Her action had been simply a pretext to find out the extent to which England and France were ready to make common cause.

She recalled her gunboat and as a concession to obtain peace, was permitted to acquire some territory in the French Congo country.

But German newspapers and German political utterances showed much bitterness.
Growling and snarling grew apace in Germany, and to those who made a close study of the situation it became evident that Germany sooner or later intended to launch a war.
One of the characteristic German utterances of the time, came from Albrect Wirth, a German political writer of standing, in close touch with the thought and aims of his nation.

The utterance about to be quoted may, in the light of later events, appear indiscreet, as Germany wished to avoid an appearance of responsibility for the world war; but the minds of the German people had to be prepared and this could not be accomplished without some of the writers and public men letting the cat out of the bag.

Wirth said: "Morocco is easily worth a big war, or several.