MOROCCAN WAR

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19802, 29 May 1926, Page 11

MOROCCAN WAR

SURRENDER OF KRIM. LAST SANCTUARY CAPTURED. (Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.) TANGIER, May 27. The surrender of Abd-el Krim was not surprising, as he was known to be in flight, if not in hiding, fearing assassination by his disappointed following. The French had captured the greater part of the Jebel Haniman mountain fastness, which was Abd-el Krim’s last sanctuary. His own tribe (the Beni Warriaghel) had submitted, and practically the whole Riff territory was in the hands of the Franco-Spanish forces. Only two tribes remain intact—the Ghomara and the Djebela. They are apparently unaware of Abd-el Krim’s collapse.—Reuter. SOME SECRET HISTORY. RIFF RESISTANCE ENCOURAGED. HIDDEN INFLUENCES AT WORK. LONDON, 31 ay 27. The Tangier correspondent of The Times reveals some striking secret history in connection with the Riff campaign. He suggests that Abd-el Krim’s correspondence with certain Europeans should be examined with a view to its publication. This, he declares, would disclose astonishing criminal documents to which much bloodshed and devastation were due. It would also possibly reveal the existence of mines in the Riff territory, by which the cupidity of the Riffs was awakened, owing to* foreigners seeking concessions. The correspondent declares that on the eve of the final struggle Abd-el Krim appealed for foreign intervention through a confidential messenger. He recalls that Aod-el Krim twice previously sought Britain's intervention in the interests of peace, and adds: “Sources, which may soon be divulged, encouraged Abd-el Krim to maintain his fight against France and Spain, and in no circumstances to negotiate with those Powers who could be described as incapable of good faith and desirous of obtaining a cessation of hostilities for the purpose of entrapping the Riffs. 1 ’ Regarding Abd-el Krim’s surrender, the correspondent says; “It changes the aspect of the Moroccan question by eliminating 3 single force under an effective head, resulting in repercussions throughout the Moslem world, because owing to his pretensions of religious leadership Krim attracted many restless Moslems.”—The Times.

JUBILATION IN SPAIN. END OF-A COSTLY WAR. MADRID, May 27. (Received May 28, at 11 p.m.) There is jubilation throughout the country at the termination of the 17 years’ Moroccan war, which has cost Spain £600,000,000 and 60,000 lives.—A. and N.Z. Cable.