The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-22
Watching France to See That
Declaration at Beginning
Is Carried Out.
JUST A LITTLE CRITICAL
Approves the Sending of War
ships, but That Slaughter
Might Have Been Avoided.
French Ships Shell Moers
Again With Effect.

BERLIN, Aug. 22.-The attention of
the German government is fixed upon
the events at Casablanca more than
upon any other subject in Germany's
external relations. The presumption,
of course. is that the French govern
ment win observe its declarations at
the beginning of the operations n
remain in Morocco only long enough
to restore order. Yet, the indications
are that Frances definition of that
period will depend on developments in
the situation and may be a long one.
Dispatches from the German embas-
sizes at Madrid and Paris report that
negotiations have been begun between
France and Spain looking to Fastening
the organization Of the International
Moroccan police. Nothing In that di-
rection appears to nave been done ex-
cept to appoint Colonel Miller, the
Swiss. officer. as. commandment of the
police force, nine months ago, and the
appointment later of A. f. pePury,
secretary of the Swiss legation at
Washington, to be Colonel Miller's aide.
The explanation on the subject made
officially to the German foreign office
by the foreign office at Paris was that
no funds were available for the organ
ization of the police, but it is under
stood here that an advance could be
obtained from the Moroccan State
Bank.
The French action in sending war;
ships to C~asablanca in the circum-
stances is approved here in principle,
although officially regarded as not
being well managed and as being char
acterized by a certain degree of fer
ocity and slaughter that might have
been avoided.
The reports of the German agents
have not yet established whether he
French landing party or the Moors
at .C~asablanca fired first. The Moors
aver tha the French opened fire, and
British subjects whose property was
destroyed by the bombardment of the
warships intend, according to German
information, to ask payment from
France on the ground that the bonn
bardment was unnecessary
PARIS, Aug. 22-Vice-Admira1 Phil
bert commanding the French naval
forces off Casablanca, telegraphs. that
; while the Moors were advancing on the
French camp near Casablanca yester-
day under the cover of a fog the fog
lifted n permitted the French bat
teries ashore and afioat to shell the
Moors with deadly effect. At 2 o'clock
in the afternoon General Drude had
moved forward his field guns to a ridge
situated about four miles from the
camp, whence he shelled the Moors,
who were then in full flight eastward.
Admiral Philibert reported that the
situation elsewhere was practically un-
changed.
The report that Mulai Hafig, brother
of the Sultan, had been proclaimed Sui
tan, still lacks official confirmation.
An official note was issued his morn
ing announcing that General Drude,
commander of the French expeditionary
force in Morocco, will, when the re-
Inducements now on their way to Casa
blanca reach him, have at his disposal
5000 men, which number is considered
to be sufficient to insure the protection
of the town, unless the unexpected hap
pens. for which emergency further re-
i~nforcements are ready to embark for
Morocco.
1t is stated that as a result or the
cabinet conferences and exchanges or
views with Premier Clemenceau, who
is at Marienbad, where he met King
Edward, the government remains firm
in carrying out its program, which, 1t
is reiterated, is not one of conquest.