The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
How Mulai Ald-El-Aziz, the Boy
Monarch, Looks, Acts
and Rules.
BY FRANK @. CARPENTER.


Come behind the scenes and take a
look at Mulai Abd-el-Aziz, the Sultan OF
Morocco He Is the ruler of the best part
OF Northwestern Africa and his empire is
almost one-twelfth the size OF the whole
United States More than ten million Der
bers and Moors look upon him with rover
! ,ence, and the great powers of Europe are
' 'ourtlng him with n desire to get hold OF
Is country and trade.
The Sultan in 1907.
he latest photographed the young mon
II now lies before me. 1T represents
athletic young man. clad IN lo1
te burnous, the garment worn nv tn"
lemen OF Morocco. BY talks with his
ais and some Europeans l can piece
ne picture. The sultan is just twenty
fears of age. and he has all the
9Th OF ful-bloodcd youth. He has a
white complexion and his face,
is slightly bloated bears the marks
allpox. which he had years ago. He
straiRht nose. large mouth. n long
lip and chin which slightly re-
Like all his people, he never shaves
ce. but his full beard Of curly black
thin that 1t does not show much In
fcture. He has rather base air. and
rdinary conversation wears bored
(. He seems to have sucked the orange
bower md luxury drv and TO care more
lake things easy and have n good time
In to rule. Indeed understand that
would be glad to leave the throne and
at he thinks the game of governing n
COUNTRY as turbulent as ths is not worth
tiie candle He Is fast losing prestige with
his own people by consorting with foreign
ers. and were 1t not for his position rs
Regards the Mohammedan religion he
would have to step down and out.
Related to Mol1ammed.
All the rest OF the Mohammcdans of the
world acknowledge smne kind of allegiance
TO the Sultan of Turkey. This is so OF our
Nfoors md of the fiftv-odd million Nus
Esulmans of India. and also of the lesser
number in Turkey and Egypt. These
Moors will not let that Sultan send re-
preventative here They acknowledge no
allegiance to him, and they consider that
only the family Of this young man has the
right to the title of commander and ruler
OF the faithful.
Indeed Arulai Abd-el-Aziz Is about the
most blue FLOODED monarch on earth. He
Is the thirty-sixth lineal descendant of
All. the uncle and son-in-law of the pro-
phet Mohammed. and he Is the fifteenth
monarch in hts own dynasty. His father
was the famed Mulai Hassan, who was
Sultan for twentv-ope years. during which
he ruled with an iron hand: When about
to die he chose this son to be his success
sor, althouch he had other and older bro
theirs. Mulai's mother was Circassiau
slave imported from Turkey.
A RELIGIOUS Head.
The Sultan of Morocco is the high priest
of the religion of this country MS well as
It's chief executive. He is called the great
Imam. and is like the Enneror OF China In
that he pravs for all. He is also some
what like the Gar of Russia, who is head
OF both church and state
Ono Of the Sutans chief elements of
strength is the power OF comforting bless
ines. which hire come down m him from
Mnhanmed. He IS supposed 70 have this
direct from God. and II any other man OF
his family could make the peope believe
that he had This power in greater degree
he could easily raise rebellion and GUST
Mulai Abd-cI-aziz from the throne
This was ATTEMPTED by Blu Hamara. the
so-cdiled son OF the She-Ass who falsely
claimed to be an elder brother of the Sui
tan ana who, nv sIeight- of-hand tricks
made the people think he was performing
miracles. He got UP revolution, and the
soldiers broke out into an Instruction.
J Notwithstanding their officers gave them
nogging ana busted out their mouths with
red pener se- snenisine against His Maj
esty, This Blu Hamara was eventuallv
put down. l understand however. that
the rebellion was quelled by n comprom-
lse. and that the son of the She-Ass has.
like Raisull, been bribed with fat Office,