New-York tribune., 1907-08-13
u0ORS STILL FIGHTING
Trench OUTPOSTS PERIL.
,su.onon Still Threatened Hints
of French Conquest.

.rg 12-In a message dated yesterday
g, r7bfibert says that the trtbesmen are
,1i,r their efforts TO carry the French out
q casa blanca, and that the situation is
.o..,g The French lost one man killed
=, wounded in the engagement Of Sat-
e. @-- Agazagan is still threatened Four hun
- +r5besrnen have arrived before the town.
y .,.,,o-rea that several Europeans are being
-. :. hostages at Mazagan to insure protec-
- - o-sfrst piIlage. The French cruisers Ad-
L., Anhe Condo and Gueydon are in the
sr+ead 81 Nazagan- The situation at Rabat
waved. and FL Araish is calm.
Ia .a4fect al Fez Of the news of the lombard
= of Casablanca is not Vet known here, and
i.s-lv awaited. Fez has learned Of the bonn
xs-oerr and the feebleness Of the government
- "a fears that trouble VIII break out there
Tbils il is officially announced that the
.-snch government will not extend the scope
. ;,e action n Morocco beyond what was COM
,nicsted 10 the powers. namely. TO confine
..olf "a the restoration Of order and the or
--anizstion Of the international police it may be
ssTscsrt Of q possible change in the attitude
= rance that she has declined TO agree to the
s-ri.a1jon q Spain 10 send new Joint note to
-ba rowers. rea1i5-nIir1S the union OF views and
.c-ions OF the two governments. This matter
;s nov the subject Of diplomatic exchanges.
without doubt France desires 10 keep within
.hs terms Of the Algeciras Convention but she
&C
-ave-s in the face Of situation which may
force her hand
A present. however. it is said that even the
5Snsich = fresh troops from France TO Mo-
-,neo has not been decided upon. the mobiliza-
-,ons in Algeria and at TouiOn. X is explained.
being precautionary measures with the view to
having sa effective force ready in case Of q sud-
dsn emergency
The section Of the press which is convinced
-hat France must assume che task of putting an
s,d 70 the existing anarchy in Morocco believes
q n be the duty OF the government not TO try
"a deceive itself or the world, They believe that
n establish permanent order in Morocco that
rs1u-rv must be conquered. was Algeria, and
.bar IN order 70 accomplish this the hands Of
France must be freed from the restrictions OF
-ba alrectras convention Therefore the papers
s-zue the powers should induce Germany TO
r.Te her consent to the conquest Of Morocco.
1nd that then France must prepare for long
cs-uaign OF course. the natural sequel 10 the
,o,nuast-the absorption Of Morocco-is not
oonoealed How otherwise can Frances bill be
psid? the papers ask
Madrid. Aug 12-The Spanish government is
hzr~y;nz the dispatch Of troops and ships to
Morocco bit n official circles IL is said that
s1ain viii leave the main task Of pacihcation
On the west coast Of Morocco 20 France. and
reserve spain's efforts 10 the Riff region. where
the situation is likely to be complicated By
the uressnce Of the bandit Raisuli in the neigh
borhood Of Ceuta and that Of the Moorish pre-
tender a. the gates Of Melilla and Tetuan, the
policing Of which cities was confded exclusively
70 Spain by the terms Of the Algeciras conven-
Iion-