The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-01
FRENCH MINISTER IS
 INSTRUCTED TO ACT
PARIS oUICKLY RESPONDS TO
 AMERICAN REQUEST.

Utmost Effort to be Made to Secure the
 Release of the American Perdicaris
 and Cromwell varIey Who Were
 Seized by Moroccan Insursent Chief
 -Captives Will be Murdered if Tan
 sier is Attacked.
 Paris, May S1.-Foreign Minister Del
 easse, in consequence of a communica-
 ton from the state department at Washington. transmitted through Am-
 nassador Porter, has telegraphed in- structlons to the French minister at IIangier to use his utmost endeavors to
 obtain the release of Ion Pedicaris and
 Cromwell varley.
 American officials are hopeful that
 French influence with the Moroc-
 can government, together with
 the presence of the American fleet at Tangier will secure an adjustment of the affair. Reports through French of Hcial channels show that Raisuli's de- mand for ransom is $7O,00O. rr,s 7 l The American view is that if the
 ransom should be paid through the family of Perdicaris, Raisuli could be dealt with subsequently, and the money restored to the family, but French of ficials, who are familiar with the slt- uation in Morocco, are less sanguine of a settlement, owing to claims that Rai- sui has put forward, which threaten to raise political and international entar elements. According to information preaching the foreign office he requires the sultan to give him a subordinate Kingdom with the right to levy taxes throughout a region embracing sS square kilometers lying directly along, the main route from Tangier to Fez. Officials say Raisuli would thereby be- come one of the dominant political fac tors in Morocco.
 Moreover, Raisuli's demand that he may levy taxes on travellers on the main route to the capital is considered Tuntenable. Reports received show that the sultan is ready to pay the ransom. but that he is unwilling to yield to the political ambitions of Raisuli. How ever, the French minister at Tangfer secured the release of a Frenchman held under similar circumstances by enlisting the influence Of the chiefs of tribes and the sherif1ian authorities. and hope that similar influences will prevail now
 The French authorities are not likely to view favorsbly the seizure of a port or the landing of marines being of the opriion that the Monroe doctrine should. cut both ways. It is also pointed out that an expedition inland would be wholly fmpracticable because of the typographical and material considera- tions.
 Washington, May 31.-This cable gram has been received at the navy department from Rear Admiral Chad wick, commenting the South Atlantic squadron at Tangier:
 The seizure of the American citizen was by insurgent chief so as to bring on sultan of Morocco to se- cure the demands of his tribe. Our sense of the gravity of the case is shown by the presence of the American squadron and will undoubtedly cause the earlier yielding by the sultan of Morocco to the demands of the chief. which is the orly save means of releas- ing captive"
 There is the highest authority for the statement that an attack on Tangier or an expedition against the brigands will be followed by the immediate murder of the captives.
 At the instance of Secretary Hay no instructions will be sent Rear Admiral Chadwick for the present, pending the result of the representations of Am bassador Porter at Paris to the French government, requesting the exercise of it's good offices in obtaining the re- lease of the captives.
 Washington, May 31.-Through Am oassador Porter, Secretary Hay has re- 1uested the French government to ex- arcise it's good offices toward securing he release of Perdicaris, the Kidnapped American in Morocco.
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