The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-20

AiIred AnSon'5 brothers, Claud, wed
ded Lady Clodugh Beresford. youngest
daughter OF the fifth Marquis of Wa
terford.
Tho Moroccan question. which has
,ately been such a disturbing factor
IN Old World politics. has, 1t Is hoped.
Just entered upon n new and more sat =
istactory phase. with the appointment
Of General Lyautey as resident Gov
crnor-General. and who has orders to
remain in Frances new protectoratc
until the work of paciication. organi-
Ialion and administration has been
definitely accomplished. He enters
upon his new duties with peremptory
french government to the following;
eucct: First. to establish protecto-
rate that will Insure n thorough OBJ
s ser, Of the engagements of France
IN making effective the promise OF
France respecting economic equality.
second. TO keep intact the conception
OF a p,rotectoratc which should ex-
carry out rational political. econom-
zeal and strategic program. so that
.ne tribes may be brought TO accept
their. calling mnrt!ngalc.
The Republicans of France are dis
appointed at the idea that 1t should
pc necessary to appoint soldier az
,ne first Gorernor-Gencral of Morocco.
and violently opposed the nomination
of General Lyautey. But NJ Poincare
explained that in his opinion It was
the only thing to do. and at last Prcsi g.
dent Fallicres fell I'm with his views;
SO General Lyautey goes to Morocco
as {. sort OF autocrat, all action, civil.
military and administrative, being
centred In him. 1t is generally admit
,eu mat the troubles In the past have
bcen due to divided authority. General
l.yautey has seen good deal of active
service. He did splendid work IN
french lndo-China and In Madagns-
car. He is a thorough soldier, al
though possessed of ideas Of his own.
some of which he put into successful
practice In Algeria when he was APP
pointed brigadisr-general of South
OF disanection in that portion OF the
country. which Adults for many miles
on the frontiers of Morocco
neheral Lyautey succeeded In paci-
dividing 1t into small sections and
concentrating his efforts on each sin
sIe subdivision; AS each Of these
from all disorder. and not until then.
did he PASS on to the next 4 man
who can deal with dlsanected tribes
in Algeria may be expected to be able
I'd handle similar difficulties in the
adjoining country. But Morocco is a
country Of surprises. and events there
sometimes take most unexpected
turn.
General Lyautcy. however. is not n
stranger to the agreeable occupation
OF cleaning AuEean stables, nor, IA |
nave stated. is he unknown In Mo-
rocco, having been there before as
French High Commissioner at Irdia.
where In conjunction with "A native
itgh Commissioner appointed by thu
sultan. he re-established and arranged
the protection OF the commercial trait
&c between Algeria and Morocco. Hnv-
ing succeeded In what he undcrt,S TX
10 do, he went home. and was sent
to command the Tenth Army Corps at
Iicnnes 1t is expected that his name
OF the French Academy: for he Is "A
scholarly man. and a distinguished
writer on military topics as we'll. his
articies In the Revue des DeuN
Mondes' being especially valuable and
valued
Copyright. 1912. by the Brentwood
Company