VILIFYING BRITAIN

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 125, 31 May 1927, Page 9

VILIFYING BRITAIN

TENSE SITUATION

SCURRILOUS SPEECHES

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(Publighed in The Times.)

CAIRO, 30th May. Lord Lloyd had a lengthy audience with King Fuad. It is understood that he informed the King that he had received the British Government's approval of his (Lord Lloyd's) views con-

cernmg the reorganisation of the Egyptian army, and had sent an official Note to Sarwat Pasha thereon.

In the meanwhile there is considerable tension in political circles, which apprehend a serious crisis, as it is stated that the Wafd, which controls the policy of Sarwat Pasha's Cabinet, has determined to stand firm. The studied scurrilous insolence of speeches in the Chamber of Deputies gives the debato the appearance of a deliberate attempt to vilify Britain in the eyes of the Fellahin, also to inflame public opinion in the hope of securing support for resistance to any steps which Britain may take to enforce her point of view. The foreign communities generally are ready to support any action tending to end the activities, which they recognise as likely to not only endanger British interests, but seriously affect their own position if allowed to continue. Local notables regard as a serious feature of an ominous situation the fact that Zaghlul Pasha occupied the chair of the Chamber throughout the disgraceful proceedings without any attempt to curb the immoderate language, . doubtless knowing that a crisis in the Egyptian army is imminent. The Zaghlulists, who always stagemanage the debates beforehand, made up their minds to arrange this antiBritish demonstration in order to strengthen their position in the country and with representative Egyptians outside politics.