The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-27

cOASt line only spanish prOtectOrate.
This is narrow strip OF land, cover
ing an area of about three hundred
miles, from the Atlantic ocean along
the Mediterranean. The towns Of
Teuton, Ceuta and MeliIIa are the
chief centers in this section.
Thirdly, we have the so-ealled in
ternational Tangier section. This
covers an area of about $50 square
miles. Tangiers is governed accord
ing to terms Of treaty signed In
Paris on December is, 1928, by France,
Great Britain and Spain. Since the
signing Of this treaty American fnan-
cial interests have protested against
its terms and have in the last few
months succeeded thru the pressure
of the state department to secure
certain notifications of the Paris con
vention provisions.
Agriculture Leading Industry.
PRIMARILY Morocco is an agricul-
= tural country. Timely rainfalls
are essential to enable the Moroccans
to exploit fully the advantages and
the possibilities of their soil. Practi-
cally speaking there is a dearth of
irrigation facilities. The exploitation
OF the good natural agricultural re-
sources is further hindered by the
use OF backward, crude implements.
The last year was an especially IA
vorable one for Moroccan crops be-
cause there was plenty OF rain. In
elusive Of cattle the first nine months
of 1924 show total value of 1885,
100000 francs for the agricultural ex-
ports from Morocco. This sum was
more than twice the size for the cor
responding period for the preceding
year.
Barley, wheat, beans and certain
seeds are the most important aricuI-
tural products of Morocco in the year
named. Sheep, cattle and hops lead
in the live stock industry of the coun-
try.
Great Timber Areas,
THERE are more than three million
= acres Of the total area Of Morocco
covered by forests. But poor trans
portation and lack of irrigation as
well as increasing dissatisfaction ON
the part of the natives with the treat
ment by their foreign oppressors, are
responsible for the present condition
whereby only one-sixth of this vast
forest area is utilized.
Tremendous Mineral Resources.
MOROCCO teens with rich mineral
A'A deposits. Yet, for the reasons
mentioned in explaining the stunted
development of the lumber industry,
the utilization of the vast mineral de-
posits OF Morocco is likewise retard-
ed. There are no coal deposits to be
found in Morocco, but the phosphate
mines in the neighborhood of Casa
blanca are continually increasing their
output. In 1928 the phosphate output
totaled about $4,000 metric tons.
These mines are exploited by the
government and their products are
the subject of government monopoly.
In the so-called Spanish zone, large
ly retaken by the Riffs, there are
found rich iron mines. The develop
ment of these mines has only begun.
Growing Moroccan Trade.
PY far the greatest proportion of
1.-the Moroccan trade is carried on
with France, Great Britain and Spain.
There are no accurate official statis-
tics ascertaining the volume OF the
entire Moroccan trade for the last
year. But one can, with sufficient &C
curacy, say that this total trade was
nearly $1OO.OOo,OOO in 1924. The ex-
ports for this period reached a record
mark OF nearly $4,000 900. The
French Moroccan zone imported near
ly one billion francs, or about $780,
100000, in 1924. This was more than
80 per cent Of the imports into Mo-
rocco as a whole.
French Morocco.
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