The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-04
|IT JUST HAPPENS.
Ihe German Army Maneuvers
Are in Progress
As the Trouble With France
Over Morocco Comes Up.
KAISER SAW A SCHEME
To Elbow Germany Out of the
African Situation.
Conclude to Take the Initiative
in the Readjustment.

Berlin, Sept. 4.--The French policy in
morocco has been interpreted in lhis
city as designed gently to maneuver
Germany out of any direct part in
Moroccan affairs with the ultimate
purpose, supported by Great Britain of
acquiring that paramount position
winch was the object of France pre-
Nlous 10 the AlgeciraS conference. The
French aims are regarded today as be-
ing precisely what they were before
Germany brought about this confer
ence and they come therefore into con-
hlct with the present demonstration of
Germany. This also may be described
as exactly what was held to previous
to the Algeciras conference namely the
independence of Morocco politically and
commercially with no superior position
for France or any other power.
Germany declines to recognize the
theory of the French foreign office thae
France and Spain being mandatories
OF the powers in Morocco, alone have
the right to initiate suggestions In
order to impress this view, the German
foreign office took opportunity to be
! the first in proposing the recognition
of Mulai Hafid. Germany is not dis
posed to allow Mulai Hafid to be COM
PEELED to take over large and indefinite
French pecuniary claims, the effect of
which at the outset of his reign would
be to reduce him to the position of a
French vassal.
1t so happens that the autumn ma
neuvers of the German army in
Alsace-Lorraine, territory taken from
France, synchronize with the revivals
of the Moroccan controversy.
France Is Indignant.
Paris, Sept. 4.-French official cir
cleS resent deeply the intimation con-
veyed in the inspired communications
from Berlin to the effect that the real
purpose of France in delaying the
| IN "a TlI1ai lot &c 70
NIT the republic to advance private
arrangements for the protection of
special French interests. The Asso-
ciated Press today was authorized to
! publish the following:
You can categorically deny such
| intimations. We are conducting no
private negotiations, what we are do
| ing is in the general interest of all
the powers. After Mulai Hafld is
recognized we are confident that we
will be able to take care of ourselves.
The German attempt to make it ap-
pear that France sometime ago sent a
consular official like DR.. Vassel to
F'ez, also is officially repudiated. 1t is
explained that the man France sent
to Fez was a native of Algeria, whose
mission was simply to act as custodian
of the valuable French archives there.
He was in no sense a consul like DR..
Vassal.
With reference to the German sug-
gestion that France is trying to Sc
cure from Mulai advance endorse
ment Of the loans made by French
interests to Abd-El-Az1z, it is ex-
planned that the French creditors of
Add El-Aziz hold his Jewels as
security and that the other loans
were made by the Moroccan State
bank in which Germany like the other
powers has a representative.
France is still waiting Spain's ap-
proval of the terms of the joint note
before communicating it to the
powers.
The Associated Press learns in addi-
tion to the points enumerated in these
dispatches yesterday the Franco
Spanish note to the powers regarding
Morocco, will propose that Mulai Haf3d
agree to reimburse the expenses occa-
stoned by the international interven-
tion at Casa Blanca and other Mo-
roccan points and the points that had
tervention to maintain security and or
der.
France has been informed that Great
Britain has answered the German COM
munication proposing Mulai Hafid be
recognized by saying that she will do
nothing until she has received the
Franco-Spanish note. Italy has ac-
knowledged the receipt of the German
communication but she also says she
will make no reply until the Franco
Spanish note is received. The convic-
tion prevails in official circles this
afternoon that Germany's coup has
failed and single handed she will not
go to the point of recognizing Mulai
Hafid in advance of the other powers.
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