7 FEBRUARY 1925, Page 1
Abdel Krim saw his opportunity not only to smash one
who might be described as a traitor to the Moors, but a traitor who had a valuable fortress and a great deal of money. To quote the Times correspondent, the two biggest men in Morocco stood face to face, and Abdel Krim won. As in the case of Crocsus, all his gold has gone to the man who has the better iron. Finally, Raisuli is said to have proclaimed Abdel Krim as his supreme chief and has - himself joined- the Holy War against Spain. There has hardly been a better example of the irony of fate. It would have delighted a Greek political critic.
