FRANCE IN MOROCCO.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1165, 28 June 1911, Page 7

FRANCE IN MOROCCO.

MAKING AN ARMY FOR THE SULTAN. By Tcleeraph-Press Association—Oopyrieht Fez, June 26. The French troops are retiring outside Iho walls of tho city. The formation and drilling of Moorish regiments aro proceeding under French and British instructors. Skeleton towers for wireless telegraphy are being erected. WHAT DOES FRANCE INTEND? Tho jealous scrutiny with which th 6 action of France in Morocco is watched in Europe is exemplified in tlie following utterances of tho "Nciio Freio Presse," of Vienna. At tho end of this year, it says, the validity of tho Algeciras Treaty expires, and with it tho privileged position it assigns to France, seven months before its expiration disturbances suddenly break out in Morocco, with tho result that regular Frcnch troops proceed to tho relief of Fez. Little remains of tho provisions of tho treaty. Will France, whose flag now flies in Morocco, and whoso soldiers' blood may bo shed there, bo inclined or have tho strength to respect paper rights and to evacuate the country? This is the serious point; and official and semi-official phrases cannot hido the striking resemblance between the history of the Uritish occupation of Egypt anil the oourso of affairs in Morocco. The Morocco question is ouco again before Europe. Spain demands a pledge, and, at tho moment when a French general with French troops is marching to occupy Fez, Spain takes possession of a point of Moroccan territory. This simultaneous action of two European Powers invalidates the political and military provisions of the Algeciras Treaty. What will Europe, and particularly Germany, say to th'eso changes? It may bo doubted whether Germany intended her agreement with Franco of February, 1909, to open tho way for military expeditions. Germany is confronted by'weighty decisions, and the question is whether Franco and Germany can agree about Morocco, and whether M. Delcasso's old error—a provocative policy—can count upon the support of tho French Parliament.