New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
FRANCE MAY INTERVENE
Talk of Sending an Army Against
the Gates Of Fee.
FRANCE AND SPAIN At ODDS
Reported Differences as 70 'ne
Moroccan situation-Germany
Not in Accord with France.

Paris Anril 2o.-The situation IN Mo'oNV
.,,,.,n, ,ro,, the rebellion against Sultan
Nr,ai Hand has led TO talk OF French ID
teryentlon by sending an army 10 ''''
Of Fee. The French government ho"''e'
has not reached any decision OF TINS na'"''
For the moment France will merely rem
,orce her troops In the Chaou'a dis'rIc"
This government adheres strictly 70 '"7
AIeeciras conference agreement.
A d,snatch to the "Matin" from ranger
savs that the situation Of Captain nre-
mond's column Is desperate In ie''er
to a friend. Bremond says; III Is no' "u
revoir Int adieu." Another officer mas
written, giving friends his last insuucuo"S
regarding the disposition OK MS ana'r''
He SAYS that unless miracle "appe"s
Inc considers himself lost.
Madrid April 20.-Pcrsistent reports Oh
differences developed between Spain ana
France relative TO the handling OK the MO-
roccan situation are emphasized by various
newspapers. which criticise the Franco
Spanish entente regarding Morocco ana
forcsee a rapprochement and even accoro
between Spain and Germany.
This is the attitude of the ministerial
organ Mdndnd, tno NVH''i 'o''N
do" and the Catholic Debate. On the
other hand, III Pals expresses the opin-
ion that an understanding With Germany
would be fatal. as a certain cause Of re-
prisals on the part OF France and Great
Britain.
~Tangier. April 20.-Advices have been re-
ceived from Captain Bremond, command
ing the Sultan's forces, dated April io'
saving that his advance TO Fee has been
halted by floods. which have rendered III"
roads impossible. His recent victory over
the Cherada tribesmen, In which forty
of the rebels were killed, eighty taken
prisoners and the others routed. mas nad
a considerable effect on the tribesmen IN
general. Nevertheless. the Cheradas are
reassembling and continue 10 hang to the
fanks Of the column.
rumor reached Captain BremOnd from
Fez four days ago and reported the city
quiet. Provisions at that time were be-
ing received by the people, who had been
In danger of famine.
With the development Of the revolt IN
, Morocco threatening the security OF the
Sultan's government and the preparations
OF Spain and France TO protect their IN
terests in the event that order was not
soon restored have come rumOrs that the
two countries were at odds over the meas
ures to be taken and that Germany had
intimated 10 Madrid that it was not IN
sympathy with the French plan.
In January. 1906. the representatives OF
thirteen governments met AT Algeciras and
subsequently adopted sn international
agreement concerning reforms in Morocco.
These reforms included the regulation OF
custom duties, collection OF taxes, estab-
lishment OF state bank, the organization
% a police force and the suppression Of the
contra band trade in arms. The agreement
was ratified by the Sultan.
in the year preceding the Algeciras con-
ference Tbeophile Delcasse, the present
French Minister Of Marine, retired from
the post OF Minister OF Foreign Affairs be-
cause OF the failure OF the French policy
in Morocco. These plans were bitterly
opposed at Berlin. where it was charged
that Delcasse was attempting TO Isolate
Germany. Emperor william visited Mo-
rocco and IN q speech said that French
domination In that country would not be
tolerated The refusal OF the Sultan TO
accede to the French proposals followed.
The retirement Of Delcasse was followed
by a better understanding between France
and Germany. and both we're parties To
the Algeciras conference. II it Is true
that Germany Is Influencing Spain TO op-
pose France In the present Moroccan cri-
sis the possibility of renewed international
complications in the country Of the Sultan
js suggested