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Title: Review of reviews and world's work
Year: 1890 (1890s)
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Publisher: New York Review of Reviews Corp
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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tural intelligence—all things consid-ered—above the aveiage, and with the keenestappetite for news, not possessing one singlenewspaper in the vernacular. The only appealfrom a judges decision in the remotest cornerof the sultanate is the monarch in Fez, involv-ing a wearisome, costly, and, probably, danger-ous journey of fourteendays. The proudest chief-tain may not, technically,pay a visit to a seaport with-out royal sanction. If hewere to embark for theshortest sea trip withoutthat permission, his castleand all its contents wouldassuredly be confiscated.On his periodical visits tothe capital, for the purposeof handing in tribute, he isliable to be thrust into life-long captivity for no greatercrime than having failed toextract cash from bareflesh. Such is the powerwielded by the ruler ofSunset Land. But behind, around, andabove the throne is thepower of the men of thepen, the interpieters of theKoran. Whether they bemembers of the supreme MOROCCO AND THE FRENCH INTERVENTION. 691
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INSIDE red MARRAKSH, MARBAKUSHA-EL-HAMRA. council of aulama, or mere village scribes, theirteaching is one, and their combined influencefar transcends, within its natural limits, eventhat of the Society of Jesus. This is the forcewe have to reckon with in weighing the proba-ble issues of the existing deadlock betweenFrance and Morocco. The direction in whichthis dread influence will be applied seems to bethe question of the moment. THE CHALLENGE OF THE LEARNED CLASS TO THEFOREIGN INFIDEL. Their position was recently summed up by atypical member of the class as follows : What do you want of us, you Christians? Do weowe you money ? We can, and will, pay you. Havewe invaded your land ? Did we beg you to come andreside on our soil ? Have we not continuously dis-couraged your so doing ? You say our country isdisturbed, that the government is weak, and soon.Is that your affair or ours ? Surely your steamers,which brought you here, can take you back to your ownshores. What have you done that

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