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sented their children to the old "Kaid” and Sidi Hassan, but not all the children were sold, partly because their parents asked exor- bitant prices and partly because Sidi Hassan did not find the "goods" worth buying.
Sidi Hassan and I sat down, but That night seven Bedouins pre- suddenly the circle was broken and the old "Kaid,” the chieftain of the Great "Kasbah," entered and took his seat on a straw mat be- side Sidi Hassan. The "Kaid" clap- #ped his hands, and two gigunile
Senegal negroes stepped forward | carrying a couple of the large boxes which had been brought by Bidi Hassan's caravan from Marrakech.
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Siuve trade Sidi Hassan had call- The boxes were opened and placeded his "expedition." I realised now in the middle of the circle. MUMBLING HEARD
that it was "trading" in the crue sense of the word and that it had nothing to do with armed attacks on defenceless. Bedoatns while their children were stolen from their homes.
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summoned number of Ogures from outside the circle. In the light of the moon, which had just 54 ctx, risen, four children-three girls and a boy stepped forward, Sidi Hassan scrutinised them as they walked up and down before the two judges who looked at their teeth, run their hands down their limbs turned them round and round as if they were beasts nt a cattle show. The father of the children stood looking furtively at the boxes and from the outer circle mumbling voices were heard.
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(From Our Own Correspondent)
Spot...... Forward
The young Bedouin seemed proud that Sidi Hassan liked the look of his children, who were between 10 and 14 years of age. He did not ap- pear to be the least concerned at what to me was a terrible situation, though apparently they were well aware that they were going to leave their parents forever. The girls smiled and the boy followed with great interest the discussion by the older people.
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The "Kald" told me that every Bedouin father considers it his natural right to sell his chil-
Boats. By secret messengers, the nomads are informed about a com- ing sale and they flock to the scene of the market. anxious to hand over their numerous chlidren at a handsome price. The Bedouins are hostile to the French prohibition against this crate and their views are shared by the "Kalds," the Soelks as well as the tradera, who all Proft by the sale; the two for- mer through a certain percentage they receive from the seller and the later through a good profit on their "good" which they sell th the towns.
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Downward Trend Continues
London, Sept. 8. "The position of the iranc is rapidly growing more precur.ous. Yesterday's se.ng pressure was resumed to-day, forcing the rate to 76.65 at which British control. made a stand in an effort to stem the downward trend.
Forward Fates which are left to their own devices reflect more ac- curately than spot the extreme apprehension showing In the widening discounts to 1.50 for one month and 462 for three months. . In view of the increasingly. severe stran which the Spanish the Front embroglio imposes on Populaire, the possibully that the Blum Cabinet well be superseded by "a Government of National Union is envisaged, in which event London considers the fate of the franc is scaled.
Whatever happens politically, a urther rise in the cost of living, such as the increase, in price of bread which is already two or three times the world level throws into rolef the hopeless over-valua- tion of French currency. while foreshadowing renewed demands for higher wages,
Additional armaments will fur- ther widen the gap between budgetary revenue and expenditure
Slave trading was not a sanguin-which can only be bridged by re- ary affair, but was a dangerous traffic for the partles "concerned,
A tew days after the sale the caravan left the "Kasbah" for Marrakech this time led by Sidi Hassan himself. Reports from the desert people had reassured him that the road was clear, and slowly the camels, the mules and donkeys went their way with their new load: children who had been sold by their parents but who left their
TORRENT OF WORDS Sud-enly the boy caught sight of
I was sitting behind Sidi Has-without shedding a son covering my face with the hood of my "burnus" so as to attract as little attention as possible. I t
homes without saying good bye. tear though
they all knew that they would never come back..........
FEAR OF POLICE
the
a cigarette and in the light of the burning match the boy discovered | nands of French mintary police.
The tear of falling into
me. In a loud shrill volce he burst
without whose permission I nad cut into a torrent of words which travelled
through oroidden ter- immediately were drowned in screaming laughter from the sur-slave traders, coupled with the fear ritory while in the company with rounding people.
Sidi Hassan translated the boy's outburst to me:" Why don't you burn the eyes out of the head of this Christian swine?!"
gangs of robbers, made me return of being attacked oy foaming
to Marrakech-alone in the car only accompanied by a negro chauf- feur, one of Sidi Hassan's slaves. It was less dangerous to cravel alone than together with slave
The boy was stoppe short by his father, who told him to mind his own business, and the negotia-traders, as the robbers, tempted by tions were resamte
rich "cargots" of slaves, often at tack and kill the traders, steal the slaves and sell them elsewhere with 100 per cent profit. But a lonely European in an old Ford was not worth a rifle shot!
"Akoub! Are you willing to let your children go to the centre of the world. Marrakech, when the moon is in her ware in seven "nights?".
