The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-01
NH. gUMMERE ON MOROCCO.
He Says the Sultan Is Virtually Held
Prisoner by His Minister.

Prisoner by His Minister.
Samuel R Gummere. the United Stal'-'
Consul at Tangter, Morocco, who Is rs"
~ a visit to this country, in recent in
erview regarding Morocco, said:
Morocco. now the only independent I
Government among the Barbary States, IS /
ruled by boy Of some twenty years VINO /
is Completely under the thumb of his min /
lister. Nenabbe, by whom he is kept Vs. !
t1aIIv .. prisoner in Morocco city By the /
treaty of Madrid signed by twelve . the I
great Powers, the right Of protection N
trade under two systems Is granted TO G 2
tain Moorish subjects by the respective /
whose decision IS absolute.
Thus, for instance, trading house Sc
cures for its mercantile agent. OF semsar.
a certificate affordiug him absolute pro
lection to life and property Every house
having customs duties amounting to S2,V'
rer aruum is entitled TO two semsars-
There is also a minor form Of protection.
known rs an -amobelat.' pertaining to
property only. This is granted to small
farmers and sheepherders. No action can
be taken against the holder Of an am"oe-
lat until notice of twenty days has beeh
given his representative
When an appeal is made for protectl"h
a protest Is sent to the Minister OF L of-
eigu Affairs, a wen-neaning old gentle
man. but after all. only buffer between
the appealing Government and the au-
th0rities of Morocco. who invariably re-
sort to procraStination-
This system OF protection works salts
/ factorily in Tangie-, but in the outlying
districts. where the country is lawless, the
! local governors are constantly prosecuting
/ those INhe acquire q bit of property and
/ of 10 matter.
and there being no courts OF law, It - eS-
| ceedingly difficult TO fix the blame
There are no banks in the country, and
/ such a thing do credit mutual trust Is
| unknown Lying IS universal. Continual
persecution by the Government makes 1t
| impossible for the Moor to succeed
| Hence It is that so many come to America
! in order to take out naturalization papers
and SO become entitled to the protection
of the American Consul. whose duties are
| more ministerial than coTGuTar- Were II
/ not for the reforms maintained by the
diplomatic service the country would
scarcely be habitabie for Europeans o.
Americans.
The situation regarding the claim OF
5000 for the death of Nacos EZaqui,
continued Mr. GtImmere, was this:
-.Ezaquf was a young Moorish Jew who
/ had come TO America, and, after some
/ months in Boston. became an American
citizen and married a woman from Brook
lyn. Soon after he went back 10 Morocco
as the representative in Fee of AZ Ameri
can house One day last July, while rid
ing n the streets, the tail Of his horse
szvished against a chief, or holy man
which 50 enraged the popUiace that h
was attacked, thrown upon pile of straw
and burned TO death Under Instruction
from Washington I put in . claim fer hi
widow and child but it was met with tn
usual procrastination of the Moorish Gov
eminent and I was informed by IN
Grand Vizier that the Sultan could not b
seen as he was about TO move his capital
Now. twice year il is customary 70
the diplomatic corps to pay a visit TO tn
Sultan. and in order to impress the IA
tiVes Varship is usually sent with eaeJ
representative by his Government / hi
the United States has not done hereto
fore. but IN this case being acccmpauie'
by The New York, the claim was spec u.
taken up The presence Of the wars p
however had no significance as regardinl
1.-the enforcement Of the claim and It wa
present only as an escort The claim ia
nct yet been paid and negotiations ar
! sJ5li pending, Tut the State Department
has its own WAY Of managing such cases
( and an early settlement Is looked Tor
P | The present claims against the Gov
! eminent of Morocco amount in ali I
/ about $4,000. and all arise cut Of thes
lection Of the United States Consulate.
1T must not be supposed. however. tia
Morocco IS q wilderness Outside Of IN
{ ten-uile limit il IS generally cOnSidere
! unsafe to 20 unattended by a guard. bU
/ the natives are for the most part diSpos
/ q 70 be friendly. and attacks in aInOs
( every instance have been provoked by IN
foreigner. Morocco City. too. Is iawies
/ and without order. and is usually avoide
, / By the Foyager. but TangieT, only Nv
/ hours from Gibraltar, Is on the boTderlIn
/ OF civilization.
= The SpauiardS- greatly in the E1ajo-it
! ameng the foreign population. have intro
/ duced the electric light and the telephoni
/ though personally / find the latter TO d
= more Of q nuisance than convenience
@ / 1t Is during the winter months tina
/ Tangier is at its gayeSt- Then the tours
on his way TO Cairo looks in Tor a day q
two, the embassies entertain and the Ter
| Club holds its pig-stickfng meets on IN
! preserve presented by the Sultan. Thes
: / meets. which have taken the place Of I'll
/ ] hunt formerly in vogue. usually las
] / about ten days and are full of rare SpOr
D / Balls are given at the British ETnbass
? | from time 10 time at which there IS n
/ quently an attendance of 200 or more
1t Is n surprise to my friends that
I 1 should complain of the heat since my r.
D turn While it is intensely hot during II
! | middle OF the day in Morocco, no one eve
ventures out At night We sleep undo
= blankets For equability of climate Six
rocco IS surpassed only by the Nader