Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-09
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~ N THE STEAMSHIP EMIR on
the Coast of Morocco~-ono oil
the bcst-posted men on Morocco g,
~ and It's future ls Mr. walter u.
Harris. the welf-known CORE y ndent
OF the London Times. He has resided
In the country during the greater per
of the past 10 years aud has Travelled by
caravan over the most OF II. some
years ago he made an expedition from
Iro2 to the oasis OF TaflIet and he ma
written the only good book about that
part Of Morocco. Mr.. Harris has also
Travelled widely IN other Mohaminedan
countries he has gone on camel buck
over Arabia and he speaks the Aripie
iluently. During his stay IN Fez ne
was close friend OF the sultan,dnd ne
has now an intimate acquaintance
with some OF the most powerful OF his
ministers. He is also closely associated
with 81 ol-Mehdi el-Menehbi, who was
for long time minister OF war ana
who as such, through his influence WIN
his majesty, Abdl- el-Agi2, practically
controlled Morocco. Menchb lost cost
when he failed TO Qucll The rebellion OF
Blu Hamara He WIS then forced 90
leave the sultan's cabinet and is now
living as n British subject IN Tangier.
He Is one OF the most progressive OF
the Moors, and win probably he heard
shall give you an Interview which had
With him further on In this letter.
KIDNAPPED BY RAISulL
To return 10 Mr.. Harris, he was the
first OF the foreigners to be kidnapped
by Raisull. He was living IN his beau
tiful home ON the seashore, just three
miles from Tangier, when $500 bri-
gands. with Ralsul at their head. car
ried him off They held him in captlY-
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leased him without ransom. During this
time Mr.. Harris had close view OF
Raisuli. He describes him as q man
of strong character and buffer. He
says that the sultan has bur little
power that ne IS afraid Of the two
great rebels Rnisuli and Blu Hnmara.
ana that he has hribed them 20 Keep |
the peace. Bu Hamara has now about |
one-fifth of Morocco under him, and |
Raisuli, with comparatively few sol |
diers Is growing rich off the country |
east Of this city He ~, / understand, |
laying up money since he got the big |
ransom for PerdIcarls. and is buying |
business properties here in Tangier.
DARE NOT LIVE AT HOME
Mr.. Harris thinks IT rather hard lines
that he dare not live at home, although |
the British have a treaty with the sui /
tan which provides for the protection OF /
OF the Notifications at Gibraltar and 4
within an hours walk Of the walls OF
the sultans chief port. Nevertheless.
Its owner has to live at one Of the ho-
tells In the city for fear az kidnnpers.
The governor OF Tangier keeps 80 sol
dIers guarding the villa and its contents
but still It is unsafe.
AT the same time Morocco insists on
all the rights that she has under her
treaty with foreign nations. and the
IS allowed no favors. The
other day Mr.. Harris attempted 10 send
two white peacocks TO friend who was
living at the hotel at Algeciras. across
the strait He brought them to- the
custom house, hut was told that they
could not he sent out of the country,
~ there was nothing IN the treaty with
freai Britain about the cSportation OF
oeaeocks,
THE WEALTH OF MOROCCO.
Mr., Harris tells me that Morocco is
4 poor country. The people have but
little money and the riches OF the few
have been magniiicd a thousand fold
He thinks that the total revenues of
he sultan are moi more Than $4,000 900
! year. and thai IN good times. Just
low they are Less as -ths government
! out OF favor, and the people Will not !
ay taxes lie tells me that Morocco Is
ably farmcd. The lands are fertile.
ut the soil Is only scratched, and there
! no immunity from the emotions of
ne tax gStherers. There are vast
lains In the south, which yield large
uantities OF wheat. but transportation
so high that IL Is impossible TO take
where IL is most needed There are
lso laws against the expectation OF
rain, and as a result most of the wheat
consumed in and about whore ii is
alsed. Some Of II is carried to the