Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-20
TOSUPPORTCERMANY
Ambassador White Will Fa-
vor Open Door In Morocco.
WHY THE KAISER VISITED TANCIEH
Fraaee Claims That She, by Reason
OF Proximity of Her Colonies, Has
Special Privileged Position
In Northern Africa.

GIBRALTAR, Jan. 16.--Ambassador
White. who has arrived at Algeciras to
represent the United States at the Mo
roccan conference which opens there
to-day, will 1t is said, support the Ger
man contention both as to the "open
door, in Morocco and as to an interna-
Eional commission to control the polio
ing of the country. II is suggested that
this may make the adoption of the
German view probable, particularly In
the light of the fact that Russia has
shown marked Indifference TO the APP
peal of her ally for support. The infu-
ence of the Vatican is also understood
10 be hostile to France.
On the ambassadors arrival here q
steam launch of the cruiser Calves
ton ran alongside the steamer and took
the ambassador on board the armored
cruiser Brooklyn, flagship of Rear Ad-
miral Sigsbee, where the admiral as
sembled his officers and received Mr..
White with all honors, while the war.
ships fired an ambassadors salute.
Lying off the little Spanish town is a
feet of mighty ships of war, represent
ing the various world powers.
The so called Morocco question" has
developed within the last eighteen
months from a comparatively small be
ginning In the agreement the para
mount position of France in Morocco
was for the first time laid down in an
international document
BY mutual agreement between Eng
land, France and Spain the privileged
and paramount authority of France in
Morocco was accepted until the visit of
the German kaiser
Enperor Williams arrival at Tangier
drought Germany into the Morocco af-
mir Ia most dramatic manner. Before
IL arrival Germany had shown signs
~ discomfort over the Anglo-French
sgreemcnt. aud Prince Won Bulow had
uttered a warming in the reichstag as
10 Germany's dissent so far rs il gave
france exclusive rights in Morocco.
Dst it remained for the emperor HIM
naax to pronounce this German dissent
il most emphatic language.
"It b to the sultan of Morocco" said
HNperar William, ..in his quality OF ar
independent sovereign That make my
visit l hope that under the sovereign.
~ Of the sultan free Morocco will re-
saaia open to the pacific concurrence Of
oil the nations, without monopoly and
without annexation, upon The footing
Sf absolute equality"
France throughout the controversy
and up to the opening of the confer
esce has maintained that she had spe-
saal or privileged position in Morocco.
That il the vital question about TO be
determined.
The French count upon Great Britain,
Spain, Italy aud 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 ether hand. the prevailing senti-
ment is that Germany can count on
Austria, Holland and Sweden and per-
haps Denmark, with Germany also eX-
secting that the United States will sup
port some of her contentious.
Now that the delegates are here the
scene before them is suggestive. Plain
~ visible three miles away rises the 81
gantic rock of Gibraltar like n lion
guarding the strait, while dimly across
the strait to the southwark are the low
mountains of Morocco, whose fate is
about to be decided.