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Statement Of Natives Concerning Re.
cent Disorders Presented.

correspondence of Associated Press.
Paris. May 5.--A statement concern
ing the present disorders In Egypt ex-
planning the situation from the view
point OF the agitators, has been gwen
TO the Associated Press by Mohamed
Mohmoud Pasha, member Of an
Egyptian delegation OF twenty which Ia
here to ask the peace conference 10
recognize the independence of Egypt.
Mohanhed Mohmoud Pasha was at one
time governor Of the Suez canal and
later governor of the province OF BE-
hera. He, with three other leaders Of
his party. were deported recently TO
Malta, but were released after month
and came on To Paris. His statement
follows:
The political status OF Egypt under
went great change. owing to the war.
International relations between Egypt
and other countries must be rearrang-
ed and the British Protectorate. which
was proclaimed at the beginning of the
war and which has never been accept
ed by the Egyptian people, was war
measure and can not stand after the
termination Of the war.
"All these questions which emanated
from the war can be settled by the
peace conference only, and proper
settlement necessitates the hearing Of
Egypt's voice therein. For these rea-
sons the Egyptian delegation was en-
powered by means OF mandates from
all classes Of the Egyptian people to
come to Paris. plead the cause Of their
country before the peace conference,
and request therefrorn the recognition
Of the independence Of Egypt.
But the delegation was prevented
by the British authorities from leaving
for Europe, and the Egyptian ministry
which was In complete solidarity with
the people, resigned early in March
last. No Egyptian was found to form
a ministry. and for this bankruptcy of
British administration in Egypt, the
delegation was held responsible.
The chairman, Saad Zagloul Pasha,
former minister Of education and later
Of justice, and now vice president Of
the Egyptian legislative assembly; Is
mail Sidkey Pasha. former minister of
religious endowments; Hamel Ell Basil
Pasha, one OF the leading Bedouin
chiefs and member of the legislative
assembly, and myself. were arrested
on March s and deported to Malta
without any charge or inquiry.
1.-The Egyptian people almost to a
man demanded our immediate release
and the immediate departure of the
delegation forSEurope. Their indfEna-
ton reached a very high pitch when
they saw in this violation Of individual
liberty an attempt at depriving Egypt
from enjoying the liberal principles Of
President Wilson. and they also saw
that all the enormous sacrifices which,
in the language or General Allenny,
were to a very large extent responsible
for the decisive victory over the Turks
were In vain.
Representative Egyptians from AL
exandria to Assuan lodged stern pro-
test against such a treatment. Young
men and the students made peaceful
demonstrations. but the British troops
opened fire at them. Yet the demon
stration continued and the fire of ma
chine guns and rifles continued also.
A very large number were killed in
Cairo and the provincial cities.
This revolution is a national move
ment against a foreign domination,
which Is abhorred by the entire Egyp-
tan population. Mohammedans and
the Christians are in absolute accord.
The Egyptian movement is neither re-
ligious nor anti-foreign, nor instigated
by Germany or Turkey. 1t is deep
rooted desire on the part Of all the in
habitants Of the valley of the Nile for
the attainment Of the independence Of
their country"