Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-11

the country developed. They realize that
railroads will bring in money and
men like Raisuli would welcome
such institutions because they will make
peace more stable and the people better off.
l look for the Germans TO organize syndT-
Gates to introduce modern improvements
l also expect to see them pushing their
trade more than any other nation"
Foreign Commerce.
Are the Moors anxious to have an in
| crease of foreign trader"
Yes indeed" replied Mr. Perdicaris
They are now dependent upon outside
countries for almost all their manufac-
tured goods. In the past they had many
industries They reared siIkworms and
made most beautiful cloths of gold
thread and embroidery. They also did
weaving of other kinds. They had their
own designs and their stuffs were consid-
cred especially beautiful Then the Euro
pean factories copied the Moroccan patterns
and made cloths of the same character out
or cheaper stuffs and undersold the native
goods in the domestic markets. As a re-
suit the beautiful old cloths are passing
away, and the people are changing to
farmers and shepherds. The most of the
manufactured articles come from abroad
and the people rely upon their cattle sheep
fruit and farm products to pay for them"
tor"
ut is now only about s11 900, 900 a year.
The exports are about 5000, COO, and they
consist of beans, skins, hides. fruits olive
oils and woods. The country is pastoral
and hides in large quantities are at times
shipped to the United States Many of our
American shoes are made of Moroccan goat
skim and our books are bound in Morocco
Kid. Just now, however there is a radical
| falling off in such exports to the United
| States, because the agents, who are ship
| ping hides and skins from Morocco, have
| loaded them with dirt to make them weigh
more and bring higher prices"
What are the imports of Morocco?"
They amount, all told. to about So 600 900
a year" said Mr. Perdicaris. Consisting
chiefly of cotton, sugar and tea. with some
cannon, firearms and little machinery
About the Berbers.
us there any probability that the Berbers
may join together and establish an indie
pendent government
Il think not. They are brave and they
love independence, but they are so cut I'D
by feuds that 1t will be impossible for
them to combine in any great revolution.
These people live largely in the mountains,
their villages being scattered along the
slopes and through the valleys of the Atlas
One village will have a feud with
each other upon sight and in battle will
fight to the death. While I was with
Raisuli, 1 saw village burning and was
told that 1t was the work of a neighboring
down and killed the citizens, as the result
of feud.
Tell me something about your captivity
with these people?'
Il have done that for the public in my
several lectures, and do not know that I
can say anything new. My capture oc-
CURED at my summer home near Tangier
and l was taken on horseback about fifty
miles away into the mountains. l under
went many hardships, and the suspense was
a terrible strain upon my family and upon
me, but thanks to the efforts of the Pres
ident and our government, 1 was released
the sultan paying the ransom demanded"
DO you expect to get any indemnity for
the injury to your health and property
owing to your captivity or the raids of
Raisuli?'
Most certainly not" replied Mr. Perdi-
caris Il am too much concerned over the
trouble and expense that the sultan has
been put to on my account and too CRATE
full for the prompt Intervention of tho
United States government to think of trou-
bling either one the other with any de-
mands of mine. l have, moreover, the
friendliest of feelings toward Morocco and
her people and desire nothing so much as
their welfare and Improvement"
FRANK G. CARPENTER.