MENACETtT ISLAM

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 22 May 1941, Page 5

MENACETtT ISLAM

RASHID DENOUNCED BY INDIAN PAPERS [British Official Wireless] Rugby, May 20. Condemnation of the action of Rashid Ali and his intrigues with Germany are forthcoming from the Press of India. The “Ahsan,” a Lahore daily,, writes: “Germany’s sole objective is to see that the Moslems are annihilated. Turkey would never break her pledge given to Britain. While it is generally believed that the Iraq tangle is the outcome of Rashid’s intrigues with Germany, Turkey has taken the first opportunity to express her disapproval of the action taken by the Iraq Government, because she is convinced that the countries which have agreed to act as instruments of Germany have lost their independence and sovereignty. The “Hamdam Urdu,” a daily newspaper of Lucknow, says: “Hitler’s moves and threats fail to influence the Moslem countries, which have proclaimed their friendship toward Britain and have refused to become involved in the European war. The present Government in Iraq has alone struck a discordant note.” The “Shahbaz,” another daily of Lahore, writes: “Rashid Ali’s activities, which have jeopardised the entire Islamic world, are being denounced in every Islamic country.” The “Inquilab,” in a leading article declares: “The danger which has appeared in Iraq constitutes a direct threat to the safety of India.”