29 MAY 1926, Page 3

Ziwar Pasha had promised before the elections that they should

not be subject to any official instructions or intimidation. They were not to be in any sense " made," as the French say, and there is reason to believe that this condition was faithfully observed. Although the victory of the Zaghlulist coalition of the Wafd, the Liberals, and the Nationalists had been foreseen, nobody had reckoned upon such a startling success. The success is in fact too handsome for the allies of Zaghlul, who will find it difficult to remain the keepers of their own consciences. The basis of the Liberal alliance with Zaghlul was hostility to the Palace Party, but the personal followers of Zaghlul are now so strong that they may be able to dictate to the Liberals or to throw them over.

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