The Nome nugget., 1927-08-27


 st,oE, of international politics.
 Expressing his dissatisfaction with the British pro.ec.ocate over Egypt early in the war, Zagloul, all though he remained qu!e: during the struggle. gathered about him a great secret organization which was backed by the strong Turkish ant oihtr elements. Alter the war it was found that his irlluence was S. s,eat and the secret ,rganiza- tion he controlled SO pervasive that the British had great ,litficnlty in dnding any Egyptian who would dare take high office in the govern ment.
 With the signing of the Armis- tice Zagloul launched an earnest campaign for the abolition of the protectorate and the independence of Egypt. First he sought the per- mission of the High Commissioner for Egypt to go to London to place the case before the British pubic. After this was denied he tried to place the case of Egypt before the Paris peace conference, but he and his fellow delegates of the National party were taken to Malta and im- mured there until they no longer could carry out their design. The Nationalists, however, established a propaganda bureau in the French capital and made much of Zagloul's Imprisonment.
 The arrest of Zagloul was accom- panied by riots and disturbances in Cairo and Alexandria, which were renewed from time to time. The secret organization which support ed him made life so insecure for British officers and soldiers that they were forbidden to go after dark outside of the European quar- ters of the garrisoned cities.
 An investigation of the Egyptian situation by a commission headed by Lord Miner revealed that con- ditions in the country were really serious and that Zagloul had a powerful hold upon the people. Then the British tried to come to terms with him. The Nationalist leader went to London in 1920. and after many conferences was of- fered large concessions amounting almost to the freedom of his coun- try. except in the matter of British control of it's foreign relations and British garrisons to protect the Suez Canal. Zagloul rejected the offer, demanding complete indepen- dence.
 Zagloul was permitted to return to Egypt and, although promised freedom from arrest if he would cease his campaign, continued his agitations. In December, 1921, af- ter he refused to obey an order is- sued by the military authorities that he and his followers cease al political actions and leave Cairo, he was escorted by British troops to the railway station and later taken by the authorities to Gibraltar.
 With the abolition of martial law and the promulgation of new constitution. Zagloul was released and permitted to return to Egypt. A plea had been made in his be- half because of the condition of his health. In the first general cleo tion that followed, in January, 1924. the followers of Zagloul won a decisive victory. He became pre- mier and in the selection of his cabinet named men who, for the most part like himself, had suffer- ed imprisonment or deportation for their political opinions.
 The Zagloul government resigned in November, 1924, when the Brit ish, to enforce indemnity for the assa assination of Major General Sir Lee Stack, Sirdar of the Egyptian army. seized the Egyptian customs. At the time Zagloul said he enter ed the government for the good of the country and was leaving 1t for the same reason.
 In 1896 Zagloul married the daughter of Mustapha Pasha Fahny who waa prime minister from 1895 to 1908. While serving as prime minister himself, Zagloul was slightly wounded July 14, 1924, when shot by young student who was said to have gone to Egypt from Berlin. The bullet pierced the presidents right forearm.