The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-09-08
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Morocco are innocent of any crime, and
are helpless victims of official greed or
private malice. Thus, if Moorish Of
fetal desires possession of another per-
sons wife or daughter he often finds
it easy on some false accusation to
cast the husband or father into prison
and then to attain his evil object.
Such cruelties constitute a claim
upon our common humanity for any
interposition which may be at all prac-
ticable.
1t seems as if no other nation but
Britain cares for these things. No
other European government appears
to stir in the matter. Nor can any con-
cert of Britain with the other Powers
be suggested or hoped for with any
probability of success. And, of course
any forcible interference by Britain
with Morocco is not to be thought of,
although an invasion of Morocco by
any of the Powers to overturn the
Sultan's government would be very
welcome to multitudes of his people.
For nothing can be worse than the
present administration or semi
anarchy there.
Almost the only practical mode of
help i'm the matter is the exercise of
individual suasion and philanthropy.
On several occasions British Ambassa-
doris and consuls in Morocco have been
able to exert some private benefcence
locally on behalf of oppressed prisoners
and others and with some good effect.
Perhaps renewal of such private
action would now accomplish some
service to the sufferers. In response
to memorial from the Howard AssO-
citation some years ago the British
Government issued recommended
ton to this effect to her Majesty's rep
resentatives in Morocco. And the
committee would now be glad to learn
that your lordship will be good enough
to take renewed action of similar
character, for it could hardly fail to
achieve some nuuQdu result.
And it is just possible that it might
exert some indirect collateral influence
also, in the way of example, by sug
costing similar benevolent endeavors
to the subjects or governments of the
other Powers.
remain, my lord, most respect
fully yours,
WILLIAM TALLACK,
Secretary of the Howard Association.
LORD sAL1sBURY'S REPLY.
Foreign Office, Aug. 2, 1898.
Sir,-I am directed by the Marquis
of Salisbury to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of your letter of the 22nd ult., in
which you draw attention to the cruel
ties which are inflicted on prisoners in
the gaols of Morocco and ask that
steps may be taken by her Majesty's
Government with view to securing
them better treatment.
am to state, in reply, that this mat
ter has not been lost sight of by her
Majesty's Minister at Tangier, and
that, on the 10th of June last, he ad-
dressed an earnest appeal to the Grand
Vizier on the subject.
He pointed out that the administra-
ton of the prisons in Morocco left
much to be desired, that they were
overcrowded, and that their inmates
were underfed and maintained in an
unsanitary condition.
He specially drew attention to the
state of the prisons at Mazagan and
on the island of Mogador, and re-
quested that the circular instructions
for the better treatment of prisoners
which were, at the instance of the late
Sir J. D. Hay, issued to the governors
OF Moorish prisons in 1885 might be
repeated.
Lord Salisbury is convinced that Sir
A. Nicolson will do his utmost to
ameliorate the condition of the Moor
ish prisons and the treatment of their
inmates and will forward to him a
copy of your letter and it's enclosures.
l am, Sir, your most obedient, hum
BILE servant,
| T. H. SANDERsON