Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-09
We OPPOSE
THE BANDIT
Will Not Be Pledged to
Grant RaisuIi's
Demands.
ORDERS GIVEN BY HAY
Effect on PerdiCariS'
Fate Will be Con-
Sidered.

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today cabled Consul Gunmere at Tan
gier positive instructions to refrain
from committing the United States TO
any guaranty of immunity or recogni-
ton of the rights of brigandage and
blackmaiI in Morocco. This attitude
Will be adhered to regardless of the
consequences to Pcrdicaris.
Merely Two Unarmed Marines.
Tangier, June 9-The American con-
sui has sent two unarmed marines to
the residence of Countess de Buisser-
at. wife of the Belgian minister. The
countess is living in an isolated house.
The husband is at Fez. The marines
were sent as precautionary measure.
These are the only American marines
landed here
Say Report Is a Joke.
Washington, June 9. - The rumOr
that the United States government in
tends to possess itself of Il coaling sta
ton on the Moroccan coast as an incl
dent TO the settlement of the Perdicar-
is affair is regarded officially here as
q jest. There never was, and is not
now. the slightest desire on the part
of this government to make such Il
demand. Moreover, it is stated that it
is not intended to seize even tempo
rarily any Moroccan port or custom
house.
As to the Landing of Marines.
Referring to Il report from Tangicr
that United States marines had been
landed there to protect the Belgian
legation 1t is said at the state depart
ment that there is ample precedent for
the employment of a United States
naval force for the temporary protec
ton of the exposed interests of an
other power which has no available
force at hand. y few years ago 1t was
the common understanding that Brit
ish vessels should protect American in
tereStS in South American ports where
the United States had no warships
and that the United States gunboats
should look after British interests ex-
posed in the same way.
German Interests Also Protected.
We have also looked after German
interests in San Domingo and else
where. 1t is stated that Admiral
Chadwick in landing his marines in
Africa for the first time in half Il CEN
tury therefore was but meeting the re-
quirement of international comfy. 1t
is supposed here that the Belgium le-
cation is an outlying section of the |
city easily accessible TO the tribesmen |
of the interior. The reported landing |
has not been confirmed and Is proba- |
bly, untrue.
Uncle sam Will Not Guarantee.
The state department has received |
unofficial assurance through Consul |
Gummere. who had it from the British |
consul at Fez, that the sultan Of Mo |
rocco will accede to all OF Raisuli's |
terms. The bandits demand that Great |
Britain and the United States shall |
guarantee the execution of the sultans 5 |
promises. however, is the sticking |
point. and this probably can De gotten |
around only by the acceptance of this !
obligation by Great Britain or France, |
or some other country not so strongly |
bound as the United States by its ira |
ditions not TO entangle itself in the in |
ternal affairs of other countries. 1t |
is stated positively that under no con |
ditions can the United States govern |
mcnt execute these guarantees