The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-22
THE STRANGE CRISIS IN EGYPE
Government nv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the
IInrcm- DIsmissing Onicers without Pay
The Revolt Against Nubnr Pnsha-Nln
Frnnee and ENGLAND Rule JOINTLY

| lem OF mi Ned administration I'm Egypt is at this
| moment In the process OF solution. and the
strain has become severe in consequence. The
cXtcnt Of tho Khedive's indebtedness to English
| bondholdcrs rendered it absolutely necessary
some time ago that something should bo done
! to improve the financial condition Of the cOuu-
| try and tho administration generally and us
French susceptibilites had to be- taken into
consideration-rendcred unusually keen by the
purchase Of tho Sucz Canal shares and tho
acquisition OF Cyprus-a Cabinet was formed
consisting Of Mr. Rivers Wilson, Finance Min
| lister; Mr.. Dlignicres. Public Works. and Nubar
Pasha. Prime Minister. the other two Ministers
boing Egyptian.
Nubar Pasha. upon whom the success OF the
experiment mainly depended is the son Of a
| Turkish functlonary and an Armenian Chris
tian. Ho came TO Egypt as young man. ex-
hibted marked ability. arrived at tho dignity Of
a Cabinet Minister, fell into Disgrace. WIS ex-
He'd. lived in Paris and became thoroughly
Europeanized; in other words. he added tho
vices Of Western civilization TO those which no
| already possessed. and having becoming thus
thoroughly qualified 10 carry out the delicate
! experiment Of mixed administration. he was
| selected as tho Prime Minister destined to ro-
! habilatc the fortunes OF Egypt
In order that tho reforms which were con-
! templatcd should be the more thoroughly car
! rcd out. foreigners were introduced into all the
| branches Of the public service. Three commits
| sioners were appointed to deal with tho reve-
MUGS which were to be applied to the payment
Of the Egyptian dcbtto the bondholdcrs. These
consist Of an Englishman. an Austrian
and an italian. They are assisted by
n Comptroller. General. who is an Englshman.
Bonrd Of Railway and Telegraph Admins
tration was constituted consisting Of two Eng
lishmen. one Frenchman. and two Egyptians.
Tho customs are superintendent by two English
men the Post Onlce by one Englishman: three
Commissioners consisting OF an Englishman.
Frenchman. and an Egyptian. administer the
revenues OF the Dara estates. which belong TO
the roigning family. and are OF immense OK
tent. while their income has now been hypothe-
Gated 10 various classes OF creditors. In adj
dition to this. there are the domain estates. be-
longing 10 the Khodive. the revenues Of which
have also been appropriated to tho public ext
gencies and these are administered by an Eng
lishman. Frenchman. and an Egyptian The
courts Of justice are conducted by about
dozen foreigners Of all nationRlties including
two Americans; the navy is commanded by an
English Admiral. andthe army contains mum
Der Of foreign officers in its ranke.
From all Of this II will appear that the Egyp-
tians themselves have very little TO say In the
government OF their own country. and II cannot
b. wondered at II considerable amount Of
friction is the result Of machinery so strangely
constructed. While the lower classes. who have
in the past suffered from the grossest forms Of
injustice. are sensbly relieved from the op-
preston under which they groaned and are
beginning to appreciate and to Ike a change
which secures them Justice and material
security. the upper classes. including
tho Khediyc. at whose expense these
reforms are being introduced. writhe
under the pressure Of foreign control and dom
ination. Thus while outwardy putting good
face on 1t. they are all the time conspirng and
plotting to make the whole thing failure. In
this they are assisted by the lack OF character
Of some Of the foreigners employed and espe-
cially Of the man who was until the last fort
night Prime Minister. He has. as il were. rid
den TO power on the cry OF retrenchmcnt. and
has had tho unpopular duty imposed upon
him Of cutting down the Khedivos personal
expenses. and reducing tho stan OF Govern
mont officials in every department while
those who remain can no longer III their
pockets by Illicit gains. as they did formerly.
But rs II Is strongly suspected that. while rig
Idly engaged in making others empty thoir
pockets Tor the good Of the State. Nubar Pasha
has been filling his own; and as no l. csscn-
TALLY of an intriguing and conspiring DISPOSE
ton. he was not prominently fitted for the post
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Whlch II was proposed To force upon the khe-
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