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He was better and he persuaded him to be patient and to abandon haste, so he would be satisfied. This was for the benefit of many of the aims of the English political leader in internal affairs. The conservatives and those in other positions had their say and their hands were free. Those who had taken positions from the English group until this time could be counted on the fingers. The minister was able to achieve his goals through minor matters. The minister was able to achieve his goals with the foreigners residing in his service. He called upon the witnesses to refrain from it and not to return to it. This action angered some foreigners, and they became stubborn. Their efforts were in vain, and sabotage and treachery appeared among those in positions of all races and classes. The situation continued for days, during which the supporters of Mustafa Riad Pasha increased, and their resolve was strengthened by what they heard from the pronouncements and whispers of the foreign press, that the fall of Zohair Pasha from the highest presidential seat was imminent. Mustafa Riad Pasha had foreseen what would come of this movement, so he began to increase his visits to the headquarters and show deference to his elders and bring closer to him the newspaper owners. The Sheikh of the Mosque, Al-Mahdi, was persuaded to act in the new style. He exposed the flaws of the house, and it was a way to cut off the opposition. The Algerians complained to the judge.