Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-25
PROBLEM Of FRANCE
Rule Over Morocco Far From
Established.
SULTAN WANTS TO QUIT
Work Of Organization Intrusted to
Gen. Lyautey.
SWISS DISCOVER A WITCH
Dumb Spanish Prince Learning to
Talk-Notable Art Exhibits
at the French Salon.

Correspondence OF the Associated presa
PARIS, May II. 1912
MOROCCO looms up as Frances most diff
cult colonial problem. That is saying
much. for Frances experience Is perhaps
second only to that Of Great Britain.
The recent savage massacre OF French
military officials At B'ez at the very mo-
ment when France was establishing q
Professionals was powerful indication to
the French Of the difficulties to be met
and conquered before the wild Moorish
trdbesmen. 10 whom war Is q diversion,
can be made over into peaceful and sue
cessful children Of France AZ once was
seem the need Of appointing an expert
enced and capable hand to take the helm
Of the tremendous work of protectorate
organization.
The Man Of the Hour.
This man, France believes, has been
found In Gen. Hubert Lyautey, who has
achieved reputation as a slillful, untir-
ing officer and an adroit organizer and
leader OF men. Gen. Lyautey was born
at Nancy in 1854. He passed rapidly
through the various grades OF military
Later he went to Indo-China as chief of
bureau OF the resident general, and there
he met the famous Gen. Gallieni, who
later took him to Madagascar. Gen. Ly-
autey did some fine work in pacifying and
organizing the districts in the south of
that island Later service in Tunis and
Algeria was followed by the appointment
as commander Of the 10th Army Corps OF
France.
Comp1imented by the Kaiser.
He has written much. both on the colo
NAL service Of the army and upon the
social development Of the military officer
A recent study Of the latter question
created great interest in military and lay
circles. Emperor William Of Germany
was so struck by the tone Of the article
late him and at the same time to take
issue with him on several points.
Once the picturesque ARABS become de-
voted to France it is believed that
France will find in them a superb adj
dition to her colonial army. Moulay Hafid.
the sultan, thinks this is true but he
warns France that the process Of court
ship must be slow and cautious. Above all.
unhindered and uninfiuenced in their re-
ligious beliefs and practices. Any en-
crOachment by missionaries or others
will. he thinks. be disastrous to French
interests.
Sultan Wishes to Quit.
The attitude of Moulay Hafld himself
is a puzzle. He declares himself very
anxious to abdicate, saying that he
wishes to travel and to give up all au-
thority, which, after all. he says. he does
not possess, since the French have taken
it all from him; but the French insist
power They realize that the Moors with
out a ruler would be sheep without
shepherd.
Gen. Lyautey, who becomes governor.
or more properly, resident general Of
Morocco, is above all tactful man. He
Is certain to do all things to keep the
sultan's good viii and not to offend the
Moors by thrusting upon them the GUS
toms OF civilized Europe
Charged With the evil Eye"
An extraordinary case Of superstition
which recalls the days of Salem witch
craft is reported from the Alpine viii
lage Of Noirmont in the canton OF Berne,
Switzerland. The peasants there accused
an old woman who was living alone OF
possessing the evil eye and of making
their cattle Ill. They blamed her also for
various other local misfortunes. In vain
the aged woman pleaded her innocence.
The peasants chose q delegate" who
was instructed to cast out the devip'
from her. The man, on meeting the aged
woman on the roadway, beat her severe
ly. Later he was arrested and sentenced
to two months impri sonment
Craze for Post Cards.
Some conception of the world craze for
picture post cards may be had from fig
ures which come from Switzerland. In
the year 1911 in Switzerland there passed
through the post Offices 100000 cards
of every kind, though chiefly illustrated.
This was an increase of 100000 over the
preceding year.
Dumb Prince Learning to Talk.
Don Jaime, the four-year- old son Of the
King and Queen Of Spa n, who was born
deaf and dumb. is progressing satisfac-
torily at Fribourg, Switzerland, where for
some time he has been under the treat
ment Of Prof. Henri Raymond. The boy
prince Is now. as the result Of an opera
ton. commencing to articulate some
words and hear some sounds The Swiss
treatment will be continued indefinitely
until the boys senses are completely nor
NAL
Notable Art Exhibits.
Among the many exhibits of sculpture
at the Salon Of the Society Of French
Artists is one that possesses especial in
terest. It Is the statue OF the Canadian
historian Francois Xavier Garneau, and
Is the work Of Paul Chevre, one of the
passengers who was saved from the
wreck of the Titanic. The work was
completed and sent to the salon the day
before Chevre sailed on the Inflated
steamer to attend the inauguration Of his
bust Of Sir Wilfrid Laurier at Ottawa.
The enormous picture which the veteran
artist, Jean Paul Laurens. exhibits at the
same salon is probably the largest ever
painted since Veronese's wedding Feast
of Cana" The government allotted to
him an immense shed in the state stone
yard, which had formerly been used by
Bartholdi and his assistants to execute
certain pieces of the statue Of Liberty
now in New York harbor.
The picture represents the court Of love