The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-30
Bic RANSOM
IS DEMANDED
For Release OF American Cap
tiyeS in Morocco.
HIN nv TUT RRInhNno
HELD BY THE BRICANDS
SQUADRONS HEADED FOR MO.
ROCCO-FEAR THAT PRISON.
ERS MAY BE
KILLED.

Gus measures win be empllyed by
this government 10 rescue Perdicaus,
the Trenton IN j. millionaire. and
Narlcy his English atepson, who were
abducted at Tangior Morocco, By the
bandit RasouIy large force OF
marines ana blue Jackets viii b. Ian I
ed within the ncN few days to start
in pursuit OF him, il need h. By to
morrow evening Rear Admiral Chad.
wick viii be at Tanpier with tn,
Brooklyn, and by the middle of next
week severn American warship3 wil
be anchored in that harbor, ready tor
any service that may be required IN
case Of further necessity four biz
battle ships can be added to the feet
with Sc hours.
The seven cruisers and Pmboa.s
under the commanl of Rear Admiral
Chadwick and Rear Admiral Jewell.
carry a combined force Of marines
and blue jackets of between 2.5a0 and
5000 About half of this number will
be available for the pursuit of Rasou.
~, making a force greater dian The
strength # a full rc@Geat Of sol.
diors. II Is contemplated technically
to place this force of fighting men at
the disposal Of the sultan of Morocco
50 as TO assist him in re5culng the
captiy2s
The bandit has stated the terms
upon which he viii surrender Peril
cards aud Marley but they ara 80 ah.
surd that this government will not
consider them Ger moment The
frcsidcrt anJ secretary Of state are
considerably wronahr up over the
affair ana are Thoroughly resolved to
80 % the most extreme lengths in Sc
srrrfifg ttte relaase of nprdicards and
bis stcpson
4 long cahlcGrlm from ttni,cl
Sa,es Consul Gummeta was reeched
lr Secretary IIay t1lay The consul
etitcd IN substance thar Rasoulh, Tho
bapd1 who kidnapped Perdicqri3 and
and his stepson VaNy, had hoe' heard
from, aud had male 4 set Of demands
which the British mmis!cr and Mr.
Gummcrc had deemed It their duty
TO lay before THOR governments.
Il soulg demanded That the Moor
ish forccs should be Withdrawn from
the district in which the band opera.
led leaving them IN control He ask
cd large ra sons TO be collected
from tho governors Of Taneicr ana
Feh which happea to be bitter enc
mics he further demanded absolute
immunity for himself and bis follow
Fr8 from pursuit or punishment for
the kidnapping aud ether crimes which
they had committed in the past
~ cap The Gilman Of hia demand
R2souly nfistcl that the Unitoj
S1tea abl Great Britain should
so.emnly guarantee The observance of
The Moorish government Of the fore
Going etipulationI
Secretary Hay hnd a conference
with the president, and it was agrea1
that Rasouy'a terms should be met
20 grant lhcm would ne equivalent u
forcing the sultan Of Morocco 70 ab
dictate in favor of Q hri2and. 80 tai
as a considerable part Of q Moorish
irial was nccrned Moreover. the
United States government could NOS
without establishing q now and tan
gnrDus precedent undertake 10 gna-
lntee The acts Of another governments.
The next step Is f. doubt A. the
1fmcst confidence is repo ad in the
discretion Ipd judgment Of Admiral
the present disposi..ou Is
~ leave him a free hand ~ deal with
This ease in cooperation with Consul
Cummcro
II is realized here that ne Fronch
government. which under ifs recart
treaties with Great britain has ao-
lnired a dominating interest in Mo
rocco may naturally be r1thcr ner
yous over any foreign interference ir
he affairs of nat country. and this
fact. it is suggested. NAV lead - th
exercises Of the French government
1f Jne effective iuGneroe 20 th
direction Of securing Perdlcaria re-
case which viii obyiatc ans hostile
move hy Admiral Chadwick