Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-09-01
STRONG ARM NEEDED
MOOrs Must Be Controlled, is Opinion
Oh Europe.
TASK DEvOLvEs ON THE FRENCH
II They Fail Some Other Government
Must Step In.
COMPLICATIONS WOULD ENsUE
Sultan Has Had Endless Chances to
Take Action.
LESSON TO coLoNIzIKG POWERS
Efforts 10 Maintain Order SCOst Much,
Yet It is Duty TO Put Down
Barbarism-Danser pf
Holy war.
LESSON TO coIoN1z1KG POWERS

PARIS. Aug. a.-(special.)-TlAO crisis
precipitated In Morocco has greatly dis
ouieted the French government, which has
to deal not only with difficult diplomatic
situation. but is faced with the possii'i 'ility
Of further massacres of French subjects
IN the sultan's dominions. So many powers
are interested in Morocco that the probh'm
brtsties with difficulties, but it ia felt
here that the only solution OF the dues-
ton Is for France to come to an agree
ment with the other powers and take over
the control Of the country. II has given
the Moorish government unlimited chances
of establishing order, but these have been
entirely ignored, and the sultan and his
ministers have demonstrated couclusively
their inability to maintain any form OF
sound government. 1t is the general opinion
that the lives of foreign subjects In Mo-
rocco will never be safe so long as the
French government maintains the over
cautious attitude II has recently pursued.
M. De Caix, in the Debats. points out that
France must not lose a moment, and must
either act promptly or abdicate its rights
forever. ANY shrinking from the call
Of her dignity" he says. will only lead
TO some other power taking her place. ana
the creation of fresh international compi-
cations" The Temps, the leading dipio-
matte organ, justifies the bombardment OF
casablanca. which, II declares, is In agree
nent with the spirit, even IL II be In con-
tradietion. to the letter Of the act OF Al
geciras
Aoproves Action of Army
In short. the Paris press is practically
unanimous in it's approval Of the action
taken at Casablanca. and manifests a de-
,irs that It should be followed up, II neces-
.ary. by equally strong measures for the
renresslon OF a fanaticism which is founo
"a be far more dangerous and more soit-
sLeaent than was supposed. The tact
,hat Moorish regular troops took part IN
tho ottnol upon the French 10 resarueo
rs conoiusiye evidence of the utter anarony
nrsvailing In Morocco, as well as OF tne ''
,,a,,atance OF the Moorish authorities whion
ran,lars ,t impossible to expect any enectiVe
a..,s,ance from them In the maintenance
:, order. Nothing could be more signincan'
20 ~. camplete back-down OF the Maghazen
.ha, the request addressed to the French
80, ooynmander to fire upon the tribes
-, x,ho threatened to force their way in'o
,ha town. and against whom the Moorisn
commander himself was powerless. Sur
,r,aa IN expressed at the fact that the
Moorish soldiers guilty Of firing on the
landing marty were not shot Immediately
aft.r railing into the hands OF the French
The general recognition that the action
taken was not merely justified. but In
ev,table. as reported from the princlpa
unronean ceuters, further confirms Frencf
nubrc opinion in its approval OF wha
haa'been done. Germany no longer holoi
a,oof from the concert of powers say
the Aurore, NJ Clemenceau's paper oeior'
n. tony once" and we can 80 aheeo.
1,,,, a. IA clearly understood that 10 q
aheaa means no adventurous policy o
conquest.
Latin Union is Agreed
A leading British journal says; Engian
"a the Latin union favor the Frencl
,,ovauent Frances ally could not an
vwoula not oppose Il. Germany ana Austri
are the only two powers which might con
ce,vably intervene, and fortunateiy' tner
ara sixns that Germany and Austria at
nranarad to bow to the inevttable' VII
~. aasurance of France that the sultan
ar,hor,ty and the open door will hoth
rasuacted. Germany will probably rest con
,.nt ana stand aside while France 81
..hl,shes her unequivocal predominanco J
,ha country. The only spot from whic
Urava trouble Is now to be anticipated
Morooeo itself. Travellers who know IN
Moors insist that they will nsht'
Tr~ely stated In the Moorish ports that
ssholy war against the French Is aitnoe
certain TO follow the punitive acts sue
a war arises, France will not Draw oac
s.or, n, The government has behind
- snnrov,ns country. on the confines q
Morocco itself It has, In their Algeria
srnv. a ready-made military instrumer
S.ath which 10 combat any attack by III
NSoora-a force redoubtable in numbers. e1
par,enoa and enthusiasm. II the Moors pr'
c,nltate themselves on the French In II
andaavor TO fling them into the sea, the
In ana their Moslem fanaticism we
matched by the invincible ardor OF II
cal,e soldisry should this great ooliisio
occur. It must eventually carry France "a
h.vond the provisions OF the Act OF A
geoiras
meet of InIand Uprising.
a~ha inmel..ate result OF an inland upri
,r~ az the Moors would be the closing
,ha country to Europeans, except the 81
rorta OF Tangier, Rabat, Casablanca. Mar
San. safi and Mogador. This Il all we
Nealired, and 80 Is the fact that the re-
Morocco question IL now only oeSinnin
Some complain that the dilatoriness' pa
tlcularly OF France, IN organising Niio P'ir
force Is at the bottom OF the "hole ai
hculty. Scores Of otncers In Algeria nav
applied for months past Tor posts IN u
Moroccan polioo force. and have not ev'
been answered. Policing will now have
be done on a considerably more genero'
and vigorous scale than before Howeve
this country though It's eyes are beiI
opened 70 the magnitude OF the ousines
Is as determined as ever to stick TO
In the press. n Jsures's paper LII
mantle" Is alone In calling Morocco
hornets nest. out Of which France ous
20 back at once. Everyone else Will
fully recognising the presence OF hornet
is determined that France has got 10 so
and smoke them out.
Prince Bismarck used to say that q