Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-09

premacy. The sultan gave him an opening.
You looked worried commander. when I saw
you on parade. What Is wrong!" he asked.
Kaid Bolton replied: Il am worried. Are these
French officers going to serve under me. or am
going to serve under them?
Il cannot give you answer to any Of those
questions tonight" the sultan replied but what.
ever happens, remember this, that people who
forced on me will never be my friends"
That very night Bolton dispatched a mahalla
against Ait Yussi, who was plundering caravans
and travellers. The force was held in check by
tribcsmen and the sultan ordered Bolton to con-
duct the campaign against the bandit in person
He went reluctantly, for the court tense with
intrigue and the French were straining every
nerve to get their military mission established.
He caught up with Ait Yuss and after five hours
of hard fighting defeated him. compelled him to
surrender and collected heavy indemnities. Then
he hurried back to Fee. wondering what his ene-
mics had been doing in his absence.
Ominous news awaited his return. Germany
had agreed to give France free hand in Morocco
or condition that Germanys commerce was not re-
stricted. The French minister had visited Fee.
Bolton went straight to the sultan who said:
You have heard :he news?"
THE agreement? Yes. 1t was q surprise to
me-"
"A greater surprise to me-" the sultan replied.
Germany had kept not only the sultan but her
own consul, DIR. Vassel, In ignorance of the nego-
tations. While DR.. Vassel was assuring the sultan
that Germany would not desert him in his time
of need, Germany was doing that very thing
Neither knew the thing was going to be done until
after 1t done.
The next six weeks Bolton spent in studying
French diplomacy. The French officers Stunned
him, cut him. described him as a renegade The
sultan replied to these ISLANDERS that Bolton had
served him we'll The French replied that French
officers would serve him equally we'll
The sultan refused fatty to part with Bolton.
In the spring there were uprisings which Bel
ton put down. At Fec the undercurrent of in.
trigue continued to flow, and the French were
slowly gaining ground. The treasury was empty
The creditors of Aziz were clamoring to be paid.
France was the chief creditor. and the French
were Offering further loans.
Bolton broke the power of the bandit tribes and
posted back to Fee. He demanded to see the sui
tan. An audience was refused He waited days
and weeks, repeating his demand He appealed
to the grand vizier, recitng what he had done In
the sultan's service. The hardships he had borne
and tie excitements and the dangers lad turned
his hair white. His health was broken
The sultan would not see him, would not ex-
plain. He, worried, harrassed and bullied by the
French. was ashamed to face the young English
man who had placed him on the throne and con-
fess to him that he had no choice but to let MIN
SO.
He decided 1t would be better to resign at once
than to be kicked out later by the French He
rendered his resignation to the sultan through the
foreign min.ste-
The resignation was accepted, presumably with
regret and Belton lost no time In returning to
London Since his return the sdltan has conferred
on him the insignia of grand officer of the Or.
ders of Moghrebia and Mulai Indrees for distin.
guished services to the Moroccan empire.
Two badges and a star all he has to remind
him Of the days when he essayed the role Of king.
maker.