Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-04
WAR SPIRIT GROWING
Prospects for a Successful Issue of Algecirss
Conference is Not Bright,
FEELING NOT LIKE THAT IS 'TsMoUTH
"Jingoes" Seem to <;S$ ,ngth as Days
Pas - Result
FRENCH A%.,eS GROWING IMPATIENT
Desire Germany to Announce Some Definite
Plan of Action.
GERMANS INCLINED TO LET MATTERS DRIFT
One Member of Party Says that
Ststu QUO IL All that
IL Desired by the
Kaiser.

gram 10 The Bee.)-There are times when
the jingoes in the saddle at this con-
ference in what may justly be termed the
most southerly town In Spain, since. as the
whole world knows Gibraltar, though part
of the peninsula naturally, nevertheless be-
| longs to Great Britain. AS the French
delegates cast their eyes out over land and
water to the southwark they undoubtedly
| have some ideas of the feeling of the chill
/ dren of Israel. who were permitted to
/ gaze out and over into the promised land.
I but who were not permitted to enter. Mo-
rocco like Canaan. is land flowing with
milk and honey. II one calls the French
I the children of Israel, of course. the Ger
mans are the heather Philistines who are
keeping them from this coming into their
/ own
The outcome of the Algeciras conference
! is undoubtedly as uncertain as ever. No
matter what the immediate result the far
removed results will show a tension
which, while it may not mean immediate te
war. may, after all, produce discord from
which war may result at almost any mo-
ment.
War spirit Growing.
Those who were in attendance upon the
Portsmouth conference when the difficult
ties between Russia and Japan were ad-
justed through the friendly offices of Presi-
dent Roosevelt have called attention to the
fact that whereas at Portsmouth one day
the feeling would be for peace, the next
day for war. nevertheless on alternate
days, week in and week out, the peace
feeling was constantly growing stronger
and stronger. the war feeling continually
becoming weaker and weaker. At Algeci-
rss the converse of this proposition ap-
pears true. Though the jingoes may be
In the saddle one day and the peace party
triumphant the next, the jingoes appear to
be growing stronger and stronger-the
peace party weaker and weaker, What
makes the average FrenchmBn angry and
willing to fight is the fact that Germany
is not willing to PROFOUND a program for
keeping order in the Shereef'rn empire. II
will not indicate any reasonable, rational
logical method OF procedure = The only
thing that the German delegates appear to
have hammered home upon their brains
perhaps by the kaiser. is a rooted objection
to what has been called the Tunisifcatior
of Morocco-that is TO say, to the estab.
ishment of exclusive French influence lr
that country. which would be tantamount
10 a French protectorate even If the con,
venient fiction of independence were
strictly maintained.
The French claim that theirs is the pre-
dominant interest in Morocco. II is in
sisted by the delegates that in reality
France is the only power ready at hand
and willing to put down the existing an
archy; that Its long and dearly bought
experience of the best way TO deal will
the Moors of North Africa ought to coun
for something. The tragi-comedy I'm Cret'
and tho unreieved tragedy in Macedonia
alike proclaim the hopelessness OF expect
ing good order to result in Morocco from
an unavoidable scheme. only devised to al
lay rival jealousies.
Even though the conference breaks up
! not in a row, but with half-hearted pledges
OF peace, 1t is safe TO say that German!
has not heard the last of Algeciras. o
| course, the German delegates contend tina
France has been desirous of an armed con
flct from the start. One of the most infiu
entail members of the German party
whose name, for reasons diplomatic can
not be given. explains the German position
as follows:
} GermRny's Position.
Germany had no objection whatever q
: make agiiinst the prevailing state of al
fairs I'm Morocco. and took no steps of an
kind to bring about change. France o
the Otner nanu, uIu ann AT bringing aDOu
) change. and its efforts to this end wer
made in circumstances which affected tn
political prestige and the commercial inter
ests Of Germany. We parried this NOV
in purely defensive manper. and the fac
Z OF the assembling Of the conference at Al
! geciras with all its attendant circum
4 stances has already had the result that
is now no longer possible to speak of a los
of German prestige. Similarly our com
: mercial interests would not suffer any det
riment II the conference were 20 dssolv
without accomplishing It's task, since th
existing situation. the status quo, agains
which we have raised no objection an
never had any to raise would simply b
perpetuated. There is therefore by II
means any manifest reason why, IL IN
1 conference fails to arrive at a solution
Germany should proceed to enter upon
warlike policy The disadvantage OF
failure of the conference would. perhaps
lie rather on the side Of France. since it
: that country and not Germany which cor
: siders that the existing situation needs
-. be changed"
: II need surprise no one IL war ultimatel
!, I results from this situation The trouble
: that France feels that Germany is anXiou
TO tight, Perhaps "A great deal OF this
due TO the many undiplomatie Uo say I'll
!, Ieasu speeches OF the German empero
. II may he, as has been so often stated, ths
these speeches are for home consumption
!. and Intended to enable the kaiser 10 secul
: a larger army and navy and triumph owe
: his enemies the socialists. But the troub
is that they are read by the French peopl
- "a tba French ueaDle naturally think m,