The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-10-20

premacy. The sultan gave him an opening
You looked worried. commander. when saw
you parade What rs wrong?" he asked
Kaid Belton replied 81 am Worried Are these
French officers going to serve under me. or am
going to serve under them?
Il cannot give you an answer to any OF those
questions tonight" the sultan replied, but what
ever happens. remember this, that people who are
forced on me will never be my friends"
That very night Eelton dispatched a mahalla
against Ait Yussi. who was plundering caravans
and travellers The force was held In check by
.ribosmen and the sultan ordered Bolton to
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 Yussi and after Ave hours
Of hard fighting defeated him. compelled him to
surrender and collected heavy indemnitles. Then
he hurried back to Fee. wondering what his enc
mics had been doing in his absence
Omnous news awaited his return. Germany
had agreed to give France free hand in Morocco
or condition that Gcrmanys commerce was not re-
stricted. The French minister had visited Fec.
beon went straight to the sn'tar who said:
"You have heard The news?"
THE agreement? Yes. 1t was surprise to
me-"
"A greater surprise to me-" the sultan replied
Germany had kept. not only the sultan but her
consul DIR. Vassel, in ignorance OF the nego-'
tiations. While DIR. Vasse 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 II was done
The next six weeks Belton spent In studying
French diplomacy. The French officers Stunned
him. cut him, described him a renegade Tho
sultan replied to these ISLANDERS that Belton 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 uprisings. which Bel
ton put down. At Fez the undercurrent OF In
trigue continued to flow, and the French
slowly gaining ground The treasury empty.
The creditors of Aziz clamorng 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 Fez He demanded to the sui
tan. An audience was refused He waited days
and weeks. repeating his demand He appealed
TO the grand vizier reeiting what he had done In
the sultan's service. The hardshps he had borne
and the excitements and the dangers lad turned
his hair white. His health broken
The sultan would not see him. would not ex-
plain He worried, harrassed and bullied by tho
French. ashamed to face the young English
who had placed him on the throne and con.
fess to him that he had no choice but to let MIN
go.
He decided IL wouid be better to resign at once
than to be kicked out later by the French Ho
rendered his resignation TO the sultan through the
foreign minister
The resignation was accepted presumably with
regret. and Relton lost time in returning tc
London. Since his return the sil;an has confe.ted
on him the insignia of grand officer OF the Or
ders Of Moghrebia aud Mulai Indrees for distin
guished services to the Moroccan empire
Two badges and star all he has 70 remind
him OF the days when he essayed the role OF king
maker