The past week in Morocco (TIME, May 11 et seq.) began by a flat rejection by the French and Spanish of Abd-el-Krim's demand that peace negotiations must be preceded by unqualified recognition of the Riff area as an independent and sovereign State.
Following this, French and Spanish troops, operating from the extreme west of the fighting line, inflicted a minor defeat on the Riffians. The Spanish and French commanders, General Riquelme and Colonel Freydenberg, celebrated by meeting for breakfast.
A few days later, the stronghold of the Sarsar massif was stormed and captured,...
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