The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-28
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agreement TO grant independence
on three conditions: first, the
appointment of advisers for the
ministries Of finance and justice;
second, control over foreign rela-
lions: and third, the retention Of
q British army OF occupation. It
was reported that the delegation
accepted all three conditions, the
only disputed opint being the
question as to where the British
troops should be stationed. Adley
Pasha demanded that they be con-
fined to tho guarding of the Suez
Canal but Lord Chrzon insisted
they be stationed at various
points in the canal zone as well
as In Alexandria and Cairo.
The return home OF the Egyp-
tian delegates on December s,
1921, was slgnalized by a boycott
of British goods in the city Of
Edfou, other towns soon follow
ing in conformity with plan of
the moderate Nationalist to
adopt the. ''non-co-operation"
methods of Mahatma Gandhi in
India. Most OF the population of
Egypt is Mohammedan and in
adopting the Gandhi policy they
followed the lead of their Mohanl-
medan brethren In India now al
lied to the Nationalist movement
Of the Hlndus. The followers Of
Abbas Hilmi and Said Zagloul
Pasha, meanwhile, turned to more
violent measures.
Street lamps and shop windows
were smashed in Alexandria, Brit
ish government Offices in Glzeh
we're raided and mobs entered the
European quarter in Port Said.
The. disturbances became so
serious late In December, 1921,
that special British naval units
were sent TO Suefi, Ismalia, Port
Said and Alexandria. Cairo for a
time was without means Of trans
portatlon and 400 agitators we're
arrested In Alexandria. The au-
thorities in Suez warned the pub.
tic that alrplanes would dror
smoke bombs preliminary to &C.
tual firing to dispense crowds
Government schools and Law
courts were closed, postol service
restricted, Egyptian merchants
cancelled orders with British
firms and the Coptic patriarch
ordered a nationwide Strike"
Zagloul Pasha, one OF the Nation.
alIst leaders, was formerly Min
lister Of Justice. Supported by
strong Turkish and other elements,
he has agltated complete indie.
pendenco for Egypt ever since the
great war. After the war his in.
fluence was so pronounced and his
secret organization so widespread
that tho British had difficulty in
finding any Egyptian willing to
accept high office In the govern
mont.
During tho Paris peace confer
ence, Zagloul and few Of his aides
undertook to present the case Of
Egypt but he and his fellow Ma
tionallsts were arrested and i'm
prisoned in Malta, where they 70.
MANNED until the conference ad-
journed. The Nationallsts, mean
while, carried on an extensive
propaganda and Gaglours arrest
was. accompanied by violent out
breaks In Cairo and Alexandria.
On October II, 1921, Gagloul ar
rived at Cairo but the British for
babe his landlu gand Niscount AL
lonby, several months later, order
cd his deportation to Ceylon.
British interest in Egypt, whose
Suez Canal makes It the empires
highway to India and the rich re,
gions Of the East. really dates from
1S4S when the railroad from Alex
andria to Cairo was started. The
country was invaded by Napoleon
In 1898 and the French were ex-
PEELED in 1901 but later for many
years they occupied a predomin-
ant position in the affairs of the
country In 1856. when French In
fluence was at its height, Ferd'n-
and de Lesseps was granted con.
cession for the construction of the
Suez Canal, which was completed
in 1859. Meanwhile, the British had
established a telegraph company
and the Bank OF egypt. Prime
Minister DIsraell OF England about
this time strengthened the position
OF the British by purchasing from
the profligate Khedive Ismall,
$500, 5000 wort hof suez shares.
Ismatl. after having lost tflous.
ands OF lives and wasted vast sums
In conflict; with Abyssinia and In
extending his dominion in the SUI
dan, was deposed in 1879 and hts
son, Tewf'k .Pashni was appointed
his successor. Anglo-French con-
troll OF the country continued un.
III 1888 when the French with
drew, by agreement with England,
TO devote their attention to Nor
COCO.
rsA -~-reanent military oceupa-