Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-07
Great Britain Supports French View and
Will Be Assisted BY Oilers
Wy OCCUPIES DELICATE POSITION
Treaty with France Cedss All italian
Rights in Morocco.
ALSO UNDER OBLIGATIONS 70 GERMANY
Kaiser says Italy and Austria
Must Come 90 Aid of GER
many in Case t is
Attacked.

LONDON Jan 6-According 70 offictG
information received in London, Germany
not only demands that all the powers shall
participate in the execution of reforms In
Morocco, but the work OF watching the
frontier shall be divided among them. thus
realizing the fears expressed by an Official
Of the Foreign office in an interview with
the Associated Press last Thursday that
the German delegates might insist on
regulations clashinG with what France con-
sldered it's special privileges for instance.
the policing NJ the frontier. II Germany
persists in this attitude in the conference
! II Is believed a most serious situation will
arise. as France is certain to resist, and
! Great Britain will support France.
The British government. while believing
the conference will reach a satisfactory
! settlement. realizes that persistence by
/ Germany in it's demands will cause irrita-
! tion which will require all the efforts OF
! tho delegates to remove and in this It
/ expects the support of the United States,
! Spain and Italy.
! The British public ia busy with the cleo
/ tions and is not taking much interest I'm
/ the question Members OF the diplomatic
! corps believe Germany is putting forward
/ its demands before the meeting OF the
conference 10 sec how they are received.
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/ bilitv Of war Is considered the remotest.
even II the conference fails, particularly
as those who are inspiring the German
| policy do not belong to the war party, but
are powerful commercial men.
ItnIy's Position Delicate.
ROME Jan. 6-Interest here in the con-
! ference on Moroccan reforms is growing
This is due 70 the predominant position
that Italy will assume because of the
Importance OF its delegate, Marquis Visconu
Venosta who. when he was Italian minister
OF foreign affairs. concluded an agreement
with France by which Italy abandoned its
claims on Morocco for France. This agree
ment was completed later by Foreign Minis
ter Prinetti, who pledged Italys help tn
France in Morocco. receiving In exchange
the help of France in Tripoli.
At that time Germany had shown no in
terest in Morocco while italy considered
itself free to act, Morocco not being in
cluded in the agreement of the triple al
lance concerning the equilibrium OF the
Mediterranean. Now Germany Il is said,
maintains that any question even IL II
were not contemplated by the triple alll-
ance comes within the terms Of the treaty
and If Germany is attacked by another
power the other two members of the triple
alliance. Austria and Italy, are compelled
TO assist it with arms.
Thus the situation of Italy IN the confer
ence is becoming more delicate as the con-
ference may lead to war though the pros
poets at present point toward peace.
The opinion Is prevalent here that France
should represent the powers in the work
of civilzing Morocco and that they should
I intrust to IT, or principally to IT, the exe-
cution Of the program Of reforms and the
safeguarding Of the interests Of Germany
and Spain and the ensuring of the complete
liberty of commerce for all time
Up TO the present time ii Is asserted Ger
many has refused TO even discuss this posi-
ton. limiting itself to the recognition OF
the right of France to protect the Algerian
frontier on the Moroccan side.
= Foreign Minister sanguilano has tele-
graphed to signor Panza, the italian am
bassador at London. to come TO Rome 10
discuss with him Great Britain's attitude
on the Algeceiras conference There Is much
SPECULATION here as to the attitude Tunis
will take. Several journalists have en-
: gagged to interview Ambassador White with
regard 10 this. but he has refused TO be
questioned Mr. White will leave Naples
January y on board the Princess Irene. on
, his way to Algeceiras.
Germany Avoids Friction.
BERLIN Jan. 6.-The German Foreign
/ once book on Morocco, which will be laid
q before the Reichstag next week, contains
scarcely more than tenth OF the docu-
ments relating 70 the subject Those Sc
} lected are designed 10 rectify some i'm
! pressions produced by the French book
, Everything OF an irritating nature will
be omitted as II is regarded as unwise
TO publish on the eve OF the Moroccan
conference documents that might cause
strife or produce a mood among the rep
J. resentative powers unsuited 10 calm dis
4 eussion. II is believed that Frances polio!
/ has not been the same; that an important
n change took place when France asked th'
~ sultan to sign the treaty presented b!
r NJ Tailadier and that had that treat,
y been signed and supported by the agree
- ment between France, Great Britain anC
e Spain it would have been difficult 10 safe
guard German interests The book will
also make a further exposition OF Ger