The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-11
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LONDON, March liz Egypt TO-
day is q second ireland. bigger ana
more dangerous, ruenacing tho
peace and safety OF the Bfifish en-
pire.
Egypt wants its Independence
And It has $4,000. 600 people; mostly
Mohammedans, while southern
Irishmen similarly struggling Tor
liberty numbered only 2, ,000,0ou.
Religion Is big factnr In tho
Egyptian situation, for trouliie Wftir
the Moslems there means unrest
among the Mohnmmedans os lndin.
A ticklfsh complication is tlias
Egypt contains the SueS Canal. The
jugular vein OF the Britisti empire
and the route to India.
What has happened reads Ike at
extract from the story OF ireland
the rigors Of martial Law. supprt-
sion Of the native press, arrest nrd
deportation OF Moslem ieaderG. ar
mored cars patroiling the streets
OF Cairo and Alexandria machine
guns and airplanes and naval fprees
mobiiized, peaceful den0nasratiors.
and riots that have been bloody.
Egypt Starts Boycott.
Boycott Is the newest weapon
the Egyptians have adopted tie
Sim Feiners did with uIstes, as
Ghandfs follower1 are doing IN
India.
The boycott manifesto was read
in every mosque. And the leaders
who signed It were promptly ar-
rested aud every Arabic paper pub.
fishing Il WIS suppressed The
closing sentence Of tho manifesto
was this:
"God forbid that your bodirs
Ehould touch English goods Mites
today and that your hands ghouId
cooperate with any Engftsnrnhn.
Leaders In the Egyptian unrest
are Sayid Zagi1lui Paaha, represeu-
tatiye Of the extreme nati1naIiats.
and ABLY Plsha, representative dt
the moderates.
ZaghluI, a pure-hloodcd sE,gyptian,
was once minister OF education and
has Tremendous influence through.
out Che Mohammedan worId, Adly
IS cousin OF the present sultan.
vice president OF the IegfsJatiye as
GembIy, minister OF foreign affai.s.
and premier until his recent fessg-
nation.
Egypt has. no premier nov. for
no Egyptian statesman WIN form
4 cabinet since Adfy refused. be-
cause they argue tt wulld be rccoe-
milton OF British soyereignsy. The
Britfsh high commits ssinner 10 lord
AlIenby, OF MeBopotarnianram dur
ing tho war.
War Gives impstus.
Britain's real troubles with
Egypt date from The time Of The
war. For so years Efypt laa been
nominally a part Of the Turlsish em--
pire, but had its own khediTe.
In 1882 Britain oecnpted EgTpt,
gradually tightening its hold. when
the war broke out In 1913 and thu
khedive proclaimed nllegsanee tn
Turkey, Britain depoEed him. reat-
cd a new sultan and establishea n
protectorata.
Two days after the srniistico.
Zaghlul Pasha, In the nane Of tho
Egyptian people. called uron Grcne
Isritain 10 giye the eounsry conf
plete independence as i reward for
the admitted help Egypt had Eircn
the allies.
The demand was ignored. Tron-
ble, started and reprisnls Followed.
Zaghlul was deported To Malta. Ia
ter released and recently Was dc
ported to Ceylon.
Britain tried 10. solve tne Essp,
tian problem by gandfnga = eorris-
sion headed by Lord AtIlner TO tn
ynStigate the situation. Aily Fnshn
brought Minor and zhghlpi sngolli.
or ana a solution was pracllealiy
agreed upon, only 70 ha npse, b.
Lord Crrron. minister for foreign
affairs.
The main bond Of eontent;en Wa
military occupation, watch the
Egyptians figured mRaeiaii the 9TH
or proposed, como pseicAs.
Ad1y Immediately realeAee ~ prr-
lnlo.. thua Joining ssaSh;ul and
throwing the Inotisfates ana lho or
ttemtSta together. againAt whn,
they considered "a common enonis
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