KAID MACLEAN.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 114, 6 February 1908, Page 8

KAID MACLEAN.

TO BE RELEASED ~ - ON HIS WAY TO TANGIER BT tii-iottArn—rßiss association—corTitiGtar. London, February. 4. • Mr. W. • Runcimau; . Secretary to; the ■ . : . Treasury,' announced in. the House of Com- •; mons that the chief Rbisulms bnnging Kaitl > ... Sir 1 Harry, Maclean to Tangier immediately. HOW/THE KAID WAS DECEIVED. • Kaiil Sir Harrv Maclean lias been an eni. forced guest. of liaisuh,. .the Moroccan chief, .■v. eince early l in Jnlv. Some people jn> . were .disposed to<blamo the Kind for having, . given himself into the hands of the rehel; but, apart- from .h;s own cmvalrous naturo and his . lone, experience, of the 'Moors;. lie had . . reason for his > confidence. Eaisuli's nephew, the bearer of the message ..of; invitation to ,■ : him, >had taken .an oath, most sacred .and.. : : binding,';: that the Sultan's Envoy would l;e ;■ as safe as if at Fez. "How can yon imagine that, we could be guilty of treachorv towards one'who has beenvto us a Are you not upon our eyes and our..head?''- : ■ • • This appeal -to the 'Kaid's. -sentiment ;.was . 1 eupported-lby.' a: stronger argument. Sir Harry . Maclean»nvas . the bearer of letters of : Dardon . - to' . the' tribes • who -had thrown .in then 1 , lot - : with .the. fugitive. These : letters he read'.ty some of the tribesmen, who received the com- .. muiucation with gratitude. Here was Eaisuli's ' - chance. "Mr--, people," Jie cunningly' 1 said, "w'lll 'neVer behevo: that vthis 1 pardon is i .genume:- if 1 1 .carry. ,the .'letter myself. Yiju ' must-couio and read ?the Sultan ! s "pardon and t • promise to my tribesmen.' Tliey will behevo ; you.", i \ i - The Kaid had declared tlmt he did not trust .i Eaisuh,but thoi;brigand's- last .argument pro- - vailed, and .he. went and readi tho' letter to :• the assembled■ tribesmen. When.lie hfid'finished,; Raisuli informed' him : that he was ,a " . prisoner. He was taken, to the 1 ICmass niotin- ' tains, and his camp was pitched at a spot with the reputo«of> a sanctuary,;which?(prob- : ably accounts for the fact that no violence r : has been dono him. .He was allowed to occupy . his own tent,, and. three -of Ins own men attend .him. He was permitted ,to obtain from :■ Tangier certain luxuries, in which Itaisuli,r ,■ .umnnted, shared." It was reported m Madrid in. November that tho ICaid had but. was rj-ca/itured, wd put m chains