The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-03
M00RS' BRUTALITY
WAS UNBEATABLE
English Commander of Sui.
tan's Forces Tells a
Strange Story.
TORTURE THE PRISONERS
NlNeTY-THREE HUMAN HEADS
ON SPEARS WERE HELD UP TO
THE RULER As He REVIEWED
SAVAGE TROOPS.

THE RULER As He REVIEWED
SAVAGE TROOPS.
London. Oct. c.-Kaid Bolton. the
English officer who was appointed
commander of the Moorish troops tv
Nfallai Hafid sixteen months ago. and
who recently resigned his post owing
to the atrocities practiced by the sui
tan on his prisoners, has just arrived
in London
Mulai Hafid was most unwilling 70
lose the service of an officer who hss
been brilliantly successful through.
out the fighting that has taken place
in Morocco during the last twelve
months. and offered him in writing
an extended contract and increased
emoluments.
kaid Bolton spoke yesterday Of his
adventures in Morocco.
Il Young Man.
The kaid is sun-tanned. soldierly
looking man. young-he is barely turn
ed 2a-spare, square-shouldered. with
the keen, steady eye and resolute
mouth and chin of the experienced
fighting man. Young as he Is. he has
seen as much active service as gener-
ally falls to the lot Of the middle aged
soldier: and his recent campaign
against Blu Hamara. the roghi. or pre-
tender. has left him in iron-hard con-
dition.
+" -
said. Ito leave the sultan's service.
But l think no self-respecting English
man could pretend to ignore the very
kind of barbarity that England herself
has always been foremost in putting
, down all the world over: and as my
representations in the matter were ig-
nored, l judged 1t best to resign a.
soon as l decently could.
Strong Expedition.
81 would not leave the sultan's ser
vice until the rebellion was put dowr
and he was firmly established on the
throne again; but. having seen the
campaign through from first to last. ]
cannot, l think, be charged with hav.
. ing neglected my duty or with goina
back on the terms of my contract And
l must say that the sultan was always
been exceedingly good to me. both In
personal matters and in respect of my
commandership. He insisted that !
should be given free hand In all field
operations. and was most cordial In his
, appreciation of my successes.
ION my way through Fec I received
the sultan's thanks in public. His
majesty placed his hand on my head
and said: May God be ever with you
Il should like to say at this point"
said Kaid Bolton. that in all these
expeditions my troops had behaved
beautifully. There was no head-tak.
ing. no looting; no complaints of ans
kind from the villagers. don't
claim the credit for that, though. Kaid
Sir Harry Maclean spent thirty years
of hard work on the Moorish army.
and that is the fruit Of 1t.
Then strong expedition was organ
lied against the roghi. and utterly
routed his troops. Blu Hamara him
self was taken. and. as you know. u
now in a cage in Fee
: 1T was at this point, and In the slSir.
/ mishes of this last expedition. that the
l ucdu-thAluS0s 0uu muSAloAtOtAS
began. l sent protests In vain. and
when I tried to see the sultan person
ally. he, knowing my object. declined
to grant an audience. He sent instead
when threatened to resign. his offer
OF an extended contract and larger
pay.
But this was not what wanted.
simply could not stand the treatment
of the prisoners. On the last official
parade which attended in Fee. nine
Ity-three human heads were held up
before the sultan on the ends Of rifles.
Later in the same day twenty Of the
doehi's officers had their right hands
cut off at the wrist
The hands were taken to Mulai Ha-
fid on a tray, as a proof that his Or
ders had been carried out.
Superb Courage.
BY the way. as an instance Of tbs
superb courage Of the Moor. let me tell
you Of one incident I saw at these mu-
Itilations. After the hand Of . prfs-
Toner had been severed the stump WAS
thrust into a caldron OF boiling oil
not you understand. by way Of further
Uut Slupis " sup SuS oSSS~-
ling. Well. / never heard 50 much As
a whimper from a single one Of those
twenty men. That in itself was har-
dihood enough: but that is not all.
"One prisoner. having stretched out
his right arm and suffered the mutfla-
ton walked over to the caldron Of oil
(which was placed on fire. The man
had a cigarette between his lips and
while the stump of his arm was plung-
ed in the boiling liquid he calmly
stopped and lighted his cigarette at the
flames.
Later on 300 more heads were
drought in. tried to see the sultan
again, but in vain. It was no good
protesting to the wazirs 1.-THE minis
ters) They said. probably with per-
feet truth, that II they dared to say
word against the sultAn's orders they
would lose their own heads.