The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-03
Romh.heil ia Paris.

J AMA tEF IE GAs -AeT-~ 4ftS N+~t1hl 0A tT@t~ any in breaking up the concert or | tsie powers with regard to Morocco by notifying the algnatories of the AIgeciras set that she considered the actual situation demanded the inima4 diate recognition of Mulai Hafid. tM usurping Sultan of Morocco has faIl8F like a bomb shell in Paris. AZ A feeling approaching constern4E Eion is manifested in official circles. tThe notification which was made verbally is not accompanied by any explanation of Germany's brutal change of front. 2 as 1t was termed here. and Tn govern ment circles the action of Germany ane the dispatch to Fez of pr. Vassel, the German consul at Tangier. can nc longer be disassociated.
 Officials can see fin Germany's ac. ton only a virtual proclamation of her intention to disregard the Algeciras act and seek special position in Mo- rocco for herself. The consequences both in the international and the French standpoint are expected to se deplorablel
 in answsr to Germany's call for re- cognition of Mulai Hafid before he has entered Into any engagements with gatherin on the Algerian frontier at. lacked yesterday the French post at at Boudenih.
 The Associated Press is fin . position to present the following official French view of the situation:
 "Germany's notification came as a complete surprise to France and Spain, who are engaged in eIaborating a pro gram for the demands. to be presented to Mulai Hafid for the safeguarding of the common interests of Europe and America in Morocco. These demands are to be submitted to the ssgnatories of the Algeciras act as soon as they are completed and the powers were 60 notified eight days ago.
 Germany took no exception to this course and we presumed that she was entirely satisfied until suddenly there came this crash out of a blue sky.
 There was no longer any question Of upholding kbdel-Aziz. Both France and Spain recognized that he had dis- definitely from the horizon What we proposed to do was to force Mulai Hafid to ratify the engagements of his brother, Abdel-Aziz. toward Eu- rope before recognizing him. Now Germany comes forward with a prop osition to recognize Mulai Hafid be- fore he has given any guarantee. Tf amounts to undoing the work of the Algeciras conference and is revolting to the status quo.
 "The powers must decide between the position of Germany and that of France; the French position we con- slider to be most loyal to the spirit and letter of the Algeciras act. The French press is unanimous in considering Ger manys action provocative and possibly productive of an acute crisis.'
 German DinIomat VisttN Root.
 Washington, Sept. 2.--Durlng visit to the State Department today, Count Hatzfeldt. the German Charge D'Af- faires, called attention to the Berlin dispatch indicating 1t to be the opin- ion of his government that the speedy recognition of Mulai Hafid as Sultan of Morocco by the -signatories of the AL Reciran conference would be In the in- terest of peace. Count Hatzfeldt did not present any formal notes from the German foreign office.
 The attitude of the State Depart ment in this matter appears to be one of expectancy and a disposition to await developments.
 The United States was a signatory to the Algeciras act, but accompanied this with declaration that in accept ing the application of its regulations and declarations to American citizens and interests in Morocco 1t did SO without assuming obligations or re- snonslbility for their enforcement.
 Battle With Arabs.
 Paris, Sept. 2.--Arab tribesmen at