There is no real news from the seat of war
in Morocco. Stalemate seems to exist all along the line, although it is believed that Abdel Krim is preparing a new attack. On the other hand, Spain, supported, it is said, by France,- has asked the British Government to co-operate in landing troops at Tangier to protect the neutral zone.. The British Government has replied that it is not prepared to do this or to go beyond its Treaty obligations in the matter, which are simply to patrol the coastal waters off Tangier. With this decision we have every sympathy. Abdel Krim has all along been wise enough to respect the sanctity of the neutral zone and shows not the slightest intention of attacking it. Thus we agree that it would be a quite useless provocation to send troops there. It is now reported that substantial agreements have been reached between France and Spain on the peace terms to be submitted to Abdel Krim, but no real hope that he will accept them is entertained.
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