MOROCCO.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1255, 11 October 1911, Page 5

MOROCCO.

BELLICOSE GERMANS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Bee. October 11, 0.35 a.m.) Borlin, October 10. The Pan-German press is urging tho Government to seize a favourable opportunity to break olf tho negotiations with France regarding Morocco. It is declared that Britain is now embarrassed by the Tripoli war and would be unable to aid France. IMPATIENCE IN FRANCE. (Rec. October 11, 0.35 a.m.)' Paris, October 10. Public opinion is showing a renewal of impatienco at tho slowness of tho Moroccan negotiations, and the delay is tending to the growth of a sentiment against offering, Germany the proposed 'compens<v tion in tho Congo in return for a withdrawal of her pretentions in Morocco. "HUMILIATING NEGOTIATIONS."; Paris, October 9. The Liguo des Patriots is organising a protest against the cession of the Frenoh Congo to Germany in exchange for authority to conquer Morocco, an authority which, it is declared, is not Germany's to give.

Tho league also protests against the continuation of humiliating negotiations under threat of Germany's guns at Agadir. SPANISH OPERATIONS. Madrid, October 9. ■ Spanish troops from Melilla havo occupied Zebruya. The troops were supported by a warship, which bombarded the coast. The fighting lasted ten hours. Tho Spanish losses were heavy. The object of the advance was to seizo important strategical positions before tho winter. Writing on August 30, the Paris correspondent of tlio "Morning Post" stated that M. .Tules Cambon, French Ambassador to Germany, was instructed to demand from the German Government a definite and detailed statement of Germany's attitudo in regard to Morocco which would leave no room for any possible misunderstanding in tho future or for any recurrence of friction between tlio two countries. In return for such an arrangement France was prepared to make certain definite territorial concessions in the Congo. ■ In well-informed circles it is said, continned the correspondent, that Franco may oven be ready to admit concessions which would cut her Central African Empire into two parts, retaining only for her troops the right of passing through tho territory to do cedec to Germany. Such a solution would meet with littlo approval from French opinion, and alr<Kuly thero is a growing tendency to complain that France is abandoning colonies which, thanks to French money and enterprise, have already a very real and definite value, for hypothetical advantages in Morocco, where years of effort will be required before any practical results are obtained." Such a solution would almost certainly, according to the view hc!d_ in colonial circles, be prejudicial to Hritisli interests, and result in an AngloGerman conflict in Africa.