VARIOUS CABLE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10486, 24 November 1911, Page 3

VARIOUS CABLE.

United Press J.*.,.../„• , y./.v,trie Telegraph .■'..

MOROCCAN CiilS.'S. THE HISTORY uF IT. (Received November 2,, a. s./j a.m.; BERLIN, ;V.\. 2C. On the same day that :>ir LioydGeorge's speech was read in Berlin, Biri E. Grey's subsequent suggestion tor permission to announce to Parlcament Germany's declaration tliat she Jwid aio designs) on Moroccan territory whs not complied wiith, lest it be interpreted that it was due to Mir Lloyd-G eogre' s speech.

The Ambassador on the 24th was instructed to point out that tihe speech furnished an occasion for a large part of the British and • \.- tire Frencli press to make violent attacks on Germany, a.nd that Sii-r E. Girey rwust perceive that this effec' of thie Minister's speech gave rise lo dissatisfaction in Germany to a iiigh degree. ■Germany's straightforward aid acceptable proposal's reflated to icgi-Jis not affecting British interests. Then followed! the 'intimation mentioned by Hcrr von Bethm<aain-Hiol!l\veg, Imperial SHiancelflor, in the ileijh>rag on Nocember Bth. I£ the British Government caused the Minister to niiake a declarat'on interpreted as a warning to Germany and bordering on a Threat it was difficult to find grounds for the pirooedluire. A (friendly agreement between Gcrm'any and France conld not be promoted thereby. Had Britain intended to ci. m\ilioate and confuse the situation 1 axd faring things to. a violent ou J birst sb » c( vjld (have chosen no better mo a/-; Sir E Girey promised Vjat he lad na itUntion of making a. tr-it. to rial dec'a-, ticn in Parliamb't, bit he roiiiark*-! iliat the case «.*iS by *j-o meanis al'ayiinig tta disquiet; Hear Von Kiderien. - Wiac-litea-Minister for Foreign Affairs, added Ifchat Sir E, Grey defoivlod ¥r Ooyd-Geoge's speech as l,eing moderate and said he was inite- r;ght to deliver, it.

Gem any leplied that the H"g','>'h would ascertain the imaoccptabllsness . (■;••. caVs demands >-■ sk* cohnia' sphere without know .a • i.jo of the political equivalent offered by Germany. She appealed t<> Bria.n to assist to assuage/the excitement prevailanp in'Frajioe and ih>.ra!tor '.i.e negotrations made, better .progress.