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Show PRESS PARAGRAPHS General belief thai thare will be do war over Morocco imbroglio: Detroit Pre a Prew: 44 Our aurtntte that the (ierman government in its courbft regarin2Morocco hal mors? in view than ao.v inridanlal territorial fratn it might squeeze out of Krance, and tbat the rral purpoa of the whole affair waa to produca a situation that would induce the iierman reichstajj to make increased naval appropriationa, is trengtbeaad, if not confirmed, by what baa happened aince it became probable tbat France and Iierman v would eom to terms." Providence Journal: 14 What, it may be asked, baa tier many tfaiaed. by a drmonstratioa which baa only called forth expressions of ill will f Her commercial com-mercial interest in Morocco do not justify her conduct. This circumstance givea color to the aoapicion that her oetenaible purpose waa not her real purpose. pur-pose. 8b cares nothing about Morocco,, but much about showing the rest of the world that aha ia determined to bava a finger in every pie." Houston Pot: "There caa be no His guismg the fact that the negotiations between France and Germany have entered en-tered the decisive ataga that will speedily speed-ily remit in either amicable adjustment adjust-ment of differences or a resort to boa-tflities. boa-tflities. ,It is aineerely to be hoped that the negotiations will effect a peaceable settlement of the controversy, aa war, even asr a choice of evtls, ia a reproach to civilization for the slow progress it. is maJung away from tbat method of settling disputes." Rt. Louis Globe-Democrat: 41 A good deal of dynamite ia ia Europe's aocial atmosphere at thia time. The Morocco cvclone, if it ahould come, might change-the policy as well aa tbe boundaries boun-daries of more than one old world nation. na-tion. Brussels. Amsterdam. Madrid, Bern aad fbfir small neighbors are scanning the political horizon more intently in-tently these days than they did at any time in tba past since Waterloo." Baltimore News: 44 There ia no par ticular ground for the assumption that France is acting ia bad faith or that she haa any other intention toward Morocco than that already announced. At the same time, she ia there aad until she gets out aha must remain the object of international suspicion." Philadelphia Public Ledger: "Notwithstanding "Not-withstanding tba angry mutteringa of the pa a -derma a jingoes and the deep feeling of tension everywhere perceptible percept-ible ia France, there are good reaaona for the belief that the present week will mark the beginning of tba and of the Morocco controversy." Phiadelphia Press: 4 4 There is not a rnlar in Kurop who would not, if necessary, nec-essary, use all his influence and all hia authority to bring about a peaceful adjustment ad-justment of the dispute over Morocco, and it is hardly conceivable that the efforts now being directed to that end eould fail." Baltimore American: "TndouMedly tbe present crisis over Morocco will bring about another Moroccan agreement agree-ment between the powers interested, in which the I'nited Htatea, aa one of the original aignatorlea, may play a ladylike lady-like part. Thera ia not tha alighteat proapect . of belligerency. Thera never ll from uch thing. " Boat on Poet: " If it waa the kaiaer's purpoae to play s war aear againat the Horialiata he haa not ueceeded. The imminent reirhatag elcetioa prooiiae to reveal them aa atrong aa aver." |