Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1905-06-10 | Page 9 | Moroccan Situation is Menacing

MOROCCAN SITUATION IS MENACING France Miffed at t the e Audacity of the Kais Kaiser r in an International Ambassador I Sees the Sultan flARIS June ane 9 erma Ys note to tor PARIS r the powers proposing an international conference on the subject of Morocco is 18 regarded in the highest quarters quartes as renewing the gravity of Jie situation almost to the point of matting it menacing Fran France e Has Ras re received a copy opy of then the note te showing that tha Germany acted openly In appealing to the pow powers ers era notwithstanding the officIal state meret ent from Berlin BerUn that Morocco invites the conference The here in interpret Interpret the German Gennan n t as showing that Germany Gennan Is the thereat real upholder of the t The text of the note shows that Germany relies mainly on arti artice seventeen of the treaty of Madrid signed July uly 3 1880 1850 in which General LU Lucius ius Fairchild signed for forthe tile the United States seventeen recites that recognizes the most favored nation treatment in the case of kf all the powers represented at atthe atthe the conference note hOlds that this gives the powers equal rights to col consider sider the affairs of Morocco The French answer i is as German Claim Unwarranted Article seventeen refers to the pre preceding preceding ceding articles which deal solely with the protection of the lives lies and property of foreigners residing In Morocco Therefore article seventeen gives th I powers concerning th thu thuI I protection ot of liv lived and property but butI does not warrant the German claim I that the powers agreed to exercise equal 1 control over oer Morocco 1 1 It is desired that Washington and andt t other capitols receiving the German Gennan note the lImited application of I article seventeen A cabinet council will con consider coni sider the The nature of Frances officIal is still in doubt to Premier desire to avoid widening the breach between Germany GermAn and Prance France