France continues to be very anxious about Morocco, where, as
M. Painleve has pointed out, she is conducting " a real war." On Tuesday, General Naulin, the new Commander-in-Chief in the field (though Marshal Lyautey remains nominally Commander-in-Chief), arrived at Casablanca. M. Petain has also visited the front as representative of M. Painleve, who is Minister of War as well as Prime Minister. The situation may be summed up by saying that the chief period of anxiety will last until enough white troops have been brought from France. Some of the French native levies have failed and no major operation can be attempted until the whole line has been stiffened by the arrival of regular troops. Fortunately several valuable battalions have been released by the French evacuation of the Ruhr. The danger is that Abdel Krim may make a serious effort against Fez before the French line is sufficiently, reconstructed.
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