Arizona republican., 1906-01-23
SIGNSOF WAR
 MULTIPLYING
FRANCO GERMAN BREAK
 AT AL6EClRAS
Yesterday Taken Up By Constant Skirmishins Between Repre senta tiVes of Two Nations.

Algeciras, Jan 22.-The plenipoten- tiaries were entertained at tocay's sit- ting of the Moroccan conference by an almost continuous skirmish between M. Revolt, head of the French delegation. and Count VOn Tattenbach, the second of GeTmany's delegates. While the amenities were carefully observed the other delegates were conscious that to- day was the beginning Of fresh contro- Versies between France and Germany which are likely to be long protracted and of increasing earnestness-
 The manner displayed by the two plen1potentiaries suggested their dif- ferences of race N Revolt was keen. analytical of mind. skiIIful in fine diplomatic phrasiEgs with a grace Of expression and winning personality. Count VOn Tattenbach was downright of speech and soldierIy in manner. trusting to the sOlidity of his ideas and to his facts
 The two plenipOtentiaries are not in sympathy and draw apart outside the council room Both are of high ambi- ton and it will be different for either to yield to the other.
 The conference adopted five Of the sixteen articles connected with the re- port of the committee on contraband arms. Then as the sitting had lasted two and 2 half hours the discussion of the remaining articles went over un- til Wednesday tomorrow being reserv- ed for the ceremonies attending the feast day of King Alfonso. The dis cussion brought out a lengthy dis course from Sidi MOhammed Fl Mok- hri, the second of the Moroccan dele gates, concerning AIOrocco's general attitude toward the conference As he spoke in Arabic the delegates listened silently not cOmprehending a word Later they decided to have a transIa- tiOn distributed to members of the conference
 The next incident occurred when AT RevOi, the head of the French mission answering the MOors' request for time | to refer certain features of their report to the sultan. remarked that the 1Ioors | appeared desirOus to refer some DOT | tions of 1t and not to refer others. Thereon. Sidi Afohammed- declared that they were obliged to refer everything
 without exception to the sultan This ! brought on a discussion among the delegates showing that they are were l all similarly obliged to refer important 1 points to their respective governments The draft of the report under dis cussion besides providing oppressive 1 laws by the powers. charges the Moroc- can customs authorities with the re- pressiOn of cOntraband along the coast Before seizing a foreign ship they must notify the legation of the country
 to which the ship belongs and pending action on the part Of the legation at Tangier the Moroccan authorities shall install a guardian on board the ship Upon the legations approval of the sei-
 Zure the contraband cargo will be con demned, the proceeds going to the
 Moroccan treasury while the fines will
 be distributed between the informers and the Moroccan treasury.
 The draft gives France exclusive
 control over contraband on the Aleg--
 ian frontier and gives Spain exclusive
 control along the frOtiers of Spain's
 possessions in Morocco The general
 principle of the plan is to leave the
 coast surveillance with Moroccan GUS toms, but as the question of Frances
 administering the customs comes up
 later the Franco-German contention
 remains open