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When the Emir Feisal went to jed to denouncing the British alone. secondly an an organist and an Irak for the first time in 1921 it Now he could point the fact that was not as an inexperienced ruler.his policy had always been the cor-
authority on organ building.
could
Then he give up everything to For after the Armistice he had been rect one, that although you devote his life to missionary work installed. by the efforts of the Bri not force the English, you could among the natives of the Congo. tish and of his own Arab warriors, manoeuvre tund persuade them
with jas Sovereign of Syria,
his From that day his prestige went up
by leaps and bounds.
Missionary Work He spent five years preparing capital at Damascus. himself for his task, and qualified
There his followers had been in-
He could now pase lawfully as as a doctor. Then, carrying all his spired by dreams of the glories of
the "patriot King" par excellence, and there was not one of his poli- luggage in his hand he set out for the Caliphs; it was felt and pro-
claimed that an Arab renaissance | Central Africa.
ucians who could dispute his title The senumentalista There he has done
to the leadership of his people. an immensa was at hand.
The years 1930 to 1932 were de- humanitarian work, reclaiming land reigned supreme.
The ideals of the Nationalists who voted to clearing up what untidy from the jungle, and fighting fever
had foregathered under Felsal's ban- spaces remained in his scattered among the natives.
He provides the financial needs of ner soon spread into lands outside kingdom. Then Irak was admitted his mission by organ recitals and by the confines of Syria, and it was into the League. Great Britain was writing. When he goes to America large part owing to intriguers from henceforth no
more A
Sovereign and the High Commissioner became Ambas-
all sents are reserved in advance for Syria that the anti-British rebellion State than Irak herself, his Bach recitals.
n irak was begun in 1920.
Your Daily Smile
DIDN'T MIND.
Brown entered the restaurant
In that year Femni came into con- sudor to the Court of King Feinal.
flict with the French, who had tradi-
Iraki Nationalizmn
tional designe upon the Lebanen and
In the autumn of last year, ac- would not permit the propaganda cordingly, King Feisal became against themselves which was being absolutely independent monarch, and supporters. It was as such that he paid a State
Feisal's waged by and looked searchingly in the um- They, therefore, defeated the hither to England this summer. Yet
brella rack.
yesterday?" he asked a passing waiter.
The waiter looked round thought-
"What kind of umbrella was it?"
Brown shrugged his shoulders. "Oh, any kind!" he replied. "I'm to-not fussy.”
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"'Fraid
his
are
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"Did I leave an umbrella her to victorious Arab troops, and Fei-to the Iraks extremst there is all
sal's short-lived rule was at an end. something fictitious about this
A Limited Monarchy dependence. He still finds, for in- But the British Government, stance, that the R.A.F. are respon- by the enterprise of British
alarmed by the millions spent in mible for the integrity of his State; fully. manufacturers, aided by the dif-
Mesopotamia, saw it to change is that the "foreign" aeroplanes ficulties arising from American he asked.
policy therein as a consequence of allowed to stay in his country at With both the im-
the 1920 rebellion. It resolved to least until 1937; that the Irak port duty and the exchange fa-
set up, in place of the direct ad railways are still the
property of vouring them. British cars
had obtained, the British Government, and so on. ministration which Rince the Armistice, an Arab con- And so, even after the admission day account for three-quarters of
the of Irak into the League, the total import into India. The
he jatitutional Monarchy, and at
has same time to inaugurate a manda- been girding at his Government to proportion of motor omnibuses "La Grey unhappily married?"
of tory regime by means and vans is not so favourable, asked Jones.
which effect the removal of these laat Concrete evidence of the bene- but the British vehicle is im-1
Great Britain should train the_in='traces of the foreign occupation. fits of the Ottawa Agreement is proving its position.
es, very." replied
During recent monthe King Fei- The total friend, with a sad shake of his head. habitants of the land of the Two furnished in the latest report of import of this type of convey. Jones looked surprised.
