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The Daily record and the Dresden daily : 17.01.1908
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/ * * ■'* %x *~ -f.t ‘»s(h* v' «’*'^v; , /,< , -y^vSfrj4‘<ii«’*WK»-'' (Eljf Mitt Bccorb As 591. awl THU DRESDEN DAILY DRESDEN AND BERLIN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1908. 10 PFENNIGS. £{)* Jurat Da ill) paper jmbltsjjc) in Gcrmant) in (English 6>ffico: ©«ed9en £1., £t*uve $tca»* s l ‘ 'Shone: 1753. e&tlAim W., Sotidanw $U. 10/11. 'Shone: VI 1079. fetfoewptien |ot an3 the wfiotc o| §«wncwv^ and CLuofoiat 1 tnatti a -motttft. THE CRISIS IN MOROCCO. The difficulties which continue to beset the French Government in Morocco must invite the sympathy of interested observers, and particularly of those who have throughout recognized the cor rect and scrupulous adherence of France to the spirit of the Algeciras Convention, her tact and her admirable moderation. If she has erred at all it has been on the side of caution, in not crushing while she was able to do so risings which sub sequently became magnified into awkward dimen sions. She has repeatedly just failed to make her punishments a sufficient warning; but though she has suffered from this, she also has suffered acutely from the inherent nature of her task. We have more than once laid stress on the utterly in calculable elements with which the French are dealing; and it is indeed only by realizing fully how far this uncertainty is inevitable that their apparent failure time after time, after such labour and sacrifices, can be fixed at its proper degree. The tribes are hardy, bold beyond the limits of prudence, widely scattered, fanatical when they are not venal: the tenets of their faith invest them with a contempt for death and a short memory for bygone disasters: they cannot be boujgbt: putrigbt,. b»t lift bought many times over. Can we wonder that submissions and rebellions alternate with exasperat ing regularity, or that one of the most authorita tive bodies of the whole country, the sacred Ulema of Fez, should in the course of a few months pro nounce itself in favour both of Abdul Asiz and Mulai Hafid with an equal show of enthusiasm? Can we wonder that the tacit acceptance of French action should be followed abruptly by the declara tion of a holy war? Either step would of itself have been memorable; but when both are taken together they constitute an event of the first im portance. We still maintain, as we have done throughout, that had Mulai Hafid been won over to the French his vigorous character might have been more propitious to their plans than the lax and irresolute nature of Abdul Asiz. But Mulai Hafid allowed the golden opportunity to slip through his fingers; he was more anxious to oppose his brother than to come into contact with France; and by his latest attitude he completely alienates such sympathy as he still commanded. He now appears definitely in the guise of a national leader, as one opposed to the European occupation. Doubt less, the fanaticism of the populace of Fez left him small choice, nor will the more than probable ad herence of the whole Northern region to the de cision of the Ulema enable him to retract. But the question is not whether Mulai Hafid has or has not estimated his own interests correctly, but whether it is possible to deprive the circumstance of its troublesome significance. The best French opinion does not mince matters. It is pointed out that the Government must take the bull by the horns, and in the interests of honour join with Spain in assuring the return of Abdul Asiz. She must not suffer from the conflict, but must adjust her policy to secure the end she has in view; she must not sacrifice herself. She must not either, it is true, interfere between the combatants, but she will be compelled to place the weight of her influence on the weaker side. It is difficult to see how further hostilities can be avoided: we trust that French diplomacy will con tinue to be applied as before; but unless the situa tion is less serious than is everywhere imagined, to avoid dec.sivj action would be to endanger the prospect of peace. Mulai Hafid, it must be re collected, will shortly be in a position to command the whole of the North: to Abdul Asiz little more is left than Rabat, and even there the populace is disloyal to him. He has, however, the support of the French, and the prospect of financial support; Mulai Hafid, on the other hand, is in need of money. He is, in fact, so straitened that there is a question as to whether he can reach Fez and use his advantage. The sooner the French act, and the 52 Pragcr Str. near Main R. R. Station. Dresden’s Fnr-Store, where American and English fir-biyers am bast suited. OTTO MAYER Photographer 38 Prager Strasse 38 Telephone 446. By appointment to T. M. the King of Saxony and the Emperor of Austria. Superb artistic work. Moderate terms. Finest hand painted Dresden China A. E. Stephan sg? 4, Reichs Str. 4 hf. Succ.to HelenaWolfsohn Nchf. Manufacturer & Exporter .. the American & English trade 2 minutes from Hauptbahnhof. Highest recommendations. Most reasonable prices. Pfnnd 9m uiiMliiinmctl nillli. 