THE EUROPEAN CLOUD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 70, 13 September 1911, Page 5

THE EUROPEAN CLOUD

GERMANS ASSASSINATED. ] By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, September 11. The Tangier correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, in a letter from Marrakish, reports that four German mineralogists "have been assassinated. THE FRENCH READY. Paris, September 11. M. Delcasse, speaking at Toulon, on Sunday, said that France's fighting'material was ready for any eventualities at any moment. THE GERMAN PROPOSALS. DIFFICULT RESERVATIONS. Paris, September 11. A semi-official note has beeij issued fitatjng that if. de Selves, Minister fo|* Foreign Affaire, is considering tie German proposals, and is likely to accept those strengthening the economical equality between the- Powers 5n Morocco, but it is believed that he considers it Impossible to grant Germany a privileged economic position. Reuter states that Germany agrees in principle, to.the "French 1 protectorate, but ■ •the' accom'pfllnying reservations invest the outlook with a seriousness practieally amounting to a condominium with ■regard to telegraph and railway construction.

REASSURING NEWS. Berlin, September 11. The Government is issuing reassuring news and lias relieved the tension of the Bonne. "EUROPE IS WEARY." FRANCE PREPARED. COLONIAL PIRATES AND CHAUVINISTS. Received 12, 11.50 p.m. Paris, September 12. The importance of the German proposals 'centres in Morocco. The other issues previously raised are placed in the background. The Temps states that Europe is weary of having German pretensions dinned in its ears. France has made naval, i military and financial advances since 1005, and is now ready to say "no" to any attempt to extract intolerable concessions. COURSE PANIC SUBSIDES. A VEHEMENT ADDRESS. 1 SOCIAL DEMOCRATS' LOGIC, ■ Received 12, 11.50 p.m. Berlin, September 12. Tim Bourse pank has subsided. . The president of the Pan-German League, at a meeting at Dusscldorf, made a vehement address, denouncing the political surrender of Morocco to France. He said that the so-called compenation in the Congo corresponds neither with the wishes of the German people nor the necessities of the German Government.

The Lokal Anzeiger professes to have special ground for stating that Germany's proposals are not a demand for special rights of any kind in Morocco. The main question is security against France monopolising public works, mining and trade interests. The Social Democrat Congress at Jena urgently protested at the attempt to provoke a man-murdering war. The only persons interested are colonial pirates, Chauvinists, and- the manufacturers of war materials. Many delegates accused the leaders of the party of hesitating to'join the proletariat. Other countries were protesting at the Moroccan adventure.