EGYPT

Evening Star, Issue 18810, 8 December 1924, Page 6

EGYPT

THE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT. A PROTEST. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright, LONDON, December 5. The Egyptian Association of Brilnin and Ireland has issued a protest against “ the latest attempt by _ the Press to inflame public opinion against the Egyptians by irresponsible imaginery_ statements concerning Egyptian students in England." It declares that Egypt’s Nationalist movement is purely legal, constitutional, and nonviolent.—Reuter. PARLIAMENT WILL NOT BE CONVENED. CAIRO, December 5. It is understood (hat Siwar Pasha- lias informed the President of the Chamber that the Government has no intention of advising His Majesty to convoke Parliament.—Reuter. SCOTLAND YARD ACTIVE. LONDON, December 6. Scotland Yard men ere visiting the haunts of Egyptian- students, and arc- paying special attention to places where they forgather; but no arrests -have been made.—A. and- N.Z. Cable. SIRDAR’S CHAUFFEUR DECORATED. LONDON, December 6. The late Sir Lee Stack’s chauffeur, Fred March, has been awarded the Medal of the British Empire.—Reuter. BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY. CLOSELY GUARDED. LONDON, December 7. (Received December 8, aU 9.30 a.rn.) The ‘ Sunday No .vs ’ understands that Royalties as well as members of the Cabinet are now guarded by special officers at Sandringham, Buckingham Palace, and St. James’s Palace.—A. and N.Z. Cable. UNRULY STUDENTS. CAIRO, December 6. (Received December 8, at 8.50 a.m.) At the Tewfikia Training College 800 excited students demonstrated for two hours. The new T Under-Secretary for Education transferred an Egyptian headmaster to another post, upon which the students again revolted yesterday, booing tho English professors and refusing to answer questions. The professors withdrew' and informed the Under-Secretary that they would not continue to instruct the students unless the ringleaders were arrested and an apology tendered. Tho dismissed fifty students.— Reuter. LULL AFTER STORM. EGYPT'S NEW CABINET. MAINTENANCE OF ORDER. LONDON, November 25. A lull in Egypt is regarded as inevitable with tire change of Cabinet which is likely to govern Egypt without becoming engrossed in external politics. The new' Administration consists of Christians, Jews, and Moslems. The outstanding figures are Yehya Pasha (Minister for War), who led the pilgrimage. to Mecca in 1923; Mnbarrnn Pasha (Minister for Works), who is a. competent engineer; and Ali Pasha (Minister for Agriculture), who is a land owner. Tho new Ministry contains no section comparable to the members of Zngblul Pasha’s Cabinet-. Tho new Prime (Minister of Egypt, Ziwar Pasha, on being interviewed by the Cairo correspondent of ‘The Times,' declared: “ Tho maintenance of order is absolutely essential, and I and my colleagues are determined not to allow' anything to disturb the peace of the country." Ziwar Pasha added that the Ministers were fully alive to their great responsibilities and difficulties, but they trusted that eventually Britain display the same good-will that she bad always shown to Egypt. A stale of hostility between Egyptand Britain would malm the position of any Cabinet difficult, and its continuation would itself be detrimental to the interests of Egypt. MR CHAMBERLAIN’S TASK. Mr Austen Chamberlain’s Notes to Egypt show that firmness is required in handling a dangerous .situation, and ho can be assured (says the ‘ Daily Mail ’) of the nation’s full and unflinching support in whatever finiheTactinn may be required. The cruel murder of Sir Lee Stack is not an isolated crime. It is, says the writer, the culmination of n grave series of outrages against British subjects since Egypt received a premature grant of an independence which Egyptian politicians and mobs have grievously abused. There arc only a few instances in which tho criminals have been punished. Mr Chamberlain has to deal with a campaign against the British race, deliberately engineered and carried on with the secret and open support of Egyptian Ministers. The object of the campaign is to drive the British out of Egypt and the Sudan, but the British people Jo not intend to bo driven out of Egypt by political assassination and intrigue The safety of the Sue/, Canal is mentioned by the paper as vital to the Empire, and particularly to Australasia. If tho British left Egypt some other Power would within a few' hours find it necessary to occupy the country, which is incapable of governing itself. THE RECENT SECRET SESSION. The secret session of the, Egyptian Parliament at which the British Note was discussed lasted two hours. The correspondent of ‘ The Times ’ at Cairo slates ; that he was reliably informed that tho ■ majority of Deputies, who appeared to be , in a truculent mood, at first wanted to - reject all the British conditions. j A long and warm discussion ensued, and | it was then agreed to accept all the con- , dilions directly concerning (lie Sirdar s murder—that is to say, Nos. 1,2, and -I of the main Note, it being declared in connection with the last named that, if the British Government wanted an indemnity, it had bettor have, it. Regarding the demand for the suppression of demonstrations, Zaghiui Pasha intimated that they should accept, as he never liked the demonstrations; tint- the Chamber 1 declared that it considered the demand an unwarrantable interference m interior matters, and that it was not prepared to give the nnderta-King. 1 lie Chamber, however, eventually decided to accept this demand, but categjricalh’ rejected the remaining conditions. The newspaper tho ‘ People says that , it believes that, despite the sl e nincss_ of the Notes, there is no intention to reimposo the British Protectorate if Egypt complies with the demands. Egyptian opinion is so inflamed and misguided that there is a, likelihood of rejection, accompanied by Zagblal’s resignation, resulting in a situation which experienced Cabinet Ministers believe, would he. tho most serious since tho war. i