The Washington times., 1935-11-14
5 EGYPTIANS
ARE SLAIN
IN RIOTS
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ASVHe"SSS sN~t" S8~ -
more lives, broke out in and about
Cairo today, and simultaneously
there developed a political situa'
ton which had in it grave posi-
hilities for England.
The Egyptian cabinet held an
important session at which
Premier NeSsim Pasha was re-
ported to have refused to resign,
as demanded at a mass meeting
last night of the Wafd party,
Egypt's independence organiza-
ton.
Independence enthusiasts, whose
demonstrations caused the fatal
rioting Of yesterday and today
four are now dead-immedlately
declared this meant revolution
ary Egyptian policy Of non-cooper-
alton with the British, and pas
Sive resistance to everything Brit
tsh in Egypt.
General Strike Feared
This was expected to go into
effect Immediately by these in
dependence supporters with the
possibility of its spreading into
nationwide boycott of British
goods, and possibly even a gen.
eral strike of all Egyptians in
government service.
The Wafdists, comprising 80
per cent of the electorate, already
have resolved to push a nation
wide boycott of everything British
in protest against Britain's re-
fusal to give Egypt a constitution
now.
One of today's victims fell in
a clash with police sent out to
halt a march Of $500 demonstra-
tors treking into Cairo from
Gizeh. The second demonstrator
was killed in a Cairo street bat
tie, Scores were reported injured
again today, including several
police.
The clash with the mob from
Gizeh, suburb of Cairo, oc-
Cured in the bright morning sun
light. The demonstrators were
all students from Cairo Univer-
sity. Their opponents were Eng
lish and Egyptian police. They
met on Abbas bridge, leading
from Gizeh into Cairo proper.
Hand-tO-Hand Battle
It was a bitter, hand-to-hand
battle. In addition to the student
who fell dead, so were wounded,
Including five English policemen.
The trouble had started in the
suburb of Gizeh where the ring
leaders Of striking students, in
Spired by the fiery independence
speeches of last night, opened
demonstration with revolutionary
songs and started a march on
Cairo with the announced inten-
tion of besieging the British con-
Eulate and finishing the deStruc-
tion started yesterday. when
stones and bottles and chunks of
iron we're hurled through the win
dows into every office of British
Consul General Rabbino.
This was the first time in the
long history Of Egyptian uprising
against the British in which the
rioters ever dared to storm this
holy of holes.
Warned by March
Warned of the approaching
marchers, Russell Pasha, English
commander of the Cairo defenses,
hastily dispatched patrol cars with
100 English and Egyptian police
to intercept the students at the
bridge before they entered the
city.
At the same time telephone
lines buzzed and motorcycle dis
patch riders were sent forth with
orders to English and Egyptian
troops at the Heliopolis barracks,
assembling infantry battallions
and issuing ball ammunition. Long
lines of motor lorries were drawn
UP in readiness to transport the
Eoldiery to the threatened points
in the city.
Since students are the chief
demonstrators, the government
decided to close all universities
for one week beginning Sunday
unless the students, now on
strike, go back to their classes
Saturday.
Americans Not Injured
American Charge d'Affaires j.
r. Child left Cairo this morning
for Alexandria to meet American
Minister Bert Fish, who is return
ing to his post here after his
annual leave. Fish was to motor
back to Cairo tonight. No Ameri-
cans have been injured in the
disorders to date.
The WafdistS-members Of the
Egyptian independence party
placed before the country the
English boycott appeal.
The Wafd resolution deter
mined:
1. To call upon all classes of
tie nation to refuse any col
laboration with the English.
2. To ask the present govern
ment to resign.
8. To withdraw all support
from the present government if
1t does not resign.
4. To refuse to support any
future government formed under
the present circumstances. Any
government so formed will be
considered by all Egyptians as
a rebel ministry which the
Egyptian people will contest to