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...Cried Wafd General Secretary Nahas Makram Ebeid: "Britain in her behavior toward Egypt makes Mussolini appear comparatively benevolent...
...failed to restore the slightly more liberal Constitution of 1923. There was only a little outward grumbling when Britain poured a vast arsenal of planes and troops into Egypt last month (TIME, Nov. 4). What happened last week was that the Egyptian Nationalists of the overwhelming majority Wafd* Party saw its chance to bargain with the British Empire for greater freedom...
...voiced Wafdist Chief Mustafa Nahas Pasha. He has been telling Premier Nessim, that even if the Premier is obliged to let the British fill Egypt with anti-Italian arms, he ought to demand in exchange concessions that will take Egypt a little nearer real independence. Last week the potent Wafd learned with fury that Britain will not let them have even such a slight concession as restoration of the Constitution of 1923. They learned this from none other than British Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare. Said he in a London Guildhall speech: "Any revival of the 1923 Constitution is inadvisable...
...control the Suez Canal, vital "backbone" of Empire trade. Therefore she must control Egypt. She does so through Puppet-King Fuad. In the past two years His Majesty has cut himself off, step by step, from the Egyptian people and their elected representatives. When the anti-British and popular Wafd party won the last election by a majority of 19 to 1 over all opponents combined (TIME, Jan. 13, 1930), it became clear that if King Fuad was to remain on his throne and remain a British puppet the next election would have to be a fraud. Last week Premier...
Egyptians went to the polls to elect 150 members of Parliament. Instead of winning 19 to 1 as it did last year, the Wafd lost last week 1 to 17 according to the Government's official count. The same authority gave parties adherent to the throne a victory of 4 to 1 over all opponents combined...