Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-18
To Save Tangier, Perdi-
carts Tells France.
Asserts that Situation Is Des-
perate and Growing Worse.
Thinks 10000 Troops Should At One es
Landed-Cannot See How eloodshed
Can Now Be Avoided-Says RaisuIi
Is Sincere.

Paris, July 17.-Ion Perdicaris arrived
here, Saturday morning, from Tangier
on an important mission, which win
occupy the next two weeks. He called
at the American embassy. conferred at
| length with Ambassado Porter, and al
50 arranged for 4 meeting with Foreign
Minister De1caSSe early next week. >
Mr.. Perdicaris intends to urge strongS
ly on the government officials and par.
liamentary leaders the necessity for
the adoption Of forcible policy to-
| ward Morocco as the only means Of
averting disaster. He shows no i'll ef-'
fects from his captivity. but says Mrs.
Perdicaris. who accompanied him here.
suffered rather severely from being
thrown down a flight of stone steps by
Raisuli's men. 4
Mr.. Perdicaris does not intend to
| make a claim for indemnity, as he con-
siderS his case closed. He Is now de-
| voting his attention to the broader
phases of the serious situation in Mo-.
| rocco. y
| In the course of an interview with
the correspondent of The Associated
| Press, Mr.. Perdicaris said: :
THE situation at Tangier has be-
come desperate. Strong measures are
| requisite to avoid serious consequences.
| Frances policy of pacific penetration
promises to be entirely Inadequate to
meet the danger. The present plan OF
sending 40 French-Algerian officers to
Tangier as a means Of stiffening the
police there is likely to bring on the
very catastrophe France seeks to
avoid.
| 1T will excite intense animosity. and
if an outbreak occurs these 40 officers
would be useless to maintain order.
! IF. however. large force. say TO-
900 men, is landed 1t would end all tur-
bulence and give lasting object lesson
of French power.
| Nothing short of some such deci-
sive action will suffice to meet the sit
uation. 1t might involve a skirmish and
possibly some bloodshed. but that
| would be insignificant compared with
| the grave menace of an extensive up
| rising and possible massacre through
| policy Of excessive mildness.
France has established commando
ing position in Algeria and Tunis
through firmness. and requires the
same policy I'm Morocco"
1t was suggested to Mr.. Perdicaris
that two French warships were now
held at Toulon I'm readiness to meet the
emergency Of an uprising at Tangier.
He replied:
1.-THE warships might better be at
Tangier than at Toulon. II an uprising
occurred 1t would be over before the
ships arrived from Tou1on. 1t wotild
likewise be impossible to get a British
military force from Gibraltar across In
time. Moreover. / stopped at Gibraltar
on my way here and the military gov
ernor. Gen. Sir George White, said he
had no orders contemplating Gibral-
tar relief force going to Tangier on
an emergency"
Asked II in his opinion the United
States should take further action In
Morocco, Mr.. Perdicaris said:
''If France fulfIs her responsibilities.
we'll and good. Otherwise ! think 1t Will
be salutary to have France understand
that her failure to protect foreigners may
lead the United States and other govern
mants to adopt means for protecting their
citizens"
Mr. Perdicaris says that he fully recog-
nizes the difficulty In the way OF France
adopting force. owing to parliamentary
opposition and political complications In
Spain and Morocco. Therefore he liz pre-
pared to propose an alternative measure:
This is nothing short Of giving Ra'sull
and around Tangier.
II know this will excite surprise, saio
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