New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-22
French PROTECTORATE
IN MOROCCO IS CERTAIN
Pressing Question Now Arises in
Abroqation, Proposed in Paris,
of Convention of 1880.
POWERS INTERESTED ARE IA
Abolition Of Consular Courts and
of Protection to Individual
Natives by Each of the
Signatories Asked For.

Paris. Sept. E.-The interview yesterday
sa+ween the French Ambassador to Ger
MANY NJ Csmbon. and the German Min
istsr OF Foreign Affairs. Herr Won IIiderien-
Naechter. confirmed the French impression
~ the concil!atory disposition OF the Ger
man government and heightened the pros
pect OF an early arrangement regarding
Morocco.
Tho Cabinet viii meet tomorrow and ex-
anime the latest suggestions from Berlin
u.bic1. Il Is expected, will be received here
bv courier tonight
II appears certain that the sovereign In
dependence Of Morocco as guaranteed by
tbe United States and other powers sigma
tory 10 the AlEeciras treaty is doomed. and
this in the face Of repeated assertions 10
the contrary. France to-day does not at
tempt 10 deny that there VIII re anything
less than a complete protectorate over
Morocco and that IT is negotiating with
Germany because II believes Germany 10
be the only power which will oppose the
move and not because the Fatherland has
a greater right 10 object than. for example,
the United States.
Price for Closing It's Eyes.
Il IS understood here that the German
Forelgn Minister is authorized 10 recognize
French political preponderance in Morocco
and also TO accept the commercial equality
Of all the powers under the French pro-
tectorate. II remains however. TO be de-
cided what compensation is to be awarded
10 Germany for closing its eyes 70 what
IN Berlin IS called the French, grab"
Another ana even more pressing -ques-
ton arises from the Madrid Convention OF
1850 That conference Of the powers. in
Guiding the United States. France. Ger
many. Austria, Great Britain, italy, Rus
e.a. Spain. the Netherlands, Belgium, swe-
den. Norway, Denmark and Portugal, &C
corded TO each signatory the right 10 have
IN Morocco twelve natives directly protect
81. and in addition an unlimited number
OF agricultural associates whose per-
sons and property were not 70 be specially
protected.
Further. any commercial concern Of any
Egnatory power. whether II had branches IN
Morocco OF not. was to have the right to
have two protected agents there. The
number Of such concerns was not limited.
These three classes OF protected natives
were not amenable TO the local laws, but
could be tried only IN the Cousuar Court
o. the country by which they were pro-
tecte5.
To Abolish Consular Courts.
France now demands abolition Of this
protection and also Of the consular courts.
Germany is said 10 object on the ground
that n e consented II would we hood
vinked in case the other powers refused TO
follow IN reply France. IL is understood,
PROMISES 10 seek the consent Of the United
states and the other sisnatory powers. but
e wishes Germany's consent first, together
with the promise Of that country 70 lend
rs influence in persuading the other pow
e-s TO ~elinQuish the rights accorded by
the Madrid Convention.
i On agreement can be reached on the
subject Of the Madrid Convention and with
iespe~t 10 the recompense due 70 Germany
fo- giving way % France, the troublesome
pourpa-lers viii come TO an end, and there
Will remain only the task Of obtaining the
consent OF N other powers to convert the
sovereign state Of Morocco into what viii
Be virtually a French colony.
Berlin. Sept 2l,-The Minister Of Foreign
Affairs. Herr Won Observation-Disclosures, and
the French Ambassador. NJ. Cambon, con-
terrad again to-day on the compromise pro-
posals regarding the economic status Of
Morocco. further progress toward the set
clement of which IS reported. The news
papers are highly optimistic.
A rsr0rt from Tangier that another Ger
nan detachment had been landed al Agadir
was officially denied here to-day.
The "Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung'
% calling attention tO-unfavorable reports
abroad as 10 German financial conditions,
points out that the recent breaks IN prices
L German stock markets were merely a
rtpett.on Of what had gone before on the
Paris. London and New York exchanges
and that prices here already have for the
most ra-. recovered. 1t points out also
that the Withdrawals from savings banks
have been exaggerated, only few million
nafss having been so withdrawn.
The soundness Of the financial position
O. Germany. says the paper has been aoe-
ogatey demonstrated by the fact that Tor
Gga balances held In Germany, which were
estimated an nearly s00.O00O00 marks at the
BEGINNING os the year. have been repaid 10
i small balance. without causing any furry
whatever Moreover. this money was re-
4 la.l not because the foreign lenders re-
4 called it but because the loans had ma
4 ;ured
"It IS expected" continues the paper
Shat the September settlement IN berI'n
Il will be- more difficult than usual, because
o. lacl. Of foreign money. but We need not
entertain grave apprehensions.