Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05
THE MOROCCAN PROTBCTORATE

The signing OF the Franco Moroccan |
treaty March 30 establishing the pro-
tectorate Of France over
Revolt Morocco was followed BY
serious revolt IN Fee,
Al Ge1' in which many French
ohicers and soldiers and many Jewish
were assAssinated. The French
government acted promptly. Fee was res
occupied the rioters punished severely
and Fee declared In . state Of siege.
At = cabinet meeting the 9th Lltimo
following the outbreak the question OF
the appointment OF q strong man for the
was discussed. and the selec.
tion fell by common accord upon Gen.
Lyantey.
A dispatch from Madrid ahhrms that all
Morocco IL aAame with the "djehad' or
holy war spirit. and that signal fires are
burning on the mountain crests. and that
the Kabyles are besieging Buermana
and Bukels.
The dispatch, 1t 10 to be remarked. is
lene press is somewhat predisposed to
sensationalism. In any case government
has unlimited confidence In Gen. Lyantey.
Besides the confreries or religious So
CIetIeS, SuCn as the sSlO-AOS.ei>ndoei,
Sid-es-SenoLssi and Gama-el-Azhar have
lost q great part Of their fanatical feroc-
ity since the disastrous failure Of their
late ventures in the ''djehad' or holy wars
In the Sudan.
The Matin OF Paris recently published
dispatch from Fee In which II was
reported that the news OF the accepta-
ton by the sultan OF the French pro-
tectorate had been received very coldly
by the people Of Fee. The agitation. 1t
ca
the Berbers and Zemours were gathering.
1t was thought at Fee that the annunce-
ment Of the protectorate might provoke
trouble. and preparations were made 1t
some suspicious points. but 1t appears
no adequate precautions were taken at
Fee.
The treaty executed by n. Regnault,
minister Of France At Tangier. IL
modelled after the treaty
Moroccan OF Bardo. 1t consists Of
m4 nine articles, the first OF
A1eetJ' which proclaims the French
protectorate over Morocco The others de-
fine the interior and exterior situation OF
the Cherinan empire. The form Of the
Makhgan Is maintained. and France
binds herself to support the religious es-
tablishment and the exercise Of Islam.
On the other hand. France may occupy
militarily all the points Of the empire
which she may Judge necessary for the
maintenance Of order on the simple noti-
ication OF the sultan. The treaty ac-
cords complete power to establish re-
forms financial as we'll as administra-
tive The sultan IL prohibited from
making any contract without the pre-
ment. France will represent the Che
rifian empire abroad. In other words.
Mulay-Hand gives his entire consent. as
contemplated by the treaty Of November
4, in the form Of q contract signed In
blank, which menas complete submission
to the protecting state
NJ. Francis Charmes, in a recent review
Of events In Morocco, declares that the
protectorate has q double face-one that
faces within. the other without. The pro-
represents :tlse protected without. Articles
and 8 Of the treaty add all necessary
guarantees. The French government is
represented near the sultan by q resident
powers Of the republic, and this COM
missioner Is to be the sole Intermediary be-
tween the sultan and the foreign repre-
sentatives in their relations with the
Moroccan government. The resident COM
missioner general SO far as foreign repre-
sentatives are concerned acts as the sui
tan's minister for foreign affairs. This
clause In the treaty 10 given especial en-
phasis because Of the privileges hereto
fore accorded strangers In Morocco and
Of the abuses that have followed.
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The French protectorate thus estab-
lished over the Cherinar empire should
give full satisfaction to
Absolute the government at Paris.
Auth.-;tv which disposes in reality
"soAAsJ' Of all the authority Of the
sultan. The French protectorate in
Morocco is even more absolute than Brit
ish authority in Egypt. which has not
been declared 4 protectorate for the rea-
son that Great Britain solemniy and pub
licly declared that she had neither inten-
ton nor right permanently to occupy
Egypt. Besides, BY virtue Of treaties OF
which Great Britain 10 q party, Egypt
IL still q dependency Of Turkey.
1t was not true. as reported, that Sultan
Mulay-Hafd had declared against the
French protectorate In the commencement
Of the negotiations with n. Resnault.
Mulay- Hafd Is well aware that without
the French he would lose his throne and
head within twenty-four hours. The num-
berless pretenders to his throne have hope
for such failure to comprehend the situa-
tlOn as WOulQ permit tneHl-ono OF tnem-
to take Mulay-Hadds place.
Mulay -Hahd. however weak his heart.
has a sufficiently level head to UNDER
stand that his tenure OF ONCE depends
upon his adhesion to France Mulay-
Hahd has just given q great banquet in
honor OF NJ. Regnault. and. contrary to
ancient custom and etiquette he person
ally responded to NJ. Regnault's toast
affirming his intention to loyalty col
laborate with France for the good and
prosperity Of Morocco.
The success OF the French in Morocco
10 due In part to the wisdom and expe-
rience in oriental affairs Of NJ Reg
nault. It Is due also to the ma
chine-like action Of the French troops
and the unfailing courage and devotion of
both officers and soldiers. Gen. Zurlinden
few days ago. in an article entitled
Greetings to the Army" in referring to
the nervous increase OF the German army
boldly declared that the French army was
quite large enough to be properly COM
manded, and that France did not REQUIRE
moro soldiers. which were already amply
SUFFICIENT Tor the solution OF all military
problems.
The Temps INDUCES in some reflections
over the rapid and sudden peaceful con-
clusion Of the Moroccan affair. which ap-
peared at one time almost certain to
lead to q conflict with Germany. The
Temps refers to the opposition to the
French incursion In Morocco with some
bitterness It concludes however. in
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