EUROPEAN SITUATION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXII, Issue 15715, 7 September 1911, Page 7

EUROPEAN SITUATION.

GERMAN AA’ARSHIPS AT AGADIR. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, September 5. A message from Tangier says that Germans there affirm that the German warships will remain at Agadir til] the Manne.smann Company lias secured till the mining interests at Stis. _ It is reported from Madrid that tho Spanish occupation of Ifni will bo deferred. BUN ON SAVINGS BANK. KIEL NAA’AL REVIEAV. BERLIN, September 5. Senseless stories about tho Morocco negotiations caused a run on the Stettin savings bank. The Kaiser reviewed ninety-nino ships at Kiel in addition to submarino and torpedo boats. — 7 GERMAN NEWSPAPER COMMENT. A MORE MODERATE TONE. (Received September 7, 12.1 a.m.) BERLIN, September 6. The “ Mcrth German Gazotto” says that Franco-German negotiations may now bo expected to . proceed more smoothly.

Tho. Lokalanzeigor ” declares that the Morocco business is purely plutocratic. Franco is pushed on by greedy speculators and capitalists. Tho pacification of. Morocco was similar to tho Boer AA’ar waged by Britain, and must bo regarded as a purely commercial and capitalistic undertaking. It uiges that if Franco obtains full satisfaction politically, German statesmen must minutelv examino tho safcguaids loi commercial interests in future ensuring Germany complete freedom of trade. Tho “Cologne Gazette” holds that there will bo no war. Franco realises that a march to Fez through Berlin would ba too dangerous. Nobody in Germany would think ill of Franco for wanting to pocket Morocco as Tunis' and Egypt had been pockoted. German feeling towards Britain was different. Few believed British assurances that Britain does not intend injuring Germany. The intentions of British diplomacy aro too obvious.

FEELING IN FRANCE.

NEGOTIATIONS MUST NOT LAG PARIS, September 6.

There is a strong foeling against allowing negotiations with Germany to lag indefinitely.

The Bourse shows a better tone,

THE BERLIN BOURSE.

KAISER AT KIEL NAVAL REVIEW

MANIFESTO OF GERMAN WORKMEN’S CONGRESS. (Received September 6, 10.50 p.m.) BERLIN, September 6. The Bourse exhibited a better tone to-day.

The Navy League organised many excursions to Kiel. The warships are effectively grouped, anchored in single file extending nine miles. As the Royal yacht Hohenzollern, with tho Kaiser, followed by tho battleship Deutschland and many excursion stoamers, steamed down the line each warship fired a salute of thirty-three guns. The spectacle was magnificent. The crews, in white junipers, stood to attention, presenting a smart, workmanlike appearance. Tho crowds of spectators were impressed by Germany’s strength. At tho conclusion the Kaiser boarded tho Deutschland and watched the tactical manoeuvres of tho big craft.

A manifesto issued by tho committee of the Workmen’s Congress, representing a million and a quarter members of Christian and patriotic unions, expresses tho hope that peace will bo preserved. It denounces tho antipatriotic attempt of tho. Social Democracy to seize Germany’s critical position to preparo a social revolution. It dclares that tho Social Pemocracy’s advocacy of a political and general strike in the event of warlike complications is calculated to arouse tho impression that Germany’s resistance in that case would bo enfeebled and incite foreign countries to forcibly prevent the peaceful development of Germany and her world trade.

THE SAVINGS BANK WITHDRAWALS.

(Received September 7, 12.1 a.m.) , BERLIN, September 6.

Two and a half million marks wore withdrawn from the Stottin Savings Bank. Tho public believo that in the event of mobilisation savings bank deposits can bo commandeered.