The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-15

the head Of the Africans changed the
the whole significance of the Morocco
question. Abd-el-Krim is the leader
of an independent movement Of the
The corruption policy
proved complete failure with him.
Abd-el-Krim perceived that the most
advantageous thing was to defeat the
Spaniards.
He therefore seizes from them the
weapons and money he requires in
order to carry on the fight and to
found the Riff republic. He is not pre-
pared to bargain away the freedom
Of the country. The English capitalists
who wished to colonize the Riff dis
trict by means Of granting loans,
know this very well. Abd-el-Krim
has recently adopted hostile attitude
towards Reisuni, the agent of Spanish
imperialism and Muley .Jussef, the
sultan by grace Of the French colon
izers.
British Imperialism Trembles.
Abd-el-Krim reckons with the SYM
pathy and the solidarity of Islam,
which rightly sees in the victorious
war of the Rif-Kabyles against the
Spaniards war of independence. At
the last Islamic conference, which
took place in Balgaum Qndia), over
1000 Muselman delegates voted for a
proclamation of solidarity with the
Rif-Kabyles. A correspondent of an
American newspaper recently visited
Adilr, the capital of the Riff republic,
and had an interview with Abd-el-
Krim. The latter, so states this journ-
alist, daily receives numerous mess
ages from the Mohammedan world
and from secret societies in London
and India. The Daily Herald, the organ
of the English labor party, considered
it necessary when commenting upon
this article to call the attention Of
the Foreign Minister Chamberlain, to
the danger threatening English i'm
perialism!
An attempt is being made to re-
present the Abd-el-Krim movement
as revolt on the part of savages.
This is an old method adopted by the
imperialists in order to bring dis
credit upon the movement for eman-
cipation of the colonial peoples. The
Rif-Kabyles appreciate civilization,
the advantages Of which they have
begun to learn, more than the civil
izers. After the defeat of Annual
(t921,) when the Spanish army re-
captured the lost territory, they found
that the Rif-Kabyles had spared all
the public buildings built by their
enemies. In the course of their raids
the Spaniards frequently find among
the natives, European furniture, sew
ing machines, safety razors, Kodak
cameras and gramophones. The new
Scientific expedition which have been
able to penetrate into the independent
area have been excellently received.
All those who have visited Adfir are
astonished at the extraordinary chan
ges which Abd-el-Krim has brought
about in the capital town of the Riff
Kabyles. He is endeavouring to mo
dernize" it. In this work he is sup
ported by his brother, a man of great
culture, who completed his studies in
Madrid, where the sons of the Spanish
intellectuals are educated.
The Spanish army has learnt to its
cost regarding the military talents of
Abd-el-Krim. Since the liberator Of
the Riff took over the conduct of oper.
atoms, the Spaniards have suffered
defeat after defeat. Their losses are
very great. Thousands Of Spaniards
fell last November. The military
censor has maintained silence over
their death. But one correspondent
was able to write:
Spanish Workers Perish
'Tn a period of 20 minutes there
were 2S4 killed in Xatura, l counted
them... And Xatura was only an
episode of the retreat, which accord
ing to official reports had only cost
Is dead! / estimate the total losses
Of the Spaniards at $500 men,"
1t is thus that the young workers
OF Spain are perishing.
After the recent Moroccan defeat
Primo de Rivera wished to win Wet
DRY at home. He has obtained 1t.
He has thrown into prison hundreds
Of Communists, who declared their
solidarity with the Riff people.
When it became apparent that the
military defeat in Morocco was a COM
plete one, the idea was suggested of a
rcivil" intervention and Of a protect
crate"
What will come Of this? Nothing.
Our imperialists know that them
selves. A Spanish journalist has
stated why these half measures will
fail: Because the Spanish guns and
the bombs from their aeroplanes have
made more holes in the interior of the
Riff than did the German and allied
artillery in the plains of Champagne.