Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-01
THE BRIGANDS
BIG DEMANDS
Razouili, the Moorish Bandit and
k~idnapper, Wants the U. S. to
Lay Down to Him.
WARsHlPs SENT TO TANGiER
This Country in a Delicate Position
on Account Of Frances suprem-
aey in Morocco.

Washington. May ga long cable.
gram from United States Consul Gen.
eral Gummere was received by Sec
rotary Hay today. The consul states,
in substance, that Razouili, the bandit
who kidnapped Perdicaris and his
stepson. Varley, had been heard from
and made a set of demands which
the British minister and Mr.. Gum
mere had deemed it their duty to
lay before their government. Raj
Quill demanded that the Moorish
forces should be withdrawn from the
district in which his band operated,
leaving them in control. He asked a
large money ansom to be collected
from the governors of Tangier and
Fee, who happened to be bitter enc
mics. He further demands absolute
immunity for himself and his fol-
lowers from pursuit or punishment
for the kidnapping and other crimes
which they have committed in the
past. To cap the climax OF his de-
mands, Razouili insisted that the
United States and Great Britain
would solemnly guarantee the OBJ
servance by the Moorish government
of all the foregoing stipulations. Sec
rotary Hay had a conference with
the president, and it was agreed that
Razouili's terms could not be met,
To grant them would be equivalent
to forcing the sultan of Morocco to
abdicate in favor of a brigand so fal
as a considerable part of a Moorish
trial was concerned. Moeover, the
United States could not without estab
fishing a new and dangerous prece
dent undertake to guarantee the act
Of the other government.
The next step is in doubt. Admira
Chadwick will be at Tangier tomor
low morning on the Brooklyn, to b,
followed In the course of a day o.
two by the remainder of his feet. Al
the utmost confidence is reposed il
the direction and judgment of thu
admiral the present disposition is t
leave him a free hand to deal witt
this case in cooperation with Con
sui Gummere. 1t Is reported her,
that the French government, which
under its recent treaties with Grea
Britain, has acquired a dominating
interest in Morocco, may natural.
be rather nervous over any foreigl
influence in the affairs of that coun
try and this fact, 1t is suggested, ma,
lead to the exercise by the FrenCl
government of some effective infu
ence in the direction of securing Pei
dicaris' release, which will obviat
any hostile move by Admiral Chat
wick.
Uncle Sam Sends warships.
Washington, May 2S.-Admiral Jew
ell reported by cable to the navy dc
partment today the arrival of tn
European squadron under his CON
mand, embracing the Olympia, Bait
more and Cleveland, at Horta, Azol
es. Orders will be sent to the al
miral today to proceed to Tangiel
Morocco.
The navy department is advised O
the sailing Of the Atlanta, Marriott
and Castine, ships of the South Al
lantic squadron, from Teneriffe TO
Tangiers to join the flagship Brool
Ign. The detention of the South Al
lantic squadron at the Morocco
port will be dependent on conditions
If the situation on the arrival o
Rear Admiral Jewell does not requir
the presence of the two squadrons @
American warships for the protec
ton of American interests, Admire
Chadwick will be authorized to pre-
coed on his cruise toward his sta
ton in the South Atlantic.