Word: moroccan
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Spanish troops in Morocco defeated the Moors in another episode of the spasmodic Moroccan War (TIME...
...called to the capital by the government who want to discuss plans for the taming of the Moroccans by pacific means. The policy of pacification was first voiced last year and has divided political Spain into two camps. The first points to the necessity of conquering the Riffians (Moroccan tribe) before it can be made possible to govern the land pacifically. The second believes that Spain cannot conquer the Riffians without great sacrifices in men and materiel. The implication is that the game is not worth the candle and that the only thing to do is to give...
Spain wanted Tangier incorporated in her Moroccan Protectorate; it would aid her in quelling the Moors. France wanted it returned to the full suzerainty of the Sultan of Morocco; as the northern gate to French Morocco, Tangier would be very useful to the French. Britain and Spain objected to the French plan, because it meant making Tangier a French port. Britain's attitude was that she could not tolerate any strong Power directly opposite Gibraltar and advocated a revision of the present international regime. Unable to agree, the Conference dispersed...
With the exception of the first chapter, the book deals with the period 1905 to September, 1914. It is to be followed by another dealing with a further period of the war as seen by Mr. Churchill. It deals with the Moroccan question, the despatch of the Panther by the German Government to Agadir, the rivalry between Britain and Germany on the seas. The days immediately preceding the war are described with graphic minuteness from the naval angle, as are the opening phases of the world conflict. The author's descriptions of and anecdotes about famous personalities are, from...