Word: ziwar
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...farce was added by Mr. Rockefeller. His last letter to King Fuad of Egypt explained that the gift was withdrawn "to relieve the Egyptian Government of embarrassment." Still fumbling about for reasons for Egypt's reluctance other than the seemingly true one? Egypt's political misgivings and entanglements?Premier Ziwar Pasha was reported to have offered the ingenious statement: " . . . . unfortunately, before action could be taken, we were informed that Mr. Rockefeller had withdrawn...
...Ziwar Pasha, narrowly elected over his opponent, ex-Premier Saad Pasha Zaghlul...
...polls, Ziwar had eked out a small majority...
Surely the news did not get so distorted in the U. S. A. as all that. Zaghlul polled a clear majority, both at the primaries and in the returns to Parliament, where his party secured 126 out of 214 seats. The British (who granted the Constitution), through their pawn Ziwar, compelled the dissolution of Parliament. Ziwar and his party have never been elected to office and they remain unpopular with the Egyptians...
...difference between the policies of Zaghlul and Premier Ziwar is one of method. Both aim at the independence of Egypt and the Sudan. The former tries to get it by boldness; the latter by friendly cooperation with Britain...