The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-16
PRO-CONSUL IN |NDO-CH|NA GOES INTO THE TRENCHES
Albert Sarraut Instead of Controlling Five Generals Now Is a Second
 Lieutenant

Paris, November 15.-Albert Sarraut, Frances great pro-consul in lndo-China, was packing minute trunk when rep resentative of the Associated Press called to see him today. He was trying to stow into a space of three cubic feet, the maximum baggage space allowed a subaltern on active service, all the things he will need at the front NJ Sarraut is just retiring from the cabinet as min- ister of public instruction and is going
 into the trenches as a second lieuten- ant
 When he was administrator in the east M. Sarraut had five generals under his direction. His closing service with the cial representative of the French gov- ernment.
 Morocco, strangely enough" said M. Sarraut, lis now enjoying a peace and an order that has not been there for cen- turies-not since the time of the great Moorish kings. One might have supposed that with the Turks at war with France the forces of Islam would be uneasy and disposed to make difficulties for the French. The larger part of the French
 
 war and since then military line of some one hundred miles in length has been drawn in front of the Atlas noun tains, to which the hostile tribes have retired.
 'All the great sweep of country from the coast to the Atlas range is in & state of security and weli-being. The great Arab chiefs, some of whom dis pose of as many as 10000 or 3o,000 horse- men, are working in complete co-opera- tion with General Lyautey. the French resident general There is a remarkable man. He understands the soul of the Moor. and he has made the whole coun- try feel that the purpose of French rule is to raise the country so that every person and every persons property shall be safe and that man himself shall be taught how to increase his possessions and how to enjoy them.
 German agents, when the war broke out. penetrated every part of MoDocco. They used great deal of money and promises. They tried particularly to win over the great Caids, of whom I have territories like sultans; but not one of these grand seigneurs would accept Ger man subsidies or join conspiracy against France and General Lyautey.
 "The Arab notable is refined intelec- tual and artistic. He Is not in sympathy with the German idea of governing in- feriors with the boot and the cane'' M. Sarraut then spoke of Indo- China, where he once was governor general
 'The Germans he said, ''endeavored to raise Indo-China against the French by the same methods of conspiracy and gold. There, too, in a country where there often were disturbances since the war began has been perfect peace. The Indo- Chinese seem to have realized by q kind of intuition the issues that were being fought out in this war; that if they had to choose between the French and German they preferred the French idea of colonial administration to the Ger man. Our colonies in the east have main tained throughout the war an attitude of helpfulness and appreciation for the difficulties of France and a generous de- sire to facilitate our military operations in every possible way"
 Speaking of the United States, where he has many friends, M. Sarraut drew attention to a letter lying upon his table with several bank notes in it for French relief work.
 T have just received this from the United States" he said. Tt is one of many such letters which have received Many Frenchmen have received letters of the same sort with substantial aid for the people who need it here. We feel that what we are fighting for is, after all, understood in America and that 1t is perceived there that this is war between different ideas of government "a war between autocratic and demo- cratic ideas"
 M Sarraut referred to his conviction that the result of the war was to be worked out mathematcally from known factors which would insure victory, but said the attainment Of victory would take time.