1st quality ® only. Pasteurised and purified, there fore free from bacilli of any kind. j Delivered free. Depots in all parts of the city. Pfund’s Dairy, Dresden, more unequivocally, the surer is the hope of an early settlement. MeanwBile7 the impbrtance of the crfsis "isT not fully admitted by the supporters of Abdul Asiz. In an interview with a representative of the Matin, El Mokri, the Moorish Minister of Foreign Affairs, appeared inclined to minimize the whole affair. Mulai Ilafid, he declared, had been proclaimed Sultan not by reason of his strength, but as the result of intrigues. The proclamation was not to be taken seriously; and he felt confident his master would be able to raise the tribes in the neigh bourhood of Fez against Mulai Hafid. This, when all is said, is merely to shift the importance from one side to the other. The facts remain that Abdul Asiz attempted to win the explicit approval of the Ulema at Fez; that the popular voice decided the Ulema in withholding a reply, and subsequently in endorsing the popular proclamation of Mulai Hafid; and that a holy war, not only against the French, but against all Europeans has been declared by the faction which appears to be once more in the ascendant. THE THIRST OF BATTLE. “But, gentlemen,” concluded the veteran, im pressively, “the awfullest part of that awful day was not the bullets that flew like hail or the dy ing screams of my comrades. It was the thirst. I was as thirsty all through that battle as I am now. . . Thank you, sir, thdnk you.” * AN ABSOLUTE FROST. According to Reuter, one of the jurors accepted provisionally by Thaw’s counsel was Mr. Patrick M’Cue, an elderly manufacturer of hats, who de clared that he had never heard of the Thaw case before. It is pathetic to reflect the millions of puns on Thaw and frost which must have been absolutely wasted on this propagator of head- coverings. » HUNGARIAN DARBY AND JOAN. HUNDREDTH WEDDING DAY. At the little village of Isoubolgi, in Hungary, it is stated, says the Paris correspondent of the Central News, that a hundredth wedding anni versary has just been celebrated by a couple of peasants named Szathmani. The husband is 120 years old and the wife 116. The old couple, whose descendants number 712, live in a little cottage, where they pass the greater part of their time sleeping. The husband, however, occasionally indulges in a pipe. It is stated that the Emperor Franz Josef has requested the village authorities to supply him with details as to the life of the old people, as His Majesty desires to congratulate them personally. NEWS FROM ENGLAND. SIGNIFICANT SPEECH BY SIR EDWARD GREY. In the course of a speech by Sir Edward Grey, delivered to his constituents at Alnwick on Tues day evening, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs touched upon the Navy question, and said that it would be impossible for England to diminish her sea-forces if the naval programmes authorised by other Powers were actually carried out. “We have no right,” said Sir Edward, “to protest against the sums which other nations spend upon their naval armaments, but, of course, our commerce and our Empire must be protected. The libertyyes, the very existence of our country, depends upon the efficient maintenance of our Navy. If certain nations realize their present ship-building pro grammes it will certainly be necessary for Great Britain to augment her own Fleet.” THE ATLANTIC RATE WAR. According to a London telegram the Cunard Line has further reduced the second cabin and steerage transatlantic rates by ten shillings, but this revision does not apply to the two fast steamers, “Lusitania” and “Mauretania.” NEWS FROM AMERICA. NATIONAL GENEROSITY. According to a Washington message the Senate, in conjunction with the House of Representatives, adopted on Wednesday a resolution authorising the decrease by more than one-half of the indemnity imposed upon China in consequence of the Boxer rising. The original indemnity amounted to twenty-four million dollars, from which sum thirteen million will now be deducted, this leaving just sufficient to reimburse the American property-owners who suffered loss, and to pay the share of the cost incurred by ihft United States in restoring order.— The relief to China is greater than these figures indicate, for the twenty-four millions was by agree ment to be paid by China during a period of thirty-nine years, with interest which would have brought the total amount taken from the Chinese treasury to thirty-eight million dollars. LARGE CANADIAN MILL DESTROYED. The Frankfurter Zeitung reports from Winnipeg that the largest and most modern grain mill at Kenora was entirely destroyed by fire on Wednes day night. PROPOSED TAX ON DOWRIES. The outcry which has recently been raised in. certain sections of the American Press against the marriage of wealthy American women with for eigners— often titled, but no less frequently penurious—has found an echo in the House of Representatives, Congressman Sabath, of Chicago, having taken up the cudgels on behalf of those whose motto is, “Americans for Americaines.” Mr. Sabath, says the New York correspondent of the Globe, has an easy way with foreigners, which he has incorporated in a Bill introduced by him at Washington on Tuesday. It consists in the im position of a tax on the dowries of all American women who choose husbands from beyond the frontiers of their native country, and the adoption of his proposal, he says, will apply the brake on both sides, checking, at the same time, the rapacious and needy suitor, and the thoughtful and practical American woman. The tax he suggests is not a light one, being, indeed, one of 25 per cent., but his argument is that some drastic measure is urgently required. Mr. Sabath estimates that within the last ten years a sum of 900,000,000 dollars has been taken out of the country in this manner. His proposals have given rise to much comment, which, however, is mainly of a humorous tone. Still, there is a feeling that the idea is sound in origin. An amendment to the Bill is already forthcom ing. Its mover is Mr. John Tiffin Hull, the well- known Iowa representative. In Mr. Hull’s opinion the principle of Mr. Sabath’s Bill is excellent, and in the cases specified the dowries should without doubt be taxed. After “the usual divorce,” how ever, he cynically adds, the tax, or a proportion of it, should be repaid to the family of the bride by way of solatium. NEWS FROM FRANCE. DIRIGIBLE’S LONG VOYAGE. The French dirigible balloon “Ville de Paris”,, which left Paris on Wednesday for Verdun was.
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