Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-10
FIGHTING IN RIFF
LUlISF0R ATTACK
French Rushing in Fresh
Units for Concerted Drive
on TribeSmen.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, May Both French CO
lonial forces and the native tribesmen
in Morocco are being reinforced in the
region of the Riff during what is de
seribed as a comparatively calm period
in the operations, despite news from
Rabat today that French blockhouse
near Aloulay had been destroyed by
Riffian artillery.
1t is stated here that Abd-el-krim
seems to have halted his forces, and
the opinion of military experts is that
the Moroccan leader wanted to see
what effect had been produced by his
success in attacking the French out
posts before making another serious
effort.
Rush Up Fresh Units.
Marshal Lyautey, who, since 1914
constantly has demanded more troops
for Morocco in anticipation of trouble
such as. has broken out in the Riff
now is hurrying up fresh units &c
carry out his plan for cleaning the
tribesmen out of the French zone.
The marshal has the hearty SUD
port OF the French government. Pre-
mler Painleve said today that there
was no other course open to the
French government than to Oppose
with the utmost energy the invasion
of the French zone in Morocco by the
Rfffians. whose avowed intention not
only was to make raids on the neigh.
boring trfbesmen, but also to march
on to Fee.
The premier asserted there is moth.
ing in the plass of the French as de-
signs for conquest. He said the
French position in Morocco was sim.
ply one of defense. and he pointed out
that four French optposts in the
French zone of the pretectorate still
are surrounded by invaders.
That the government is taking q
serious view of the situation is in
dicated by the premier's announce
ment today that he had charged Gen
Messed, inspector general of the
French air service, with mission to
Morocco.
Presidents Attitude.
The President, in recent talks with
Republican leaders, Is understood ttc
have referred to a strong sentiment
demanding careful attention to
ing isolation or exclusion.
The congressional leaders who pre-
dict the administration will use its
full influence to promote another
Hague convention, assert that such
a policy would be a return to that
of many years ago, when The Hague
conference idea was conceived here.
Whether The Hague convention
would itself develop into a world
court would be immaterial, in their
view, SO long as a definite code was
available for a world court to apply.
which would have the sentiment of
the people of all nations behind IL to
enforce its findings.
Senator Mckinley told the Presi.
dent that many leading statesmen, in.
Guiding a large delegation from Ger.
many, will be among the European
delegates to the union meeting here
On their arrival in New York. Sep
teniber 80, they will become the
guests of the American deiexates. an
appropriation of $4,000 having beer
made by Congress for their entertain
ment.
The sessions Of the union will be
held In the House of Representatives
The delegates will be taken to New
York October to be the guests for
three days Of the Carnegie Founda
ton. They will then go to Buffalo and
Niagara Falls, and after concludine
visits at these cities, the Canadian
government will entertain them with
visits to Toronto, Montreal, Quebec
and Ottawa.