Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-06
MOSLEMS HARASS
ENGLAND'S TROOPS
Pacification of Holy Land
Becomes More Difficult
for Small Force.
By the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
GENEVA, September 6.-Foreign
Minister Arthur Henderson Of Great
Britain declared before the Council
OF the League of Nations today that
Great Britain had no intention of
abandoning the mandate for Pales-
tine. He said his country would
adhere to the Balfour declaration
calling for the establishment Of a
national home for Jews in Palestine.
The British now have the situation
in the country well in hand, he said.
BY the Associated Press.
JERUSALEM, September 6.-Pacifi-
cation of the Holy Land has become in
creasingly difficult for the small Brit
ish expeditionary forces, which have en-
gagged in guerilla warfare with Arabs at
widely separated Palestine points.
The latest disquieting development
was reported today, with incursion of
Bedouins from the Sinai Peninsula, who
fought British troops in the vicinity OF
GAIA, Southern Palestine, and at Beer
sheba, about 30 miles southeast OF
GAIA.
Both places were scenes of sanguinary
battles in Lord Allenbys drive against
the Turks during the World War. Re-
Inducements have been sent to the aid
OF the British at both points.
Raiding Arabs Are Active.
At the same time raiding Arabs Skin
mished with British troops in the vicin-
ity of Mount Tabor, midway between
the Sea Of Galilee and the Syrian from
tier, about is miles from each. In a
skirmiSh at FL Mesha, southeast of
Nazareth, Arab looterS suffered IS cas-
ualties and Yorkshire detachment Of
British troops /.
Jerusalem continued orderly, with
considerable interest aroused by two
proclamations stating the different sides
OF the disorders which have taken such
a heavy toll of life and property during
the past two weeks.
The first of these statements was
from the Arab executive, which met
yesterday, with all but 6 of its 48 mem
berS present, those notifying the
others they were prevented from com.
ing to Jerusalem by local authorities.
M0SlemS to Call on League.
The Moslem leaders announced they
had decided to appeal to the League Of
Nations and to the world powers, ex-
cepting those exercising mandates, to
investigate their grievances against the
Jews.
They claimed the British mandate ad-
has brought on the situa-
ton by pro-Jewish policies. They asked
fkAo 4 Ia
government representative Of the Arab
majority was installed in the Holy
Land.
The united Jewish organizations in
the country, the Jewish Telegraphic
Agency said, submitted memorandum
to Sir John Chancellor, high commits
sioner, in which responsibility for the
bloodshed was placed upon agitation
foStered by Amin FL Hussini, grand
multi of Jerusalem and president Of the
Moslem Council, and on certain mem
bers Of the Palestine government.
This propaganda" the statement
said, was conducted by a well organ
lied force before the very eyes OF the
government, which is responsible for
the security of the country and the
safety of its inhabitants and which did
nothing to stop this dangerous propa-
This strange indifference on the part
Of modern and strong government,
which knows how to use it power If it
so wished, strengthened our conviction
that in government circles there are
elements which are interested in this
and in making distinctions
between the nations of this country"
The memorandum accused the gov
eminent Of inefi1ciency in handling the
riots when they first started, not only
In Jerusalem, but also in Hebron, Bel
san, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Safed and other
Jewish centers. The government was
also Of having "harassed and
pursued those Jews who were defending
taking from them their
arms, arreSting them and handing them
over to the courts as If they were GRIM
mails"
Ten demands were put forward, in
GLIDING guarantees of protection for
Jews in all parts Of Palestine, release
Of Jews arrested for carrying arms, q
commission of independent inquiry of
the disorders and arrest and trial of
all guilty. beginning with the attackers
and ending with government oficials
who were unfaithful to their duty"
The correspondent of the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency today reported that
on Thursday only one Jew, Meyer
Akkad, had ventured to pray at the
Wailing Wall, over which Arabs and
Jews have been fighting. Akkad went
to the place Of worship accompanied
by two policemen.
Arabs who live in the neighborhood
Of the wall displayed irritation at the
lone worshiper, but he was unmolested
1t is doubtful whether the customary
Sabbath eve service will be held this
Friday afternoon, owing to inadequate
protection at the wall.