THE SECRET TREATY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1296, 27 November 1911, Page 5

THE SECRET TREATY.

BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANCE. PUBLISHED IN LONDON AND PARIS. THE ENTENTE CORDIALE TERMS. By Telesraph—Press Associntion-CopyrlcM (Rcc. November 20, 5.3 p.m.) London, November 25. The secret articles attached to the Declaration of 1901 have been published simultaneously in London and Paris. The first article defines tho territory to bo allotted to Spain in tho event of tho breaking-up of tho Moroccan Empire, and the article ensures this whatever other changes may occur; three articles in tho Declaration providing for equal treatment as regards cables, neutrality of tho Suez Canal, and free passage through tho Straits of Gibraltar remain unaltered. Tho assignment to Spain of tho coastline of Melilla as far as, but not including, the heights on tho right bank of tho Sebu to be dependent upon her adhesion lo tho first and third articles just mentioned and a promise not to alienato any districts under her charge. The secret treaty also shows that England and France agreed not lo alter the political status of Egypt and Morocco, but if circumstances compelled any change the freedom of the Suez Canal and Straits of Gibraltar remain intact. France agreed not to ask for auy time limit in regard to tho occupation of Egypt, while Britain recognised France's special position in Morocco. Paris, November 25. "Lc Matin" states that M. Delcasse, in 1901,( accepted tho conditions ple.eed on tho entenle by Britain because he know that Mr. Joseph Chamberlain conceived the plan to divide Morocco between Britain, Germany, and Spain. GERMANY'S'AIM. . IN TEE MOROCCO CRISIS. By Teleerapb-Prcss AESociotion-Copyrisht Paris, November 21. The newspaper "Debats" declares that Germany's aim throughout the crisis regarding the Moroccan question was not so much to obtain compensations in Morocco as to break up the Anglo-French entente, i The "Defeats" adds:—"The present powerful Germanophile efforts of a portion of the Radical press to sacrifice Sir Edward Grey in order to regain Herr vou Kiderlen-Waechter's good graces are bound to fail miserably." PUBLIC ASKED TO WAIT FOR FACTS. (Rcc. November 2G, 5.5 .p.m.) London, November 25. Mr. Lloyd-George, speaking at Bath, hoped the public would not accept the incomplete, statements regarding Morocco until they had heard tho facts from Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Minister.