Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-20
INCISIVE ANALYSIS OF
MOROCCAN QUESTION BY
COUNT Won BERSTORFF

Ambassador al Washington appears
in the current issue Of The Outlook
II Is as follows,
Tho Moroccan question has passed
out o, is controversial stage and Is
now a pert OF history. 30 that We are
able % look back on II with IN inn
partial spirit and 10 judge the aims
and resGlts OF the German Govern
ment'5 action with fairness fair
ness which seemed 10 be sometimes
lacking during the heat OF the dis
cussions
II is vol known that until 1904
rpeland and France were contending
with each other for supremacy IN
Morocco Then followed the Anglo.
French arrroemen Of April 1904, and
I'm m" fen ~ the same year a French
hankiqc syndicate contracted a new
lor.c loan with Morocco. PRIVILEGES
~ such importance we're granted TO
this erorr of harks that the eventual
fate ~ the Sulians Empire seemed
10 hc decided Germany, however.
intcrNeUod the fmepror visited Tan
uior ar1 fcw months later the
Conference of Alrccirls WIS held. In
fair words II proclaimed the indepor
dence of Morocco and the sovereign
" Of tie Sultan II also created a
multitude Of provisions and stipu-
lated the open ioor" In Morocco. At
the same time. however, police pow
ers were granted TO France and Spain
IN cirht open Moroccan ports, and,
furthermore. the treaty concerning
the aforementioned loan was rati-
fled with certain amendments. Above
an. owing TO the long Allegro Moro
ccan border line. the Conference
could MT prevent French influences
In Morocco from continuing and even
increasing. On account of the whot
" unsettled and untrnahlc condi
tiu.s in MlIorocco which II is n
use deriving opportunities for the
cVpr'ion of French influence Coult
not long be wanting In fact, tn,
occupation Of Uida and the lombard
mont as we'll ~ the occupation o.
Cavahlaroa soon followed All thu
could have neon prevented ouiy /
Germany had been inclined TO res
tore order in Morocco, and first 10 g,
=, war. as would have been newt
alle with the Powers hostile to sucl
an at on her part The course o
events will ALWAYS prove to be NOR
powerful than the most perfect
vordcd treaty provisions, and tn
Alreciras Act could not expect TO a.
ter the fact that Morocco and her In
hahtants no LONGER in themselve
ros-ess, d the strength TO reorganlz
their country Some enthusiasts hC
lieycd that Muley Hafld world b
abb, ~ perform this task, but the
soon had 10 recognize that. notwitl
standinr. his skill and ability as
statesman. he did not have the pcwe
10 bring about the ncces sary change
without foreign assistance.
For IN, German Government the
was therefore only one way open
protect German commercial Interest
in Morocco. viz, by securing France
protection Of these interests. tn
result vas achieved Nv the Morocco
agreement o. February 2, 100
which expressly mentioned the Alg'
ciras Act rs It's basis. Clearly u
object ~ this agreemen, could on
he ~ d,laN French advance IN Mo
occo as long as possible so that &c
man traders. farmers ana manlia
turcr. we're In the meanwhile und'
mi. sam. French protection, luara'
fr.. 3D.. treaty. able 20 Cyusolida
trsr interests in Morocco m such
ac.r,c .ht % French protociora
could not destroy them No one wl
knew tb, conditions bon Morocco
tnpy r,aII, we're and not as one pc
hans wished them 10 be-. could cpt,
tain IN. slightest doubt that a Frcu
protactoratc mrst in the course
time p. established
TIL. uo'd have bc"r consider
the natural course OF events had q
aspr.t of affairs not suddenly rhan
ed When VI. picEon retired from Z
French FOREIGN Offic" and was
placed hy VI Crippi II seems IN
colonial fanatics who could not ava
IN. riprning OF the Moroccan fr'
took advantage ~ this change TO d
tail the consent OF the new Nnisl
of rorcign Affairs for the eNpedltl
10 Re, The pretended danger
the military mission ard OF the En-
mean colony In consequence OF
rebellion Of tribes In the neighb'
hood OF Fez formed a welcome p
text The capital vas reached a
military posts w,re to be Nithdra'
"a tho coast as soon as possible,
was ..jdcrt that the larger part
the country would, like Schanja p
vince. soon be directly controlled
French agents and military autho
ties
Daring an this time aemi-oi'lc
German newspapers lad constan
reiterated that. acro:iinI TO "a
muni,a,ious received in icrmanl
Europeans Ia Fcl were not at gu
danger When these hints proved
be- of NO effect. the North Germ
obi. tott , AR,