Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-09
MARINES ARE LANDED
Guarding the Belgian Lega-
tion at Tangier.
HOUSE Is ISOLATED
MINISTER Is AWAY; WIFE is AN
AMERICAN.
Sultan of Morocco Yields to the De-
mands Of Raisuli for the Release
Of Perdicaris and Varley.

! For the first time in fifty years United
| States marines have landed in Africa Tor
| the protection of American interests. II Is
now done fer the ostensible purpose OF In
suring the safety of the American wife OF
! the Belgian minister at Tangier, who re-
| sides In the suburbs of that city, and so is
| exposed to possible violence from Moorish
brigands similar to that visited upon Per-
| dicaris, the American citizen now held for
ransom by the redeubtable Raisuli.
The first news of that action was received
at the Navy Department late yesterday
| afternoon in the following brief cable mes
| sage from Rear Admiral Chadwick at Tan
gier:
| '.I have placed guard at the Belgian
| legation, having been asked to do so by our
| consul general here
| Baron Moncheur, the Belgian minister,
was greatly surprised to learn that Rear
| Admiral Chadwick had landed armed
| force to protect the Belgian legation in
| Tangier 1t is the minister's belief that the
| Belgian legation is not directly in the town
| of Tangier, but in the suburbs, and there
fore more exposed to the attacks OF
! brigands. The Belgian minister at Tangier
| is Count de Buisserat, who formerly was
secretary to the legation here and married
| Miss Story of New York. 1t was assumed
yesterday tndt ne TeQuCSteu the <AnclASdh
consul to have an armed force landed from
| the American squadron to protect the lega-
! tion
Admiral Chadwick's Explanation.
More light was thrown on the matter this
| morning by the receipt of the following
Q, planatory cablegram from Rear Admiral
Chadwick. dated this morning:
"In explanation of my cablegram of yes
terday afternoon: The Belgian minister is
absent; his wife is the daughter of General
Story tof New York; and the house is iso-
lated"
| It is said at the State Department that
there is ample precedent for the employ
ment of an American naval force for the
ten porary protection of the exposed inter-
able force at hand. few years ago 1t
was the common understanding that Brit
isl, vessels should protect American inter-
ests in the South American ports where
the United States had no warships. and
likewise the United States gunboats looked
after British interests exposed in the same
way. We have also looked after German
interests in San Domingo and elsewhere,
so 1t is said that Admiral Chadwick in
landing lis marines in Africa for the pro-
lection of the Belgian legation, even though
rot requested, was but meeting the re-
quirement of international comfy.
The Navy Department is informed that
the cruiser Olympia, flagship of Rear Ad-
miral Jewell, commanding the European
SQUADRON, arrived at 1ipTditdf tliS hihS
for coal and provisions, receiving which
she will return to 7Tangier.
Moorish Sultan Yields.
The State Department today received Of
fetal assurance that the Sultan of Morocco
has acceded to the terms of the bandit
chieftafn Raisuli for the release Of Perdf-
caris It came in the form of cable mes
sage from Rear Admiral Chadwick, at Tan
gier, to the Secretary of the Navy, as fol-
lows:
.'The minister of foreign affairs has in
structions from Fez, Morocco, acceding to
all the demands Of Raisuli.
1t is understood from this that the Mo-
roccan minister of foreign affairs, who Is
at Tangier, has received the instructions
from the sultan, who is at Fez
These advices are believed to indicate
satisfactory termination of the brief put
exciting Perdicaris incident.
VIII Not Guarantee Immunity.
Secretary Hay this morning cabaed Con-
sui General Gummere instructions for deal
ing with the brigand Raisuli the main point
of which is a positive injunction to refrain
from committing the United States govern
mant to any guarantee of immunity for
the brigand or to take any actlon that
would amount to a recognition or tne right
of brigandage and blackmaii In MOROCCO
It is stated that this attitude will be ad-
hered to regardless of the consequences TO
Perdicaris 1t is realized that its announce
ment at this time may possibly retard the
negotiations for the release OF the captives.
Spanish Minister'S Statement.
Senior Don Emilio de Ojeda, the Spanish
minister here. yesterday reiterated MS
statement that the Spanish government
gave no credenee to the report that the
United States government intended TO seize
a mort of Morocco to enforce It's demands
for the release Of Perdicaris, the American
held for Ransom by the Moorish bandit
Raisuli. ,.,o,,aa tho
matter To the state Department officials,
said Minister Ojeda, because my govern
men and / personally are very conndent
that nothing is further from the lntentloh
of the Washington government. II is thor-
oughly appreciated in Spain that the only
purpose In sending an American heet to
Tangier was to give unmistakable evidence
of the determination of your government
to obtain the release of the captured cltl-
zens.
II cannot but feel that had the offer of
Spanish citizens in Morocco, MADE 70 MRS;
Perdicaris Immediately after the capture OF
her husband, been accepted, and my coun-
trymen permitted to start immediateiy IN
pursuit Of Raisuh and bis br1gands, tney
would have intercepted them before they
had buried themselves in the mountain
Businesses with their prisoners. 1t was GER
tainly tribute to the character and popu-
larity Of Mr.. Perdicarts that the Span1ards
Of Tangier should have been SO earnest in
their wish to risk their lives in rescuing
him.
ssWhen one calls to mind the paramount
Spanish interests In Morocco no surprise
will be felt that several Spanish warships
have been dispatched to Tangier for the
sole purpose of protecting these interests in
the event of trouble. / do not feel, how
ever, that things will get worse there. The
careful handling Of the situation by your
government and the use of diplomacy, I
hope, will result in the restoration of Mr.
Perdicaris to his home without disturbing
conditions In Morocco.
II feel very sure, however. that Raisuli
will not surrender his captives until his
ransom has been paid over to him and his
terms agreed to. He Is a bold fellow, intel
ligent and clever, and wields strong IN
f1uence in certain parts Of Morocco"
GRANTS DEMANDS PIECEMEAI.
Sultan Proceeding Slowly In Dealing
With the Kidnapers.
TANGIER, June e.-The American con-