Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-09
GERMANY'S COURSE
|RRI1A1ES ENGLAND.
MOROCCO POLICY REGARDED A
ATTEMPT TO STEAL MARCH
ON OTHER POWERS.
BRITAIN. FRANCE AND
SPAIN TO COMBINE
Ntw Sultan Must Give Promises to
Carry Out Obligations Before Rec
ignition 10 Accorded-1erlin or.
eIals Express Surprise.

London, Sept. At is learned that
the British government is holding
aloof from Mulai Hafid, the new sultan
of Morocco, for the present, but that
1t proposed to recognize him in due
time. British officialdom is irritated
by the course adopted by Germany,
which it regards as an attempt to
gain influence over and the good will
Of Mulai Hafid by stealing march on
the other powers.
Consultations are now going on be-
tween Great Britain, France and
Spain, and there is no doubt but that
Great Britain and France will act to.
gether and probably insist that Mulai
Hafid give promises to carry out the
obligations of Morocco to the powers
before they recognize him.
German Officials Surprised.
Berlin, Sept. 4.-The action of Ger
many concerning Morocco, it is ex,
planned, is limited to the suggestion
to the signatories of the Algeciras
act that the time has arrived to recog-
nize Mulai Hafid as sultan of Morocco.
Official wonderment is expressed at
the agitation of the French and Eng
lish newspapers over the occurrence.
They act as though Germany had done
something outside her privileges in
stead of something that one of the
signatory powers must do if the Mo-
roccan situation is to be cleared up.
Mulaf Hafid has informed the DOW
ers on several occasions that he would
fully observe the terms of the AL
geciras agreement and he doubtless
will repeat these pledges if to do so is
regarded as necessary preliminary
to his recognition.
German Trade SUFFERING.
German trade in Morocco is suffer-
Ing from the continuance of disorder
there, it was further explained, and
Mulai Hafid and his lieutenant gov
errors have failed to recognize the
rights of persons under German pro-
lection. Consequently, the German
consul at Tangier, DR.. Vassel, has
gone to Fee to straighten out these
difficulties. France some time ago
sent skillful and experienced agent
to the court of Mulai Hatid, where he
fas since remained, looking after
French interests. This envoy is an
Algerian in the French consular SER
vice.
1t appears here that the French gov
eminent desires to make certain pri-
vate arrangements with Mulai Hafid
before coming out in support of the
legitimacy of his claim to the sultan.
ate. Another probable cause of the
dissatisfaction in Paris is that certain
French interests made loans to ADD
'el-Aziz since the beginning of the civil
war and now they would like to per-
suade or compel Mulai Hafid to take
over responsibility for these trans
actions. From the German point of
view this is unjust.
Sultan to Quit and Travel.
Paris, Sept. "A morning news
paper prints an interview with Sidi
Ell MOkhri, Moroccan minister of for.
eign affairs, in which he declares that
after reflection and consultation with
his ministers, Abd-el-Aziz has definite
ly resolved to give up the struggle, al
though he has not yet decided whether
he will relinquish the throne quietly
or formally abdicate. The present in
tention of Abd-el-Aziz is to make a
two or three year pilgrimage to the
holy lands, after which he will return
to Morocco. He wishes to be allowed
to reside either at Fee, Morocco City
or Mequinez.
Although the tone of the French
press in its comments on the Moroc-
can situation is still somewhat ex-
cited, the belief prevails in official cir
Giles that ,Germany's action, unless fol-
lowed up, is not likely to lead to a
grave international incident. France
is confident that none of the powers
will take immediate action upon Ger.