Evening star., 1960-01-29
ALGERIA
Insurgents Hold Fast
Behind Borricodes

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Delouvrier spoke from Blida.
Insurgents busny strength
ening barricades in the center
lof the capital showed anxiety
about Gen. de Gaulle's next
step but a spokesman on the
night watch declared:
1--WE don't give up easy. We
will fight until victory"
Gen. de Gaulle declared he
will fight their challenge and
never resign.
There was speculation he
might be getting ready to iso-
late the city of Algiers and let
the insurgents founder with
out supplies.
Mr.. Delouvrier implied a
promise Of amnesty to leaders
of the uprising in his appeal.
But the Paris government dis
approved. It suggested in a
statement he must have been
swept away by the "impas-
stoned atmosphere which reigns
in Algeria" in holding out the
hand Of forgiveness.
Paris Fundamentally sane
toned, however, the delegate.
generals call to the MoSlemS to
shake off their inactivity and
shout "Vive De Gaulle."
Appeals to MOslems
Speaking directly to the
Arabs, Berbers and other North
Africans who outnumber Al
gerian Europeans 81. Mr.. De-
louvrier said:
DE Gaulle has given you
dignity, equality, liberty. .
But you have not yet taken it.
What are you waiting for?
Cry 'vive De Gaulle.' :.
Liberate yourselves, liberate us,
liberate us all together, every
where, in all Algeria"
Mr.. Delouvrier and Gen.
Challe, in moving their COM
mand post outside Algiers, left
behind paratroops who have,
shown a sympathy with the in
surgents.
There have been reports that
most French Army officers
commanding the Algiers garri-
son would refuse to obey orders
to fight the men behind the
barricades.
Some observers read in a
passage of Mr.. Delouvrier's
speech on indication he sus-
pected an Officer plot" against
Gen. de Gaulle.
Warning to Soldiers
With Gen. Challe by his side,
the Algerian civilian chief
warned the soldiers that the
unity Of the republic, and of
France" is at stake in the
present crisis. He declared:
Officers, noncommissioned
officers and soldiers, in your
search for a chief to safeguard
the unity Of the army. you are
taking a chance on putting
him in opposition to the chief
who commands in Paris De
Gaulle). Let's say it brutally
some are going to ask the
general who Is commander in
chief (Challe) to disobey the
President of the republic"
The Delegate General admit
ted the governments maneuver-
ing to end the insurrection en-
tailed a grave gamble, but he
told all:
II have taken the risk of
setting of civil war to avoid
secession or the departure of
De Gaulle. I have taken this
risk because I have confidence
in you, because I know the bar
ricades will fall. Make them fall,
crying. 'Vive De Gaulle.' Fol-
low me, beg Of YOU"
Warned on Secession
A Challe statement broadcast
to the army said it must fight
against nationalist Algerian
rebels.
you cannot morally be an
army secession" he said. 81. Il
know that you will obey Or
ders. I have confidence in you.
France has confidence in you"
Mr.. Delouvrier warned the
army: There is only one way
to resolve the dilemma, only
one-you must obey Gen. Challe,
who obeys the President of the
republic"
Mr.. Delouvrier spelled out to
the settlers and the army these
stark alternatives to Gen. de
Gaulle's policies: ....... ..
Either disorder and chaos
in Algeria or secession with
the metropole metropolitan
France) and the fall of the