Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-09-08

C0aC FRANCES Q6Slre 10 U0 ToCOSuAAou
as occupying an exceptional position
in Morocco was but preliminary
step to French seizure of the terri.
tory. 1t looked for a time as If
France and Germany were to fly at
each others threats. A conference OF
European powers was called, which
met at Algeciras, to hear the griev'
ances of Germany.
France claimed a predominant in
terest in Morocco by reason of thu
fact that Morocco Immediately adj
Joined French province, which suf
fered as a result of Moroccan convul.
sions. The commercial interests Of
France in the sultanate were large;
and, moreover, Morocco directly con-
fronted France across the Mediter.
ranean. For these reasons France
claimed the right to see that order
was preserved in the Shereefian EN-.
pire.
Against these claims Germany ad.
vanced her theory of internationalism
If Morocco proved troublesome, let all
the nations take hand in discourag.
ing her. 1t would be easier so to sc.
cure equal commercial rights among
nations and to maintain the open door.
If France were to be allowed to police
Morocco 1t would be but short step
to French possession.
A settlement was finally reached a
year after the kaiser's visit to Tan.
gier. The powers decided that the
sultanate should be policed by troops
under French and Spanish officers,
jointly answerable. to the sultan and
the diplomatic corps at Fee. In Tan
gier and Casablanca both French and
Spanish officers were stationed. Spain
was intrusted with the exclusive DO
Icing Of Tetuan, on the Mediterran-
can, and Larache, on the Atlantic; to
France fell the policing of the At
lantic ports of Mogodor, Saffi, Ma
zagan and Rabat On the financial
side France Jared equally we'll, being
allowed to hold three out of fifteen
shares in the new Moroccan bank, no
other European nation being allowed
10 COuCTOl luOT6 LQdn one.
France had got practically every.
thing she had right to expect. The
special interests of France in Moroc.
CO, recognized by the powers of 1906,
were specifically admitted by Germany
in February. 1909, in what is known
as the Franco-German agreement. In
that document Germany admitted that
she possessed only economic interests
in Morocco and that France was
bound to bestow on her only such c0nn-
mercial and Industrial rights a. were
enjoyed by other nations there. This
was regarded as formal conclusion
of peace between Germany and
France SO far as the Moroccan i'm.
broglio was concerned.
Yet recent events show with stuff.
cient clearness that neither the Al
geciras conference nor the Franco
German agreement has disposed, an
was confidently asserted at the time,
of the troublesome Moroccan prob.
lem. All that was needed was a spark
to kindle the old resentment into
udmc. udt CpdIA WIS duOTOeO OX
the recent revolt Of tribesmen in Mo.
rocco and the investment Of Fee. Ger
many was pleased to regard the IN.
reference of France to save the sui.
tan as gratuitous. No European lives.
Germany commended, were imperiled
by the uprising. There was no call
for French troops to march to the re-
lief of Fee. The military demonstra.
ton was only another attempt to ex.
tend the French zone of influence in
Morocco. Further complications were
introduced by the Spanish occupation
of Alkazar and the resultant friction
with French officers. France suspect,
ed Spain of playing into the hands Of
Germany and although Spain dis.
claimed any such purpose and prompt
ly apologized, the tension was by M
means relieved. The upshot OF tho
new trouble was that Germany sent
a gunboat to Agadir ana landed ma
rines. Thus for the second time 0er.
many brought on crisis which has
been occupying the diplomats OF sax
countries.