Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-03

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Iraq is a limited monarchy. with a
king-Amir Feisuf-put on the throne
by Great Britain. with much acclaim
from the inhabitants, who, however,
required constitution and representa-
tive government consisting of Senate
OF 20 members and a House Of SO depu-
ties. When Great Britain invited
popular vote on the enthronement of
Amir Feisul, in 1921. he received 90
per cent Of the votes. However. the
British advisers really dictate all
policies of the government.
The British instituted a plebiscite
submitted to the peop'", to ascertain
whether
l. The people of Iroq were in favor
OF united Arab state covering from
the north boundary of the Mosul villa
yet tprovince) to the Persian Gulf.
2. 1t should be under British tutelage.
8. 1t should be under an Arab Amir.
4. In the latter case, whom would
they suggest?
The vote on the first proposition was
unanimous; on the others a bit con-
f1icting, though electing Feisul king,
hammedan fanatics and revolt, so that
although the revolt was put down, King
Feisul enthroned and the organic law"
(constitution) proclaimed by King Fei-
sui, the British have never relinquished
their control.
There have been three treaties be-
tween Great Britain and Irao, even
within the mandate of the League of
Nations. The first was made in March,
1924. for years; the second in
January. 1925, for IS years, and the
third in December, 1927, for 80 years.
But all included a proviso, terminating
relations earlier, in case the country
were admitted into the League of Ma
tons.
In November, 1927, King Feisul and
his prime minister went to London to
gain Great Britain's support in asking
immediate admittance ::;to the League
Of Nations hat failed to get that sup
port, on the ground that the natives
were not yet advanced enough in self
rule and national defense.
Discussing the situation in Parlia-
ment, in December, 1925, Prime Min
lister Baldwin said:
1T is not an undertaking to spend
money on or to keep troops in Iraq.
either for the maintenance Of internal
order or for its defense against external
aggression, but to continue our Coop
Grafton and advice in maintaining a
stable system of government
A member of Parliament, Capt. Benn
(LiberaD, said in the ensuing debate:
Would it be necessary that, in 10y
atty to the League, we must accept that
mandate? Since the armistice
we have spent f170 900, 600 in 1raq. We
have been told by outside critics that
it was the right honorable gentleman,
the member from Carnarvon Boroughs
(Mr. Lloyd George, who gave oil as the
reason for staying in Mesopotamia.
March IS, 1920, Mr.. Lloyd George said:
I cannot understand withdrawing part
", and withdrawing from the more I'M
portant and more promising part of
Mesopotania. Mosul is country with
great possibilities. 1t has rich oil de-
posits.O"
Mr.. Wardlaw-M Nina declared that 1--WE
are not in 1raq because OF oil, or any,
thing to do with oil whatever"
Mr.. Amery, secretary of state for col
onies, explained that the sum Of f170,-
600 900 spent in Iraq by Great Britain
included the cost of rehabilitation and
of the unfortunate revolt. At the end
of the war; Great Britain had an army
of EOS, 900 soldiers-mostly Indians-in
Iraq. Now the force consists Of 10000
1raQ natives.
Mr.. Ramsay Macdonald (present
prime minister), on behalf of the oppo-
sition to the Amery motion that the
House approve the treaty extending the
mandate IS years, proposed the follow
ing amendment:
1.-THE House declines to extend the pc
Rod for which this country accepted
any responsibility for Iraq, but urges
upon the government to use every eff
fort to expedite the admission of Iraq
to the League of Nations" Amendment
lost.
Mr.. Wallhead Gabor), in sarcastic
speech, traced the history Of the occu-
patton of Mesopotamia. Before the Brit
ish Army reached Baghdad on March
IL, 1917, by the secret treaty with
France, it had been decided that France
should have Mosul and Great. Britain
the lower part Of Mesopotamia. But
then Mosul was.kransferred from French