Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-02
MOORS KILL
EUROPEANS
FANATICS START HOLY WAR OF
DETERMINATION
FIRST MAN ENCOUNTERED Is
HACKED TO PIECES
Pasha Sends Out Escort to Recover
Bodies of Several Victims, but
They Are Routed by Arab
CavaIrymen
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press
TANGIER, Morocco, Aug. 1.-Excited
to stage Of fury by Arab chiefs th.
Moors have murdered several Europeans
at Casa Blanca and now hold the town In
a state of terror.
DR.. Merle, who arrived here last night
upon the German ship which brought a
number of Jews and other refugees from
Casa Blanca, is the bearer of a report to
the French charge de'affaires here, show
ing that the slaughter of Europeans in
Casa Blanca was an outcome of holy
war preached by the Arabs for the ex-
termination of Europeans.
On Monday number of Arab chiefs
| entered Casa Blanca and demanded that
the harbor improvements work cease.
The pasha at Casa Blanca pointed out
that the work was being done with the
sanction of the sultan, whereupon the
chiefs replied that the sultan was no
longer their ruler as he obeyed the Chris
tians. They hten beagn to incite the ma
tives to extermirate all Jews and Euro
peans in the town.
On Tuesday morning the natives be-
gan their attack by stoning a European,
and when the man trieu to flee he was
surrounded and hacked to pieces. This
was the signal for another attack and as
soon as the danger became known the
French and Spanish residents rushed to
their respective consulates for protection.
During this fight at least eight were
murdered.
Escort Routed by Arabs
M. d'Uville, the French consul, de-
| manded that the pasha provide an escort
for the recovery of bodies. The pasha
pleaded at first that he had no cartridges,
but upon further representation he finally
supplied an escort. When this rescue
party, however, reached the scene of the
attacks it was charged by number OF
Arab cavalrymen and forced to flight.
| In the meantime while the Jews and
| Europeans were taking refuge on the
| German ship the Mussulmans began to
attack the laborers employed in the har-
Dor. They fired upon the short boats and
killed several men, whose bodies later
were burned. One workman who tried to
swim off to the ship was shot In the
water.
| There were one German and one French
| steamer in the harbor at Casa Blanca
| when the German steamer pulled out.
1t is expected that Casa Blanca will be
invaded by 10000 Arabs today.
The French cruiser Galilee, which left
here last night for Casa Blanca, should
arrive there today.
Will Answer with His Head
| PARIS, Aug 1.-The pasha of Casa
| Blanca will answer with his head to the
| French government for the general secur
| ity of the city. This is the ultimatum
which the French cruiser Galilee, due to
reach Casa Blanca this morning, is con-
| veying.
| The French cruiser Forbin, now at the
| Azores, also has been ordered to proceed
| to Casa Blanca immedia tely. Action by
the French government will not, for the
moment go any further than this. The
Galilee has been ordered to take on board
all Europeans desiring refuge.
The French newspapers generally adj
wise that the government administer
lesson to the sultan They declare that
the governing board is directly RESPONSE
BILE for the occurrences at Casa Blanca
and it persisted in maintaining the pres
ent pasha there is spite of the protests of
the diplomatic corps at Tangier.
The Eclair says it considers that France
has been caught in trap and that the
occupation of Oudja by France has only
served to fan the mussulman fanaticism
without demonstrating the power of the
government.
Advices received by the foreign office
confirm the reports that five Frenchman.
two Spaniards and one Italian were killed
and their bodies thrown into the sea.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The state de-
partment today received from United
States Minister Gummere at Tangter
brief cabegram stating that several for
eigners had been murdered at Casa
Blanca Morocco, and that foreign yes
sci had been dispatched to Morocco.
The minister asked for no instructions
from the state department concerning the
trouble and none were sent him. 1t Is
believed at the state department that
there are no native born Americans In
Casa Blanca.
1t is reported here that the Spanish gov
ernmert is drawing up plan for con-
contracted action with France to obtain
ranaration for the murders in Casa
Blanca. AS first step a Spanish war
ship has been ordered to proceed imme-
diately to Morocco