Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-18
SAYS BRITAIN SEIZED EGYPT
Former Counsellor OF State Depart
ment Charges Breach of Faith.

r1ent Charges breach OF Fa'n.
washington. Aug. 1S.-1n brlef III
ed TODAY with the foreign relatlons'
committee of the United States sem
ate. Joseph w. Folk. fornertg9ye egtios et
of Missouri sand new counsel for the
Eeyptian commission, charges tha'
"England. under the guise of protec-
torate over Egypt. practically has SELF
ed that country as British posses
sion" that "in an annex to the peace
treaty the status Of Egypt would pc
made an internal. question and oe.
yond the Jurisdiction of the council OF
the league of nations, which councii
the Egyptians desire to have pass upon
the status of Egypt.
The document sets forth that the or
siginal occupation of Egypt by Br'nsn
troops beginning in 1882, was claimed
by the British government to be- mere
1v temporary for the purposes Of sup
pressing "rebels" and collecting debts
due to Europeans. The British gov
eminent says Mr.. Folk pledged Egvpt
and the world that this occupation
would be only temporary
After giving a resume Of the poiit-
icaI history of modern Egvnt and 'ne
"alIeged wrongs done in tnaf country
to enforce British rule in the last sew
eral decades the brief recites the
story of "tre killing Of 500 and the
wounding Of 1000 Egyptian na''ves
last April In the streets of their cl''es
while holding demonstrat tons for free
dom under the self determination
cla-e~r of the peace treaty"
Mr.. Folk. who was formerly solicitor
for the state department and who now
repreeorts the commission which was
named by the Legislative assembly OF
Egypt, n ma ajority of whom were elect
ed by the people, he saws calls atten-
ton to the fact that Egyptian troops
numbering one million fought on the
side of the allies to make, as they pc
lieved, the world safe for democracy
and for the right Of NATIONAL self de-
termination for all peoples
Egypt, before the war. he says, was
independent for all practical purposes,
tho under the nominal sovereignty or
Turkey and subject to an annual trib-
ute to Turkey. On Dec. 1S. 1914. 1t Is
stated Great Britain removed the ruler
Of Egypt and appointed Prince Hussein
as Sultan" ostensibly as war mea-
sure anu aSSuIlleu NY tilS ISSS PNi"''' -
be such.
When the time came for making
peace Mr.. Folk observes "the Egyptian
people naturally concluded that
since, under the league of nations tney
would be preserved from external ag-
gression, the protcctorate Of Great
Britain would be removed. But they
were doomed to disappointment"
The Egyptian legislative assembly
commission, on the way to Paris to
present that country's claims, It is
charged, was "interned by order of the
British government upon reaching
Malta" Released upon the recommen-
lations Of General Allenby, 1t is said
1t reached Paris "only to find, with
amazement that q recognition OF the
British protsotora;e over EGYPT nasl
been written into the treaty"
In conclusion the brief states: The
condemnation Of Egypt without hear
ing before an international tribunal. II
one is established, would mean the con-
tinued subsection of Egypt to British
bondage and continued moving down
by British machine guns Of these lib
erty-seeking people who fought with
America to make the world safe for
military autocracy."