Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18
SPAIN INVADES MOROCCO.

l2s of the Alseciras act. where n Is writ
en-:
"All treaties conventions and arrange
nents of the sgnatory power with Mo-
rocco remain In force. But IL IL under
stood that In case of conflict between the
former and Morocco the sipuiations OF
the latter must prevail
The Figaro publishes in its issue OF
May II a very severe criticism OF NJ Del
casse In his capacity as former minister
81 foreign affairs.
M. Delcasse." the writer SAYS, seeks
every occasion Ia oppose the Moroccan pol
icy OF the present cabinet. of which he -
a member. because he fears that IL viii
end by public discussion and consequent
disclosure OF the mistakes made by him
which had not vet
been disclosed.
NJ. Delcasse is charged 10y the writer In
the Figaro being embarrassed by the
secret understanding. made without re-
Election. with Spain when he was minis
ter OF foreign affairs. NJ Delcasse had
the policy OF government
without explanation to parliament and
had signed acts which constituted the
greatest error which French minister
could commit. 1T was beyond belief that
these secret agreements which bind
France and Spain We're known to hut
two persons in Spain. and To no one ia
the political world. In France. Neverthe-
less. France Is bound by them"
The Agence Havas contained the fol-
lowing morning. that is. June /, denial.
but a denial conceived I'm very vague
terms. according to the Figaro.
There seems little doubt OF the exist
ence of these secret treaties. but we have
already been told that they We're made
prior TO the Algeciras agreement, AMI
that France will maintain without fear
of contradiction that they were dissinated.
rendered ''nul and non advenu" by the
Algeciras agreement NJ. Cruppi, min
lister of foreign affairs, as well as has
predecessor. doubtless nfsde this answer
to all concerned.
A dispatch OF Importance from Fee an
nounces the dismissal OF Caid Sidi-el-
Madani-ei-tIiaoui, grand
Dismissal Of vizier of the Sultan Mu-
A. IT.. lay-Hafd. The event is
eno oolu' OF Importance not only
because OF the power attached to the
vizirat. but by the fact that he has been
dismissed by the sultan. Mulay Hand.
The Caid ani-el-Glaoui was the
most notable of the grand feudal lords
Of the south and the master OF the south
ern atlas. His authority extended over
both sides OF the chain. Holding the
reins over the Bled-el- Makhzen and the
Bled-el-Siba. the caid was a redoubtable
have treated wariIy this powerful subject.
with particular reference to his money
producing capacity. The caid's ability as
"squeezer' was prodigious. Mulay-
Hafid's fortune even was turned over 10
his grand vizier. And why not? Had
not the ELGlaoui made Mulay-Hafid
sultan7
Mulay-Hafid had married daughter OF
the caid. and thus made the caid a MEM
Der Of the sultan's family. But FL
Glaoufs thirst for gold had been his UNI
doing. He had robbed and ruined almost
all the tribes Of the Haouz and the
Gharb, who execrate him. His disgrace
and dismissal will be accepted as the
act OF Gen. Moinier. and as a fufillment
Of the latter's promise to inaugurate an
era Of justice and order.
The pan-germanist press OF Germany
appears distressed over the dismissal OF
the caid, who was the soul Of the revolt.
and who was accounted and an undoubted
factor in prospective trouble The Post
Of Berlin defends the caid and affects to
maintain that his 'exactions manifested
a necessary independence toward the sui
tan: Singular and incomprehensible ex-
preston, but which i'm any event could
not be construed to mean that the caid's
methods would he tolerated in Germany
by any chancellor, however unconscious
and powerful.
The dismissal Of Ell Glaoui was a master
stroke on the part OF Gen Moinier, and
general as the. most popular man I'm Mo-
rocco.
NJ. Dillon. NJ. p. the defender Of the
Irish nationalist cause In England. has
certainly mistaken public opinion in Mo-
rocco. The distinguished Irishman. speak
ing in the house of commons a few days
ago. applied 70 the Moroccans the term
OF patriot Moroccans." The expression
may be just. but first of all let US treat
the Moroccan from a financial point
rather than a patriotic point. The revo-
luton in Morocco Is revolt against
money oppression and not against polit-
ical oppression. The situation in Morocco
may be likened to that OF Egypt i'm 1876.
In Egypt at that time there was a hard
tax-gatherer named Ismail the Monfet-
itch, and in Morocco there was until now
another. the Caid FL GlaouL Both Of
these had contaminated the ruin of their
respective people and country
NJ Dillon interpellated the British gov
eminent with reference TO British respon-
sibilities In Morocco. There should be,
said the speaker. no negotiation for ths
partition of Morocco without discussion
in the commons. Referring to the atroc-
tiles committed by the Moroccan troops
when entering Fee, NJ Dillon would knoy
II England was not responsible i'm mart
France had undertaken that expedition
as the ''mandataire" of Europe. with the
appreciation OF England
Sir Edward Grey. replying denied that
England was responsible. but said that
TIE It ItHCH government would doubtless
furnish satisfactory information when il
had been given the information by its
agents in Morocco.
Gen. Moinier. II should be said lust
here, has acted with great CELEBRITY and
precision In the
Moinier's Celebrity pacifcation OF the
and Precision. re. " ~. ,o re ne, is,'
mo- marching southwark with the object
of anticipating the projected proclama-
lions OF the "cherarda' and others sus-
pected of inaugurating the "djehad," or
holy war
A dispatch from Tangier the 18th in
slant announced that Gen. Moinier. with
5000 men. after five days of marches and
continuous battles with numerous tribes.
had entered Mekinez. the capital OF the
pretender, Mulay-Zin. who promptly sub
mitted when assured by the commander
that he should not be harmed
The troops under Gen. Moinier number
about 10000 which are to be distributed
Professionally as follows: In the Chaonia,
500 under the command OF Col Bran
Gere: from Rabat to Fee. 500. un9er the
command of Gen. Ditto and detached
thus: 500 at Sale. 400 at Mehediya, I@ ~
Kounitra; I21O at Salla-Ito, 1 200 at Sidit
Guebbas under Col Taupn. loo az
Col Gourand Gen. Moinier's command
will be composed of 1900. of which 3.oU
are TO be at the disposal Of Gen Ditto for
the security OF routes and communica-
tlons-a flying column"
When France Las accomplishing the