SPAIN: Moroccan War: Aug. 20, 1923

Don Luis Silvela, Spanish High Commissioner in Morocco, arrived in Madrid and was received with mixed feelings.

He was called to the capital by the government who want to discuss plans for the taming of the Moroccans by pacific means. The policy of pacification was first voiced last year and has divided political Spain into two camps. The first points to the necessity of conquering the Riffians (Moroccan tribe) before it can be made possible to govern the land pacifically. The second believes that Spain cannot conquer the Riffians without great sacrifices...

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