The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-10
Has Eyes Glued to the keyhole and
Wants to Know What's What
in the Morocco Con-
troversy.
SOLUTIONS OFFERED
Last One Is War Between France and
Germany Which Nobody
Wants But All Are
Ready.

EBy William Philip Simms. Paris
correspondent of the United Press]
PARIS, Nov 10.-Having been stand
4 ing on tip toe, with its eyes glued to
the chinked keyhole for four months
now, France wants to know what's
what in the Franco-German squabble
over Morocco and the Congo. And
she proposes to know soon or have
the reason why.
The initials of Jules Cambon, the
French ambassador to Germany, and
! those of Herr Kider,en-Naechter the
German minister OF foreign affairs,
have been affixed to the Morocco
| accord But this is no accord 1t
will never be an accord unless --.
And that unless Is the biggest "un-
less" one can imagine. The Congo
4 compensations agreement has vet to
be arrived at, and unless this becomes
IAN accomplished fact soon, everything
will be off.
| AS lie Matin' very neatly expresses
lit, France and Germany have simply
), determined just what the "merchan-
disc" Is which France wants That,
in nutshell, is the sum and sub
: stance of the accord" signed some
l days ago. The two countries will
: now have to fix the price of that
n IN erchandise"-and there's where the
! rub comes in.
+ France desires free hand in Nor
q Deco. This is the merchandise in
l. question. She wants complete lib
y erty of action from a triple point of
y administration, financially, po-
J. litical The only reserve she is will
!. ing to make is the economical equality
= of all nations in the African posses
e sion-to-be. France is very eager for
l. these things.
Germany on the other hand is
l. equally anxious to SELL France this
merchandise" At least she is eager
for the price. This price must be
high or therell be no trade-anothel
: stumbling block
For the people are to be recsoned
with, especially here in France
! Keep the Congo!' is the cry which
" has been growing louder and louder
: in France for weeks past I'VE bough
:, the Congo with our blood,' they say
y and to turn it over to the Germans
:. would be a sacrifice
Both governments are keeping thu
:, "compensations," whatever they are
"a "a profound secret Reports of wha
a they may be, are thick, but nobody
70 really knows. or will know, until thu
thing is automatically settled, on'
=. way or another, and the diplomatic
y. accord comes up for ratification b.
the people. Germany is reported al
"a demanding the entire Congo. She u
also said to ask only about half of 1t
Again she is described as willing t.
give France a portion of the Came
20 rooms, and free hand" in Morocco
=, for only small portion of the Frenc
40 Congo.
The end of the struggle, one wa
), or another, is now in sight. Once tn
Chamber of Deputies gets to work, tn
beginning Of the end will be at han
= An accord will be reached or a ruptul
:, will declare itself.
ar There are five possible solutions
~ the problem The first is the backir
~, down bit of Germany, in her d
mands, and her consequent humili
ton, great or little. The second
:, that France will be the victim TT
third Is an exchange of territor
~, etc-a tie The fourth is for t,
i''N 10 No J,,,oJy
y. appeal made to the Algeniras Powe
to referee the case. The fifth is W.
If the first guess should prove rigl
"a, the designations would be the ord
=, of the day in the German governmel
~, If the second wins. the French CO
~ met wouldn't last any longer than
would take the Chamber to cast
vote. If the third General inter-
dissatisfaction over the other, a
the people will not be satisfied wi
Ter half measures The fourth bet is
good one, and as to the fifth, nobo
ort wants it. Still on both sides of t
Rhine, they seem to think like t
ma English
cen I'VE don't want to fight, but
OF golly if we do, We've got the M
Nv we've got the ships and we've got
tea money, tool"
To the man up a stump it looks Ii
ria somebody was going to get hurt. w
isit that somebody is can't be forett
with accuracy today 1t is a tickli
affair for both countries and unle
all signs fail, before the trick is tu
are ed, and the end is reached, the me-
wa ures of Columbus, who smashed
cry egg to make it stand upright, "
have to be resorted to.
But the fellow who owns the egg
bound to holler.