New-York tribune., 1892-01-08
The TROUBLE WITH MOROCCO.

NO FRENCH FORCE TO BE SENT TO TOUAT-
BRITISH MARINES NOT LANDED AT TANGIEE.
Paris Jan 7-"La France today said that a French
military expedition was about TO be sent to Touat 10
enforce Frances prctensons TO that oasis The truth
of that statement, however, is officially denied
The Bourse was weak this afternoon, owing to the
Tanger incident.
Madrid Jan. IA telegram from Tanger says that
three British men-ofwar anchored in the habor, and
that the rumor of the landing Of British marines l.
without foundation The spanish cruiser Alfonso has
been Orde rel to Tangier.
London Jan. THE question OF landing British
sailors at Tangier arises frcm the rebellion among the
native tribes in the vicinity of that city. TWO Br>h
warshps are lying of Tanger to protect British inter
ess there and the British Minister. II has been report
ed warned the of Tangicr that If he could
not guarantee the safety Of the city against the ree
tribes Minister would have force landed from the
warships for that purpose.
The tone at the Stock Exchange here was extremely
aat this afternoon. This feeling due to the de
preston on the Berlin bOurse. The depression Wa
especially marked in Turkish and Egyptian 'ccuiue,
and and was 9Tng b Panty M 20 Saor al Taner and
partly to the Illness of the Khcdive OF Egypt
Enroncan bonrses like similar inst tntions through
out the world. are always ready To jump AZ any
news. credible or not, provided II is capable - e\
citing dull stock market. They purpo-eN forge
that Algeria is fully conquered, and that France ha-
no serious motive for rcyeriing tO the times "hcn her
feet bombalded NoGador. II is not through the port
Of Morocco that her Interests IN that country can te
advanced or rather that her Algerian province, can
be protected France knows. bcsideS tlat If England
should land marines "a; Tangicr. under tho pr,teAi
that reb,ls advancing on that city tc lc""'''
Of spain and Germany would compel thoc marines
10 rccmbark. after having marched up the hlll ana
then marched down again. ON the other hand' inc
French military expedition which was reported ~
20 . IN he with the uNlc Ol1Cf 7
OF protecting the Franco Algerian frontier and oi en-
forcing the French prctcnsi1ns to that cnsi~ would
have been on small scale. and could not have raised
I'm the minds other European Powers the fear t"i
.rancc Intends TO snatch ih" eastern districts 81
Morocco II would be difcrli 10 eerl NOR than .ooj
soldiers IN the TOuat expedition 10 occupy t"t "'I'
IT, indeed such an occupation were not prevented bY q
rising Of the tribes Of the GOuIara which c,ud cor
centraie at TimmmJun and TamcniIt, two pace
which il would De necessary 10 bc'ele. IN" fr'h''
cxreliton would have hah 10 assemble 1T III ""lea'
,yh re there are hardly 100 soldiers and the rrt q"
the troops would have lad - come rom N'
deob ZOO miles away starting from FL G"lcd.
,he rnost soutbe1n French pot I'm Algeria. 1t would
have toRe, the expedition about seven months {" c"-
the country 10 In Saah. Tnmmoun ara I"~eht'
and 70 return after having left a military post III 'nd
region. 40 fewer than 5000 camels would nave 0''H
re0urcd 10 transport tie force. with ~ stores d''
ammunition, and the Xpenses would nave aho"n'el u
about 100000. The ulHcuIu'' "'"'" nav
rcat I'm a desert where the wells about forty mile
,, rd vrater for ONLY 100 camels daily can be
obtained.
There IS another read between FL Golca ana the
Touat passing by Isli, and little shorter ana easier
But il is TOO near the Moorish frontier aud the ffchc"
Government would fear. IL 1t were 10 use tiht roar .'
interference Of some tribes Of Morocco ana th9 i,i-
in consequence OF international hlh''lIc9 VIZ.
an xnus 10 avoid since Il merely wants TO alt u'
right IL claims upon the ToGat ana 10 p".c'' ~.
l. t-Ufp
,hr paris Cabinet ha> resolved not 10 undertake 'Ic
expedition alluded TO in former dSl"tchcs'