The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-13

Probable Course Of the FrsaCh Compared
VIII ThAt DC RnElIah n Egypt.

Witb That 81 khglish n Egypt.
TO TIE EDIToR OF THE sUN-Sir, There
IL q singular coincidence between the events
on the horooco-Alseflan frontier reported
In the Paris despatch 10 the Sun Of this
morning end the French programme re-
gardinE Morocco as laid down In an article
In the Paris NouBeilt Revue Of March 10 last.
This article Is generally understood 70 have
been written BY an ofleer OF the French
Army, Capt, JulnOt-0ambstta. attached 20 the
French Mission under NJ sant-Ren6 ITALIAN
diT at Fez. The coincidence ls so remark
able that some Of the passages are worth
quoting,
The French programme brlstlss with fewer DIFF.
nculties than Is represented They are:
I. The Minister leaves Fec with the European
stan. Every one left behind would be murdered
an hour AFTER.
,. We shall abandon Udls 10 the bSads OF ROEus
and Bu-Amsra.
3. But we occupy the place aterward by the
Tying column plTeady formed under Gen. Lyantey.
which thus places ITSELF In the view and knowledge
oisveTy one, In the line OF our march on the capital
T. We shall concentrate at TanEier the Medlter
Tanean squadron, In order 70 be the hrat 10 send
crulsen Into the ports where the GermAna and
Italians Will endeavor 10 be ahead Of US.
g. TheH gain Taxa, the second stage on the route
10 FtE,
But we shall hardly need 10 60 even that far.
Three days after the occupation Of Udja and the
ports Morocco Will receive US, even With the Nus
summarize admiration Of the tribes for every
Manifestation Of strength.
All the rest Ia only chlmeras. idle trash hollow
and even oulpsbe dreams
In other portions OF the same article Capt.
yunot-iambetta expresses similar ideas.
He Aays: We shall be driven by III necessity
TO act; The violence OF fanatlcsl Counsels
BY force. That Which EUROPE T pepS expects sS
to b see o VS. con9qGE TshSr by .g6st NJ
does not leave after eamming the door;
II will he noted in connection with the
THE srS's despatch states that action has
already begun az tdia, the place Indicated
by Capt Juinot-GAmbetta a. the first q the
several stages. on the line Of French ad-
By the light thrown on the Morocco. eitua-
| ton by this article IL il possible to discern
the motive Of the, German Emperor,g visit
oompllsh ed for Germany what the fourth par -
graph Of the programme aimed az preventing
! He got in ahead Of the French cruisers in q
very astute, manner, and has a good deal
laid down in the AnEio-Ffench and Franco
Spanish conventions about Morocco Whether
the result OF ell Ia to he the pacifyinG Of Ger
man suscepdbilities by compensations in
other directions or the marahailing Of Pan
lslamic forces under German auspices for
the presery ation OF the integrity OF the re-
naming Nussulman self-ruled countries
whether the French pacific penetration Of
Morocco will be any more successful than
the British peace mission To Tibet was in
keeping up lts non arlike pTetensions
The whole situation is exceedingly interest
Ing for II IL on all fours with that in Egypt in
1852 when the British went TO rescue the
Rhedive Teohk from Arab, and incidentally
rem ain ed in the country TO take care OF him
and bio successor, ever since PERA.
NEW YORK, April IL