The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-09-15

maneuvers that afternoon were distinctly smart -
At the finish hewas given command over 1000
troops of all arms.
He made those half-wild tribesmen drill as they
had never drilled before. He overhauled the arse.
nal and government stores. He wrote to his COM
mandng officer in South Africa rendering his
resignation. He was no longer Lieut.. Bolton of a
British regiment of infantry; he was Kaid Belton
kingmaker.
The mahalla of Aziz at AlcaZar deserted and
proclaimed Mulai Hafd sultan. The event swelled
the pretender's army by 1900 fighting men. All
through the fall and winter Bolton worked on his
raw material and by spring had g superb fighting
force, disciplined well as fearless.
In June of last year Aziz dispatched strong
mahalla to march against Marrakesh Belton, with
$4,000 men and artillery, met the sutans army
within four hours of Marrakesh, routed it with
heavy loss, and scattered 1t. Aziz himself only
escaped by hasty flight to Settat, the nearest
French military post, from which he afterwards
journeyed to Casabanca under French escort
The tribes and towns proclaimed Muai Hafd
sultan amid great rejoicing He, learning of
the victory of his southern mahalla, notified the
diplomatic corps at Tangier of his wish to be
recognized by the powers of Europe and assuring
them of his readiness to accept the act of Alge-
cras.
The whole OF the diplomatic corps, with one
cepton ignored the communication. The excep-
tion was DR.. Vassel, the German consul, who rec
ognized Muai Hafd as the rightful ruler of Mo-
rocco.
On Sept 10 Bolton received from the hands of
Muai Hafd his commission, giving him control
over the whole of the army and comforting upon
him the title of Kaid of Ascaar (kaid of the
troops)
Aziz was safe in Tangier, but his brother, Mulai
Mohammed, whom Aziz had imprisoned when he
came to the throne, had been released and
met and defeated Mulai Mohammeds army and
took him prisoner
That was in October of last year On Nov. 1s
Mulai Mohammed was brought to Bah ell Buchat
where Mulai Hafd was. On the following morn
ing in the presence Of 1000 Of Belton's troops
Mulai Abseem M'rani an uncle of Mulai Hafd
was tried for treason by the cadis He had been
in reasonable correspondence with Mulai Mo-
hammed
The cads found him guilty and sentenced him
to have the palms of his hands cut and sewn in
single leathern glove that he could write no
more letters. The punishment was carried out.
That same day Belton took his courage in both
hands and address Sultan Mulai Hafd in this
wise: you are still waiting for European recog-
milton. You will wait long if you continue such
practises The powers will hear of this punish
ment through the French press which is hostile to
you"
The remonstrance had its effect. week later
Bolton saw the uncle. The glove had been taken
off his hands and the wounds were almost healed.
One by one the power recognized Mulai Hafd,
and Kaid Belton was an amused witness of tug
of war between the diplomats of Germany France
and Spain, who were all pulling for favors and
concessions from the man they had been so loath
to recognize. Naturally. DR.. Vassel, the German
consul, was the new sultans favorite German
syndicates got valuable mining concessions which
France wanted.
France retaliated by re-establshing the military
mission which had been with AziE at the time Of
his defeat. This move threatened Belton's su-