The Washington herald., 1909-10-10
Foreign.

Europe in general and France IN par
ticular are beginning TO show some ner-
vousness over the precarIous position OF
the government OF King Alfonso which.
while preparing to extend operations in
Morocco and 10 face there a holy war
Of the Moors with sanction Of the Sui
tan. finds daily evidence OF the spread
OF the revolutionary sentiments infiamed
by the unconstitutional and cruel repres-
sions and reprisals enforced by the army
since the uprising in Catalonia. In Paris
the Spanish ambassador has felt con-
strained to deny reports Of an extended
war Of conquest in Morocco and that
there is no intention OF holding Tetuan.
but merely 10 'pacify' the country about
Melilla. The Spanish embassy is guarded
night and day for fear OF bombs. In
France and Spain the belief is general
that German influences are secretly urg-
ing the Sultan OF Morocco 10 take up
arms against Spain or at least to give
aid and comfort TO the Riff tribesmen.
Suddenly the Spanish officers AT Melilla
have discovered that experienced military
commanders with some modern guns are
reforming the broken lines Of the Riffs
and that thousands OF fanatical warriors
from the interior are coming 20 the res
cue One large force OF Spaniards on
the 1st was ambushed and driven back
The Moors at last accounts were in
trenching themselves just south OF Ze-
luan. From Madrid re-enforcements have
been rushed 10 Gen. Marina and this
intensifies the anger OF the peace party.
The military party demands the per-
manent occupation Of the Riff territory
10 compensate the war expenses.
The trial of the American Missionary,
Rev. w. II. Sheppard. at Leopoldville
in the Belgian Congo ended. Tuesday. IN
the acqulttal of the charge OF libel be-
cause of his exposures OF cruelty TO the
natives by the agents OF King Leopold.
The forclble feeding OF the Birmingham
suffragettes who refused the prison food
offered has been brought 10 the official
attention OF the British Parliament by
Keir Hardie. the Socialist member who
held up the regular business 70 ask the
government IL the women thus fed with
a stomach pump had suffered no serious
physical injury at the hands OF the prison
officials. Hardie quoted medical authori-
ties 10 the effect that such feeding was
always Injurious and often fatal. He
was informed that Home Secretary Glad
stone had yielded to the request Of the
three women prisoners that they be per-
mitted 10 see their lawyers although IL
was supposed that their purpose was 20
prosecute the officials. One OF the three
Laura AinswoTth. was freed on Tuesday,
and she described her experiences as
horrible" saying that nausea and vio-
lent. headache followed the pump feed
ing.
The summoning OF Premier Asquith and
other members OF the government 10
Balmoral by King Edward during the
week gave rise 70 the report that the
king was preparing 10 use his official
influence with peers not 10 reject the
new budget with the land tax and other
features offensive TO the wealthy classes
AT the same time the belief has gained
ground that the government is deter
mined 20 appeal TO the country at a
general election. no matter what the
lords do with the budget on the theory
that the chance OF a return Is better
now than 1t will be after the budget has
been in operation a year or so. The
King and his advisers fear that a reiec-
ton by the lords would lead 10 a gen.
eral revolution which would endanger
the throne itself. The fate OF the bud
get has been threatened TO some extent
by the personal feud between Lloyd
George and Burns, the latter being ieal-
the hosts Of labor and holding that the
budget interferes with the labor Depart
ment.
The Shakespearean Reading Society, OF
London, has been much disturbed by the
discovery OF Prof. Charles. w. Wallace
an American investigator. who recently
found documentary evidence locating
north Of Maiden Lane the site OF the
Globe Theater IN which Shakespeare had
a large interest. This was embarrassing
because the society was about to dedi-
cate a tablet on another site at Barclay
brewery. After some hesitation the So
ciety decided TO go on with the dedica-
ton but expecting 10 remove the tablet
II further examination OF the Wallace
proofs should confirm his discovery. The
documents shed new light on many other
dark points in the life OF the great poet
dramatist.