Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-04

~ the Associated Press.
JERUSALEM, September 1.-THE
correspondent of the Jewish Tele-
graphic Agency reported today that
British troops we're engaged In q
feFee fight last night near GAIA
with Bedouin tribe. Several of the
Bedouins were killed or wounded.
By the Associated Press.
JERUSALEM, September 4.-Forty-
eight Arab leaders from all parts of
Palestine, comprising the Palestine
Arab executive. have been summoned
to meet in extraordinary private session
in Jerusalem tomorrow to consider re-
cent developments in the Holy Land.
Publicity regarding the meeting was
suppressed, but in some quarters it was
felt it would afford opportunity for
open airing by indignant Moslem chief
tains of the resentment aroused In them
by certain recent events.
Britain to Launch Probe.
News of the impending meeting
emerged shortly after it was learned
here the British government had Or
dered q special Palestine commission.
headed by Sir Walter Shaw, former
chief justice of the Straits Settlements.
to make an inquiry into Arab-Jewish
clashes, beginning its task this month.
The decision of the British govern
ment not to permit the scope of its
Palestine inquiry to extend to any
Dali
tion-that which fixed British policy at
establishing In Palestine national
home for JeWs-Was hailed with Joy by
the Jews, but was resented openly by
Arabs.
It was believed this would be one Of
the problems considered by the Arab
executive, members of which have from
time to time voiced their opposition to
the galfour declaration and have
blamed the Moslem- Semitic clashes on
Arab feeling against it.
Arabs Snub British Leaders.
Members OF the executive have re-
manned aloof from the British repre-
sentation in Palestine, no leader OF
member having yet called upon Sir
John Chancellor, the high commits
sioner, since his return. Sir Johns
proclamation, issued Sunday in discuss
ing clashes of the last 10 days. was
felt by the Arabs to be decidedly pro-
Jewish and anti-Arab.
The Arab executive made public vigor-
Gus reply to this proclamation, alleging
that the Palestine government had caused
trouble by arming Jews, denying that
Jewish casualties at Hebron, asserting
that Jewish mobS had killed isolated
Arab women and children, and that
even British troops had shot Arabs at
Sour Baher and elsewhere.
The Arab pronouncement stated that
troubles in Palestine, past and present.
had been caused by the British Zionist
policy which aimed at "annihilating the
Arab nation In It's own country In favor
OF reviving q nonresident nation.
Arabs Demand Impartial Inquiry.
The Arabs demanded an impartial
inquiry by outsiders whose sense OF
Justice was not curbed by Zionist an
nuence." In conclusion the pronounce
nent demanded abolition OF the Bal
four declaration, suspension OF Jewish
immigration and establishment OF q
parliamentary government.
Generally Palestine was Quieter To-Day,
although there still was some anxiety
regarding the situation in Tiberlas
Uprer Galilee, with which city tele-
phone communications failed after re-
ports Of scattering Moslem attacks
which caused few casualties.
OficiaI information mentioned local
incidents" in the north. stating: An
attack on police barracks at Hattin. 3
miles west of Tiberias, Sunday night,
was repulsed successfully. Slight hand.
to-hand lighting occurred at Yesod
Ha'maalah.'
The Jewish Geographic agency re-
ported that IA Arabs were killed by
troops when they attacked Yesoo
Ha 'nnaalah, and two others were SAID
to have been killed similarly near lns
colony Nishmar Ha'yarden, both in
The same agency said that 200 Arabs
were arrested at Ligta and 120 at He
bron on suspicion of having partici-
pated in the riots.