As regards the future status of Tangier, which is of
more concern to the ordinary traveller, the correspondent says :—
" The Port of Tangier, with a sufficient zone to assure it economic means of existence (water supply, &c.), will be auto- nomous under an International Council and a municipality. The precise conditions governing the existence and working of these bodies—namely, the powers of the Sultan's representative, the administration of the Tangier Custom House and the financial arrangements regarding the radius of the new municipal area, the composition of the municipal council and the qualifications of the Tote—are not yet precisely determined except the three last points, which have been agreed upon in principle."
We trust that Spain will be satisfied by the proposed arrange.
'lent. In our opinion, France, having got the Protectorate she so long desired to establish in Morocco, can afford to be
generous. - Generosity is wisdom in this case, for France and Spain have got to live together somehow in Morocco for the rest of their lives. Both countries, however, betrayed such
touchiness at the opening of the negotiations that it will be a triumph for their representatives if the arrangement wins
popular favour.
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