The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
PRESS ON EGYPTIAN CRISIS.

ysent dissolved its protectorate over . Egypt, revoked the vice-regal authority through which it ruled the Nile valley Snd approved the establishment of na' tive, constitutional monarchy, the younger Egyptians have loudly protested against the retention by the British of .garrisons over the Suez Canal and in the Sudan. The plea has been that the British occupation of these districts is a .Ayiolation of Egyptian independence and an obvious expression of distrust of the capacity of the Egyptian government to protect international rights therein To the world at large, the recent Egyptian outbreaks confirm the correctness of the British rather than of the Egyptian view s.,ts, to the native governments capacity .<ynd intent.
 ,.11 According to the Washington Post, ssySwhile notifying the powers of the resto- sation of native Egyptian government, .s-khe British foreign office made it clear sstkIat the vital interest with which Great Britain must always regard the affairs of Egypt, since it contained the indispensa- ttie link with the Far East, compelled her .Es ko warn all nations that any attempt upon the part of foreign country to ...Acauire control of Egyptian affairs .sSwould be considered an 'unfriendly act. yiiIn other words, the British proclaimed -"sMonroe Doctrine in Egypt for them selves" The young Egyptians, many of them educated in England, have sought -sto. stir up the masses into hatred against -f4he British. As the Post continues: '"The Egyptian nation has regarded with ~clenient eye the virulent propaganda cir 2 eulated among the lower classes by youth ful Egyptians educated at Oxford. The despicable attack upon the British com .mander will sound a more impressive warning against the ability of King n Fuad's government to maintain order and security than anything else could \ have done." '< The British attitude is thus explained ,-by the New Orleans Times-Picayune ,ZuMurder of the sirdar broke down the British patience. Safety of the Suez gateway to the East is one of the founda- ,.fion stones of British imperial policy. None of the British parties has contem- splated surrender to the Egyptian ex- -.tremists demands under that head. Major ,4General Stacks assassination accordingly becomes the starting point of direct British movement against the hostile fer s-ment in Egypt that apparently has been carried on under shelter of the sympathy of Zawloul Pasha. Egypt's extremists have forced by this latest political crime an issue involving not merely Egyptian sYiatienal politics, but the security of the British empire The British government -sanparently has resolved to meet 1t square -siy and settle it now"
 'a2 .1s- Respectfully the Atlanta Constitution .;Ipbserves: "The situation is to be deeply ,sdeplored, for democracy generally has been struck a serious blow by an incident o5of ,rashness that has led to more wars than one The morale of the Egyptian S,arfny and it's attitude toward the protecto- rate of the Suez canal might conceivably be regarded as assured by an Englishman at the, head of the native troops. The Stack assassination, of course, blocks that avenue out of ng-gathering trouble.
 The Baltimore Sun, however, believes ,2tfiat "the circumstances under Wnlcn thls crime was committed indicate that It was the act of fanatics rather than the re sumption of national outbreak. Agalns' ,Ss 'Ss anv morbid or unfounded regard for the rErvutian movement, the Memphis Com eb bunefcial-Appeal reminds it's readers SyseEorne may sympathize with the Egyptian! in their desire to be absolutely free ane s1to have no foreign garrisons Tn thelr ter (, 1ritory. But England has enormous Tn vestments in the Upper Nile. The waters ,aofI the Nile have been damned TOT tns -vhaye been done for the Egyptians by the .eEnrlish. A few office-holders might be orbetter off if Egypt were entirely free -SSSEeypt is not fit for democracy. The A91peSsants are densely ignorant. They shavoa,Leen oppressed for thousands o1 .vears Under a native ruler their lo
 would not be easy. Under the Englisf theu would have better chance in work
 inr towards an easier and more lntelh ttkeht, Hfe." ',
 That others are closely watching the deyelo pment of the British policy In the ,s emergency, with view to taking what srever hostile advantage of 1t opportunlGS may offer, is perceived by the Sprlngfleic Republican: "It goes without saying cha the advocates of the strong hand in deal 4the;r efforts now that the Conservatives are firmly established in power, perhaps flor A long term of years, and such lncl
 dents as the murder of the sirdar ot the gCpyptian army give them the opportunity which they seek for demanding represslVe measures. It need hardly be said tha, such reaction is precisely what IS hoped for bv the enemies of the established or s, der in, Moscow and elsewhere, who nave disliked the British Labor government precisely because it's conciliatory policies tended to soften the spirit ot revolt.
 .aThe rulers of Great Britain will nave nc difficulty in seeing the net, and there Is treason to hope that they will have the discretion and moral courage to avoid It. ' It is obvious that the British at any rate are going to make it expensive TOT the Egyptian government to permit sucn outbreaks against constituted authority ,syhich the Egyptian government itself for .9Snallv recognizes. It is also obvious that the British desire to maintain the present ,Governmental status in Egypt, while at s the same time demanding repression ot thosa rehellious and unlawful activities