ENMITY TO BRITAIN

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 202, 19 April 1932, Page 5

ENMITY TO BRITAIN

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C^LL TP EGYPTIANS WAFfilST LEADRR'S OUTBREAK AT TQMB pT FORMER vmw WIDp.w exhorts tq war

— By Telegraph— Jopyr\ght).

CAIRQ, Sunday. "Egypt must carry out an active policy Of enmity toward's Britain," declared Nahas Pasha, former Egyptian Prime Minister, speaking at' the tomb of the Wafdist leader, Zaghlul Pasha, whose widow exhorted" the Wafdists to swear by the tomb of their former leader to war against Britain.

Mustafa-el-NaJias Pasha was the righthand nian of onq b^' |he greatesf leadeps tbq Wafdist mqyerqe.nt ever, had — Zaghlul tasiia, who died in August, 1927. Nahas becqine thq party leader, arj'd later Rripie Mipister. From his first speech iii the Chqmher in 1928 he indicated tjiat be wanted treatment for. Ej;ypt on qn equal footing with the ^ritish Epipire, and be stated that he would acpept no restrictions of the country's soyereignty. A crisis quickly qrose ■vyith> Britain over the "Resqrved Points'.' of an earfier treaty relqting to the protection of foreign interests. The sequel was an ultimatum from Britain wliich was ignored by the Nabas' Cahihet, but agreed to by the Egyptian Senate. In Jurie, 1928, blahas tashq fell after the publication yi serious charges against him in cqnnection with,- His law practice.* But Mahmoud Pasha failed to form a Cabinet wiihout aid from tie Wafd, and the Oonstitution was dissoived for three years. King Fuad finally beld elections in De qember, i929,' giving Nahas' an overwhelming yictory. Next Mqy he went to discuss a treaty with ihe MacDonald Government in London, but negotiations hroke down over the Sudaii. In June, "vvhen King Fuad refused to agree to a Bill to prosecute the late Mahmoud Cahinet for suspending the Constitution, Nahas Pasha resigned, Sidky Pasha forming the Cqbiuet which is in power tp-daiy. hlme. Zaghlq|, her husband's death", assumed the positiop of "mother" of the Wafdist (Nationalist) movement, pledged to attain cpniplete independenqe for Egypt.