The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-18

llOlS COhNCl Dlh6 mOlOCCO anu lnC lC-
moval, so far as France and Germany
are concerned of this potential men
ace of war, a violent campaign has |
been opened by wide sections of the
press and political groups against the
government for having, as it is charg-
ed, INDUCED in prolonged negotiations,
upset the credit of the country and
brought Europe to the verge of hostili-
ties only to score a full fiasco and
reap the pettiest of profits for the
abandonment of its rights in Moroc-
CO.
lingo" papers, influential National
Liberal leaders and broad classes of
patriotic Germans attack the govern
ment for closing the bargain without
having obtained a slice of the Moroc-
can empire. Other parties and papers
assai it for saddling itself with what
is described as a vast area of pest
ridden and gold-engulfing Congo
swamp and jungle, worth far less
than the small cessions of German
colonial territory in Togoland and the
Kameroons which France receives in
the settlement.
All parties, except those which must
stand or fall with the government in
the coming elections. are wildly in
dignant with the government and with
Foreign Minister Won Kiderlen-Waech-
ter over the outcome and the "NOrOC-
can Fiasco" promises to swing doz-
ems of seats as a campaign cry. For
eien attention. too. has been so large
" concentrated on the latter details
of the negotiations that the opinion
that Germany has suffered another
diplomatic defeat is widely express
ed.
From the point of view of the Ger
man Foreign Office, however. it is felt
that the question of the success or
failure of Germany should be decided
only after reviewing the general
course of Germany's Moroccan policy
and eliminating misconceptions as to
its aims prevalent both here and
abroad.
, In the first place, it is insisted in
in inspired quarters that the acquisi-
ton of territory in Morocco has never
been. in the present negotiations as in
the earlier diplomatic struggles, an
aim of Germany. Secondly, that
Frances predominant political inhu
ence in Morocco was fully recognized
nv the Franco-German agreement o
February Q. 1909 and that the estah
lisbment of the French protectorat'
by the new treaty is therefore no los
FOR Germanywhich, i'm the third place
receives the demonstrating euarar
tees of commercial and economf
equality in Morocco and the practice
! means of ensuring and protectine thi
/ omen door to her trade. which ha
been the main object of German dipl'
\ macy since it recognized that its pol
] CIV ND to and after Algeciras has brol
! en- down.
4 The cardinal principle of this po
n lev. launched in open opposition
\ the Anglo-French idea of disposing
Morocco by private bargain withol
, | consulting Germany was that Franc
could obtain no rights in Morocco
d without the consent of Germany an
the other powers.
Strict and, it is now admitted, mi
taken adherence to this policy led
n the rejection of a profitable Morocco
bargain offered by Rouvier after Il
fall of Delcasse and to Algeciras. He
II Germany theoretically established h
Y principle, only to find herself standil
alone as it's sole defender, Englan
Italy. Russia and Spain being pledg
= in various degrees not to oppo
= France and France continually findi
new and always well-justified reaso
for pushing on it's gradual absorpti
of Morocco. Not being willing to ri
war every few months to check
various steps of this absorption, &
many threw overheard her first prin
Dle and admitted Frances polite
interests in Morocco, receiving in
change a paper guarantee Of the or
| door and commercial equality.
Germany, according to the ottc
German view, soon found it necessi
to supplement this paper guaran
by adequate and detailed matel
safeguards and an agreement IF
Franco-German cooperation in
tain African undertakings which W
contemplated, it is asserted, under
agreement of 1909. Negotiations
this end were well under way
with the fall of the Briand-Pichon n