6 JUNE 1925, Page 2

The Government would employ all the forces necessary • for

that purpose, for to lose Fez would be to lose Morocco, Algeria and all the North African colonies. No French- man could tolerate such a catastrophe. Even Jaures had recognized that the French had a right to be in North Africa. N. Painleve absolutely denied that Marshal Lyautey had been surprised by Abdel Krim's attack. On March 15th, Marshal Lyautey had reported that an attack was imminent and had asked for reinforcements. M. Painleve would not say exactly how many troops were now employed at the front but he stated that so far the French losses had been rather fewer than 400 killed and about 1,100 wounded. There is no precise information about the prospect of effectual co-opera- tion between France and Spain in Morocco.