New Britain herald., 1925-07-10
RIFFIAN LEADER <, l NOT DISCOURAGED
RepuSed on One Sector, He h Starts Drive on Another

is
 Paris, July 10 R,-Undaunted by
 his repulse in the Taza region, Abd-
 El-Krin, Moroccan rebel chief, ap-
 pears to be turning his attention farther to the northwest with the
 object of directing an offensive to- ward Fez by way of Ain-Aicha and the lower Leben Valley. The situation at Taza, an import ant town east of Fez on the Algerian
 railway, nevertheless requires care
 ful watching, as the French com
 mand believes the Riffians are like
 ly to renew their drive there at any moment.
 General Naulin, newly appointed to the supreme command of the French forces, is leaving for Moroc- GO July IS, or 10 days earlier than was first arranged. He is now at Vichy, dividing his time between taking his annual cure, selecting his staff and studying the mass of docu- ments supplied him by Premier Painleve.
 u he is fully alive to the formidable nature of the task before him, but is confident of final success. Modern methods of warfare are evidently not applicable to the situation. Time has shown that it Is insufficient for the French to parry the Riffian thrusts; they must deliver vigorous ones themselves.
 For that purpose the government has given him free hand and promised him all the men and sup plies he deems necessary. However for the present he will do with the material and troops already avail able.
 The French, General 'Naulin says, are confronted with an adversary in in Abd- El-Krim who ought not to be underestimated, though at the same time there Is no reason' 10 see In him another Attila. With time. determination and method, he can be brought to terms.
 Approval voted The atmosphere for the govern ment has been somewhat cleared by the hearty approval given by the chamber of deputies, at the end of last nights debate, of Premier Pain leve's plan to make vigorous war on Abd -El- Krim if he refuses the peace terms to be offered through the Spaniards.
 The chamber voted an additional 
 appropriation for the Moroccan op- erations of 1S3.0O0, ,00o francs, by vote of All 10 29.
 M Painleve again had the sup port of the opposition, which more than replaced the abstaining social ists, and he has learned that he can count safely on a good majority to approve the national defense. The premier did not reveal the terms which are to be offered 10 Abd Fl -Krim, but showed that he did not believe the Riffian chief would accept them. The seriousness of the situation is not concealed, and critics of the government declared France will have to resort to an ap- peal for volunteers to raise a big enough army to drive the invaders out of the protectorate. Dispatches from Fez say that Abd-El -Krims campaign is being developed with astonishing resemb- lance to the military science of the Great War. In addition he is con- tinuing his "hltering" tactics win ming over tribes whose loyalty to the French had been wavering and ter rorizing others into joining his forces. These tactics are not uniformly successful, however, some or the tribes in the protectorate remaining
 unswervingly loyal. This was the
 ease at Taza, where the tribesmen
 expressed the wish to help defend
 the city.
 The ''fltering" method used by
 Abd- El-Krim consists in sending
 Riffian regulars between the French
 posts singly. These emissarles
 reaching a tribal village at night
 urge the chief and tribesmen to
 espouse Abd-El- -Krim's cause.
 AS the number of Riffians in
 creaSeg in the village, llS lit0Sul>
 becomes greater, and if arguments
 fail assassination is sometimes re-
 sorted to to remove the outstanding
 opponents of loyalty.
 Louis Malvy. head of the French
 Allegation to the Fronco-Spanish
 conference in Madrid, is on 'his way
 hack to Paris. The third Franco
 Spanish agreement, dealing with the
 political phases of their planned
 collaboration in Morocco, was not
 signed yesterday as had been eX-
 pected but 1t is announced that the
 ceremony will take place in the near
 future.
 The agreement was approved in 1
 principe but it was found necessary
 to revise the final text of the docu-
 ment
 During its night session, the |
 chamber of deputies was informed i
 hv Premier Painleve that French !
 war planes are to drop pamphlets
 into the Riffian ranks telling them
 of Frances willingness to make |
 peace This propaganda among the |
 tribesmen will coincide with the Of
 ficial offer of peace to be made to
 Abd- El-Krim through Spain.