Evening star., 1949-07-18
ould be directly traced to the night open.

VI Cou SC IL CIle dglJdCOrS 1Or CneSe Ideas
want grouchy clerks greeting them: If they
want wrong addresses to plague them: II
they want general breakdown in service,
then by all means let them persist in their
agitation.
On the other hand. if they want to be
greeted by polite and courteous clerks; if
they want minimum of wrong addresses
If they want prompt and efficient service;
II they want to be considered as human
beings. then let them cease this stupid agi-
tation and consider the department store
employees as human beings who desire to
live just as normal life every day in the
week. every week in the month, every month
in the year. as themselves. SNIKSAH.
Abdel Krim's Representative Explains
Why He Denounces Atlantic Pact
To the Editor OF The Star:
The very day II foreign ministers gathered
in Washington to sign the Atlantic Pact,
Emir Abdel Krim. chairman of the Com
mittee for Freedom Of North Africa, issued
statement denouncing the inclusion OF Al
geria in that Pact.
Unfortunately, and for reasons not too
difficult to understand. certain French Co
lonial" papers, misinterpreting Abdel Krims
position, gave it to mean that he was op-
posed to the Atlantic Pact. The same in
depreciation was hastily made by foreign
MarxiSt writer's who were only eager to ex-
ploit it for their own purposes.
1t certainly is ironic to assume that a
man such as Abdel Krim, so widely known
and revered as a champion of national free
dom. could make common cause with the
sordid elements engaged solely in the busi-
ness OF human serfdom.
AS one who fought gallantly, though un-
successfully, for the freedom of Morocco,
EvSNir ~ nj Drivno s~ hN{f G>I AIN,,
most to understand the determination of any
nation or group of nations to protect them
selves against an evil. Far too many Of his
countrymen have suffered for too long
time the abuses of totaltarian regime i'm
posed by invaders from France and Spain
for him not to be in complete sympathy with
this desire Of Western Europeans to stand
together against a possible invader.
This Pact, however. as it is drafted, would
seem designed to protect not only the several
sovereign states of Western Europe but also
Frances colonial conquest of Algeria
Article Of the Pact defining the territorial
scope OF this regional agreement states: IAN
armed attack on one or more of the parties
is deemed to include and armed attack on
the territory of any of the parties in Europe,
North America or the Algerian departments
of France ="
Algeria Not Part of France.
diplomatic expediency and strategical
necessities cannot discard the fact, what
ever the contention of France, that Algeria
is geographically, ethnically, culturally, and
rellglously an entity separate and distinct
from France. In the 10th and 18th CEN
turies Algeria was a dominion of the Sub
lime Porte, but in 1869. Turkey, along with
many European states, gave it de lure recog-
milton.
The fact that Algeria was aggressively
invaded by the French in 1847 and ruled
by them ever since does not, under inter-
national law, support or justify the claims
OF France for permanent sovereignty over
Algeria. To defend this opinion one need
only cite anyone of several precedents Great
Britain has so wisely and realistically es-
taolished in Egypt. Iraq, India. Ceylon,
Burma. ETC.
Emir Abdel Krim's opposition to the Pact
is based, as is other North African leaders.
on sound irrefutable legal, political and
moral grounds.
l. Despite their peaceful democratic proc
lamatlons, some European colonial nations
particularly France and Holland, are today
as IN the past still directing their colonial
policy toward the ruthless subjugation and
selfish exploitation of millions of men and
women in Africa and Asia. In our opinion,
colonialism affords the Communists their
greatest weapon.
2. The inclusion Of Algeria in the Pact
and reference to that country as "the AL
gerian department of France" is a diplo-
matte Injustice which prejudices the rights
and claims of the Algerian people who are
presently engaged in struggle to regain
their lost freedom and independence. When
signing the Atlantic Charter, the Allies
pledged that sovereign rights and self
government be restored to those who have
been deprived of them" The Algerian peo-
pie fought two World Wars on the SIDE
OF those Allies. Some 10000 of them were
killed In the latter. Surely, the Algerians
are entitled to benefit from this solemn
pledge.
U. N. Charter Considered Violated.
5. The incorporation of Algeria without
the consent or consultation of the people
OF Algeria, Is not only inconsistent with
the most elementary democratic traditions,
out also constitutes serious violation of
Article 73 of the United Nations Charter
4. The preamble of the Atlantic Pact re-
fers to its members determination to "re-
amrm their faith in the purposes and prin-
clples OF the Charter . founded on the
principles Of democracy, individual liberty
and rule Of law" To those unfamiliar with
the situation in North Africa we might note
that as yet not one Of these lofty principles
mas been extended to the people Of Algeria
10 Whom even the most fundamental human
rights are ruthlessly denied. Since We
Day there have been countless new acts of
violence against the Algerian people. At
this writing there are in Algeria more than
lO0,00O political prisoners languishing in
nlthy French medieval jails
In conclusion, may we state that there
can be no theological, political or moral
Justification for pact which on the one
hand reaffirms the right of France to pro-
tect her freedom and on the other gives
its blessings to the tyrannical subjugation
OF 100000 Algerians by the French. We
believe that the free Atlantic nations have
only helped to serve the interests Of Com
munist propagandists when they arbitrarily
included slave" Algeria in their demo-
cratic" alliance.
Like the Tunisians and the Moroccans.
the Algerians are ready and willing to CO.