Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-16

When disorder reigns in Morocco. and in
prevention may not be longer delayed
France and Spain. who were
troubles commissioned to heeo the
at Home. peace by the Aigeciras con-
ference, are both IN some
trouble at home. France, because she has
attacked her own religion and church, and
Spain because OF an inopportune change of
ministry.
The shadow of Raissouli, former bandit
chief, now hey or basha, appears again
upon the scene Of his former exploits,
with increased proportions, for he may
serve as pretext to disturb the peace OF
Europe. 1t was said Of Raissout in The
Star Of April S, 1906:
1T is reported from Algeciras that if the
police France and SPAIN are brought into
the country the Moroccans will turn them
out and Raissouli. who Is in sympathy
with, and in the pay Of Germany, has 30
900 mensready to help him.
And now recently, December Il. a dis
patch from Tangier announces that the
same Raissouli will permit the European
forces to reach the vicinity Of Tangier,
where he will inquire of their commanders
the object of their coming and demand that
they place themselves under his orders
Shoufd they refuse. he will attack and drive
them inside the walls of Tangier. Rails
soulf would regret that this should be nee
essary, as it might occasion loss of life and
loss of property to Europeans in the out
skirts of the town.
The diplomatic corps, which assembled at
Tang1er November "a. decided to address
a collective note to the Makhzen signify
ing In urgent terms the intolerable Situa-
ton created, and demanding an immediate
remedy. On the Goth ultimo the French
colony at Tang1er met and adopted an ad-
dress asking the French government to
tab of1 To LII. a
a cabinet council meeting held in Paris on
the 3Oth ultimo, M. Thomson, minister of
marine, announced that the French squad
ron bound for Tangier had left Toulon.
The Temps of November 80 says: The
representatives of France. accredited to
the governments signatory of the act of
Ageciras. addressed circular telegram to
them. setting forth the reasons which rem
dered necessary the Intervention of France
and Spain. The ambassadors met with no
objections. As soon as the Franco-Spanish
note. which Is being prepared. is completed.
it will be communicated to the powers
T.
The Temps, in an editorial Of the same
day. entitled, Morocco and Public Opin-
fon," said: eth, tnterna-
French tional situation is very sim
Position, pie, and the French and
I Spanish governments in or
ures approved by ALL 1t is thus as surpris-
ing. as vexatious. that it is in France
that our action appears to be less under
stood than elsewhere. and doubts are ex-
pressed as to the sense Of our action and
the possible consequences.
TN the first place, there Is M. Juares.
When a French interest is in question
Juares is on hand-in opposition. of course.
His article this morning is conceived in
the form of an oracle. He plays at the
no rOI nf l.
chas, regrettfng that he has not been
heard, whilst prophesying what Is going to
happen. He beseeches parliament and the
government not to be dragged into an ad-
venture. He recalls, and no one has for
gotten it, that during the conference he
asked that Morocco be given an interna-
tional regime'-the same which Germany
had suggested. M. de Lanessan is almost
as much of pessimist as vi. Juares. The
disquiet of Juares and Lanessan can only
have for motive the opposition OF Germany
which these gentlemen appear to fear SO
much. they seem, indeed. to invoke it. NJ
tentioH to interpellate the ministry on its
Moroccan policy. and the reason of sending
a feet" NJ. Juares is doubtless acting
Gsae1 the s1ss in Ssue she
de Cologne, .sthe French went to Tunis
professionally. 6 and they are; there yet. In
1852 the English occupied Egypt provision
ally. and they also are there yet. But this
| time the thing will not be SO easy. The act
Of A1geciras Is only a small piece of paper,
and yet 1t has already served as prescrip-
ton. France and Spain have been obliged
to submit to it. They have been obliged
to limit their action. and to obtain the au-
thorization Of other powers. French and
Span will be forced. If they wish to con-
tinue. to submit again to these prescrip-
TONS"
The Rheinische Zeitung says:
1.-The Franco-Spanish action has created
a bad impression in Germany, for there is
r.. - no serious reason to ,uss such
A German a military force. Rai5souli is
View. made the chief figure in pro-
,voking this costly expedition.
It Is doing him very great honor. He should
be proud Of his Importance. AS for US We
believe that the object Of the expedition
Is that the Franco-Spanish power may be
manifested. and that Morocco may under
stand that the other states OF Europe have
nothing more to co there
The London Standard. on the other
hand, says: THE only result OF the act
of A1geciras is to paralyze the initiative
of France; it remains to be seen how
long the chancelleries will continue the
farce which consists in causing their del
egates in working at a future program.
being of Morocco they will close their eyes
while the government agents organize a
force to suppress brigandage, and hold the
Mahkzen in salutary terror.
The National Review of London for De-
cernber has a shy at the German attitude
toward the Franco-Spanish Intervention in
Morocco over the shoulders of Prince Won
Buelow:
."Teutonic diplomatists have been advised
by Prince Buelow in the reichstag to take
for their model Alcibiades, who was intel
lectual with the Athenians, ate black broth
with the Spartans and wore flowing gar
ments among Persians. In other words,
they must cultivate the faculty of adapta-
ton and must avoid prejudices."
prince Buelow is fortunately in posi-
ton to give an immediate earnest of his
good faith by revising his instructions to
the German representative in Morocco, who
has devoted himself to threatening the
policy of France and to making 1t impossi-
BILE for him to Introduce reforms in Morocco
except at the cost of war Germany's atti-
tude toward Franco-Spanish action in that
country will be watched with interest by
every other power"
The general act and an additional pro-
tocol signed on April Z, 1905. by the dele
gates of the powers represented at the con-
ference which met at Algeciras. Spain, to
consider Moroccan affairs was submitted
by the President to the Senate May %, 1906.
The reservation made by Ambassador
white, whereby the United States declared
that it participated only in commercial in
terests and discaiming any political inter-
jfv included