"ملف 53/32 V (D 128) مسائل متنوعة خاصة بالكويت" [و‎‎٨‎٤] (٤٧٤/١٧٨)

they must cease from writing anything in the Iraq Press. Jhe
"Al Iraq'* newspaper was banned from Kuwait, and punishments
were inflicted upon those who smuggled it into Kuwait, Thus
and by such means the plan was laid to kill the reform
movement in Kuwait. In this the plan to a certain degree
succeeded, although its after effects were pernicious to Kuwait
- a fact which suggests itself to everyone who possesses the
power of thinking.
Ay! the reform movement in Kuwait received its
coup de grace and fell a victim to shameful ignorance.
Upon her grave, reformers shec. tears of blood, and their
lamentation was deep - That was because she died, or to
"out it more clearly, was killed at a time when the whole
world was racing in the course 01 progress b, leaps anci
bounds in the same way that electricity was acj.vin£ trie
place of other forms of power.
Accoraingly, Kuwait has remained standing in its
bedouin mentality, bereft from reforms botii in her administra-
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tion and in education.
As to the disorder that prevails in an Emirate
whose state of affairs is such: as to the distress that
comes as an inevitable result of sucn a s^ate Ox ait airs
these both are matters which we need not bother to
substantiate or comnjent on.
V/e were afraid indeed as well as other wri ters, who
had criticised the state of affairs in Kuwait, when they
saw the plans which the British Political Resident has
lately unfolded. The blow has fallen, and I say so with
much sorrow and grief. But even at this stage the danger
can be averted, as a little of thinking over the present
situation will induce the Government of Kuwait itself to carry
out the reformation.
Now, in this neighbouring Kingdom (of 1 Iraq), for
wliiobwe bear sincere affection, and whose progress afi'ects