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PROGRESS OF IRAQ

“A A PREGNANT PERIOD

HISTORY

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MR. LLOYD GEORGE ON GREAT BRITAIN'S POSITION,

Mr. Lloyd George addressed a crowded Bathering at about 1000 terakamineku The report by Sir Percy Cox, the Pavilion at Llandrindod Wells on Septem- British High, Commissioner, on the fa-ber. He reviewed the promises made by anges, administration, and condition of the Government at the last election, and Iraq for the period from October 1st, 1920, spokes cynically of these glorious days of to March 1st, 1999, has just been issued tranquillity" "France kneeling on the It opens with a survey of the political prostrate form of Germany and bammes- landscape of the period, which is charactering the life out of her, Italy strangling ized as, perhaps, the mat pregnant in the interfere," Mr. Lloyd Georgo declared Greece, with Great Britain not allowed history of Iraq, beginning with the strife bitterly, They did not say that in 1914. and uncertainty and partiaj breakdown of

the administration instituted during the and they did not say that in 1022 either. military occupation, and closing with They were glad to get us in the old days. national government under an Arab constant now we have done the job they sa

* Hands of... *? Mr. Lloyd George said the tutioun King chosen by referendum tà the people. Though the change has been vernul spoke of better relations in raph, it has been, says Sir Percy, effected Franc. When he (Mr. Lloyd George) by orderly development

parted from M Poincaré in August of Both from, economic and from social last year they parted as friends; there was aspects the populatim of the Iraq exhibits Fashola, he declared, has the temper na quarrel.. But never since the days of Widely divergent stages of evolution it been worse than it is to-day: The hatred. comprises different races and creeds, and the anger, and the thing I cannot stand- for the last four hundred years its culture contempt for Great Britain-is being has been alien, Its future prosperit de hissed out. Never has the prospect been pends on the ability of its leading men to darker and more gloomy All the tele encourage fusion and the capacity of its grams from Geneva, carefully inspired as peoples to see advantage in the abandon they are, cannot screen the fact that w mont of ancient separatist prejudice, that have had a sorry rebuff." We said that there may arise out of the strong existing this question must be referred to the sense of cat partriotism and local piety League of Nations. Sound advice badly a wider loyalty and a more discerning tenderet, without sufficiently prospecting reverence which will be prepared to sub the ground beforehaml. If it failed ordinate the welfare of the group to the interests of the community as a whale. it might vary well be the leath-blow The growth of uational intelligence, deliber to the League of Nations. The League of ately bindered by rulers who saw therein Nations could not stanil rebuff after rebuff a menace to their own authority, may call from Great Power. I don't like it as a for a prolonged exercise of high qualiti Britisher," said Mr. Lloyd George. I of sympathy and mutual forbearance, but the Empire to be snabbed out of Europe? such foundations alone can assure the per- The present policy is being elbowed out mauence of the Iraq Kingdom, of which forcibly amidst the sniggers of the world.” the beginnings are here recorded.**

(Cheers.).

Sir Percy proceeds to sketch in brief outline the termination · of “military.

it was not merely a rebuff to England,

YOLCANIC ERUPTIONS.

There were volcanic eruptions in more senses than one, and they were largely dus to the paralysing effect of Diehardism.. The present condition of the world ro quired courage, resolution, nerve, and per tinacity. The Government could not have that where the body to which they owed their existence was against that policy. The Government satisfied their consciences with blustering despatches; they satisfied their followers by not carrying them out, and the result was the sorry spectacle which the country presented to the world today. In my opinion," he added, the Conservative experiment is bound to fail; it will fail because Diehardism is going to make it impossible for statesmanship to bave fair play" (Cheers.)

