Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-16
COURT FIGHT is FORECAST
AS ORDER OF AUTHORITIES
CLOSES VALLEY OF KINGS
Estate of Lord CarnarVon to
Protest Order Barring All
Visitors From Tomb OF
King Tutankahnnun
BY GEORGE w. MEACHAM
Special Cable to The Atlanta Journal and
Chicago Daily News-Copyright, 1924.)

fSpeciaI Gable to The Atlanta Journal and
Chicago Daily News-Copyright, 1921
LUXOR, Feb. 14.-Sensationaf de-
velopments have occurred in connec-
ton with King Tut's tomb.
Guests at the Winter Palace hotel,
clad in trim sports costumes and
riding habits, preparatory to making
the five-nlile jaunt to the tombs Val
ley OF the Kings for a view of Tut
ankahumun' tomb were astounded
Wednesday morning to read a notice
publicly posted and signed by How
ard Carter to the effect that no fur
Their work on the tomb could be
carried out lowing to impossible re-
strictions and discourtesies on the
part of the public works department
and it's antiquity service"
AS the elimination of long Sc
res Of FRACTIONAL incidents between
governmental departments and those
working at the tomb, there arrived
Tuesday peremptory order from
the ministry or public works forbid
ding inspection Of the tomb by the
wives of the collaborating scholars
and scientists gathered here from
all parts of the world.
Howard Carter had planned to al
low them to view the sarcophagus
early Wednesday, before the press,
but this order, which was regarded
as a direct insult to all concerned,
added final unwarranted Interior
ence, making continuance of the
work impossible, and every man as
sisting Carter manifested his right
eous resentment by refusing to go
on with the task.
Strike of Archaeologists
This amounts, virtually, TO the
first record strike of psychologists.
Director General of Antiquities,
Monsieur Peiree Lacau, is d scholar
of acknowledged high standing, but
as an administrator Of high office,
carrying with 1t great power, he has
revealed himself as extraordinarily
incapable and has gone far toward
Wrecking foreign organiZa tons do
ing inVestigative work in Egypt. He
is unfortunately sympathetic toward
the policy of interference OF the
present ministry, and thus involves
himself and indirectly France, the
country he represents, in prepos-
ferrous insult rendered American and
British scientists, who will be slow
to overlook it.
The correspondent has had access
to all contracts existing between
Garter and the government and
those once in force between Lord
~, lao 0e11f a nd
has read all the correspondence be-
tween Carter and director general
of Antiquities. The law and con-
tracts are all on Carter's side, and
were the matter brought before a
mixed court, the government would
surely lose.
Litigation Likely
The government did not expect
Carter to stop work and the result
cannot be forecast, nor that OF the
suit inevitably coming, when parti-
ton of the Carnaryon estate, Of
which the tomb forms a part, arises
All this has led NJ. Carter u lose
an average of one-third of his work
ing time.
1t is unlikely that work will be
resumed this season. for by the
time a settlement is reached, the
season will be over. Today there
will be released and made public a
letter OF protest signed by James
Henry Breasted, Albert NJ. Lythgoe,
Percy Z. Newberry and Alan H.
Gardiner, which was sent to the di-
rector general of antiquities on
January 80 with copies to High
Commissioner Allenby and the min
| istew of. public works.
Allenby who is due in Luxor on
FeDruory 20 has wired from the
Sudan asking for permission to view
the tomb and Carter has replied ex-
planning the whole situation. Publ
cation of the letter and general pub
licity are likely to precipitate an
unparalleled situation.
Meanwhile, scientific expeditions
which have lent aid TO Carter are
lying id. and the tomb remains
| locked.