Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-19

"A new accord he's been reached as
to Tangier, between France, England,
Spain and italy"
BY an oversight. nothing is said about
Tangier as being participant in that
accord" 1t seems TO be assumed that
Tangier has nothing whatever to say
about how she shall be governed-being
a city OF Morocco and being ''interna-
tionaily' ruled, There was a time
when even the United States particle
pated In the same imperialistic rule over
little Taneier, and one Of the famous
utterances of that regime came when
the native pirate chief Raisula, In re-
bellion. captured naturalizfd citizen
Of the United States and held him for
ransom according to the custom Of bar
harians, until President Roosevelt hit
upon the happy solution of the crisis
and eabled: "Perdicardis alive or Raisula
dead." And the Moslem pirate and
rebel heard that ultimatum and obeyed
1t when he was still In rebellion against
his own Sultan, Abdel Krim. At least.
he released Perdicardis after the Sultan
had paid him the ransom OF $4,000,
as demanded
This same Raisula was finally be-
trayed BY the treAchery of one of his
own men, who had been captured by the
forces of Sultan Abdel krim. and sent
with a letter to Raisula demanding that
he should declare himself true Mosiem
by joining the forces OF Abdel krim
against the invading Spaniards. The
carrier of the letter, although formerly
an adherent of Raisula, held grudge
against him for bit Of unjust" disci-
plining by Imprisonment and he with
held delivery OF the letter. declaring
that ne had delivered it but that Raisula
had refused 10 answer A few days
| later fsaisula was captured and as he
was carried-~~too sick 10 Walk~-through
| the silent crowd Of natives. suddenly he
lifted himself up on the stretcher and
cried out:
Laugh al the fall OF Raisulai Re-
| ioice at his humiliation! But the day
Is coming when you will gladly give all
you possess to have him back again.
| 1t viii be too late then. 1t Is too late
| now. | 90 forth To die.
| That was the farewell cry of defiance
| 10 his country's enemies. the Anal mes
| sage OF patriot to his own people.
| Some day IT may rank as one OF the
| historical utterances of note-~~the dying
| defiance OF patriotism as seen and felt
! by one who was defending his own
| country against imperialistic conquest
| by foreigners.
| The defense OF the Riffs against the
| Spanish and French armies was AS
| brave MS that OF Kosciusko on behalf
| of Poland, or William Tell for Switzer-
| land, Civilization may not accord credit
| 10 M0slem barbarians for their right TO
| protect their own country against out
| siders, neither do the Riffs and Moroc-
cans approved OF the accord" today so
proclaimed, as TO Tangier by England,
1 France, Spain and Italy,
| The beginning of the conflict between
| Morocco and Europe was In 1904, Sui
| tan Mulai Hassan. a strong man, died
| In / 8D4, leaving his throne TO his weak
| ling young son. Mulai Abdel AEis. n
/ boy, but the real government lay IN the
hands of the grand vi2ier until he died
IN 1901 Abdel A2iz, the youthful Sui
tan. tried then TO take over the actual
| government, but he was Immediately
faced by revolts OF several tribes,
In the midst of the revolts England
| and France interviewed. although those
| Two European countries we're not them
selves In friendly entente England
wanted Tangier: France wanted 10
round out her other African possessions
! by annexing Morocco, including. OF
course, the only real port close 10 the
Mediterranean Hea--TAngiers
England supported the young Sultan
against French eneroafhment, In which
came also support from Germany, while
Spain appeared more friendly to the
French Invasion,
Germany and Spain were jealous Of
France, and Al one time thn Kaiser
personally visited Morocco and threat