Rivers up to independence.
taal had been increasingly occupied the Senior Trade Commissioner ance has more than doubled in
The British authories decided to with this internal criticism. He some people,"
endow the new kingdom with demo- sympathised with the point of view at Grey-
cratic institutions, and no King of the extremists, but he saw clearly his
Feisal was elected Sovereign by the thit patience was necessary if all "That's so," said his friend, "but plebiscite of the people, and a Con-foreign opinion (and, still more ur- Ottawa, was implemented by a breaking down the age-long isola- later he discovered that he couldn't stitution, consisting of two Houses gent, all foreign capital) were not vote of the Indian Legislature, tion of the villager and bringing afford the kind of setting she do- of Parliament, was established. and has been put into effective him into contact with the larger manded."
At once, however, the Irakis show- With supreme adroitness, there- force. Although the total im centres of population and of poli-
ed their detestation of the word fore, he persuaded some of the more ports of India declined in the tical agitation. That is a good Keep smiling—that is, if you've Mandate, which in their interpreta- notable exponents of this point of tion implied bondage or annexation. view to enter his Cabinet. That period under review, the per- thing for the motor trade, but got the right sort of teeth for it.
To suit their susceptibilities a they have not relinquished their centage of those imports taken it adds to the complexities of from the United Kingdom rose
treaty of albance was drawn up he former convictions, however, may be government,
If dogs could sing, their reper- from 35.2 to 42. It is true that
taires would probably consist oftween Irak and Great Britain, in seen from their fervent defence of which, though the relation of muster the action of the Irak army towards
made and pupils was
clear, the the Assyrians in the past few weeks. actual word mandate was dropped And now, with his tragic death, King Fersal's chance of influencing Tentirely.
The real nature of this arrange-these keen Nationalists to assume a
"Can't understand
liu India, dealing with India's the quarter under review, This he replied. "Now look
trade from April 1 to June 80.growth in omnibus services has when he married her he wid That Agreement was endorsed big consequences in the life of wife was his jewel.'" [by the Indian delegatee at India All over the country it is
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to take alarm.
What of the future? The soundness of Irak's foundation is not very impressive, though st least it can be claimed that it has discovered the secret of finanelal atability.
factors other than the preferen- Dictatorship By Caucus, barcarolles. ¡tial duty have had an effect.
Germany,
Belgium, and the
SO IT WOULD SEEM United States, all of which have
The British Sociallet party works
the country ample ed in the class-FODIN.
General knowledge was being text- important business interests in hard to give India, have been hampered by ad-warning of what is to be expected Now, children," said the school- ment nevertheless was manifested in more conciliatory attitude is gone.
the obligations accepted by Great verse exchanges, just as Japan if it should obtain a majority in the
At ita Con. mistress, "the rose in the emblem Britain to appear annually has been helped by the fall in House of Commons. the value of the yen. The grad,ference last year there were ingla. of England, the thistle in the emthe Permanent Mandates Commis. [
of the political/tent demands that the party should the emblem of Ireland. What coun- nal breakdown ¡movement
boycott of establish new methods of choosing for the
a Prime Minister, appointing the try is the leek emblem of?" British goods has aided the pro-
Johny, who sat perilously near the Cabinet and keeping the Ministers of British trade recovery. Japanese competition in the In-under control. Mr. Arthur Hender-lowest seat in the class, put up his
hand. dian market is to-day grave on then promised that a report on matter, both to the British trad-all there statesman-like proposals er and to the indigenous indus- should be ready for the Conference tries. "The disparity between of 1993. The great work has been accomplished When the Socialsta
cess
"The plumbers' union, teacher," he replied.
sion at Geneva to give an account of her stewardship.
Feisal As Statesman
In the early years King Feisal was inclined to stay in the back- ground of public life, allowing to the High Commissioner the lead in the manifold problems.
When, however, it was decided by the League of Nations in 1925 that
United Kingdom and Japanese meet at Hastings they will be asked, no, niiss, T.still manage to the Mosul Province, which is incom-
wide
STATIONERY? "Do you keep stationery here."
about a bit.”
Facts You Did Not Know.
(Continued on Page 11.
HISTORY CONGRESS AT WARSAW.
