The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-01-20
THE MoRocco coNEERENcE.

THE MOROCCO CONFERENCE.
It is reported from London that the
American delegates 10 the Moroccan
conference will support the conten-
tons Of Germany for an open door
in Morocco and an international com
mission to police the country. 1t is
also reported from Paris that France
counts on the United States to uphold
some of Frances contentious. "The
French seys an Associated Press re-
port, count on Great Britain, Spain
Italy and Russia as sure, and consider
that the ties between the United
States and France and Great Britain
warrant them in expecting the support
of the American delegates On the 9TH
er hand, the prevailing sentiment is
that Germany can count on Austria.
Holland and Sweden and perhaps Den.
mark, with Germany also expecting
that the United States will support
some Of her contentious"
Tins 1t appears that both sides ex.
peet the support Of the American dele
gates. Now. nothing is surer than that
one side or the other is going to get
disappointed-perhaps positively sore.
What is the necessity for the United
States getting on bad terms with
either France or Germany or Great
Britain concerning this African state?
American commercial interest in Nor
occo are not great No matter which
European power controls Morocco,
they never will be great. AS matter
of fact, this Algeciras conference,
while its direct pretext is the relative
claims of the powers concerning Nor.
oceo, has to do with policies and poll
tics and old European feuds, alliances
apd enmities with which the United
states mss nothing to do at all, The
crafty kaiser has forced it as a test Of
strength. as a 'show down" Of hands.
He wants to know how far Great Brit
ain would go for the sake Of France,
or France for the sake of Great Brit
ain. He wants 10 know the lineup.
And the United States has no more
real concern with these European con-
tanijons and feuds today than the
United States has had at any time
since the birth Of the nation
The attitude OF Senator Bacon is the
truly AmerlcAn one, I'VE want to
save the country from violation Of
the policies laid down In the fareweli
address Of Washington" he says Hls
attitude is more clearly stated IN the
resolution which he introduced in the
senate yesterday. which reads as fol
lows:
Resolved by the senate. That the
interference with or participation in.
any controversy between European
relating 10 European in
tarnationsl questions is a violation Of
the well-settled. well-dehned policy Of
this government. which has been
recognized and observed for more than
century"
In the Senate yesterday Senator
Lodge, the adminIstration's mouth
piece, attempted 10 defend the admin
isthration's course against the criyi-
clsms OF Senators Bacon and Tiliman,
but without success. For the very
reluctance Of the administration 20
tell JUST how FAR il expects 10 80 al
Algeciras, or 20 give reasons for this
debarture from settled traditions. in
aiaates that the intended departure is
wide one. The Administrations
mouthpieees IN the Senate have not
been able 20 answer seuator Bacon
bzeause he is in the right about it,
because he has put hid finger on the
weakness OF their position and Il is
utterly beyond them to conceal that
weakness. The very fact that they
are busy blocking the attempt 70 gain
specific Information Of the part the
American delegates are 70 play shows
that they are indeed engaged IN no
lation Of the wellsettled. well deaned
solicy Of ihia government Which hns