The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1921-05-11
Martial Law Proclaimed
at Jaffa
TWENTY KILLED AND ONE-HUN.
DRED AND FIFTY WOUNDED.
tJewish Telegraphic Agency

tJeWisn IeieSrupnlc agency
London-LateHt dispatches from
Jerusalem state that an official an
nouncement gives the casualties in the
Jaffa riot last Sunday as 20 killed
and $50 wounded The disturbance
was quelled by the arrival of British
troops from Ludd but prior to the ap.
pearance of the military the Arabs are
reported to have looted IL number of
Jewish stores. The correspondent of
the Daily Mail reports that the riot
was the result of the interference by
Arabs with May procession on the
part Of Jaffa workers. The cores
pondent Of the Times" on the other
hand declares that the cause of the
riot is still a matter of Obscurity. At
present all is said to be quiet in Jaffn.
In local Zionist circles great indig-
nation is felt at this new attack of
the Arabs upon the Jews. 1t is the
general opinion locally that the Jaffn
excesses were well planned in ad
vance. In this connection it is recol-
lected that in his last anti-Zionist ad.
dress made recently in the House Of
Lords Lord Sidenham declared that
just such happenings would come to
pass.
Dispatches received from Jerusalem
this morning, report that Jaffa is
still in an unsettled stare and that
clashes between MOslems and Jews
continue. Martial law has been pro
claimed and more troops are arriving
in the city. 4 British wurship is also
expected to reach Jaffa port today.
So far as Is known there are to date
40 killed and more than 200 wound
ed.
An official dispatch received yes |
terday by the Colonial Office from Sir |
Herbert Samuel. the Palestine High
Commissioner conveys the following
details of the disturbance last Sum
day in Jaffa. The trouble originated
in the interference with II Jewish Ia |
bor demonstration at Tel-Ayiy, the
sewish centre Of Jaffs, by n~snaH
number of Communists who were driv
en- back by the Jewish workers into
the mixed quarter of Moslems and
Jews, the quarter from which the dis
turbers cames Just what followed i'm
afterward is nor yet known |
but a serious clash developed between
Moslems and Jews and individuals of
both nationalities were killed. The
Jaffa governor Immediately sent in Il |
call for troops which arrived together
with two armoured cars. The dis
turbance was quelled without any nec-
essity for firing. Complete quiet
reigned during Sunday night but Mon
day morning rioting was resumed and
again a number of Jews as well as
Moslems were killed. Additional
troops and police were called out and
General Deeds, the Civil Secretary per-
sonally proceeded to Jaffa. On the i
first intimation of trouble members of
the administration in Jaffa and lead
ing men in the Jewish and MOslem
communities made their way to the
scene of rioting and succeeded in
calming the enraged masses. In all, |
80 Jews and 10 Arabs we're killed. |
142 Jews and 81 Arabs wounded. IS
Jews and 20 Arabs treated in hos
pitals and &C placed under arrest.
Prior to the arrival of the troops a
number of shops were looted. The |
proclamation of martial law was found
unnecessary. All other parts of the
country are completely at rest
Paris correspondent of the 'Tele-
graph" the total number of killed is
given as so