Adopting a policy of non-cooperation with the Palestine Government, a conference of several hundred Arabs at Jaffa yesterday decided not to make public how such non-cooperation was to be carried out. The conference resolved to call a congress within two months in order to initiate wide action along the lines of the resolution.
Yesterday’s conference, which was a sequel to that of Feb. 25th, at which the policy of non-cooperation was first announced, marked an open and sharp opposition to the Mufti on the part of many delegates who accused him of being an agent of the Palestine Government, and of endeavoring to hamper the policy of non-cooperation.
In reply, the Mufti delivered a long defensive speech in which he recalled his work for the Arab cause and even offered his resignation from the Presidency of the Moslem Supreme Council. He was repeatedly interrupted by the opposition, and he was unable to conclude his speech.
The opposition leaders later declared that non-cooperation will mean non-payment of taxes as well as resignation of Arab officials from Government offices.
The conference passed off quietly, though special police measures had been taken to meet a possible emergency.
At the Arab conference held on February 25, the Arab Executive issued an announcement that they were considering a form of non-cooperation which would take the shape of refusal to pay Government taxes and a boycott of British goods. At the same time, the Arab press emphasized that the non-cooperation movement was intended to mark a serious turning point in the Arab attitude toward Great Britain.
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