Eureka Reporter | 1906-03-02 | Page 2 | No Longer Hope of Agreement at Algeciras

NO LONGER HOPE OF AGREEMENT AT ALGECIRAS predictions made that conference is sure to fail but it is not be I 1 eved that war will result paris the officials of the foreign office emphasize premier statement in the chamber of deputies that france wants peace only on condition assuring her rights and dig aty as gumming up the govern meat s intention at algeciras Aige ciras this is coupled with the view that the gov eminent s rights and dignity have al ready reached the furthest limits of concession and that therefore from the standpoint of the government au it is preferable that the agony of the conference be not prolonged as france prefers to continue the statue quo in morocco as though the con ference had not tried to deal with the question however this attitude does not in bohe any thought of immediate war on the contrary the highest authora ties here are firmly convinced that the failure of the conference will not bring war and second because french of facial and public opinion Is strongly against war it is therefore the ex pec tation in government circles that the deadlock at algeciras will drag along until a disagreement is mani debt and then some colorless action will be taken leaving the main ger man franco issue where it was before the conference was decided upon the effect of this would be to establish the statue quo which france prefers to anything short of the conference con ceding her paramount position in mo rocco