On Monday in the French Chamber M. Jaur&i again put
questions to the Government about affairs in Morocco. His accusation that unnecessary military operations were being undertaken commanded very little sympathy among the Deputies. H. Pichon explained the truth about the alleged communications made by the rival Sultans to Germany. The French Government were informed by the German Embassy in Paris that Germany had received "complaints" from both Mulai Hafid and Abd-ul-Aziz as to the attitude of France. "The step taken by Mulai Hafid," said M. Pichon, "could not surprise me, but that of Abd-ul-Aziz was more astonish- ing." M. Pichon's astonishment, indeed, was so great that he made inquiries, and discovered that the complaint said to have been lodged by Abd-ul-Aziz originated in a conversation between Ben Sliman, the Sultan's Minister for Foreign Affairs, and the German Consular Agent, a merchant at Rabat. When the Sultan himself was questioned, he professed entire ignorance of the whole matter, and said that he bad no com- plaint to make. It is curious that the German Embassy should not have explained the nebulous character of the complaint ; but we are glad that H. Pichon was able to speak of German conduct—particularly the reply to Mulai Hafid that Germany must abide by the Algeciras Act—as cordial and correct.
