Show ANIMATED SCENE A ALGECIRAS r Delegates to the Moroccan Confer Comer Conference ence Assemble in Town Hall Halland Halland and Elect President HONOR GOES TO SPANIARD ADDRESS TREATED OF THE OPEN i DOOR Spain Tan Jan 16 The dale dele delegates gates to the Moroccan conference be began beg began gan g n assembling shortly before 3 this afternoon causing a scene of great animation The American dele delegation delegation delegation gation arrived at kt the town hall ball follow following followIng ing lag the Spanish French German and British delegations The fact that the French and nd British delegations drove to the conference together was noticed and commented upon The conference was ves opened at t 3 the Duke of Almodovar the Spanish foreign minister delivering the speech of welcome Herr Von Rad chief of tho the German mission proposed the tIle Duke of Almodovar as president of the conference and the theother theother theother other countries represented including the United States seconded the pro proposal proposal with the result that the Duke was unanimously elected president Speech of the President During the course of his address the Duke of ot Almodovar said The Tha powers have clearly cle shown their desire sire that order peace and pros prosperity prosperity prosperity shall reign throughout Morocco The sultan as s well as the foreign gov governments governments desires this end which is obtainable by Introducing reforms upon the triple principle le of the sovereignty sovereignty sovereignty of the the integrity of his territory and equal commercial treatment namely the open door mu mutual mutual mutual respect for our reciprocal inter interests interests ests and a sincere desire to conciliate them must be according to my view our rule of conduct at this conference Our own sentiment as well wen as the ex expectant expectant attitude of the entire world dictates such a conciliatory solution Work Begins Today The conference adjourned at 35 p pin pin in m after fter deciding to begin the next session with discussing the surveillance of ot contraband arms and then take up the question of f financial reforms Ambassador White was most satis satisfied satisfied fied fled with the result of the meeting as when the Duke of Almodovar emphasized emphasized emphasized sized the necessity forthe for the Independence ence of Morocco and the open door he was immediately and strongly sec see seconded seconded by the French and German del delegates delegates In order to give the secretaries an opportunity to prepare for their work the conference will not meet tomorrow S U |