The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-16
prLEaATEs oN HAND.
Moroccan Conference Will Open This
 Aftern0on.

Moroccan Conference Will Open This
 Aftern0on.
 Algeciras, Jan. 15.--The opening of the international conference on Mo- roccan reforms has definitely been fixed for 3 o'clock tomorrow after noon. The Duke of Almovodar, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, took the initiative soon after arriving here today in arranging plans for the beginning of the deliberations. All the delegates had arrived during the. day and each found note from the Duke advising that preliminary session for the purpose of organization would take place at o'clock tomorrow.
 It is expected that the Duke will be chosen as the permanent presiding of- ficer.
 Interesting features this afternoon were the landing of Ambassador White the American delegate, from the Amer tcan protected cruiser Galveston, and later the arrival of Samuel R. Gum mere Minister to Morocco, the second American delegate. from Tangier. on the French cruiser Galilee. The Gall weston fired a salute of twenty-one guns as she dropped anchor off the pier The Spanish cruiser did not re- Epoud promptly, but the land batteries roared an answering salute.
 The Ambassador entered one of the Galveston's launches and the latter took a course circling the Spanish cruiser Rio de la Platas the sailors of which manned the yards and gave hearty cheers to the American dele gate. It is a singular fact that the Rio dc Ia Plata was presented to Spain bv South American countries after tie destruction of the Spanish fleet in the war with the United States The American launch then circled the span Ish cruiser Marina de la Molina. the sailors of which also cheered MT. White and his companions.
 On landing Ambassador White was greeted by the Governor General and the Alcalde, who escorted him to his hotel.
 MT. Gumnere was similarly saluted when he arrived on board the Galilee He was accompanied by Portuguese and a Belgian delegate and by Louis Tinstein. thirS secretary of the Amer ,can Embassy at London. who will act as secretary to the American delega-
 As the delegates assemble there Is m outward evidence of tension, but on the contrary there is notable ex- change of amenities between the Ger rosn and French delegations There is. hnwever. an undercurrent of sentiment thai A supreme diplomatic struggle ts aroinent with France and Germany oc- cunvine the center and the other Pow ers ranged in various degrees around them. =. r,.,.....
 The French count upon Great Britain. snain. Italy. and Russia, as sure, and consider that the ties between the Uni- .oa States and France and Great Brit ain warrant tlye1n In expecting the sup nor+ of the American delegates. oo tba otheS hand the prevailing sentiment is that Germany can count on Austri@' 5olland and Sweden. and perhaps on Denmark, with Germany also expect Ing that the United States VIII supporI some of her contentious.
 Now that the delegates are here the scena before them is suggestive. Plaln- 1,F visible three miles away rises the es;eantic rock of Gibraltar, like non ,uardinr the straits, whle dimly out Iinea to the southward are the low ,,ountains of Africa. Algeclras hes in the center of this panorama mus tbe Powers of the world are gathered st the southernmost point of Europe ana their longing looks toward Africa e-,ve the keynote to the meeting about to begin.
 Ambassador White at Gibraltar.
 Gibraltar. Jan. l5.-The American .sIl,. Ambassador to Italy. Henry White, chief of the American Mission to the Moroccan conference. arrived here to- dav from Naples on the North Germany TJovd steamer Princess Irene.
 rbe steamers band played the Ameri- can and British anthems as the Prin- cess Irene entered the harbor. A steam launch of the United States cruiser Gal ..aston ran alongside the liner and took 4ba Ambassador on board the Brooklyn, inc m flagship of Rear Admiral slgsbee' ',,Sars the Admiral assembled his of rs while all honors were accorded, % tbe war ships firing an ambassadors salute. 4. .aa., A,secirss
 er. tha arrival of the other delegates wbo are due to reach Algeciras at 1:3O p. m.
 Tangier, Jan. 15.-The American Min ,.+ar Samuel R. Gummere, the second member of the American mission to the n1ennccan conference. and the Austrian, portneuege and selgian representatives at inc same meeting, sailed from here today for Algeciras on board the French cruiser Galilee.