Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-27
RAISULI HOLDS KEY
he MAY PREcIPITATE A Sc
RIoUS CRISIS.

PARIS. November 27.-The Moroccan sit
uation has apparently reached high de-
gree Of tension, although from the non-offl-
clai public point of view the whole affair
seems sufncfently simple to afford every OPP
portunity for reasonable solution al
ways excepting the possibilities of distur-
Dance, which are absolutely at Raisulfs
command. The bandit chief is now more
IMAM ever the key to the whole situa-
tion' certainly so far ability to precipi-
tate crisis is concerned With him.
whether acting on his own initiative or at
the instigation of interested intriguers. lies
the opportunity to make the provision of
the Aigecfras convention come peacefully
INTO operation or to force a disturbance. of
WHICH hopody can accurately foresee the
result. Such at least is the view held in
circles In position to have the best in
formation.
Protection Of Foreigners.
Raisuli's career however. affords LITTLE ex-
pectation that he will be moved by anv
consideration for international amity. and
II Is understood that the French govern
ment feels impelled to take all due meas
ures for the protection of foreigners in
case OF overt acts by him which might in
stantly create international turmoil Snain
Is acting In accordance with the same
views: ms Is understood to be the ex-
PLANTATION of the dispatch of warshins
winch has worked up the press of the Eu-
ropean capitals, especially Paris Here
Hlany express fear that France will be
ul na,s. ihto Moroccan war. from which
nothing Is to be gained. The conservatives
To-Day oppose this alarmist view This in
sources: e
Al the legations and the homes Of
wealthy responsible foreigners are in the
suburbs of Tangier. These suburbs Raisuuli
mas taken and holds absolutely. If he
chooses ne can at any time kidnap any
9ooy there. as he did Mr.. Perdicaris, and
demand ransom. All the ministers have
prayed their governments to take some ac-
ton. Some of the residents have fled. Others
without guards live in daily fear.
May Need French Troops.
The Algeciras convention provides that
France and Spain shall jointly police Tan
sler. but France feels that she has made
herseif responsible to Europe and the
United States for the safety of foreigners
IN Morocco, not only after March, when
the convention becomes effective, but now.
she hopes that she will be forced into no
active measures. If Raisuli remains
Quescent no further action will be taken
Should he determine on an outbreak ac-
ton will be necessitated
The French government has commune
Gated this program to the European pow
ers and the United States. late dis
patch from Berlin says that DR.. Rosen,
German minister to Morocco. has placed
himself wholly with the other ministers re-
garding the requirements Of the situat ton
at Tangier, and that Germany sees no rea-
son why the preservation of order pend
ing the operation of the Algeciras conven-
ton. should not be intrusted solely to
France and Spain. Germany was thought
to be the least likely of all the powers to
grant this acduiescence. If the others fol-
low the whole situation will rest upon
Raisult, an outbreak by whom would force
the French troops to drive him to the
mountains.