ADLY PASHA YEGHEN

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 June 1926, Page 8

ADLY PASHA YEGHEN

EGYPT’S NEW PREMIER. The new Prime Minister of Egypt, Adly Pasha Yeghen, has had a long political career under very trying conuitions, and though constantly on the border of disaffection, he has generally managed to stand clear of an open disruption with Britain. At time considered one of Zaghlul Pasha’k most able lieutenants, he was head of the Ministry of Education in 1918, but resigned from office, together with Rushdi Pasha 2 because Sir R. Wingate, the High Commissioner at that time, refused permission for Zaghlul, who was then Prime Minister, and himself to visit England to discuss the affairs of Egypt. Matters were daily becoming more complicated, and England decided to bring force to bear on the, Government, for which purpose Zaghlul and four of his associates were arrested and deported to Malta. In April, 1919, Rushdi Pasha reconstituted the Ministry with Adly Pasha as Minister of the Interior, but it was of short duration and resigned in the course of a fortnight. An agreement was eventually reached between Sir George Milner and Zaghlul, largely through the good offices of Adly Pasha. The agreement was generally in accordance with the conclusions adopted by the English Mission to Egypt, though it went somewhat further, especially in regard to the right of Egypt to foreign representation. Adly Pasha played a great part in the making of the final agreement, and actually received the first me tiorandum. A period of suspense ensued, however, during which the agreement

[j. was translated into Arabic. Jhe leeomj_ medations contained in the agreem?, t re-established the ascendancy of the ’moderate party in Egypt, out an effoit to constitute a Ministry rcpif sen ting b ’ a. coalition of all the parted failed. 11 Adly Pasha then accepted the task of l " forming an Administration, his selech tion of Ministers being in accord with 11 the desire of a majority of the cele- - gates who had visited London some - time previously. Zaghlul, howe'er, e returned to Egypt in April of jell ceiving loud demonstrations oi wfJcome, and immediately took io a posi- □ tion of hostility to the new .Governit ment, which, he declared, was not properly representative. In -lie autumn ’ of that year Adly Pasha vis '•>! London, where a discussion took place ber tween him and the British Government L as to the proposed new Constitution, ’ but no agreement was readied and he I returned to Egypt without ’’urJier pro- ! gress. From this period until tlrs jyear - Adly Pasha disappeared from active I participation in Egyptian portics, which was becoming more and more ‘ dominated by the personality of Zr.gh- ; lul and an advanced Nation Mist party. Zaghlul has now become anathema to the British suzerainty, and once again the more moderate line <-f thought in Egypt, at the head of which is Adly Pasha, comes to the politmal front.