Evening star., 1928-03-08
BRITAIN PREPARES
FOR ARABIAN WAR
AS TRIBES GATHER
Wahabis, Stirred by Saud,
Threaten "Holy" Struggle
to ExpeI Foreigners.
REFUSAL OF EGYPTIAN
INDEPENDENCE RESENTED
Stern Note From London Starts
Hostile Move-Treaty
Plans Fail.
Ry ,he Associatcd Prcss.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. March S.-British prepare.
tons for war in Arabia continued apace
today Men. armored cars. tanks and
airplanes were being mohilized along
the border of Trans sjordania to turn
back any attack by wahabi tribesmeu
under Ihn Saud
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Jaffa told Of preparations being made
By British authorities in Palestine.
The frontier force was being mobilized
All officers and men were recalled from
leave. An armored car company lef,
Eamleh, Palestine, for Amman. Pales-
tine. yesterday. Several airplanes each
understood to- be carrying 20 meu
passed over Jaffa Tuesday en- route from
Egypt TO Amman.
A Jewish Teiegraphic Agency dis
patch from Jerusalem said AZ airplanes
and tanks were sent 70 the Trans
)ordania frontier.
Armored Trains Used.
The people of Palestine were stated
% be Watching with some anxiety the
extensive preparations 70 utiiize' TOR the
=
o. Ramleh and Sarafand. Observers
commented tilat Ibn Sauo had CHOSEN q
propitious moment for declaring holy
var against the infidels." since airpIane
fighting Is difficult In hot months.
Arnored trains paIrolied the Bagdad-
Bssra Railway In Irsk
A6vices received at Basra said that
the Ajman and other Wahabi tribes
which have been united IN the border
warfare have received rides, ammuni-
ton. food and tents from Ibn. Saud.
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency said
Irak newspapers reported IN uprising
had occurred In Nejd. stronghold Of Ibn
Saud. II Was also said tnat advices
from Basrz were that o Wahabi force,
led by Sneik Ed Dcwtsh. was MARCHING
toward lrak with 400 camels. British
eirplane scouts, however. report that
they saw no signs Of hostile movements
IN the desert
Denies Rsid Reports.
Answering q question Ia the House
of CUnznaUsas. the government denied
thai there had heen mutual raids be-
sEee7 1ranslordania and Nejd.
T1e D2ziy &xpre& today reviewed
fnrtl1r0mius BOOK ~ = syrian. Anneen
hillazai VINO wak stated TO be q
nsn1Talizec American The hook. deal.
tng nth Inn Sanu and the Wahabi
k...socm says that -esery page Of rs
history reeks With biooo and there
was no doubt that q vas founded by
TIE sword
In anoEnsr section Of tae Near East
Brush reiatin1as xtsa natives we're TO
The lore toda7.
N Egypl. czfFat Pasna resigned rs
premier Enen ms attempts to negotiate
81 A1gio~ASypsian alliance faiiea. The
Result wlas confusion. This Was IN
creased when the Erisi&h government
handed Egypt stern note. saying In
EE4ecI riaaa ldll independence wotisn not
be grained tiaat country - present.
Egyptians Kefase PaeE
Egypt refuses 70 sign any treaty Of al
lance with Great britain which allows
llae BRUSH " n1einlafn troops In kgyps
or 70 have any control over the naslye
police
Lreat Britain firnliy intends to keep
her troops IA Egyp4, pelieving tnern
necessary 1Cr the protection Of tsle Suez
Eznzi. TIE Ilsiatence On ccaLroain2
Inc native police Is understood TO b.:
70 prevent any situation arising wticii
might result n tonne other power taking
. nafac IN Egyptian auairs.
presented 70 EgypE, seafing In enecs
hat the British viii not grant fun In
uepencence 70 that country at present,
has Deen coupled win the .noly war
10 Arabia 70 create situation which
may aIect British relations throughout
the Near East 20 the borders Of India.
Dispatches frOsa Egypt assert THAI the
polstsEzi situation there Is ffaugnt with
CONFUSION, uncertainty and excitement
kxyp1 Is without q capinet, but the Ma
sa0aaltEt leaaer, kailaS PaEi1a, after an
hours audience with King Fltad. de-
Jared that constitutional governments
would be formed as long as the conSIi-
H1ttOn Exists.
The British note, which apparently
6soDpe6 like q bombeheu IN Cairo po-
ssfieai circles after the breakdown oi
rae&ossat1OuS for an Anglo-ERyptta al.
Lance, makes II clear 20 the Nile coan.
Try filat Great Britain viii not tolerate
any LEGISLATION that Is likely 70 hinder
Esagiikh power iD protecting foreign life
and property In Egypt. The note re.
seais that the British government foi
s,sne time has feared such legislation
would be adopted by the Egyptian Par.
lsDaeut. 50 long ag there was pr0Spect
Of 4 treaty af Alliance. however, Britain
fsfrained from expressing these fears.
Gituafion Explained.
Wei informed British observers be-
hese that the home government nov
hss ssic its finai word, and tpat tn
burden Of the next move ~ tle I'M
bsolse rests % Egypt. ehofn OF oipo'
matte yerbiaee. the position ~ spout q
follows:
Egyp. dAcisnes 10 sign any treaty O
alliance which does not accord eDsolnb
Independence % her, She feJectS ~
right u EngIsnd 10 maintain troops y
Egyp ~ W have any control over IN
Egyptian pesaee.
Britain, on ttis other hand. fiffnl'
sMselles 20 keep her troops there. ~
aasFAag Tie soldiers age necessary 70
protection u The gtsez Canal Ehe als1
aias&l@ oil maintaining q measure y
t5sIefoi over the Egyptian police. sne
D.'st's Refs explain that this II 10 presen
khy situation arising which might re.
sla W some other power taking hsns
10 ERytJiian affairs,
Wt.etflef Egypt signs such Meat1
no. Sfeai Britain viii stick 70 thes'
seinanck. IN the opinion of British %
The same sources argue that paFaI'
kP4 Situation axkxfN In FHssaaa4 fNi