South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-08
SAYS ONLY PEACE
MEET CAN GIVE
EGYPT JUSTICE
Delegate to Paris Conference
Says British PrOtaeCtorate
Has Never Been Accepted.

PARIS June IA statement con
corning the present disorders in Eg-
ypt, explaining the situation from
the standpoint OF the agitators. has
been given 10 the Associated Press
By Mohamed Mohmoud Pasha.
member OF an Egyptian delegation
OF 90 which is here 10 ask the peace
conference 20 recognize the indie
pendence OF Egypt Mohamed Moh-
moud Pasha was a. one time gov
ernor Of the Suez canal and later
governor Of the province Of Behera
He with three other leaders OF his
party were deported recently 10 Nal
Ia. but were released after month
and came on to Paris His statement
follows.
The political status OF Egypt I'M
derwent great change. owing 10
the war International relations be-
tween Egypt and other countries
must be rearranged. and the Brit
ish protectorate which was pro-
claimed at the beginning Of the
war and which has never been ac-
cepted 10y the Egyptian people. was
= war measure and cannot stand af-
ter the termination OF the war
Must Hear Egypts Voice.
All these questions which ema
mated from the war car be settled
by the peace conference only. and a
proper settlement neccssitates the
hearing OF Egypt's voice therein. For
these reasons the Egyptian delega-
tion was empowered by means of
mandates from all classes Of the
Egyptian people TO come to Paris.
plead the cause OF the country be
fore the peace conference. and re-
quest therefrom the recognition of
the Independence Of Egypt.
But the delegatio was prevented
by the British authorities from leav-
ing for Europe. and the Egyptian
ministry which was in complete soil
darity with the people. resigned early
in March last No Egyptian was
found TO form a ministry, and for
this bankruptcy Of British adminis-
tration I'm Egypt. the delegation was
held responsible.
Delegation Arrested.
The chairman. Saad Zagloul
Pasha. former minister Of education
and later OF Justice. and now vice
president OF the Egyptian Legisla-
tive assembly; Ismail Sidkey Pasha.
former minister of religious endow-
ments; Hamed Fl Basil Pasha. one
OF the leading Bedouin chiefs and a
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and myself were arrested on March
and deported to Malta without any
charge or inquiry.
The Egyptian people almost to
n man demanded our immediate re-
lease and the immediate departure
OF the delegation for Europe Their
Indignation reached "a very high
pitch when they saw in this viola
ton OF individual liberty an attempt
az depriving Egypt from enjoying
the liberal principles of Pres't Will
son. and they also saw that all the
enormous sacrifices which, i'm the
language OF Gen. Auenby, were 10
very large extent responsible for
the decisive victory over the Turks
were in vain.
Enter stern Protest.
Representative Egyptians from
Alexandria TO Assum lodged a stern
protest against such a treatment.
Young men and the students made
peaceful demonstrations; but the
British troops opened fire on them.
Yet the demonstration continued
and the FIRE of machine guns and
rifles continued also a very large
number were killed in Cairo and
the provincial cities.
This revolution is a national
movement against a foreign domin-
alton. which is abhorred by the en-
tire Egyptian population. MOham-
medans and the Christians are in
absolute accord. The Egyptian
movement Is neither religious nor
anti-foreign. not instigated by Ger
many or Turkey. II is "A deep root
ed desire on the part Of all the n
habitants OF the Valley of the Nile
for the attainment of the icdepend-
anpa 81 their country q"