When we write on Thursday morning there is a hitch
in the .Morocco peace negotiations at Udjar. The Rini delegates are ready to- recognize the temporary and spiritual authority of the --Sultan, - but they refuse to make " formal submission " to him. As for the proposed expatriation of Abd-el-Krim they say that it is not in the interest of anybody that this should be insisted on now, though an arrangement might be made for his leaving the country eventually. For the rest, the delegates point out that disarmament involves a guarantee of autonomy to the tribes and also postulates military police. As the special correspondent of -the Times remarks, these arguments are remarkable for moderation and show the genuineness of the Riff. desire for peace. We hope that France and Spain will not insist upon the exile of Ahd-el-Krim. It is said, and we believe it to be true, that he is the one man who can secure that a. treaty, shall- be executed. We fancy that the proposal of exile means little to the French, but is insisted upon by Spain.
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