government and the restoration of order and the work done by the Provisional Goverment which he established. The question of a ruler was one that called for tact and firmness on the part of the High Commissioner, and the pretensions of Salyid Talib Pasha, who had toured the country ostensibly in favour of the candi- dature of the Naquib of Baghdad, but really with an eye to his own reversionary interest," and who had threatened armed resistante were cut short by his deportation to Cerion to the relief of the population Meanwhile the movement in favour of the Amir Feisal was growing, and the Amir's arrival at Basra made a decision impera tive. The election to the throne had to be settled without delay. On July 11th, 1821, the Council of State passed a resolution there was confict in a constituency among Mr. Lloyd George declared that where declaring the Amir Feisal King, and this Liberals, the tendency of their supporters choice was fortified by the referendum to was to move towards Socialism, and that the people, who gave 96 per cent, of their would continue until they healed their votes in favour of the Amir, the dissenti differences. Could the country safely hand eat 4 per cent, coming mainly from the over its destinies to Socialism? He viewed Turkish and Kurdish population of Kir- with alarm the prospect of a crude guvern- kuko. On August 3rd the Amir was proment of Socialists taking in hand the do claimed King of Iraq

Dealing with the internal administra-in, the country (Cheers.) The Socialista stricate machinery of commerce and industry tion, Sir Percy Cox records with satisfac would start with their frothiest orators tion that the gradual substitution of Arab and end with their men of action, exactly for British officials has proceeded without the same as they did in Russia, because causing any dislocation in the administra they Anew their policy would not go, except tion of the country."

by confiscating the liberties of the worker Liberalism stood hetween two Diehards the Conservative Diehard and the Socialist Diehard. They must see to it that Liber- alism was the only The thing left. (Chears)

TRIBAL QUESTION With regard to the tribal question, Sir: Percy says: I must not be forgotten that the primitive structure of Aesopo tamian society and the contrasts between urban and rural conditions must for many There was a good deal to be said for our years to come tax the patience and wisdom tematic scheme of insurance in Great of the Central Government. The country Britain, said Mr. Lloyd George; it should is in a state of transition. In some cases be a scheme which would cover ill-health. the Sheikh is a leader only in name and unemployment, old age, orphans, and the Government deals directly with the widows. It must be ontributory the sectional chiefs; in others, the Sheikh workman, the employer; and the Stata paramount over a tribe or a confederation, raising the contributions, He urged that and the sectional leaders como rarely into they should take stock of the situation and contact with the excutive authority. But have a real inquiry into it. He believed as a rule even the paramount Sheikh de- the country was capable of maintaining peals on the backing of the Central Gov. 42,000,000 people, Init we bail to develop ernment, without which be is powerlem,"

our wasted assets. Mr. Lloyd George men A regular police fores throughout Iraq tioned tho land problem and the neceNNITY was formed in 1921, with headquarters at of re-creating rural life. The greatest Baghdad, and a Central Finger-Friut waste of all was drink; it was & waste of Barcau. In addition to police duties, the the assets of the nation and a waste of the fores has been employed in operations of a strength which made these sets. The call militery nature aghast the tribes. There troy a State hased on liberty, duty, sym

of Tiberalisa was to build up, not to des was no lunatic asylum, lunatics being co-pathy, and brotherhood (Cheers.) fined in gaol.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS

On the subject of agriculture Sir Percy stys: Iraq undoubtedly holds out in- mense possibilities for the cultivation of HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. cotton, but it is essential to bear in mind that progress will of nécessity ho slow, No uewful purpose would be served by un- due optimism. Wherever cotton has been cultivated on ridges the resulta have been good, whereas there have been nothing but failures reported wherever cotton has beca grown on the flat. Flax growing was also beginning to attract the attention of the more enterprising cultivators.”

RETRASPIO IN ASMS,

During the disturbances of 1920 the tra in arms was a lucrative one. They were imported from two sources, Byris and Cen tral Arabia How far the importation OF arms into Iraq has been prompted by outside innenten as distinct from the general law of supply and demand it has not been possible in determine with nar certainty. It is hoped that the measures recently adopted by the French authoritie in Syria at the instaton of his Majesty's Consul, coupled with a judicious use of the desert police force and of the assistance of friendly tribal chiefs, will reduce the Arma trafo from Syria to a minimum for the fature.”

In chapter on financo Sir Percy says that it is difficult to form a correct appreciation of the financial position under review

From the administratívo point of view the grent changes in the policy and method of government intro duced in October, 1920, profoundly affected financial ahminstration Figures are given for the receipty and expenditure for 1920-21 which show deficit of 188 lakhs of rupos 21,253,323] The revised estimates for 1621-22 show an anticipated deficit of 32 lakhs.

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