The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-19
MAKES MOROCCAN
SITUATION CLEAR
Count Won Bernstorff Explains
Agreement Between Germany
and France
OF BENEFIT TO ALL NATIONS
Differential Treatment Of Impor.
tations Prohibited
Negotiations Conducted by Germany
Very Successful Says Ambassador
in Outlook.

New York. Jan Ig.-.An article OF
Germany and France. with Specia
Reference to the Moroccan Question.
by Count Won Bernstorff. German Am.
bnassador at Washington, appears in
the current issue of The outlook. II
is as follows:
The Moroccan question has passed
out OF it's controversial stage and is
now part of history. so that we are
able to look back on 1t with an impair
tial spirit and to judge the aims and re
suits of the German governments ac-
ton with fairness fairness which
seemed TO be sometimes lacking dur
ing the heat of the discussions.
IL is well known that until 1904 Eng
land and France were contending with
each other for supremacy i'm Morocco.
Then followed the Anglo French agree
ment Of April, 1904, and in the fan of
the same year a French banking syn
dicate contracted a new large loan
with Morocco. Privileges of such i'm
portance were granted to this group
of banks that the eventual fate of the
Sultan's Empire seemed to be decided.
Germany. however. intervened: the
Emperor visited Tangier; and few
months later the Conference of AL
geciras was held. In fair words Il pro-
claimed the independence. of Morocco
and the sovereignty of the Sultan. Ii
also created a multitude of provisions
and stipulated the open door" in Mo-
rocco,
AT the same time. however. police
powers were granted to France and
Spain in eight open Moroccan ports,
and, furthermore. the treaty concern
ing the above mentioned loan was rati-
fed with certain amendments. Above
all, owing to the long Algero- Moroccan
border line. the Conference could not
prevent French influences in Morocco
from continuing and even increasing.
One Course For Germany.
For the German government there
was therefore only one way open 10
protect German commercial interests
In Morocco, viz. by securing Frances
protection Of these interests This re-
suit was achieved by the Morocco
agreement OF February 2. 1909. which
expressly mentioned the Algenivas Act
as its basis. Clearly the object of this
agreement could only be to delay
French advance in Morocco as long as
possible; so that German traders. far
ncrs. and manufacturers were I'm the
meanwhile, under this same. French
guaranteed by treaty, able
70 consolidate their interests i'm Nor
)cco in such degree that a French
)rotectorate could not destroy them. |
No one who know the conditions i'm
Morocco as they really were. and not
,s one perhaps wished them TO be. !
'ould entertain the slightest doubt that |
J French protcctorate must I'm the |
'ourse OF time be established.
This would have been considered |
he natural course of events had the
Ispect of affairs not suddenly changed |
when M. Pichon retired from the |
french Foreign Office and was re-
'laced by M. Cruppi. II seems that
colonial fanatics who could not await /
he rpening Of the Moroccan fruit |
oolS advantage of this change to OBJ
ain the consent of the new Minister
# Foreign Affairs for the expedition TO
Eek. The pretended danger of the
military mission and of the European
olony i'm consequence of the rebel
lon of tribes in the ncighborhood of
'oz formed a welcome pretext. The
apital was reached and military posts
we're to be Withdrawn to the coast as
oon as possible, IL was evident that
he larger part of the country would.
Ike the Schanja province. soon be di-
ectly controlled by French agents and
Military authorities.
Germany Sends Panther.
Events took their course. and IL was
DON clear that the south of Morocco
fould also he drawn into the growing
nrest. In this case the security Of
he Europeans living there--among
hem many Germans--mlght indeed
ave been in danger. since there were
y EftitiA tiDpHS w Aut cVulti' anu uo
orces OF the sultan which could be
ounted on. At any rate. several Ger
nan firms feared that their interests
nd their officials were In danger. and
urlng the month of June asked the
erman government for protection. As
consequence. the German cruiser
'anthor was sent TO Agadir.
The French newspapers published
uring these days prove that. after
aving been startled at first French
ublic opinion very soon perfectly. un-
crstood the meaning of this step. For
ny one who had followed the course
r the Moroccan question II was In
onceivable that Germany should sud-
emily wish to conquer Moroccan terri
,ry Even during the most critical