The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-05
BRITAIN MOVES
ITS WARSHIPS
AGAINST EGYPT
Strives to Overthrow
Recent Elections
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not in accord with the findings Of the
court and that it reserves the right to
take any steps necessary Ito protect
foreigners"
Judge Kershaw, British representa-
tive on the Assize court, has resigned.
BattIeshlps To Egypt.
According to the Daily Mail, the
British foreign Office has issued in
structions for naval maneuvers in the
Mediterranean off Port Said.
The election of zaghloul Pasha and
the acquittal of his nationalist follow
ers are coincident with a rise in the
movement for Egyption independence
which was halted, largely by military
methods by Great Britain after the
death of Stack, the British Sirdar.
Seven Egyptians were hanged and
an indemnity Of $2,30O,00O paid by the
government for his death and the out
side world had considered the incident
closed.
The British note and the concentra-
ton of naval forces off the Egyptian
coast is believed to indicate that the
Baldwin government will not allow
Zaghoul Pasha to take the post of
premier in spite of the huge majority
he has received.
Egypt now has nominal independ-
ence, with King Fuad and Premier
ziwar Pasha completely under the
control of the British foreign office.
The recent events point to a still fur
Their loss of autonomy and probably
to the Inauguration of an outright
colonial policy by Great Britain.
British Threaten Egypt.
CAIRO, Egypt, June 8. - The vic
tory of the party of the nationalist
leader, ZaghIouI Pasha, in the recent
eIections-in spite of British gold and
intrigue, to bring about the defeat of
the ZaghIoulsts-ls to be oVerthrown
by force of arms If the agents of Brit
ish Imperialism have their way.
Britain's agent, Ziwar Pasha, who
has acted as premier since the up
heaval following the assassination Of
the British sidar, Sir Lee Stack on
Nov. 10, 1924, is defeated and dis
credited among the Egyptians, the
overwhelming majority of whom fol
low the national party OF zaghloul.
Fake Independence"
In order to avert a nationalist up
rising in 1922 Britain granted indie
pendence" to Egypt and then con-
spired to achieve by undetermined
methods what it could not achieve
openly. 1t is not at all improbable
that British agents assassinated Brit
ish officials in order to furnish an ex-
cuse for reprisals and give Britain an
excuse to maintain armed domination
of Egypt.
This is part of the scheme of Brit
ish Imperialism because Egypt con-
trolls one bank of the Suez Canal, the
route to India, and blockade of that
waterway would create complications
which would seriously impair if not
break Britain's control of India, which
is the very backbone of its imperialist
policy.
The New Frame-Up.
The latest frame-up against Egypt
is based upon the outcome of trial
Of a number of Egyptians accused of
murder and other crimes against
British invaders.
1t was clearly brot out that the &C
cused, among whom were three prom
inent members of the Zaghloul ma
tionalist party, were innocent of the
crimes charged against them. But
Britain wanted a conviction as an ex-
cuse to prevent Zaghloul taking the
post of premier so its agent Judge
Kershaw, refused to accept a verdict
acquitting six out of the seven ac-
cused.
The British government immedia-
tely dispatched an impudent and in
sulting note to Cairo declaring it will
not accept the decision of the court
and threatens to set up special tribu-
nails TO protect foreigners safety"
Warships from the British Mediter-
ranean fleet have been ordered to take
up posts near Port Said and British
sources are responsible for the boast
that Zaghloul Pasha will not be per-
mitted to become premier.
There is much resentment against
the British in the interior and even
the inhabitants Of the Sudan, south of
Egypt, are restless.
1853 Pardoned, 313 Denied.