Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-17
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ported to have proclaimed himself sui
tan of Morocco. and it has been de-
cided by his followers to continue the
war at all costs.'-Reuter.
The above announcement appeared
in the daily press of the Sd inst, n
ii Immediately brought to mind n OF
the most interesting personalities l
have ever met. Shortly before the
death of Sultan Mulai Hassen in 1893,
Ahmed ben Moha Mohammed or
Raisuli. was sentenced to imprison-
ment for life for a political offense,
and confined in the prison at Mogador.
After serving II years of his sentence
he escaped and returned to his home
in the Gharb tnortlleln Morocco.o
Gathering a following of kindred spir-
its, he took to b~rigandase and made
his name Il terror through northern
Morocco. One of his first exploits was
the capture of Mr.. Perdicarris. then
living outside Tangier. who was re-
leased for a heavy ransom. hen he
captured Walter Harris. the we'll
co, who was exchanged for some of
Raisuli's followers then in prison at
Tangier.
Strategy.
Emboldened by success, Raisuli and
his followers made Il surprise attack
on Tangier. captured the city, deposed
the governor, and defied both the sui
tttlI VI MOROCCO. llIGT ADQ cl AZlZ, dIld
the European owe to put him out.
Several of the powers sem cruisers to
Tangier to make Il demonstration. but
Raisuli treated both them and their
resident ministers with contempt. He
commandeered the customs dues,
squeezed every Moor in the district
who had money, and taxed all food
stutfs. Vigorous protests were made by
the diplomatic corps to the SULTAN and
the latter dispatched an expedition
under Kaid Maclean to drive Raisuli
out of Tangier. On the approach of
the expedition he retired to The hills
in the Anghera district, outside Tan
gier. whittier the troops followed him..
Pretending that he saw the game was
up, and that he was DESTROYS of MAX
ing a personal appeal to the sultan, he
sent q message to .Maclean that he
would Surrender %pefsohally to him If
he received Maclean's promise that he
would receive u safeguard to Fee. On
the required promise being forthcom-
ing. it was arranged that Maclean and
Raisuli were to meet unattended at a
fixed rendezvous. Maclean kept his
promise faithfully. and rode alone to
the appointed place, but was there
men who were in hiding. Sending a
message to the troops that he would
kill his prisoner if any demonstration
was made. Raisuli retired to the hills
and the troops returned to Fee. After
six months captivity, Maclean was ul-
timately released. a ransom Of 100000
being paid for him, and Raisuli being
made a British protected subject, this
last placing him beyond the reach of
Moorish Justice.
Buying Governorships.
After l had succeeded Kaid Maclean
in Morocco l had occasion to discuss
the question of the repayment of this
10000 to the British government,
who had paid it in the first place. The
then sultan. Mnlai Hafid. was very
wroth at having to pay for Raisuli's
rascality, so j suggested to him the
idea of offering Raisuli the position
of governor of the Anghera district,
where a strong man was really needed.
AS it would bring visions of easily
earned wealth TO the eX-brigand, he
would be certain to seize at the bait,
his appointment, to then suggest to
him to his British protection
and refund the EGO, 900. Hafd was
delighted with the idea, and at once
dispatched a courier with a letter to
Raisuli. inviting him to court. and
mentioning the probability of his APP
pointment. Before the end of October,
1908, Raisuli was in Fee, bringing with
him $4,000 in English sovereigns to
u his post Call go~vernorships being
bought in Morocco.) After a 10 days
delay, he saw the sultan and handed
over the money. Negotiations were
then opened and carried on i'm the
usual slow fashion of all governments,
and in which the Moorish government
particularly eXcels, to the eclipse of all
others, n after a lapse of about a
month the sultan informed him that
$4,000 was not enough 10 pay for the
governorship of the districts of Fahs
and Anghera, both of which he wanted
to control. Another delay was caused
waiting for a further sum OF $4,000 to
come from Tangier. and after this was
given to the sultan negotiations again
commenced.
The Sultan's Method.
AT the beginning of January. 1909.
he was told that another $4,000 would
he required before he could receive his
appointment. On the day he was told
this was with the sultan in his
pavilion; his fingers We're twitching,
ana ne was trying to speak to his
Khalifa, but words failed him. He
was so excited that he had to be as
sisted on to his mule. Two weeks later
the $4,000 arrived, was handed over.
ana negotiations again commenced.
sultan was tired the first day, and
the interview only lasted a few
minutes. When Raisuli attended the
palace the following day the sultan
was III, and could not see him. The
following two days, Thursday and
Friday. were government holidays, and
no business was done. On Saturday
the sultan did not leave his private
apartments, and Raisuli was In a state
OF almost mental hysteria, G10, 900
gone and nothing to show for it. AZ
ter a few more days the business was
again %reopened. 1t was her intimated
TO him that he must refund the G2O,-
600 given to him by the British govern
ment as he Makhzen (Moorish gov
ernment could not possibly allow him
to keep 1T, n he must also renounce
his British protection. At this, he him