Evening star., 1960-01-29
ALGERIA
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cannot go on indefinitely
Can the government hear our
voice? Its essential mission is
to preserve the peace. It would
suffice if some word came from
Paris to give the Algerians the
assurance that Algeria will re-
main a French province"
Last night Mr.. Delouvrier.
ostensibly with Gen. de Gaulle's
backing, called on the MoSlems
to rise and demonstrate their
faith in Gen. de Gaulle and
their support of his policy to
let all Algerians eventually de-
eide their own future.
The insurgents, who insist
that Algeria remain forever
French, declared through a
spokesman: 1--WE will fight un-
til victory"
Paratroops remained in the
capital-still under a state of
siege-but they made no at
tempt to prevent the insurgents
from strengthening their bar
ricades.
MOslem Vote Opposed
The French-language Press
Of Algiers, freed from censor
ship, openly supported the in
surgents demands for the i'm
mediate proclamation of Al
geria as a French province
without giving the Moslems a
chance to vote.
Mr.. Delouvrier called for re-
moval of the barricades and
urged the support of Gen. de
Gaulle. In an emotional broad
cast yesterday he appealed to
the insurgents not to take any
action that might bring the
secession of Algeria from
France or the fall of Gen. de
Gaulle's Fifth Republic.
Armed territorials-citizens
enrolled as militia who have
Joined the insurgents-roamed
all over the city and seemed to
have taken over city hall.
The insurrectionists set UP
their own radio station from
a command post inside barri-
caded Algiers University.
Algiers newspapers published
appeals to the half-million
residents Of the capital and
suburbs to give money and
gifts to help the uprising.
Leaders Reject Appeal
Blue-uniformed riot police
held the white, moderniStic
government building towering
over the city from Forum Hill
the scene of the riot last
Sunday when the uprising
started with the killing of 26
persons. The insurgents so far
have made no attempt to take
over the building.
The two major leaders of the
revolt - cafe-owner Joseph
Ortiz and Pierre Lagaillarde, a
reserve paratrooper and parlia-
mentary deputy-rejected Mr..
Delouvrier's impassioned appeal
to cease resistance and spare
France a major tragedy.
They criticized Mr.. Delouv-
rier's call to Moslems to demon
strate in support of Gen. de
Gaulle as an appeal to riot
against Europeans.
The insurgent leaders gave
assurances to Delegate General
Delouvrier that with the help
of the army they would keep
order in the city.
Major Move Hinted
Gen. de Gaulle seemed set
ting the stage for announce
ment of a major move in the
crisis when he addresses the
nation tonight.
The austere 69-year-old gen.
eral kept his own counsel but
has already declared he has no
intention Of bowing to the de-
mands for a modification of
his policy to ultimately give
Algerians the right to decide
their own political future.
Mr.. Delouvrier. in appealing
for faith in Gen. de Gaulle,
recalled the 1858 Algerian re-
volt which returned the general
to power.
This time Mr.. Delouvrier en-
phasized. there is no De Gaulle
in reserve"
He raised the spectre Of civil
war and a split in the army.
France is one thing, De
Gaulle quite another" insur-
gent leaders replied to these
appeals to cease resistance.
Shouts Against De Gaulle
Cries Of "De Gaulle to the
stake" came from thousands
who gathered around loud