Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-20

would also be drawn into the grow /
ing unrest In this case the security /
OF the Europeans living there
among them many Germans might |
ineed have been In danger. since /
Their. were no French troops in the |
South. and TO forces OF the Snltan
Witch could % counted on AZ any
rate, several German firms feared
that their interests and ;he.r Off
cials we're In danger. and during III"
month a. June asked the German
Government for protection. As al
consequence. the German cruis sr
Panther was Sert 10 Agadir
The French newspapers published
during these davs prov" that, after
having been startled al first, French
public opinion very soon perfectly
understood the meaning of this ster
Tor any one who had followed the
course OF the Moroccan question v
vas irccrccvablc that Germany
should snndder;y wish To couqrcc
Marac,an TERRITORY Even durirs
IN, most critical moments OF the
whole affair Germany had always eu-
phatically declared that she pursued
only economic interests In Morocco,
and this with GOOD reason. For Ger
many the occupation of some part Of
Morocco apart from the war when
mo doubt would have ensucd -"ould
mean nothing else than a long AMI
continual display of military forces
perfectly out Of proportion 10 the pos
d. sible gain The friendship of the
Moroccans for Germany naturally
would have turned into enmity as
soon ms she followed the example Of
France and took up he role NJ an
, aggressor Il is only necessary &"
glance AZ the map and lock az m"
sen route from Wilhelmshaven IN
Germany 10 Morocco by way Of tn"
British Isles to understand what Il
. would have meant for Germany -
-, send a larec military force to Moro -
!, CO. This would. however. have been
unavoidable. since without such q
force 1t would have been impossil !o
:. 30 subject 10 German rule the sturdy
= tribes Of south Morocco all the more
SO because they would have tried "a
obtain help from ;heir Algerian
neighbor.
/, As already stated the attitude OF
# Germany was soon understood t
g Paris The error OF the eNpeditic'
" to Fez having been made, there Va.
10 nothing left hut to bear the 'onso
:. Quen,es and pay dearly fhr villa
4 otherwise in the course of time nigh
- have beenu obtained without any sac
70 rfice whatever.
q. There could We no doubt VIVA
,c price Geramny would ask.
" on the one hand, increased am
h precise guarantees for the mainten
a ance Of the open door in Morocco
,r which would enable Germans 10 set
rs tie and 40 business in Morocco Il
spite of a French protectorate
ON the other hand a compensa
ton in the form Of colonial territors
:, which had already often enough bee
mentioned during the earlier phase
10 of the Morocco affair Frequent
~, the desire had been expressed u
a Germanv that such step would b
a taken The Government, however
10 had hstitated hoping that the ind
10 pcndcpce Of Morocco might be main
~. tanned. This hope was now destroy
~ I'd b, the force of events, and G"i
r. MANY must be considered lucky r.
.r having hceu able to return 10 the Idle
n. vt compensation.
tc " is we'll known that from Tho De
q eianmc this compensation was d'
t., sired I'm the French Ccuro, In ord'
bo to unite as much as possible the I'D
as io.ning German colonies en- the ives
,r- oru coast Of Nfri,a were 30 only d
r. farwme mn acopowio unity rhro"-
an the establishment OF apnroprla'
o. trade routes. This goal was r'aoI
Ic1 hv The recent Morocco 9crooW"'
a. between France ana GcrmauN While
b.I gave the latter Power access @ n
II, CONGO and the Uheuchi
he Although. ~ course opinions m.
re- differ about the value OF tho teri
vat tory coded tn GERMANY II IS evid"
dt that German commerce and incu
nit try. German miners and farmer
III have obtained valuable guarante
tcr for their interest In Morocco. Ut
lon agreement furnishes q powerful
o. strumcnt in the hands NJ the GernF
ro- government. enabling L permanent
the IN nrotect German interests In spI
or Of all cotrarv efforts. \ careful roa
re- ing Of the text Of the agreement "
ma be- convincing In this respect ]
wn explicit prohibition of different
/: treatment Of goods imported by e
oi oign countries which Is Of equal hef
ro- III To all nations. ircludins Z
hy United States the severe rul"s
,ri controlling this the possibility
an anucal 20 a clearly defined syst'
,,l OF arbitration with REGARD 20 claii
,uv AGAINST Moroccan and FrcncG
an thorities. the possihilit7 Of the c,
tho struciion Of privte railways with'
o., uuhllc competition. and their adm
istration hv private boards an th'
provisions 81 the agreement ranl
nan he too highly valued.
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