The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-17
"PEAcEFuL PENETRATION"
Policy % the French In Morocco and tbs
Tng1lsh In ATghanistan.

To TIE EDITOR or THE sUS-Sir. Tho
London Times related thA other day how.
when the Sultan OF Morocco learned that
French political mission wac 10 be sent to b =
capital to discuss questions with him AFFECT.
ing the independence Of his country. he lu.
mediately sent letters all over Morocco sum.
monng two Of the most prominent nothbl.i
from each Of the coast towns and l1tg3
number OF inland villages TO meet az Fel 70
discuss the situation. This action OF tho
Moorish ruler ooIncides curiously with that
OF tho Amir OF Aighanistan. AZ the other end
of the Mussnlman world when the British
Indian Government notified him OF It's lnttn.
ton TO send a mission TO discuss his relation,
With India and neighboring coun rieS liza
forthwith summoned to Kabul two delegate,
from each OF the tribal districts, 10 he present
during the conferences with the envoy
France In Morocco and Great Britain N
Afghanlstan are seeking TO accomplish thor
ends by what is called pacific penetration
obtaining control OF their finances and hsc1l
arrangements. and inducing them TO intrue'
their defence against foreign aggression n
the penetrating Power AZ yet there scans
to be no disposition on the part OF either the
Afghan or the Moorish ruler to accept the ~.
uation. They have seen Egypt pass undo
British rule and Turkey under foreign IMAM.
clai control. and they have Unexpectedly
sonrh, support by calling together repre-.
II Ia SAID that the result Of tho action Of 'hs
Sultan OF Morocco will be TO delay the negotia.
lions with the French repr esentatives AZ Fe2,
with the probable eventual rejectlo Ion OF all h.R
demands In the case or Afghanistan negotiq.
lions have been prolon Red and evidently ara
not pro crossing smoothly. The British how
ever hay the advantage that they have, ~
some Indian papers are saying. HOSTAGE IN
their hands at Calcutta In the person OF the
Amir 8 eldest son. while in the event OF tho
rejection OF their demands on Morocco. the
French must proceed 20 direct hostllitieS
The situation In Morocco is described by
q Writer In a French weekly review, LFr.
roptcp, IA being watched closely by the whole
Mussuiman element In North Africa. over
whom the Chief Of the Senoussl. the Sheikh.
ell Mahdi has almost obtained supreme con.
troll This writer expresses the opinion TINT
unless great clrcumspectlon Is us''d. con.
nct may arise In which the MussIlman worli
will unite in a great pan-islamlc league for
mutual defence. II Ia even hinted that A.
Least one II not more. OF the great European
friendly support to such a combination. the
more because although the political innu-
ence OF the Sheikh-el- Mahd only covers
African territory equal In eNtHnt TO aNou
two-thrds OF Europe. his rel gious authority
Ia felt even Mt Constantinopie and In Asit
and is being sought to bring about sone Kind
OF arran cement OF the trbrl difficulties 10
Arabia that are causing trophle for the Sui.
tan Abdul Hamii III. in that country
n, concurrently with the evident revival
In China and India rs CONSEQUENCE ot he
Japanese victories over Russia. q political
awakening Is TO take nlncc in the Mnssulm-n
worli the whole interests Of Europe viii Re
vitality affected. Orient
NEW York Feb, IS.