Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-09-26

that Frances desire to be recognised
as occupying an exceptional position
IN Morocco was but q preliminary
step to French seizure Of the terri
tory. It looked for . time a. II
France and Germany were to ny at
each others throats. A conference Of
European powers was called. which
met at Algeciras. to hear the griev.
ances Of Germany.
France claimed q predominant in
tsrest In Morocco by reason Of the
fact that Morocco Immediately ad-
joined a French province, which suf.
fered as q result OF Moroccan convul-
sions. The commercial interests Of
France In the sultanate were large;
and. moreover. Morocco directly con.
fronted France across the Mediter-
ranean. For these reasons France
claimed the right to see that order
was preserved In the Shereefan en-.
pire.
Against these claims Germany ad.
vanced her theory Of internationalism
II Morocco proved troublesome, lot all
the nations take hand in discouras-
ing her. It would be easier so to Sc
cure equal commercial rights among
nations and to maintain the open door.
II France were to be allowed to police
Morocco 1t would be but q short step
to French possession.
A settlement was finally reached 4
year after the kaiser's visit to Tan.
gier. The powers decided that the
sultanate should be policed by troops
under French and Spanish officers,
Jointly answerable to the sultan and
the diplomatic corps at Fez. In Tan.
gier and Casablanca both French and
Spanish officers we're stationed. Spain
was intrusted with the exclusive DO
Icing OF Tetuan, on the Mediterran-
can. and Larache, on the Atlantic; to
Franco fell the policing Of the At
lantic ports OF Mogodor. Sam. Ma.
zagan and Rabat. On the financial
side France Jared equally we'll, being
allowed to hold three out Of fifteen
shares In the new Moroccan bank, no
other European nation being allowed
to control more than one.
France had got practically every.
thing she had q right to expect The
special interests Of France In Moroc-
90. recognised by tho powers Of 1906.
were specifically admitted BY Germany
In February, 1909. In what 10 known
40 the FrancoGerman agreement In
that document Germany admitted that
she possessed only economic interests
In Morocco and that France was
bound to bestow on her only such com.
mercial and industrial rights as were
enjoyed by other nations there. This
was regarded as q formal conclusion
of peace between Germany and
France 30 far as the Moroccan i'm.
broglio was concerned.
Yet recent events show with sum.
Client clearness that neither the AL.
geciras conference nor the Franco
German agreement has disposed. az
was confidently asserted at the time.
of the troublesome Moroccan prob.
lem. All that was needed was q spark
to kindle the old resentment into
flame. That spark was afforded by
the recent revolt Oh ulDosm00 IN MO
rocco and the investment Of Fee. Ger
many was pleased to regard the In
reference of France to save the sui.
tan a. gratuitous. No European lives,
Germany commended, were imperiled
by the uprising. There was no call
for French troops to march to the re-
lief Of Fez. The military demonstra-
ton was only another attempt to ex-
tend the French zone OF influence In
Morocco. Further complications were
introduced by the Spanish occupation
OF Alkazar and the resultant friction
with French officers. France suspect.
ed Spain of playing into the hands Of
Germany and although Spain dis.
claimed any such purpose and prompt.
~ apologized, the tension was by no
means relieved. The upshot OF the
new trouble was that Germany sent
q gunboat to Agadir and landed ma
rines. Thus for the second time Ger
many brought on . crisis which has
beon occupying the diplomAts Of m