Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24
TROUBLE In MADRID AND MOROCCO

Pendfng the apparent progress in the
conversation between Paris and Berlin
over Morocco. the attention
Spanish of diplomatic circles is turn
Gil ed toward Madrid. because
France, freed from Ger
manys demands, would surely ask Spain
to pay the damages she had caused in
Morocco. At this moment strikes in
Spain have eliminated in violence and
martial law has been declared. These.
according to the dispatches from Madrid
are not merely .'workingmen's strikes"
but they are .'sociaIistic and revolution
airy in their character" Spain thus is
launched upon a sea of trouble in Madrid,
as well as Morocco.
At this moment the government at
Madrid is contemplating an extension of
her violations of Moroccan territory by a
military occupation of ifni.
Ifni may be mentioned briefly just here.
because in the inevitable conversations
which Germany will prolong long as
France and Europe keep their tempers
Ifni may he on the Germano-S Spanish
slate to succeed to Agadir.
Senior Garcia Prieto, minister of foreign
affairs, recently declared that the gov
eminent was considering the appointment
of delegate concerning lfni, as pro-
yided by article = of the treaty of April
o6, 1880 and that several notes had been
exchanged between Senior Perez Cabal-
Zero, ambassador at Paris, and El-Mokri.
but the Moroccans had done nothing In
the same sense.
The Temps of Paris explains the nebu-
lous story of lfni. whose projected occu-
patton Spain would Justify.
After the O'Donnell expedition al
Tetouan, Spain Claimed Santa Cruz by
| 4I,o II
cry establishment But where was Santa
Cruz? Neither Spain nor Morocco APP
pears to have located the proposed fish
ing port.
In 1889 Madrid suddenly decided to dis
cover the mysterious Santa Cruz and
sent a commission under
Discovery Jose Manuel Alonzo. The
commission failed to find
OF 11nl. Santa Cruz, but found Ifni.
which it created. perhaps. In any event
Ifni possessed no jetty and no facilities
for establishing a port and the discovery
was worthless unless by great en-
penditure of money.
Since the expedition to the Riff and the
HispanO- Moroccan treaty of November
L. 1910 Spain decided to OCCUPY I'M.
which, II should be added, is 10 kilo-
meters south of Agadr
The Temps writes: Such is the edify-
ing history of a projected occupation. in
correct in form and recognized with
out material value by the Spaniards
themselves. 1t may he explained by a
sentiment of jealous hostility to France
and desire to secure guarantees We
shall learn soon if Spain is well inspired
in adopting this course. 1t is sufficient
| for the moment to note the character of
| her methods and that it has received
general blame in Europe.
I'VE counseled Spain several months
a CO. said tie Gazette de la Croix,
Ito conclude a treaty with Germany
| that the two nations should come u
an understanding in their Moroccan FOL
| icy against England and France. SPAN
refused our offers with Indignation. To-
day when the Franco-German converse
| tions are about to end, We say, 1t is too
| late and when the accord is concluded
| it will be impossible for us in any way
! to aid Spain against France.
a dispatch from st. Petersburg reports
an interview of the correspondent of the
Nouveau Temps of st. Petersburg with
| King Alfonso. who deplored the criticisms
of the French press against Spain. king
Alfonso denied that Germany had advised
| Spain to aggressive acts against France.
| but on the contrary, had counseled calm.
Spain, he added. possessed indisputable
| rights in Morocco, and he desired them
| to be respected. If France wished to eX-
pei Spain from Morocco she would com
| NIT a grave error; already Spanish senti-
| ment was against her.
note in the Figaro of Paris Is appar-
entity inspired by Spanish sympathies 1t
! claims that Spain possessed
Spanish rights in Morocco since 1916
| to 1924, rights recognized