Richmond planet., 1925-08-08
THE WAR IN

THE WAR in Morocco Is causing
much interest and uneasiness thruout
the civilized world. This country is
in Northern Africa and the Arabian
tribes there have put up a remark
able fight, often likened to the II
waged by the Indians in this country,
with his exception: these people are
civilized and wealthy; being OF no.
madic origin, they demand freedom
and the right to be independent.
The peculiar situation is made all
the more peculiar as a result OF the
World War. France drafted many
81 thase fighters into her armies and
they became skilled N the methods
of modern warfare.
In order to control these people,
the European nations recognized the
Sultans who are mere puppets OF
Spain and France and who can be
depended upon to- do the bidding OF
these countries. OF course, these
European nations exploit these coun'
tries on account of their wealth OF
grain. live stock and minerals
France does not claim sovereignty
over the country as, a matter Oh ac-
tual ownership. but with the consent
If the other European Powers. there
a..ast what is known as
and the rights Of a particular nation
are recognized in certain countries
in Africa.
It IS against these mandates ina
the natives are rebelling. AS a mat
ter of fact. the sultan Of Morocco Is
the one who is technically at war
with his subjects, when in reality.
these Rlffians or Moroccans are &C
tuallv at war with France and Spain.
The Riffians constitute an aggrega-
tion of African tribes, who have
never ~bowed the knee to Baai' anu
who do not recognize the mandates
of these European powers. Under
the leadership Of Abd-efiArlm' VINO
is the logical successor Of Ralsula'
who has been dubbed by the Euro
mean powers. the bandit, the Span
iards have been driven out of the
Riff.an Territory.
Not content with that, they Dolby
commended against the right of France
70 intervene in the premises. NO"
France is just out of a most expen
stve and devastating war. Her wal
chests are empty and her inhabitants
are CRYING for peace, not a AL
kinds of offers have been made to
the Riffian leader, who pays sons
attention to them, but who ms SITS
upon his right to have an African
Republic not dominated by European
powers. The Riffians cannot hope tc
whip France and Spain, but they car
continue the war for Il period Of
years that would cost a staggering
expense TO both countries and plunge
tneIO INTO D|duhIUptCE'
In the Magazine Section of tbs
New York Times of July 26th, 1925
Clarence II STREET writes interestin%
" from Fee, Morocco, and tells @
the section of Africa, where the rifle
defes. the u.s., which is M OF tn
most deadly artillery weapons am
naticr, has ever produced.
In III 5 connection he says:
''There seems to be an impression
abroad that the French in Morocco
are fighting some embattled native
farmers, armed with pitchforks anC
scythes. and maybe a muzz.e-loadln|
muSket here and there. The wonde
naturally is hat the French, Wit
all their ultra-modern paraphernall'
of a~irplapes and tanks, are taking 81
long 10 trounce them.
This is not the impression OF tn
the Riffian war which one gets a
the front. Not precisely. There on
begins to question whether Il nue.
tcuted scientific military engines ar
Oh USClSIVT Ydiu0' @A'0A "N' III
terrain, against men who are soldier
each to the rifle and dugOut Dor.
and. fight from scattered hidin
H1aces. somewhat as the red India
did.
Land between the French an
Spanish protectorates had been III
occupied by both powers, owing I
different interpretations of the Treat
of 1912. until last Fall, when tn
French found that Abd-el-Krim ha
replaced the Spanish as their de fac;
n~eighbors on the north. Then the
moved across the Ouergha, subdue
without difficulty the tribes Jus
north of it and. keeping we'll With
what they considered the boundarle
of their protectorate, established