Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-01-02
M%oRocco's PERIL.
Empire in Pawn to European Creditors
lin Financial Med.

Empire in PaWn to European Creators
lin Financial Med.
London Standard: Unlefs some un-
expected change Is wrougbN in the for
tunes Of Abdul Aziz, he Is destined to
| see the loss OF his %countr! s indepepd-
| ence. The danger Is imminent, and
| arises not from the revolt of the tribes.
but from the financial needs Of the
| Shereefian government. The empire is
being pawned. For two years no taxes
have been collected, except at the ports,
and the cost of carrying on the w;ir
against the pretender has been met by
loans. Great Britain, France and Spain
are creditors to the amount of G300, 0C0
each. and France is about to MAKE a
further advance of 10000, 900 francs. The
security for this support is the customs
dues-the only sure revenue of the sui
tan. This generosity IN the part of
the powers is not disinterested, and,
though cloaked with the pretense Of
| maintaining the status quo, can have
but one effect-to place Morocco at the
mercy of the highest bidder. France is
resolved not to be outstripped in this
acc for control of the BarDary ports.
and sets nc limit to her offers of assist
ance. Seeing that the customs are val
ued at only $500, 900 a year., another loan
or two will give France the control Of
the ports.
Such a recognition OF the ascendancy
OF the republic would AVE important
political consequences. To the people
Of England Ii may matter little wheth-
err or not they have a share in the agri-
cultural Snd commercial possibilities Of
Morocco. But we have q military in
terest that is vital. The power that
holds Gibraltar and requires free ac-
cess by the sea to the east cannot allow
the ports Of the sultan to pass into the
hands of any European state. Gibraltar
is largely dependent IN the Moorish
markets for supplies, and the range of
hills from Cape Spartel to Ceutra is
capable OF being fortified In a Inn
that would threaten our access to the
Mediterranean. To keep the straits
open is even more essential to the Sc
curity of the British empire han the
unobstructed passage of the Suez canal.
An Evil in Food the Law Should Reach.
In reference to the use of alum bak-
Ing powders Prof. SchweitZer, Of the
state university of Missouri, says:
The deleterious effects of alum and
the soluble salts of alumina upon the
human system, even when used In
small quantities, are too well known to
need relating; their use in baking
powder is dangerous, and should be re-
stricted."
The effects of the continuous use of
alum baking powders are thus summed
up In a medical publication:
Alum taken into the stomach re-
tards the digestion of the food.
1T Is an irritant which infiames and
irritates the stomach and intestinal
canal.
1T is an astringent and tends to con-
stipate the bowels, which interferes
with digestion.
1T renders the albumen of the food
partially i~nsoluble, and therefore takes
away from its nutritive value.
1T IS absorbed into the blood, which
II tends to thicken and coagulate. The
tree flow of the blood through the Or
cams Of the heart is thus retarded.
ITS continued absorption into the
system causes some forms of nervous
1rostrations and many of those affec-
ions OF the nerves from which both
women n men suffer.
Fourteen grains Of alum have
aused the death Of a child. Larger
loses have frequently resulted fatally
n the case of adults.
n drug so powerful and deadly, no
natter in what proportions 1T may be
Employed, can safely be used in any
lrtiCle OF food"