"Yes, Sidi," the young Bedouin answered.
You have seen what the great
master will give you.in return and you know that you must pay tithé on the proft to your master, the Shelk, and to, me?"
"Yes, Sidi," replied the father of the children.
course to the Bank of France as the reluctance of the French public to invest in Government icans is abundantly proved by the fallure of the "Baby Bond" experiment- Reuter
siaves in Morocco are living under conditions of life relatively better Irom their poinuof view than those of the unemployed "free" citizens in Europe and America........
The sad truth of Sidi Hassan's last words came to my mind when I left Morocco, the land of con- trasts, where fe is lived as la the tales of the Arabian Nights and where centuries-old customa stil prevall, unaffected by approaching modern civilisation and the laws of western people.
SPEAKER THANKED In a speech of thanks to the speaker. Rotarian C. 'Champkin stated that slavery was a matter that was occupying public con- science rather prominently at the moment. It was very dishearten- ing that slavery conditions should exist f the world. It was very difficult, he said, to distinguished slavery from indenture labour.
Rotarian Champkin recalled that 25 years ago when he dined with the Sultan of Kelantan. be- After a tiring journey I reached hind the chair of every guest was down in a native house belonging fan. Marrakech in safety and settled an Abyssinian waving a peacock He naked the "British re-
had
to friends of Sidi Hassan. Forsident, with whom he was staying. many days nothing was heard of who they were and was told they the caravan, but one evening Sidi intimation he (the speaker) had were slaves. That was the first Hassan suddenly stood in the yard. He was alone: the caravan
of slavery in the British dominions. town to avoid undue attention on saying there been dispersed on arrival at the Rotarian Champkin concluded by the part of the authorities.
would always be slaves in South Africa as the time had not yet come when they could assert themselves for Eberty.
It
Slaves had been bought......now was time to sell them to the customers!
For over half an hour questions from the "Kald" were followed by answers from the Bedouin. Even- tually the parties 'seemed to have come to terms with regard to the payment and the negroes handed over to the Bedouin from the boxes
SALES A MORE DELICATE MATTER 69me tobacco, tea, cloth and a lump sum of 400 francs. Then the chil- Slave auctions in a big town like dren were pushed behind the boxes Marrakech are a much more de- and the father left the scene with-licate matter than the desert "mar- out a parting glance, at his oft-kets," Sales are held in private spring. He disappeared into the houses, where rich Mohammedans darkness and returned to his tent for away in the desert.
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REPULSIVE BLACK FEMALE
coune to secure servants for their homes. "Bureau for male & fe- male servants" is the official name: that sounds better than "slave
A repulsive black female now entered the circle and pushed be-auctions," To-day prices are high tore her her two little song who owing to the great risk connected
On behalf of the Club, he thank- ed Mr. Bache for a most Interest- ing talk.
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were dressed in miserable dirty with the trade....but in the THE S.S. coats.
homes of all Moroccans slaves are to be found.
I noticed that Sidi Hassan
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to
When the French came children as he had been in the Morocco slavery was prohibited. Bedoula's London, Sept. 8.
children." When the However, the law immediately be- London glver prices to-day
mother felt that the deal was not came unpopular.........by none more likely to come off she screamed and than by the slaves themselves, de- were up 1/16 as follow:-
howled and pointed at her own dir-clared Sidi Hassan one day when. Sept. 7 Sept. 8
ty rags, while a stream of words we had returned to Fez. The law 19-/16 19-5/8 dowed from her toothless mouth.elves all slaves a right to apply to 19-/16 19-578
Bhe tore the coats off the children, the authorities for the freedom, www pinched their thin bodies as if to but very few avail themselves of show that they were all muscle. A this right. To them freedom iz no long scene followed in which Bidi | advantage but an unwanted fight Hassan and the mother played the for a living, continued my host. In leading parts, whereas the old the homes of the rich Moroceans "Kaid" continued to smoke his the slaves are sheltered from the pipe, uninterested and passive. roughness of life, protected against ("Hong Kong Dany Press" Special) | At long last the boys were put the horrors of unemployment: they beside the Bedouin children and are fed and clothed, they are al- Frankfurt-on-Main, Sept. 8.
the woman bowed deep to the lowed to marry and they are treat The airship Hindenburg arrived "Kald" and gidi Hassan and kissed cd in a humane way by their mas- here at 8 am, but was not able their "celabas" in gratitude boters. The slaves are occupied with Altogether 350 exhibitors are to land owing to gusty wind. Acause they had bought her chil-household dulles, but they are taking part in the show which telegram from the airship states dren. Then she received the money never overworked, and the more covers all branches of the building that it will probably, only be able and a few pieces of cloth, which slaves there are in a house the less to land late in the afternoon-she immediately wound round her work for the individual servant. In industry-
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