Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-07-20 | Page 3 | France Plans Offensive to Force Peace

1 PRANCE PLANS PLAN OffENSIVE T TO Y S- S t a FORCE PEACE fl i j jv v ain eve Declares f Riffs Are No Long Long- Longto if t. t er r to Be a Feared eare t. ti W t q t p PARIS tS July 20 AP AP France h 1 start a a. great military often offen- ii In Morocco against AbdElf Abd El f f t f Premier e said tor to- to r f day If It the leaders refuse t n peace terms offered him by toy aemi- aemi s ml- ml M Jr v official Spanish Franco gents agents I The premier told today's cabinet I meeting that Abd El knows the terms upon which he can have navo f x peace with France Prance and Spain In jC it Morocco and that the tho le leader der fT T l fr can an open negotiations Immediately f lt f he desires desires r The French front Is BO so sp strength- strength erred ned the premier said that there a f Is js no longer Justification for any t uneasiness lt ft 1 The first sections of ot a a. new dIvi- dIvi vy J 4 x slon sion of ot reinforcements ts have reached f 0 i y v and will be moved to the Taza district where Ki El Abd Krims Im's Ims fi r recent cent attacks have been 3 1 menacing r t 1 Further evidence of the French r r t. t v governments government's expectations of mi m- m lm- lm v i f large scale operations In Inv inti v ti Morocco was given when Premier told the cabinet Marshall Marsh Detain etain would remain there as as long longas as necessary r He added that the marshal marshat ha had l ln n been welcomed with Joy every- every ere Ire M FEZ Paz Morocco July July 20 AP APy AP- AP y i A k lessening of ot the pressure by the tribesmen on the center of he ho French line Une has In some mens- mens ure ure facilitated the work of ot flying Hying 1 columns In relieving outlying posts Nevertheless the situation Is as j serious as ever for the propaganda of the chieftain Abd El AbdElKrim I arim Krim continues to spread pread in the l j v rear of the French line notwithstanding I standing the activities of the suit tul- tul I t l. Li i tans tan's officers to prevent it This effort by Abd Krim to toy 7 y persuade tribesmen still loyal to f the sultan and the French to Join r his cause constitutes a source of off f r 1 l t uneasiness while the principal RIf- RIf i f 1 flan fian for forces es which are not engaged 4 i ar are known to be massing for tor a a maneuver against Fez 2 Marshal Petain who has Just re reached ched Morocco from France Trance to advIse advise advise ad ad- vise the Fren French h commanders sp spat nt most of Sunday in consultation wl with h the military leaders