WAR IN MOROCCO.
FRANCE’S DESIRE FOR PEACE
Received May 21. 12.10 p.m. PARIS, May 20
M. Painleve, in a statement on the Moroccan war, declared that France did not desire colonial expansion, hut only the establishment of lasting peace, conforming With tho French dignity. The Government could not avoid a campaign without abandoning the fanatical Riffs, tho whole of Alorocco and eventually leading to the loss of the whole of the French North African possessions.—Sydney Sun cabio.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 143, 21 May 1925, Page 6
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