It is difficult to speak with confidence about the future.
No doubt what the French Government would like to do would be to organize an efficient native military force for the Sultan, which could.be relied on to keep order, and then to retire as quickly as possible. It would, of course, be to the true interests of the Sultan to help loyally in this work, but whether he will have the courage and strength of mind to do so and to beat down the fanatical objections of his subjects remains to be seen. There is in the Moors so much of what .Dr. Johnson described as "a muddy mixture of pride and ignorance " that we do not feel very hopeful. None of the .neighbours of France need envy her her task. Fortunately.
however, she has a large number of able officers and civilians well accustomed to deal with the natives of North Africa.
