Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21

premacy. The sultan gave him an opening.
"You looked worried. commander, when saw
you on parade What is wrong?' he asked.
Kaid Bolton replied Il am worried. Are thess
French officers going to serve under me. or arm !
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 are
forced on me will never be my friends"
That very night Bolton dispatched mahalla
against Ait Yussi, who was plunderi6K caravans
and Travellers The force was held III check by
tribcsmen and the sultan ordered Bolton to CON-
duct the campaign against the bandit IN person.
He went reluctantly for the court was tense with
intrigue and the French were strain1ng every
nerve to get their military mission established.
He caught UP with Ait Yussi 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 enc.
mics had been doing in his absence
Ominous news awaited his return. Germany
had agreed to give France free hand in Morocco
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?"
1.-THE agreement? Yes It was surprise to
me-"
"A greater surprise to me-" the sultan replied.
Germany had kept, not only the sultan but her
own consul, Dr. 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 was DONE
The next six weeks Bolton spent in studying
French diplomacy. The French officers Stunned
him. cut him, described him as renegade The
sultan replied to these ISLANDERS that Bolton had
served him WE'LL The French replied that French
o@cars would serve him equally WELL
The sultan refused fatty to part with Bolton.
In the spring there were uprisings, which Bel
ton put down. At Fee 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 Fez 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, reciting what he had done IN
the sultan's service. The hardships he had borne
and the excitements and the dangers lad turned
his hair white. His health was broken
The sultan would not see him, would not en
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 choice but to let min
60.
He decided It would be better to resign at once
than to be kicked out later by the French HI
rendered his resignation to the sultan through th<
foreign minister.
The resignation was accepted, presumably with
regret, and Belton lost no time in returning +.
London. Since his return the sultan has confe:te<
on him the insignia of grand officer of the Or
ders OF Moshreb1a and Mula1 lndrees for dist1n
guished services to the Moroccan empire.
Two badges and star are all he has to renin,
him of the days when he essayed the role of kins
maker.