of the President a detailed statement of the negotiations resulting in the appointment of delegates from the United States to 0 conference soon to be held at Algeciras for the purpose of considering certain grave questions relative to the financial and political affairs of Morocco, and in which the governments of the leading powers of Europe are expected to partici- pate. The senator expects to speak on the resolution tomorrow. The preamble to the resolution says:
 s'The questions at issue and the rela- tlons of European governments thereto. are reputed to be of such gravity and the antagonistic demands of European governments to be so acute as to endan- ger the peace of Europe as is evidenced by the publicly announced preparations for war in the dispositions of troops and fleets, and in the despatching of war ma terial by several of the European nations. and Is also advised by press dispatches from the capitals of said powers
 The resolution then quotes dispatches from Paris London and Rome. The reso- lution follows.
 e'Whereas our only legitimate concern with Moroccan affairs relates to the very limited commerce between that country and our own, and is in no manner connect  which has been carried on for some time past between Germany on the one side and France and England on the other as to the future political control Of Morocco. it having been settled policy of this gov ernment since it's foundation to abstain from taking part in such political contro- versies between European nations.
 Information Is Requested.
 "It is therefore resolved by the Sem ate that the President be respectfully re- auested if not incompatible with the pub lie interest, to furnish the Senate with copies of the following papers
 Such invitation or invitations as were received by this government to partici- pate in said conference, and of the reply Or of the replies of this government there- to; of any protocol agreement or paper setting forth the objects of said con- ference, and the subjects with which it is expected to deal; of all instructions sent to the delegates designated to rep resent this government at said conference with the names of said delegates; of any agreements fixing the time and place for the meeting of said conference.
 Ut is further resolved, that the Pres- dent be respectfully requested to inform the Senate whether under the terms of said invitation and the acceptance there of. or under the instructions given said delegates, they are Hnlteu III hulnorlty to participate in deliberations, judg- ments and awards of said conference to questions concerning business and com mercial matters in which the government and people of the United States have an interest, either present or prospective, or whether said delegates on the part of the United States have authority to partici- pate in the deliberations. Judgments or awards of said conference relative to the no1iticaI affairs of Morocco and partici- patton by one or more of the said foreign governments and the respective rights and powers of any one or more of said foreign governments relative thereto"