Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-08
FRANCE, GERMANY AND SPAIN

France should find Germany back again
in Morocco in SPANS zone OF influence
The conflict between France and Span.
for there is conflict. may be brieny
summed up:
There Were two sorts OF agreements be.
tween Paris and Madrid. one public. which
affirmed adhesion to tho principles pro.
claimed at Algeciras: one secret. which
viewed the situation from a point where
changes in the Moroccan situation might
abolish the principle first announced.
Until 1871 there was no CONFLICT in the
two agreements The cabinets OF Paris
and Madrid attempted to facilitate the
adoption of the one or the other. notably
by the convention of September I. 1906.
Now for several months there has been
divergence France has followed the prin-
ciple laid down in the Algeciras act.
namely the maintenance OF the independ-
ence and sovereignty OF the sultan.
Spain has acted adversely and sets up
rights and treaties manifestly In viola
tion of the Algeciras act.
King Alfonso. as We have had occasion
to note. in his interview with the corre-
spondent of the. Nouveau Temps Of 81.
Petersburg. denied that Spain had acted
in an unfriendly manner to France. but
he insisted that she had rights In Moroc-
CO and would maintain them.
France has never denied the former
treaties, but has affirmed them. The Al
geciras act, il is plain, anuule these trca-
ties. and this constitutes a clear case OF
bad faith on the part OF Spain. In land
ing troops at Larrache and At FL Ksar
there is manifest violation of the Franco
Spanish agreement OF 1904 and the Alge-
ciras act of 1906 This gave Germany
the desired opportunity TO declare the vio-
lation OF the act Germany claimed that
France violated the act i'm going to Fez,
a claim that will be considered as nm
tenable because the expedition to Fee,
aside from the fact that IL was to save
life. was also to maintain the sovereignty
OF the sultan. and the signatories OF the
Algiciras act would have so decided had
they been invoked.
1t was true. as reported. that Spain had
declared martial law. but there was .'sus-
pension of constitutional guarantees" be-
cause OF the strikes and Inauguration OF
reign OF violence and anarchy. The
suspension of the constitutional guaran-
tees is not the same thing as a proclama-
ton of a state OF siege The civil au-
thorities retain their offices. but tho
power passes to the military promptly
and without delay when necessary
The truth Is Spain has not many troops
in the country al present The army i'm
time or peace consists OF 5000 men, in
cluoing the garrisons of Baleares and the
Canaries and the greater part OF the
At Carcagente and Alcira the commune
was proclaimed by the insurgents. Alcira,
on the Mediterranean
PROCLAIMED is city Of 2O0O inhabit-
rn-u,, ants. The rebels burned
several public edifices
Bilbao. Barcelona and Saragossa were
dominated by the revolutionary elements
socialists and extreme radical republicans
grouped under mixed committee COM
posed of Spaniards and foreigners
Senior Canalejas has made the following
declaration, which shows that he has no
fear that he may not control the situa-
ton. Il am reproached" he said, and
reproach myself with exaggerated toll
erance toward these agitators who pre-
pared this movement. But desire to re-
main to the end faithful to liberal doc
trines while applying the law in all it's
| rigor when necessary"
Senior Canalejas discovered. the projects
of the revolutionaries and informed the
king OF them when the king was In Eng
land. The revolution was prepared for
| the second half OF September by means
Of the general strike. The model which
these patriots" set up was the Paris
commune, which appeared to them az
idealistic. 1t was to be modernized by
| sabotage and assassination"
| The central committee, composed of fer
! eigners and Spaniards residing at Bar
/ celona. in view of the failure Of the strike
at Bilbao, decided to provoke an outbreak
at Barcelona and simultaneously I'm the
principal industrial centers. NJ. Canale-
jas FASTENED to explain that in denounc-
ing the French participants he had no in
| tention of accusing the French people
other than those of the revolutionary
syndfcates of France and other countries
who appeared to prefer Spain as a field
OF experience. Senior Canalejas believed
that the friends of order everywhere were
interested in having a check put upon
| these revolutionary movements. He was
resolved to have done with them.
The declarations Of the radical socialist
Lerroux. who has figured in proceed
| ing outbreaks. are important as showing
| that the ranks of the Spanish insurgents
are divided.
Senior Lerroux declared that the work.
mems outbreaks at Bilbao and the princi-
pal Industrial centers were not political
as pretended. but were purely profess
sional-that is, Industrial
y
The radical party. according to Ler-
roux. was too divided in Spain The meant
the chiefs of the party and
Spanish not the masses) to under
D, take revolution with any
chance of success. But the
radical socialist added that IL a revolu-
ton was attempted his party would aid
it If the circumstances ere favorable.
Spain was republican. and the proof
might be found in the constitution of the
councillors. and. despite the ''caciques.' or
government officeholders. the majority
of the councillors were republicans. In
Barcelona, Malaga. Valencia. Corosna
and the principal industrial centers the
republicans are in a majority. And Ler-
roux added: I'VE only need a chief
The latest dispatches from Madrid an
nounce that Senior Canalejas has seized
the revolution by the throat and stran-
gled il at birth. The situation is re-
ported as normal at Barcelona Saragos-
sa and Madrid. The mass Of workmen.
it is said. refused this time to Cooperate
with the anarchist and revolutionary
leaders. The prompt suspension Of con-
stitutional guarantees has proved q most
efficacious remedy. II permitted the au-
thorities to suppress the propaganda or