New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04
As to Private Railroads.

France undertakes TO have the Moroccan
Government permit foreign owners of min
inc and farming lands and Of manufactur-
ing, establishments. without respect 10 their
Nationality. TO build railways connecting
their concerns with state roads or sea-
PORTS.
Troubles between foreign citizens are to
bo adiudIcated by board Of arbitration
consisting Of the consuls Of the countries
involved. When they are unable to agree
they shall appeal to the French Consul
who will cooperate with them in naming
board Of arbitration. This process also
will apply to grievances against the gov
eminent and the French.
Tho Congo changes are more limited tnan
were first expected. Germany viii get only
from four 10 seven miles Of the Congo
River-i. e.. sufficient to establish a steamer
trading statiCn-and cedes small triangle
Letween the Logone and Shari rivers, south
of Lake Tchad.
Togolsnd is not mentioned in the treaty.
The POST regards the agreement as "a
cup Of care, sorrow and shame for the Ger
man people" and adds:
Germany, without drawing the sword,
allows France 10 occupy the last bit Of
earth not belonging TO great colonial
power" The Post adds that il expects
the saddest effects from the agreement in
the Reichstag election.
The "TaEHche Rundschau" says France
receives an extraordinary accession IN
power while Germany gets an illusion OF
economic guarantees which have existence
only on paper. .-.
shows that Foreign Minister Won Kiderlen-
Waechter worked painstahngly success
fully TO secure effective guarantees against
the TunisizatiOn Of Morocco.
The "Boersen Zeitung' comments in
similar manner.
Paris. Nov. 3.-The whole French press
Is pleased over the conclusion of the
F'ranco-German accord as terminating four
months OF political crisis, which appeared
at times as though it might result in war.
While deploTing the loss Of so much Of the
French Congo. II halls with satisfaction
the creation Of a great French empire in
the north OF Africa, consisting of Tunis'
Algeria and Morocco.
The Temps" says: 'The historic work
commenced by Charles X IL thus crowned
by tho Third Republic"
The terms OF the treaty show that Ger
many recognizes the right Of France to es-
tablish a protectorate in Morocco while
both nations engage TO obtain the adhesion
10 this accord OF the other signatories to
the AIgeciras agreement.
France, as compensation for German rec
IGNITION Of her prOtectorate in Morocco.
cedes 10 Germany about $4,000 square klo-
metres in Northern French Congo, touching
the German Kameruns.
The territory ceded is inhabited by about
100000 negroes and has a commerce valued
IT $4,000 annually. The new German
frontier starts at Monda Bay and extends
10 the Sanga River thence to Kandeko,
thence through the Congo, finally attaining
Lake Ichad by way OF the Ubanga ana
Logoue Rivers.
France retains the right to run railroad
lines across German territory so as 10 con-
rect the different parts Of French Central
Africa
The accord does not affect Togoland. but
Germany cedes her the ducks BILL eX-
tending from the Chart River 10 the Lo-
gone River France and Germany agree TO
submit to the Hague Tribunal all Difficult
ties arising from the operation of the ac-
cord.