The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-07-16
uUR DIPLOMACY TRIUMPHS.
Worlds Progress Accelerated Through
the Patriotic Craftsmanship
of Roosevelt.

The successful effort by the United
States to secure the release of Mr.. Per-
dicaris, the American citizen who was
seized and held captive by Moroccan
brigand, and incidentally the freedom
also of his stepson. who was British
subject, grows in importance as its full
significance comes to be understood.
This Is because, as has been the case
numerous times before, the American
initiative, taken with vigor and firm
ness, is likely to lead to international
results of great moment. To get the
true perspective of the incident 1t is nee
sary to look at the matter through for
eign eyes, and 1t is tribute to the states,
manship of our government that the
meaning of it all is so readily recog-
nized and SO willingly acknowledged
abroad.
The st. Louis Globe-Democrat, which
is not given to over-enthusiasm. ex-
presses the opinion that mot since De-
catur, in 1916, captured the dey of AL
giers' flagship, destroyed one of his
frigates and compelled that functionary
to sign a treaty of peace on the United
States officers deck, has American d.
plomacy won a more conspicuous tri-
umph in dealing with barbarous peo-
Pile than 1t has just scored in compell-
ing the release Of Perdicaris," and in
this position 1t is sustained by British
journal of the character and standing of
the London Standard. which affirms that
Secretary Hays decisive action has
speedily closed "the most remarkable in
cident which has troubled contemporary
history In Morocco" This is emphatic
yet discriminating. That IL is more than
justified is shown by the Globe-Demo-
crat in a further calculation of the mat
ter:
"The Roosevelt administration in the
Perdicaris affair had not only to deal
with the brigand chief. but 1t was COM
PEELED to fight the sultan of Morocco
Muley Abdul Azziz had to be overawed
before any Roadway could be attempted
with Raisuli. The kidnapping incident
was merely one Of a series of frequent
episodes which diversity the annals Of
Morocco. The difference between the
Perdicaris affair and the general run Of
abductions by bandits in that land OF
licensed raplne is that this time 1t was
an American who was the victim, and
consequently it was the American gov
eminent which had to be reckoned
! with.
Probably the mandate of President
Roosevelt and Secretary Hay in Mo-
rocco, We must have Perdicaris alive
or Raisuli dead will change the rela-
lions of that country to the rest of the
world as radically as cambridge and
Decatur did century ago, when they
paid tribute to the Algerian pirates at
the mouths of American cannon. For
ages Europe had submitted to the black
mail which was levied on its vessels by
the Barbary corsairs, but the American
people forced Jefferson and Madison to
crush the PR ates instead of substituting
them. Then Europe followed the Ameri-
can example, and the reign of the free.
hooters was over. Once again the United
States has sent big feet through the
| Pillars of Hercules. Again American
cannon has compelled barbarism to ca.
pitulate to civilization. The United
States squadron which sailed past Glib
raltar and into the harbor Of Tangier ha.
fulfilled Its mission as promptly and de-
cisively as did It's forerunner long age
in Tripoli and Algiers. Muley Abdul
Azziz. like the nameless despots who
ruled the various Barbary states Of q
century ago. has been forced to recognize
that Europe's easy tolerance Of brigand.