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SAYS WAR With
France is near
PROMINENT GERMAN ORGAN
STATES SITUATION IS RE-
GARDED AS CRITICAL.
MOROCCAN AFFAIR is
CAUSE OF TROUBLE
French Wrath Aroused and Hotheads
Urge Government to Attack Kais-
er's Empme-Von Sternburg Adds
Fuel to Fire.

Berlin, March 1.-THE Frankfurter
Zeitung, an influential newspaper, at
times having official inspiration, states
that in government circles the interna-
tional situation is regarded as critical
and that Europe to-day is as near war
as last summer, when Germany was on
the verge OF conflict with France and
England.
Germany Orders More Ships.
Berlin, March 1.-THE appropria-
tions committee of the reichstag, on
which all the parliamentary groups
are represented, Tuesday approved
with few dissenting votes the gov
ernments measure providing for the
construction of six additional armored
cruisers.
War Cloud Growing.
Paris March 1.-THE war cloud on
Europe's horizon is rapidly growing
in size and the conviction is spreading
fast that terrific struggle between
France and Germany is certain to be-
gin in the very near future.
In all ranks of the French people
is heard the demand that France abate
not one jot of her claims in the
Moroccan affair, and that the preten-
sions of Germany be resisted even
though war results. The govern
ment's firmness on the question is
receiving the enthusiastic plaudits of
the nation, while the insistence of
Germany has reused the wrath of the
people to the boiling point
Hotheads Want War.
Already the hotheads, to whom the
word Germany" has always had an
effect similar to that of red cloth on
an ugly bull, are shouting for war
They would have the government
withdraw from the Moroccan confer
ence and launch the French naval
and military forces upon Germany
without word Of warning. duplicat
ing the attack of Admiral Togo that
staggered the Russian empire.
An interview given out at Wash
insfon by Baron Speck Won Stern
burg. the German ambassador to the
United States, has added impetus to
the war sentiment in France. If the
views he expressed are those of his
government, it is declared in official
circles that war can scarcely be
averted.
Won Sternburg's Interview.
In this interview Baron Won Stern.
burg declared that Germany would not
reced., from her position in Morocco
He recfted at length the reason why
Germany cannot back down in her
contentious at the Moroccan confer
ence The interview undoubtedly
was inspired from Berlin, and its pur,
pose. it is declared, is to prepare the
American public and the people OF
other neutral countries for the
eventually of great European con,
f1ict.
Diplomats here think that the kaiser
has played a waiting game. but thai
ne thinks the time has now come fol
him to strike. Last Saturday at the
Algeciras conference the majority o.
the powers lined up against him. anc
this now furnishes reason for the
implied warning to the world giver
out through the Washington ambas
sador.
Kaiser and Galleries Meet.
Berlin, March THE MofseApos
says IL learns from diplomatic
source that Emperor William desires
to arrange meeting with Presiden
Fallieres of France at Marseilles dur
ing the emperors forthcoming cruis
in the Mediterranean. The kaiser
visit to Marseilles will be sensational
set off to his visit last year to Tan
gier, Morocco.
Unable to Break Deadlock.
Algeciras, Spain, March 7.-.fhs 20
sitions as defined before the confer
ence show that the Franco German
deadlock is practically the same il
open conference as 1t was during tn
private exchanges Of views.
MISS ANTHONY WORSE.