The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-09-13
Troops Being Massed on Ger.
man Frontier Under Guise
of "Manenvers''
FREE POLITICAL HAND
DEMANDED IN MOROCCO
French Cabinet Holds Three
Hour Session and Approves
Foreign Minister'S Reply
STAND AGAINST KAISER
APPROVED BY PEOPLE
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

"maneuvers" the French army is
being massed on the German
frontier preparatory to repelling
answer to Germany's demands for con-
cessions in Morocco has been received
in Berlin. All France is today discus
sing the German demands and national
feeling runs high in the support Of the
cabinet for declining to be awed by the
kaiser's implied threats.
An extraordinary meeting of the
French cabinet was held. Following
the semiof1cial announcement that Ger
many's answer to Frances ultimatum
would not be presented to the cabinet.
as a whole, the situation today devel-
oped a more mystifying aspect in con-
sequence of the special cabinet meet
ing.
France Hovers on Verge
There were persistent reports that
France is lowering on the verge of
taking a momentous step. There were
other reports that the cabinet will dis
cuss supplemental series OF propo-
sails to go with the ultimatum which
was presented to the German empire.
An electrical thrill was In the air
at the foreign Office and there was
hint of something vast in contempla-
ton. That France is preparing the
way to reject the German note is be-
coming more and more apparent.
Foreign Minister de Selves and
Premier Caillaux held a conference
with President Fallieres today before
the cabinet meeting.
PARIS, Sept. IL. - A momentous
of the cabinet was held this
afternoon to consider Frances reply
to Germany's counter proposals in the
Moroccan negotiations. The meeting
lasted three hours. The terms and a
rough draft of the document were
laid before the ministers by Foreign
Minister de Selves and were discussed
and scrutinized from every aspect.
Although the ministers formally re-
fuse to satisfy public curiosity by MAX (
ing any statement as to what passed
at the historic counsel, 1t is said the
cabinet accorded its fullest approval
Of the reply prepared by M. de Selves.
which is no less explicit than that
submitted by Germany.
Free Hand Demanded
The reply sets forth in the cfearest
possible manner Frances position with
regard to the question of principle
raised by Germany, and pays particular
attention to the necessity of maintain
ing commercial equality for all and of
assurance to France of an absolutely
free hand politically in Morocch
The foreign minister will proceed to
tomorrow to submit the
decision of the cabinet to President
Fallieres He will then have drawn up
will be dispatched from Paris without
delay and will be In the possession OF
the German government by the end of
the week.
German Stocks Weaker
BERLIN, Sept. 12.-No further de-
in the Moroccan affair are
expected here pending the receipt OF
Frances reply to the German note.
French Ambassador Cambon is in Dres
den with his family awaiting the next
move by his government.
!. Although the public anxieties regard
Ing the differences between France and
Germany have been largely allayed,
stocks opened somewhat weaker on the
bourse today, owing to the unsatisfac
tory course of the New York and Paris
markets yesterday.
A report printed in the foreign press
that the Russian government had with
drawn great sums OF money from Ber-
lin is authoritatively denied and it Is
asserted that the withdrawal OF the
French credits from German houses has
been much exaggerated in the reports.
Whatever Withdrawals were made were
so slight, 1t is declared. that 1t played
no important part in the recent stock
market panic.
A report circulated in financial circles
that Germany has withdrawn the
cruiser Berlin from Agadir was given