The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-17
MOORS LOOK FOR
FARLEY TO FAIL
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Delegate at Algeciras Predicts
Disagreement Contraband
M First Question.

sAlgeciras, Spain, Jan. 1.-THE dele
gates of the Moroccan conference to-
day took day Of leisure, to enable
the secretaries to get ready for their
work, and INDUCED in private CONVEX
sations among themselves or spent the
colleagues for the discussion of the
SURVEILLANCE of eontraband arms in
Morocco, the first question to be dis
cussed at the. next meeting.
Ambassador White visited Gibraltar,
after he and Mr.. Gummere had gone
over the present SITUATION in Morocco
regarding illicit trade in arms. When
tIons for the punishment of foreigners
engaged in smuggling arms into Mo-
rocco, most of the countries, including
the United States, will have to legislate
on the subject as only Great Britain
and Spain can, by orders in council,
Penalize their subjects abroad. a..
MI, Expects Disagreement.
while the talk: among the ambassa-
doris is all of. Cancellation and harmony,
Mohammed Ell Torres, the Moroccan
sion: of Morocco and %Mekri, the sui
tan's principal agent does not believe
the conference will agree.
sBudgett Meakin,. an eminent author
ity on Morocco, had a. prolonged con-
Eersation today in; Arabic with Mo
manned Ell Torres; and repeated to the
Associated Press the Moorish view as
follows: -, -; :
Mohammed FL Torres will be a
passive observer at the conference until
it. enters the last stage. If the powers
do not agree, the conference will fall
to pieces of itself without the >Moors
5 lifting q finger. If, however, the powers
accept general plan of control Of
Morocco, the sultan cannot be asked to
submit to anything that will insult the
faith or provoke rebellion among his
before facing an international military
occupation of Morocco to impose a
scheme of administration. -.
g The Moors expect some power to
take their viewpoint even if a general
agreement is attained. They pray much
Of the time for the Almighty to pro-
tect his Faithful and they trust that
fusion. The whole of the Islam world
is somewhat excited over the fate of
Morocco, as it is the last independent
Mussulman kingdom of Africa.
-, Secret Trade in Arms.
Mohammed Ell Torres expresses sat-
isfaction at the fact that the confer
ence will begin with a session on con-
traband arms, since this is one question
on which Morocco is anxious to secure
( the intervention of, the powers. The Mo
roccans contend that while the French
and German governments nominally re-
strict contraband arms from entering
Morocco, the great manufacturers OF
arms in France and Germany reap a
harvest by; the illicit introduction OF
arms, thus fonienting anarchy. and in
surreetion, Therefore, Morocco is pre-
y pared = to have the f5poWers .decisiVely
stop this contraband trade. ~.
- On the other hand, some of thu
ambassadors fear that the contrabant
Question may precipitate crisis owe
the' main Franco German controversy
as the surveillance Of contraband arms
involves the determination ~whethe
France: alone shall apatrol. the coast o
whether the powers shall establish al
International, patrol. The determine
tion as to who shall establish the pa
troll may, therefore, bring up the prln
eipal Franco German issue over France
having special position warrantin
her to direct the maintenance of order
! = Suggests Conference for Russia.
t'In concluding the conversation
Mohammed Ell Torres used the follow
ing expressive sentence as indicatin
the Inconsistency of the powers:
r." why don It they hold a conferenc
upon Russia and establish .orde
there?''