Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-09

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W yond the walls of Tan
gier. Farther than that
Europeans are not permitted to go.
either singly or In companies, without
one or more Moorish soldiers as escort.
Now and then a fool-hardy tourist
tries It; but seldom returns to tell the
tale OF his adventures. Not long ago
Spaniard was murdered In this way
His government secured money pay
ment from the sultan, but the murder
ers were never punished, nor any effort
made 10 discover who they We're. There
Is little doubt that the soldiers them
Selves 1.-The alleged protectors Of the
people, In their capacity Of mounted po-
lice---were at the bottom or the affair,
II not the actual murderers. Conditions
here are akin to those we found In
Cuba during Weyler's regime, when
Spanish soldiers had things all their
own way with the defenseless islanders,
before Uncle Samuel came TO their
rescue. Shortly after the Maine was
exploded, a Red Cross party, Of which
the writer was member had occasion
TO go from Guanabacoa to the next
village, three miles distant on foot, as
there was no other way. Everything
was quiet as the grave and we started
blithely enough down the laurel-shaded
road--to be Immediately ordered back
by the captain Of the Spanish forces
that guarded the town, TO wait for
military escort. In vain we protested
that ours was a neutral mission, to
benefit the suffering of either side. and
that we were not afraid to make the
short journey, at midday on an ap-
parently deserted highway. especially
as the
RED CROSS OF GENEVA
protects its wearers, even in war time,
In every part OF the world said the
cattain. You would surely be killed
before you had gone ten rods. Hungry
soldiers with guns In their hands and
such an opportunity for loot before
them care nothing for your Cruz Roja.
All along the road are guard-hOuseS,
with soldiers In them, who would shoot
you without parley the instant you got
within range Of the loop holes and on
every hilltop are hidden sontlnels,
posted by General Weyler to keep
spies and reconcentrados from passing.
Who could tell whence the bullets came
that killed you? II l allowed you to
20 without the escort, ] alone would
be held responsible for your murder"
SO there was no help for 1t, and to the
village we went in the midst of troop
OF ragged soldiers, every one OF whom
looked like an assassin In disguise.
Piracy is also an occasional pleasant
ny of Moorish life. Recently the
prosper CORN" vessel engaged in
the French Spanish trade, was looted
on the Mediterranean by Reefian pi-
rates. The foreign ministers went In
a body. accompanied by their drago-
mans, to demand restitution on behalf
of France and Spain from Mohammed
III Torres, the Shereefian minister OF
state. They will get II some day,-but
never so long as the sultan can find
excuse for delay. Only the other day,
n few miles off the coast of Morocco
and almost within range OF the guns OF
Gibraltar, British felucca was drift
ing placidly on the tide In dead calm.
when eight long boats. filled with
swarthy Moors, pulled out from the
shore with vigorous sweeps OF their
oars II was the Riff pi-
rates again-descendants OF that
famous band OF water rats" which
awep; these seas In the middle ages,
and despoiled every vessel they could
put their claws on. A felucca Is only
a small craft whose full equipment il
wine and sailors. Therefore resistance
was useless, and the RIMS in the long
boats were masters OF the situation.