FRANCE AND MOROCCO.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1482, 3 July 1912, Page 7

FRANCE AND MOROCCO.

THE NEW. PROTECTORATE. By Telegraph—Preas Association-Copyright (Reo. July 2, 11.5 p.m.') Paris, July 2. Tho Chamber of Deputies, by 460 votes to 79, has Tatiliod the treaty establishing a French protectorate over Morocco. The Prima Minister, Mr. Poincare, declared that a protectorate was absolutely necessary as a corollary to the treaty of November 4. The Sultan had made somo resistance to a protectorate, but had finally accepted it. Some of his entourage, including the Minister for Wax, had instigated tho recent revolt.

A GLOOMY OUTLOOK. Writing in the "Huinanite" on tho renewed conflicts with natives in Morocco, M. Jaures, the Socialist loader, bitterly | derides the whole Moroccan enterprise, and predicts endless trouble in tho future. "While," ho says, "diplomatists and financiers are adopting Morocco to all national, ultra-national, and tionnl appetites, the Moroccans are. dofending with their rifles tho last remnants of their independence. But this is only a prelude. Beforo our flag is planted in a pacified country, before all tho tribes submit, beforo their hearts aro all broken and silonccd, at least two geil--erations will pass. Skirmishes will follow ono another, and fight will succeed fight, and we shall have tho glory of being constantly ill a state of violcnco. Wo shall havo to spend money, blood, and tho honour of Franco in order to guard and to occupy Morocco. In all International complications Morocco will remain to us a menaoe, and will, together with Tunis, absorb at least three army corps. And we shall lo;o tho right to speak about right. Wo shall lose tho right to address to the Moslem world words of justice and of human, hope. Tho 'high polities', of our great men lifts willed it sol"