The French and Spanish armies in Morocco have made considerable
progress. The Spaniards in particular have turned their doubtful enterprise at Morro Nuevo into a distinct success. When we learned that the troops which had landed on the narrow peninsula were exposed to heavy fire and were in danger of running short of supplies owing to the difficulty of bringing boats through the surf we wondered whether Spain was not committing herself to a minor Gallipoli campaign. Adversity, however, has been turned to gain. The troops advanced from their base and captured Ajdir, Abd-el-Krim's head- quarters. Ajdir is not a large place and it was not strongly fortified, but it was none the less the capital of those tribesmen who have mainly inspired and organ ized the opposition in Spain. It is hoped that this reverse will detach from Abd-el-Krim's army some of those tribesmen whose allegiance has always been hesitating.
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