The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-29
IMPOSSIBLE TERMS SET
BY A MOROCCAN BANDIT
Neither England Nor America
Will Accept Them to Secure
Release of Prisoners.
SHIPS TO ARRIVE SOON

WASHINGTON, May @.-The kid
napers Of Psrdicaris and his stepson. Var
ley. in Morocco. have submitted their terms
for ransom and the State Department has
decided that they are absolutely impossible
OF acceptance.
A long cablegram from United States
Consul Gunmere was received by Secretary
Hay to-day. The consul stated In substance
that Erassoun. the bandit who kidnapped
Perdicaris and his stepson. varley. had
been heard from and made a set OF de-
mands which the British minister and Mr..
Gunmere had deemed 1t their duty TO lay
before their governments. Erassoun de-
manded that the Moorish forces should be
withdrawn from the district In which his
band operated. leaving them In control. He
asked large money ransom to be col
lected from the governors OF Tengier and
Fec who happen to be bitter enemies. He
further demanded absolute immunity for
himself and his followers from pursuit or
punishment for the KIDNAPPING and other
crimes which they had committed in the
past To cap the climax OF his demands.
EraAsoun insisted that the United States
and Great Britain should solemnly guaran-
tee the observance by the Moorish gov
eminent Of the foregoing stipulations-
secretary hay mad a conference with the
PRESIDENT. and II was agreed that these
terms could not be met. To grant them
would be equivalent to forcing the Sultan
OF Morocco 10 abdicate in favor OF a brig
and 30 far as considerable part of the
Moorish territory was concerned. More
over. the United States government could
not. without establishing a new and dan
gerous precedent, undertake to guarantee
tho acts Of another government
The next step is in doubt Admiral Chad
wick will be at Tangier by tomorrow even
In a IN n uynd n
the course OF a day or two. by the remain
der OF his feet. AS the utmost confidence
Is reposed In the discretion and Judgment
OF the admiral, the present disposition is
TO leave him a free hand TO deal with this
case IN cooperation with Consul Gun
mere
1t is realized here that the French gov
eminent, which under its recent treaties
with Great Britain has acquired a dominat-
ing interest In Morocco, may naturally be
rather nervous over any foreign interior
IN the affairs of that country, and
this fact, it is suggested, may lead to the
exercise by the French government Of some
curing Perdicarfs's release which will obvi-
ate any hostile move by Admiral Chadwick
Rear Admiral Jewell reported by cable
to the Navy Department to-day the arrival
Of the European squadron under his COM
mand, embracing the Olympia. Baltimore
and Cleveland at Horta Azores. Orders
will be sent TO the admiral to-day to pro-
coed TO Tangier, Morocco. Later in the
day the Navy Department was informed
by cable that Rear Admiral Jewell got
away from the Azores with the European
squadron before the department. orders
directing him to go to Tangier could reach
him. He Joined Admiral Barker's fleet at
the Azores and together they went direct
municate with Admiral Jewell and give
such orders as conditions may suggest.