FRENCH PROBLEM IN MOROCCO.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 19, 17 October 1907, Page 11

FRENCH PROBLEM IN MOROCCO.

A MUSSULMAN'S VIEW. : The position of the French'in Morocco; ii not actually- threatening,' is full of auxiotj for the future; -To show their good faith ii carrying put thej'Act of Algeciras, the Frencl Government/have 'already despatched officcn to the ports, .who would co-operate with the local chiefs if the Sultan ' showed a disposition- :to fulfil ' his part ' of ' the bargain' anc' establish a force capable' of dealing with disorder;;:.-' In; the' other ■ case,■ the I'ronch wil themselves equip a military post of not loss than: a thousand men at each ■place' witli the proper'cavalry : and artillory supports. •: v Not being officially informed ■ of tho disof: the Sultan;''Abd' el Aziz,' the couriers/ whoiare: carrying :tho note containing:! the t.-Franco-Spanish requisition j will addressc'themielvesi'.'to :'; hinv- as tho signatory of 'tho'Act.of. Algeciras. .'-.The recognition 01 Mulai Hafit-wilbdopond on his-attitude towardsi'the obligations .resting ;on liis predecessor»and.,'his -to. carry -them out; Rumours as, to tho assassination of the deposed Sultan, and respecting-the movements of Mulai Hafid are difficult''to control,'/owing to-the • fact that no European-' remains at Fez. . i«i vi v,; ,- KAMEL PASHA'S-.VIEWS.:. ■, -Irhad a conversation tofday .with Mustapha Kiimel ! Pasha, the • woll-Known Egyptian Nationalist, ;who / is again . in - -Pans; touching events in- fiio :Shereefian Empire.:; " I consider France is;!in Ai'very bad .position, indeed,"i/ho said, with that ..enthusiastic volubility .which -is rhis : characteristic - speech. "The :French speak of 'pacific, penetration,' and hero they are forced.to;take..up:arms to punish: murderous-aggrossion upon' their : citi- ■ already bad for their .theory of,-.conquering the country, by peaceful me'aris.t. If a man wants to enter my house pacifically, -he- must-'first, T make : friends :with mo. Because-.of my, admiration, for. the French,..l.am extremely.sorry that their-pre-sent, operations will make them hated by the ' Moors. .-Gone-is their dream,.of -'la. penctra-; tion.pacifique. 1 '. ! ' •-"Moreover, see. the difficulties : of their position. To-morrow one of, their. nationals may ; ,be murdered at.Fez. or. Marakesh... They nius.t make an expedition into .the interior of theycountry or leave the deed unpunished, and .thus incur the contempt , of the Moors. In the other case,, they confirm them in their hatred; and their, suspicions that, the conquest of,the country/is/aimed at. . .- .''lt seems to, me that'in any alternative the result,must be unsatisfactory. .Europe, apparently . will notstand by. , and allow Franco to. make; Morocco her. colony— and,, indeed, /t ; hat,,liam convinced, is'.not hei policy.. .Supposing, an. international army, founded "on the Cretan basis, takes up the work,, the ,result is, anarchy from .the European/point; just as '.now/ it .is anarchy amongst the Moroccans. ~ NEED OF A' MAN. /: :' : ' ' -.''The; only, hope ,I see for the country is for a. strong man ..to..arise who will unite. Morodeo.'as. Mehemet Ali : united/ Egypt. At present. the'Shereefian Empire, is in the state of, the; Russian. ;, There, are. four Sultans, anil nonehas,, anyauthority.,-.'"Let, the strong man Mine/and'. bring back, the country to Islamic' ideals,/which are progress, liberty, and ■enlightenment.. ,Tlie decadence of Morocco,,, like the decadence of other Mussulcountries, is due' to , a departure from the /true. Islainism. ..* In its . place reign tyranny Valid •ignorance. s "Mussulmans in Egypt look with pity and yet'with lib'surprise upon the plight, of, Mo.rocco; It was,to be expected from a country wTiicli has. remained crassly ignorant. Lei her /ruler itake" counsel from the example of Japan, lot him ask himself: Why are 1 we beaten by the' Europeans!> and then, ho. will cominerico to set his house in order and. reestablish the greatness of the Empire. . /''The" troubles'of the country are due to the Entente Cordialo." "' ///'/' DELCASSE TO BLAME. / Kamel Pasha paused a moment to explain tc his astonised listener. "Yes, to. the Entente, and to the treaty made by'Dilcasse. The French' ga.ve'"up"'Egypt;'' which'' they ' were really,. pnoet'ratiiig "peacefully "By-"mean's ol their scieri6e , 'fiiid'*eaucati6h J aiid "tHeii- 'capital industry; they gave it up. 'for Morocco, which, of'course, induced the Moors to say: 'Our country has been-, sold to, the French/ sndl to /think' that .their' territory'was 'about to be.seized. ' . : ' ''Should the French enter, upon such an enterprise,- it would ,be' ; a long and costly affair., ' The conquest'of Algeria took twentyfive, years ; the conquest of Morocco, would take-fifty. They'wbuld ; never eive in; theii obstinacy 'is extraordinary. They '; are, a brave, intelligent, chivalresque people, with a 'rich . country. /All they , need is for the great-man to arise and' bring them "out oi chaos."' , / ■ And Kamel Pasha went on to speak of the great Mussulman movement taking place all over the - world—in Egypt, 1 Persia, India, and. China.. It was.a■:movement, lie said, towards that civilisation and development which' characterised 'tlie' Mohammedan world when Europe was/sunk in barbarism.—"Pall Mall' Gazette." ' V