The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-09-01

TANGlER, Morocco, Sent, l..
Spain IL torn with emotion because
France and ENGLAND are about to
meet In London to discuss Tansicr
and Moroccan affairs generally,
without inviting Castilian diplomats
to participate IN the deliberations.
British and French statesmen are
agitatcd about the confcrtncc. as are
also rrcuch and british commercial
concerns with u desire to engage In
development worN backward coun'
tries.
hut with the true tatalism " Is
lam. Tansicr rests peacefully In its
walled gardens and laughs at the
chickering's of the Christians who have
been fighting about Morocco for
more than three centuries and still
find themselves In hot water In spite
OF the agreements made in the Algc.
ciras conference which gave France
a protcctoratr over central and
southern and eastern Morocco; es-
tahlshcd a Spanish zone of influence
in the north. and created an intcrna-
tional zone which comprises Tangier
and its immediate enviruns.
This international zone has not
been great success. II has engen.
derci as much III feeling as have in
ternational settlements In China aud
other backward countries CONNER.
cial and political iealousics have
rlourishcd, while the Arabs sat calm.
~ by and watched Europeans squad.
BILE.
Spaln's efforts to maintain her
self in her zone OF influence brought
about such disastrous military opera
tions against the Moroccans that
Spanish governments have fallen At
short intervals for the last IS
months. and British and French poll.
,icians have let 1t be known that
SpaIn's inability to keep her zol.
quiet makes II imperative that some
steps he taken to protect the rest OF
Morocco against the spread OF the
hostile spirit which prevails against
European domination In northern
Morocco.
When the British gave up Tangier
late in the l7th century they destroy
ed the mole which protected ship
ping. Since that date International
quarrels have always prevented Tan.
gIer from having satisfactory har-
Dor. Ships are forced TO load and
unload in the open and wholly un.
protected sea. Consequently. Tan.
gier has lost its ancient importance
as commercial center and serves
olly as the port for the territory i'm.
mediately behind IL. Casablanca. In
the French territory to the south OF
Tangier. has been extensively deyel.
oped by the French and has become
Morocco's greatest port.
Sultan Mulai Yusef is still nomin.
ally ruler OF Morocco and maintains
his court at Fec with all the pomp
Of the ancient Saracens. over a
year. ago he granted n foreign com
pany dominated by French interests
a concession to construct for Tangler
the harbor she has needed for nearly
three centuries. Other nations OBJ
jeCted TO this concession on the
ground that the sultan exceeded his
power. But the French government
Insisted that Mulai Yusef Is ruler OF
the Moroccan Empire. and can make
such concessions legally II the rights
OF interested powers are protected by
proper guarantees.
TangIer Is less than 40 miles from
Gibraltar and controls the entrance
to the Mediterranean In such
threatening way that England IL not
inclined TO view the proposed i'm.
proyements with calmness, and out
OF this concession has grown a gener-
al rumble from European powers
which made II necessary for Lloyd
George. the British Premier, to call
meeting between the French and the
British to consider the Moroccan
situation. Spain feels her prestige