The daily worker., 1924-11-24
BRITAIN MAKES
THREAT OF WAR
AnATAVNT FnVnT
HUHIlvSI EUIP
Plans Open Annexation
of the Sudan
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Heavy Money Indemnity.
A money indemnity of S2,S0O,00o is
demanded for the death Of the Brit
ish agent. Premier zaghoul is will
ing to pay this but balks at some Of
the other demands.
The note is an ultimatum, demand
ing reply within twenty-four hours.
One of the principal bones Of conten-
tention between Britain and Egypt is
control of the Sudan. Egypt has been
easing in on British influence in that
quarter. The Sudan is potentially one
of the greatest cotton growing coun-
tries in the world, and properly irri-
gated with the waters of the Nile,
would prove a gold mine. The Asquith
family were financially interested in
the Sudan and no doubt, this is also
true of the members Of the Baldwin
government.
Lord Allenby, British high commits
sioner of Egypt presented the note
to the Egyptian premier, accompanied
by strong military force. Every ef-
fort is made to impress the Egyptians
with British power, cannons being
fred and airplanes buzzing overhead
as the body of the slain Briton was
shown in public.
Ready to Strike.
Britain has heavy naval force mob
ilized within striking distance of
Egypt. Military reserves are also close
at hand.
The British note blames the Egypt
ian government for Stacks death, ac-
cuses the latter of ingratitude for
England's benevolence and charges it
with carrying on a hostile campaign
against British subjects and British
interests in the Sudan.
The note continues:
your excellency was warned by his
majesty's government a little more
than a month ago Of the consequences
of failing to stop this campaign. 1t
has not been stopped. The Egyptian
government have now allowed the
governor general of the Sudan to be
murdered and have proved that they
are incapable or unwilling to protect
foreign lives.
'His majesty's government, there
fore, requires that the Egyptian gov
ernment shall:
1. Present ample apology for the
crime;
2. Prosecute an inquiry into the au-
thorship of the crime with the utmost
energy and without respect for per-
sons, and bring the criminals, whoever
they are or whatever their age, to
condign punishment;
Prohibit Free Speech.
3. Henceforth forbid and vigorous
ly suppress all popular political de-
monstrations;
4. Pay forthwith to his majesty's
government e5OO,O00 $4,000 ,00O):
5. Order within twenty-four hours
the withdrawal from the Sudan of all
Egyptian officers and purely Egyptian
units of the Egyptian army, with such
resulting changes as shall hereafter be
specified;
s. Notify the competent depart
ment that the Sudan government will
increase the area to be irrigated at
Gezira from 100000 feddans to an un-
limited figure as the need may arise;
Threatens Force.
z. Withdraw all opposition in re-
spect, hereafter specified, to the wish
es Of his majesty's government con-
corning protection of foreign inter-
ests in Egypt.
Failing to comply with these de-
mands, his majesty's government will
at once take appropriate action to
safeguard their interests in Egypt and
the Sudan"
How Egypt can comply with these
demands without completely losing its
national identity is impossible to i'm
agine. The Egyptians have claimed
control over the head waters of the
Nile as the very life of the country
depends on the great river. To this
claim the British have hitherto con-
ceded, agreeing to accept a certain
amount of water for irrigation pur-
poses in the Sudan. The Stack Incl
ent is now seized on to ignore this
agreement and claim unlimited use OF
the Nile waters for the Sudan cotton
plantations.
French Government Disturbed.
PARIS, Nov. 3D. The slumbering
imperialist duel that started between
England and France with the firing
of the last shot on the battlefelds Of
Europe was prodded into increased
intensity when news of the sharp Brit
ish note to Egypt reached Paris. The
entire metropolitan press opened a
heavy attack on the tory government.
Annexation Next Step.
Paris looks on the note as a pre-
text for fresh conQuests and in view