THE MOROCCAN WAR

Hokitika Guardian, 28 July 1925, Page 3

THE MOROCCAN WAR

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] ABDE'L’S PROTEST. (Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) ■LONDON, duly 27. A Tangier correspondent states when A tided Kritn was informed ol the Fran-co-Span ish arrangement for a campaign against the Kid's, he said:— “We will light until hope is gone, then kill the women and children and finally ourselves.’’

The correspondent adds that details of the campaign have been finally settled. The French nil! advance northward from Tazn and the Spaniards westward from Afelilla. jnqctioning in the Central liiff country. .Meanwhile other Spaniards will move from Alli nee mas while the French attack Sheshnan.

Abdel realises he will eventually ho beaten, as lie is outnumbered ten to one and possesses no modern implements of war anti no hospitals. ITis people are suffering terribly, lint he claims ladore they are beaten that France and Spain will he ruined politically, and will have lost honour in the World’s eyes.

According to Madrid advices Abdel can have home rule with the* title of Fmir, hut he stands on his dignity because he has been informed he must seek terms of peace. Abdel considers in: has put up such a tight that he is entitled to negotiate terms. He declared he hud never been offered genuine peace and accuses the Spaniards of duplicity, lie. says they got 730 thousand sterling in 1839 lor the evacuation of Tetuan, hut reoeeupied tho town. Abdel wants that money hack. Meanwhile he is protesting Uo the world against American airmen allegedly joining the French forces in AIo-

COArMCN'IST DOCFMKMT'S SEIZED. PARIS, duly 27. Following on tin.* publication in the Communist newspaper “11 umanite of an article by the Central Committee Cif Action against the war in Alorocco and urging the French troops to fraternise with the Kids, the police raided the premises of tin* committee, which are situated in the offices of the general Labour Union and seized a number of documents, including 'n list of members.