Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-11

OF war, tle threat or Soviet
power to the north, the periph-
eral threat Of Red subversion
the eternal feuds. intrigues and
JealousieS of the Arab world.
Saudi Arabian money pours
into a campaign to subvert the
regime of a man who has the
look OF a statesman in a part
Of the world sadly lacking in
statesmen. The Saudi Arabian
feud with the Hashemite family
ruling Jordan and Iraq is deeu
and centuries old. and the Saudi
Arabians fear that Iraqi lead
ership. will lead one day to a
unified fertile crescent. a power
ful union of Iraq. Jordan and
Syria. :
Egypt's revolutionary regime
under its premier. 1t. Col. Canal
Abdel Nasser, makes a strange
alliance with the feudal Saudi
Arabians in the hope of running
the Baghdad pact-to which
1raq adhereS-or rendering it
futile.
Government Warned
1rag is governed by a states
n1anllke premier. Gen. Nuri said
His government seems worried
Boy King Faisal lis Hashemite
cousin Hussein holds the shaky
throne Of Jordan, TO the south
west. If a Saudi Arabian. Egyp-
tan and Palestinian-Arab in
trigue should overthrow young
Fatsal. IraQ would lose her
Steadylng influence in Jordan
and probably in Syria too and
might be forced into a com
promise with the Egyptian
Saudi-Syrian bloc which is hell
bent for subvertlng the Baghdad
pact.
The pull Of Arabism is strong
Propaganda and passion against
the pact are enormous in Arab
countries whose people regard it
as insurance for the continued
existence Of Israel.
Gen. Nurl-everyone calls him
the pasha-iS held in awe in
lraq and is regarded with yio-
lent Jealousy by some leaders in
other Arab areas. Though in eff
feet he is a benevolent dictator
OF this oll-rich country. his rule
Is forWard-looking.
1t seems likely Gen. Nurl would
Ike nothing better than a rea-
sonable settlement Of the Israeli
question to remove the lmmi-
nent threat Of war. Publicly he
cannot say he Will tolerate the
continued existence of Israel.
But in country "a per cent Hit
crate, 1t would be possible to
dlrect public opinion if there
we're no interference from other
Arab propaganda playing con-
stantly on the passions of an
emotional and unstable people.
Trouble Easy to Start
Like the fellah in Egypt. the
barefoot Iraql peasant has been
unchanged over the centuries. He
lives IN the same mud hut with
his COW, chickens or goat. Like
Egypt's fellah. the average Iraqj
Is ridden by a variety Of diseases
which sap has vitality. Like his
Egyptian cousin he knows little
OF International politics. But he
hears Cairo radio IN the coffee
houses or friends hutS and hears
about Israel and the wounds
real or IMAGINED. Of the Arab
world BY word Of mouth.
Anyone interested in making
trouble for the government can
buy a riot easily. He can hire
selected rioters for 100 fills go
cents each to key a riot and
others Will Join for the fun of it
Riot leaders--a combination of
hard-core Communists and other
e!ements-dlrect riots as sheep
dogs direct flocks. Economic des-
titution. Illustration of youth.
the natural volatility Of the
people, all make them hunger
for a binge Of violence.
There is danger-great danger
to the West. A charming man
with a disarming manner is one
Of the most dangerous foes in
the Middle East Of Iraq and the
West.
Tall, afIable Khalcd Bagdash
orator, writer and leader Of dis
ciplined Syrian and Lebanese
Communists, attended Moscow's
goth party congress in February
Long after the noisier and more
prominent Red leaders left. Bag
dash still was there. He had
much to talk over with the bosses
and it concerned Middle East oil
Pipelines Cross Syria
Across the territory of Syria
run pipelines which carry al
least 80 per cent of the Middle
East oil from Traq and the
Persian Gulf, pipelines of the
1raq Petroleum Co. and Amer
ican Taplinc, If the Communist
Party could make an alliance
giving it A measure Of control
IN Syria, IL could deal both Iraa
and the West a heavy blow. And
they say In the Middle East If
ever communism gains a foot