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this short time he did everything that
was humanity possible to bring a suf-
ficient number Of Zaghluls adherents
ITO their senses" and to gain major
ity, even though an artificial one. All
the Egyptian miracles" and the
whole English technique were set in
to action, and yet Zaghlurs adherents
did not come to their senses" On
the contrary, when after the speech
from the throne, they proceeded to
the election of the president of parlia-
ment, Zaghlul's candidature for the
presidency was supported by 125
votes to 81. This is why the Euro
pean journalists had to race one an
other twice to the telegraph office.
ZaahIul Afraid Of Struggle.
What does all this mean? 1t means
that firstly, English reaction is firmly
determined to make not the slightest
concession to the national revolution
airy movement, led by the opportunist
bourgeoisie, has not the power to
carry on serious campaign against
English imperialism. 1t was enough
to watch the press of zaghlul's party
Immediately after the English ultima
tum and Zaghlul's resignation in Nov
ember 1924, and further until March
23rd, to be more and more convinced
that Zaghlul has no desire for seri-
Gus struggle but rather breads it.
Zaghlul is endeavouring to liberate
the Egyptian bourgeoisie from the in
tolerable taxes, he is making efforts
laws which leave them no scope for
normal development, he is anxious to
give them the possibility Of develop
ing their own textile industry. and of
carrying on independent commercial
operations with other countries; this
naturally compels him to undertake
some action against England, but
Zaghlul breads revolution.
Zaghlul is afraid of the many mil
lions of the disinherited peasantry
who, in 1919, almost overwhelmed
him and his immediate co-workers by
their unbridled desire to fight, not
only for liberation from the English
yoke but also for land, water and the
right to human conditions of living.
In 1919, the peasants of Upper Egypt
destroyed the railway network which
connects Egypt with the Soudan and
Upper Egypt with Lower Egypt, and
proclaimed an independent republic.
1t is true that all this only lasted
few days, it is true that it all bore
an elementary, confused character,
nevertheless the peasants did it and
proceeded to commander the prop
erty of the large landowners and of
the state. Zaghlul Pasha himself is
a landowner Though small one),
and he fears and hates the peasantry.
He is afraid of letting the wild ami
NAL out of the cage" but yet, by
means Of nebulous promises, he plays
at easing the situation of the peas
antry;" he shrinks however from lead
ing them into battle.
Workers Full of Fight. sa
Zaghlul Pasha fears not only the
peasantry but also the working class
of Egypt. In the days when he had
no suspicion that his coquetting with
England would come to such a pitiful
end, when he was still president of
the first real peoples" government,
the Egyptian workers in Alexandria,
Tantah, Port Said and other places,
dared to resort to general strikes and
even to proceed to communicating
factories and works. zaghlul Pasha
was personally compelled to enter in
to negotiations with representatives
of the revolutionary workers, and to
lay it on their conscience to return
the factories to their owners, as other
wise the peoples government" would
be compromised in the eyes of the
European guests"
The Egyptian bourgeoisie in spite
of its youth, suffers from that disease
Of old age, cowardice. 1t is seeking
legal constitutional" methods of
fighting, it is incapable of class hero
ism, OF self-sacrifice, and hopes to
convince the enemy, as it is afraid to
risk a fight English Imperialism I'M
derstands how to make the very best
of this. 1t knows that this fear of a
real popular revolution renders Zagh-
lul harmless and it is trying to defeat
him once for all; in these efforts It
finds zaghluls enemies aof the right,
the feudal nobility only too ready to
help.
The opening and Immediately dis
solution of parliament indicate that
England no longer fears a repetition
of the events of 1919, and has made
up its mind to put an end to this