The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-28
AMERICAN SOLVES
MOROCCAN RIDDLE
Plan Suggested by Ambassador
Shows Conference Way Out
Of Deadlock.

Algeciras, Spain, March 28.-Ambas.
sador Henry White and the others of
the American delegation to the confer
sence on Moroccan reforms were show
cred with compliments yesterday for
what is regarded as their sagacious in
PREVENTION, assuring a solution OF the
last remaining serious difficulty OF the
conference and final settlement of one
of the most delicate and complicated
questions ever brought before the con-
ference for decision,
Austria s police proposal Monday left
the German and French delegates still
occupying totally opposed standpoints
relative to the police inspection.
MIR. White, seeing the danger of dis
agreemnt, took the initiative in an at
tempt to save the situation. He and
his colleagues drew up fresh scheme,
laying down the proposition that the in
spector should report simultaneously to
both the sultan and the diplomatic
corps at Tangier, the latter having au
thority to order inquiries into the work
ing Of the Franco-Spanish police
scheme. thus guaranteeing the carrying
out of the conference s decision and
safeguarding foreign interests and com
| mercial transac tons; also that the di
plomatic corps, after informing the sui
tan, might at any time order the in
spector to inquire and report should any
| interested government present COM
| plant.
Before presenting this plan to the
committee, Mr.. White approached the
principal delegates The British, Ital-
ian and Russian delegates unhesitatlng-
ly approved the proposal, and promised
it their fullest support.
All Obstacles Removed.
Mr.. White then conferred successive
ly with the French and German dele
gates, who agreed as to the practicable
| the scheme to their respective govern
ments, whose concurrence they consider
to be virtually certain.
In the meantime the committee in
corporated the scheme in their PROPOSE
ton for presentatio to the full confer
ence, which later adopted it PROVISIONAL
ly while awaiting the French govern
ment s ratification, which the delegates
do not doubt will be accorded.
The effect on the conference Of the
acceptance of the American suggestion
was Immediately noticeable. A change
came over the hitherto strictly diplo-
man delegates, and they were photo
graphed together on the hotel veranda.
One of the neutral delegates present at
the moment remarked: "That photo
graph constitutes the first signature of
accord.'
The conference has decided to hold
it's next plenary sitting on Thursday.
In the interim the committee will meet
several times in the endeavor to con-
clude the settlement of details this
week. The drawing up and copying of
the report is expected to take another
week.
No One Is Defeated.
Later Ambassador White said:
w." Everything is satisfactory. Know,
| ing that a solution was necessary to
both France and Germany, I brought
the adversaries together and compelled
them to explain their differences. I re
joice that representative of the
United States was enabled to assist il
the attainment Of settlement of the
controversy. America hopes the &C
cord will lead to real friendship be
tween the two most interested parties
The duke of Almodovar, president o:
the conference, said that the solution o:
the difficulty was pleasing becaus,
neither party had gained a victory O.
suffered a defeat.