Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-07
HOPE FOR PEACE
But Moroccan Tang|e Is
Far From Settled.
Two Incidents Pointing to 6sl-
maay's Desire for Peace.
Su! Other Things Indicating That frances
NiSHeS Are Not Acceptable.

Algeciras, Spain, Feb. Count Won
Tatcnbach, the German minister 10
Portugal and the second Of the dele
gates Of Germany to the Moroccan
conference. and the Marquis Fisconti
venosta, the head Of the Italian mis-
sion to the conference, figured in two
little Incidents this evening which
show Germany's desire to avoid a rup-
ture with France and the neutral pow
crs desire to maintain European peace.
The count, who was chatting with the
wives Of the ambassadors. remarked:
II have been painted as a sort OF
devil throughout this Moroccan affair y
One Of the ladies replied that if
"people could see him in his present
aniable mood 1t would remove such an
uufavorable impression"
'Perhaps so" answered Count Won
Tattenbach, but this legend has be-
come so firmly fixed that l fear history
i'll picture me with horns
Just after this Countess Won Tatten-
bach passed her autograph album in
which she was taking the signatures of
the ambassadors, to the Marquis Wis.,
cont Cenosta. who leads in the efforts
nr the neutral powers to effect recon-
citation. He took the album and wrote
IN Latin the following:
Peace on earth to men of good will"
The marquis passed this pacific in
e:ription to Count Won Tattenbach,
who smiled grimly his approval.
This glimpse behind the scenes gives
the keynote to the present efforts to
reconcile the Franco German relations.
The discussions going on between
the Germans and French delegates 10
the Moroccan conference begin to dir
close their respective positions and
how far each side is willing to yield
on the main F'ranco-German cOntro-
versy. When France indicated n de-
Sire to control Morocco's police Ger
many declared 1t would not perm,
France to obtain complete political
mastery of the country. France has
now sought to meet this objection by
suggesting certain guarantees limit,
ing the scope of the police in such {
way az to guard against their use a:
an instrument for France laying hand:
on the Moroccan empire.
There Is reason to believe that TIL
foreign capitals have been advised o
these guarantees and that some Coun
tries but not all have responded favor
ably. However, Germany doubts th'
sincerity of any guarantees and con
linUes to resist French control of the
police as contrary to the spirit of the
Opcn door. the German conception Of
the open door being that it should be
safeguard against exclusive politica
Is well ~ commercial advantages.
However. Germany has not fatty re-
riIsod to agree to French control of Tux
police. as France has avoided making
the proposition sufficiently explicit tC
Unit nj a formal rejection. In the
B.c.ntiGar. the tcleGTa oh wires between
the cHnilaiS ,,Js busy. the indicat ions
bring TIA; .ln German delegates
think .hg jinrr Is near when they
should present some definite counter
project AGAINST the French project for
control Of the police.
The Noors have taken a hand IN
trying to find a Franco German com
Promise. They have formulated pro-
Ject, consisting of ten articles. giving
The Sultan control of the police, thus
entirely eliminating foreign control
The French treat the project as pre-
poaterous. declaring that it would re-
suit In Morocco being delivered over to
anarchy for all time. The Germans
would doubtless accept the Moors pro-
ieot in order to get France out OF
Morocco. The French rather suspect
tl.at sthe Germans are behind tbs
Mcors project.