Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-04
Country Rests Peacefully As
Christians Are Debating
Over HersFuture; Interna-
tional Zone Is No Success.

tienal Zone Is No Success.
Iangier, Morocco-Spain is torn
with emotion because France Ana
England are about to meet in Lon
Q to discuss Tangier and Moroccan
aI1airs generally. without inviting
Castiiian diplomats to participate III
the deliberations.
British and French statesmen are
agltated o the conference, as are
also, French and British cornmercial
concerns with a desire to engage in
development work in backward coun-
tries!
But with the true, fatalism Of Islam.
Tangier rests peacefully in its walled
saruens and laughs at the chickering's
OF the Christians who have been
nghtlng about Morocco for more than
three centuries and still find them
selves in hot water in spite OF the
agreements made in the .-Algeciras
conference which gave France a pro-
teceorate over Central and Southern
and Eastern Morocco: established a
Spanish zone OF influence in the
North, and created an International
zone which comprises Tangier and its
immediate '%enVirons.
This international zone has not been
g great success. It has ,engendered
as much i'll feeling as have interna-
Itional settlements in China and other
backward countries. Commercial and
~jealousies have f%lourished,
while the Arabs sat calmly by and
watched Europeans squabble.
Drought Disastrous Action.
SPANS efforts to maintain herself
Lin her zone of influence brought
about such disastrous military opera
tions against the Moroccans that
Spanish governments have fallen at
snort intervals for the last Is months.
n British and French politicians
have let it be known that Spain's in
ability to keep her zone quiet makes
1t imperative that some steps be 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 18th century they destroy
ed the mole which protected shipping.
Since. that'd International quarrels
have always prevented Tangier from
are forced to load and unload in the
open and Wholly unprotected sea.
lConeequently, Tangier has lost Its an
cfent importance as a commercial
center and erves only as the port
for the territory Immediately behind
1t. CAsablanca, in the French .terri4
tory to the South of Tangier,, has been
extensively developed by the French
and has become Morocco's greatest
port. ~.
Sultan Mulai Yueef is still nominal
~ ruler OF Morocco and maintains his
court at Fez with all the pomp OF
1.-THE ancient saracens. over a year
ago he granted a foreign company
Nominated by French interests a cons
cession to construct for Tangier the
harbor she has needed for nearly
jected to this copcession on the
Lgroupd that the sultan exceeded his
tpower. But the French government
insisted that Mulai Yusef is ruler Of
fthe Moroccan empire. and can make
Esuch concessions legally If the rights
of interested powers are protected by
proper guarantees.
Controls Entrance.
Tansieris il. less than 40 miles from
Ito the. Mediterranean in such a
Threatening way that England is not
inclined to view the proposed. inn
lprovements with calmness, and out'of
this concession. has grown a general
rumble from european powers which
made It necessary for Lloyd George,
the British premier, to call a meet
ing between the French and the Brit
ish to consider the Moroccan situa-
ton. Spain feels her prestige is
,sthreatsned by the failure to invite her
Ito participate In the London confer
!Ance. but her unsuccessful military
Ia activities in Morocco, and the greatly
divided opinion In Spain as to wheth-
Or King Aiphonso should continue
Spanish efforts to subjusate the Span
jIshszone by force. have weakened
With AfghAnistan, Turkey India,
Arabia and other Mohammedan
countries in ferment, and Bolshevik
threats that all Islarnic countries will
unite In opposing European contrA
And encircle the Mediterrahean with
revolt which. viii finally be extended
Ito the Far East, unrest in Morocco
has demanded careful attention from
European chancelleries. Every EFFORT
has been made to get the United
Atates Interested in the movement 70
l4uiet EUROPEAN differences as to how
Affairs should be handled in Northern
n The Arabs hail the European ais
Christian influence will soon end An.
North Africa. They even predict tbs
return Of the Moors to South Europe.
Foreign occupation has made but
i slight Impression on TAngier. It il
flore oriental than many c4tie1 thou
sands of miles to the eastward, MIR
nave centuries Of inter1Atf6nal, IN
|fhe life % This ancientfSi which u
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