EGYPT AND BRITAIN

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14820, 7 December 1921, Page 5

EGYPT AND BRITAIN

THE REJECTED PROPOSALS EVERYONE INDIGNANT. ATTEMPTED TRAIN-WRECKING. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received Dec. 6, 5.5 p.m. * LONDON, Dec. 5. A Cairo report says that the views of Adly Pasha's followers in regard to the rejected Anglo-Egyptian agreement is voiced by a prominent-supporter of Adly Pasha, who declares that the British Foreign Office Note made everyone indignant. He added that the day is not distant when British statesmen will be convinced that Egypt cannot accept anything less than independence, and Adly Pasha's followers are firmly resolved to fight for more liberty, politically and legally. Advices from Alexandria state that the railway is well-guarded owing to an attempt to wreck a train with students coming to welcome the Egyptian delegation, who are expected to land this evening. Two sleepers were plac-" ed on the rails, but the cowcatcher of the engine knocked them off.' \ CONDITIONAL INDEPENDENCE. (The Times.) Received December 6, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, December 5. The Times, in a leader, referring to Egypt, says: "The draft treaty proposes to make Egypt a sovereign State under a constitutional monarchy, without complete independence or even that veiled independence aping the independence of some parts of Eastern Europe." The Times condemns the War Office for insisting on the maintenance of troops in the interior, whereas the demand for security would be met by stationing them in the Canal zone. What, is gained in secu-, rity under the proposals is lost by making conditional. The spirit of healthy self-government can hardly grow in such a close atmosphere. The Times -adds that Adly Pasha decidedly weakens his case by claiming sovereignty for the Soudan', which certainly was not conquered or reduced to order by modern Egyptians. If Britain withdrew the other Powers would step in. The abolition of martial law when the Indemnity Act was passed, .and the substitution of Egyptian for foreign officials, should mitigate the disappointment and stimulate a resumption of the negotiations so unfortunately interrupted.