Britain Sends Over 40 Delegates. PAPERS READ BY INDIAN HISTORIANS
prices," remarks the Trade Comto approve an elaborate plan which missioner, "is usually so
parably the richest land in Irak, should be incorporated with the that a 10 per sent. margin of will ensure that any future Socialist preference is entirely inadeq-ruled by the junts of the party or Government shall be selected and
Baghdad and Basra Provinces to the uate. In part that is a conseganisation. The National Joint
south, King Feisal began to chow quence of the severe fall in the Council, which is a composite of
This hand. Constantly he worked for Ivalue of the yen, but the dis-
(the revision of existing treaties, and (wire-pullera and members of Parlia parity existed while both India ment and the leaders of the T.U.C, steering post, new indicator for sion were such that more than once Its dial mounted on an automobile his conflicts with the High Commis-
Warsaw. and Japan were on gold. The
Great Britain figured prominent- fs to decide whether the party automobiles shown which, if Japanese have struck deep roots should take office. The whole body ignition.plugs are not sparking pro- the confirmation of his own ambi
any, he was in despair of ever gaining ly at the seventh International Con- in the Indian market. Their sell of the General Council of the T.U.C, perly,
gresa of Historians which took ing organisation is exceedingly must be conaulted upon the policy
Lions and of the aspirations of his place here recently. good, and their costs of product is to carry out. Bafeguards have
ardent" followers,“
The Congress, which meets "once Lifeboats of a new Canadian pas But with the British public the every five years, was attended-by tion, helped by modern machin been devised to limit the authority senger ship are not only driven by responsibilities for Irak had often more than 1,000 delegates, repre- ery originally Imported from the of the Prime Minister and the Chan-motors but are equipped with radio een felt to be far heavier than any senting 31 countries, including West and by low wage rates, are cellor of the Exchequer. Every sets to summon assistance in case potential advantage, which might some 40 from Great Britain. far below those of Great Britain.matter of policy and administration of need. The prospects of an agreement is to be brought before the higher
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ultimately be derived from this relie Twelves of the British Delegates of the Ottoman Empire. When, delivered addresses, and Indian
Sir Gilbert was a close friend of
VALUABLE VIOLA STOLEN.
Years Old.
as to the market for cotton powers outside the Cabinet, outside Fully charged, batteries lose some therefore, Bir Gilbert Clayton was history was dealt with in papers goods are to be explored by the parliament Heelf. The real ruler times as much as 30 per cent. of appointed as High Commissioner in read by historians from Bombay, deputation which has gone to of the country are to be the manag-effectiveness if allowed to remain in 1929, it was generally anticipated Madras and Karachi.-Beuter. India from Lancashire, but this is only one of the industries in and the T.U.C. General Coupell, perature: 95%
ing committee of the Socialist party automobiles in garages at zero tem that his recommendation would be in which Japan must be reckoned Ever since the majority of the last
favour of an early termination, of with. If India is to develop her Bocialist Cabinet spbmitted to the gress, declared the other day its ob-|
the mandatory regime. - own manufactures, as she must, orders of the T.U.C, that they should faction to dictators. Its secretary, King Feissl, whom he knew in the in the effort to find occupation refuse responsibility in the national Mr, Citrine, has, thundered against war, and before his sudden death in Between 150 And 200 for her swelling population, she crisis of 1981 it had been clear that the schemes of Bir Stafford Cripps, 1929 he had advised the British will have to deal with the Jap the controllers of the Socialist move. The only difference between them, Government that Irak be admitted ancse menace in her home mar, pent, aimed, at transferring power which indeed may be vital or mortal into the League of Nations without ket. A satisfactory section of from a nationally representative to the rivala, is whether the dicta conditions in 1982. His advice was the Trade Commissioner's report Parliament, to a section of the com-torship should be vested in Sir Star- accepted by the home authorities, The theft of a valuable viola, is that which deals with the immunity. We now have their new ford Cripps and his fellow intelles and on that day King Faisal came owned by Alma Gluck, opera singer ports of motor vehicles. Some constitution formulated. It is to tuals, or in Mr. Citrine, and his into his own. This astute and aris and wife and Efrem Zimbalist, the ten years ago, it might be said, be a dictatorship of the caucus. In trade union officials. We vanture to tocratic Arab had played his cards violinist, has been reported to the almost with literal truth, that form and substance, the government predict that the publication of these very cleverly S
police, for motor-cars India was an of the country, is to be handed over propis has not brought mearer the Hitheric he had always been at The Instrument, Storlone, American preserve. The situs to those who control the trade day when Any Socialist leader will the mercy of Nationalist props between 150 and 200 years old. tion has been radically changed unions. The Trades, Union Con- be called on to form a Government... ganda, which was incessantly direct- Reuter,
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