The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-25
NO FULL VICTORY ON MOROCCO
BOTH FRANCE AND GERMANY TO
s., YIELD SOMETHING.
Tnas Plan Likely to Contain Provision
for Neutral Supervision OF Police,
Which Kaiser Demanded-France to
Have Preponderat1ns influence in Bank
Special Cable Ds,patch., TO THE Sun.

Special Cable Dispatches 10 THE Sun.
LONDON. March 24.-Even the pesslmists
now admit that the Morocco crisis is set
led and the wbo ole, European outlook more
neaceful than for q year past. Credit Tor
The fnai solution Of the details Of the COM
plicated problem has been variously
sscribed to Austria Hungary President
Roosevelt and Mr.. White, the American
delegate to the conference. The best in
formation lie TO the effect that Paris and
Berlin finally reached a basis OF compro-
mise by direct negotiation.
Germany has brought upon herself ad-
dl:onal, and unnecessary humiliation in
the uast few days in her efforts to maintain
an attitude Of aggressive dignity. Her
rea! policy since March 8 has been one OF
compulsory willingness to settle the con-
troversv on the hest terms available, and
this would have been done at once had
not the French Ministry fallen. Her
casablanca proposal made through Aus
tina was an attempt to take advantage
Of that situation. She made a stupid mie-
take in asserting through the semi-oficial
press that France stood alone in opposing
that suggestion.
II is almost unprecedented in diplomatic
history that three great Powers should
onenly resent newspaper utterances as
they did in this instance. Russia's en-
phatic circular note. declaring her full sup
port OF the French attitude is especially
resented at Berlin, where it is regarded as
evidence Of base ingratitude for GeTmany's
great services during the recent war.
To.day's Tdgebldt afirms that German
irritation has taken the form Of a strong
note to Russia expressing surprise at Rus
sia's public action. The obvious reply
might be that Germany has only herself
10 blame, inasmuch as she hagrantly mis-
represented the Russian attitude.
The same foolish press declarations
v drove Austria to say to France that
her efforts in seeking a compromise had
really been animated by sympathy with
the French position more than friendship
for Germany. In fact all the develop
ments of the last fortnight have served
only to demonstrate anew that the German
diplomatists have handled their very strong
case in the most bungling fashion.
One important point which Germany
has gained is that the neutral supervision
of the Franoo-Spanish police is to be real
and not merely nominal. 1t is to be pre-
slned that guarantees to this end will be-
effective. If 80, Morocco is secure against
the danger Of becoming a French Egypt,
which vas the real intent of the original
agreement between Great Britain. Spain,
Italy and France.
PARIS, March 24-The Mathis. CORE
spondent at Algeciras says that a Franco
German arrangement is absolutely certain.
He points out that Germany. who has
always refused to consent to Franco-Span-
ish control Of the Morocco police force,
now accepts that principle, while France.
who has been declaring that she would not
consent to surveillance of the police force
by a third Power, lie now in favor Of il.
Germany all along would not allow Franco
a preponderating interest in the Morocco
State Bank. She now consents to it. France,
who has demanded a very preponderating
poeition. has now considerably modified
her demand. These points. the CORE
spondent thinks, constitute the basis OF
the accord which has been reached.