Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10

with GERMANY upon cOnQl1lOn tndt Ter
many shall recognize the preponderance
of France in Morocco France must
have complete liberty OF action in Mo-
rocco, If not. the conversations shall
cease and the negotiations be broken on.
If Germany assents the conversations
will continue and compensations of ter
ritory in the French kongo will he dis
cussed There is nothing said about
compen sations of territory in Morocco.
Nor could there be any such compensa-
tons. which could only be discussed by
the powers signatory of the Algeciras
act, II Is clear.
Not all OF the German press is violent
and Incorporate. 1t is but just to remark.
But an example OF the bad
German humor Of the pangermanic
press. which may be charged
NeiseS. with creating German ner-
vousness. is contained in a singular aru-
Gle in the Aufklarungsblatt:
What do the French intend to do with
Morocco? For forty years France has
prepared for revenge. She has succeeded
in raising more instructed soldiers than
GERMANY O0.OOO against Germany's y
500 coo But Germany has reserves and
France has not France can place $4,000
has already 1900 Moroccans. and Mo-
rocco has population of 6.OO,Vn- ShalI
Germany remain inactive while France Is
constituting six African army corps!
The Aufklarungsblatt concludes hyster-
icaIIy that unlimited numbers of savages
would deluge Germany in blood HAD
the French not been repulsed at Wlssem-
bourg and Woerth. the Turcos had made
the palatnate a bath of blood. Germany
should have the war now. whlch tne
thirst for vengeance rendered inevitable
in the future.
The Nouvelles de Hamburg. formerly
Bismarck's organ. laughs at SUCH eHuslon
and says :,
serve the interests of certain individuals.
Their appeals to honor and amour propre
signify simply business affairs
| The Gaulois of Paris, resuming the SIT
uatinn of the public mind In france.
writes:
IT is not a question of acres OF terri
tory to be ceded in compensation TOT
Morocco II is a question Whetner' go
or no. il is necessary to DOW 10 the WI.
of Germany. whether we are 10 perrin.
Germany TO proclaim TO Europe that
France Yields when Germany threatens.
whether we are still, as the morning
sfter 1870. a conquered nation, but con
nuered this time without the heroic re-
sistance which left us a ilttie siors.
"A
col Siiyertie commander of the Spanish
troops at FL Ksar, has addressed !he
caids of that region circular lnIorniI'is
them that they should no longer pay
their contributions to the maghsen, put
20 consider themselves Spanish subjects.
The Moroccan government may class
this double information Of the integrity
of Morocco as unfinished business Du.
business that is sure to come up aItet tne
conversations with Germany are finished.
y
NJ Josenh Chailley, in the Colonial. In
yites attention to the Arrangement which
was concluded in July
Arroroement last by NJ. Geoffray,
French ambassador to
With Spain. Madrid, with the Span
ish minister of foreign affairs. Inc ar
raneement is a modus vivendi, whose
principal object is to put an emo 10 the
incident which occurred In the region OF
Ell Ksar.
The modus vivendi includes three
points: The tabor" will not enroll any
more deserters of the Cherifian army: Eu-
ropeans punished with diplomatic OF con-
sular authority, to be permitted free cir
culation: the Cherifian mehalla will re-
main on the left bank of the Lnukkos
The latter is a concession OF France 10
Spain This mehala. it must be under
stood is commanded in fact ny french
Instructors But aside from this fact, II
is a recognition of the establishment OF
a regime of zones of influence conform
able to secret arrangement OF l9C-laN
I repeat what | have said heretofore.
that the secret treaty with Spain was an
unfortunate act which has prevented
France from invoking the Aigeciras act.
To admit zones of influence is to violate
the spirit and letter of the Algeciras act.
France will rectify that weak point just
SO soon as she may obtain free
hand i'm Morocco. and she may do that
through an ultimatum to Spain by the
Sultan of Morocco.
According to NJ Bourgeois, there could
be nothing worse than the then proposed
partition of Morocco; moth
Moroccan ing worse for the French
maghreb with the perpet-
1aIIILloA. ual menace of one or more
European powers esta blished on the &C.
cidental frontiers of Algeria. II was al
WAYS the doctrine of Metternich land
that of Austria) to prefer the neighbor-
hood of a weakened and expiring Turkey
to the risks of liquidation and the I'M
certain advantages of a partition of the
Balkanic empire. That should be the
policy of France in Morocco.
The author advances the idea that the
presence of Spain in the presidios OF
Ceuta Penon de NaleZ. AfhuceHlds
Melilla and the ten lieuX of territory
was fortunate thing for France In