The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-08
UNEASINESS IN FRANCE
 IS SOMEWHAT ALLAYED
CONFIDENT ATTITUDE OF OEFTC- xALS OF THE FOREIGN
 OFFICE.

Makes Distinct Improvement In Public
 Feeling Over the Moroccan Confer-
 ence-French Foreign Officers Pleased
 at the Selection by the Italian GOv-
 ernment of Marquis Visconh VenOsta
 as Italy's DeIegate---One of the
 Earliest Advocates of a France -Ftal-
 ian Entente.
 Paris, Jan. 7.-Public uneasiness over the Moroccan conference has undergone a distinct improvement. This is due mainly to the confident attitude of the officials of the foreign office. who con- slider the selection, by the Italian gov- ernment, of the Marquis Visconu ve- nosta to head it's delegation as, strength ening the position of France. It is evil dent that the officials hold the view that if France can secure the support of the great powers having tangible in- terests in the Mediterranean and in Morocco it will be difficult for Germany to stand against the force of this moral influence. Therefore, Italy's choice of the Marquis Visconti Venosta, who was one of the earliest advocates of the Franoo-Italian tentente, strengthens the governments expectation of the united support of the leading Mediter- ranean powers.
 The martial tone of the press has con siderably diminished, and the sensa- ! tional branch of it no longer prints alarmist reports of the frontier prep arations. None the less, the public and the press continue, though with great CT calnness, to discuss the imperative need of completing military prepara- tions.
 Now that the French delegates are proposing to start for Algeciras, there is evidence of the greatest firmness in upholding the French position, the es- sential feature of which is that France, through her geographical proximity to Morocco, which is analogous to that of the position of the United States to- ward Cuba, and through her vast AL gerian borders, is justly entitled to have la special and privileged position in Morocco.
 T Germany, while yielding much. has never clearly yielded ths ciRiT1 Of France to 8 special position in MUroc- CO., This is the vital issue, and the minor questions regarding police, crs- toms, finance and contPaband can be adjusted, once it is definitely settled whether France has or has not spe- cial and privileged position in Morocco. If the French position is upheld the conference, it is expected, will charge France with the police, customs and z other duties. Against this Germany Fwlll seek to secure international control of the police, the customs and other matters, thus giving all nations, includ- ling Germany, the same status in Nor socco as that of France.
 The French delegates will start. with- bout the slightest thought of yielding on or compromising the essential princi- pies of Fsrance's privileged position. and therein lies the danger of the Franco German outlook.
 The Berlin correspondent of the Temps says that Germany following the action of the United States and Great Britain, is sending squadron to Algeciras. The paper says that France thus far has not ordered squadron to the neighborhood of the conference. It adds that three British squadrons, conl- , prising the channel home and cruiser , squadrons, will rendezvous in Cadi5 Bay, near Algeciras. in the middle of }, February.