New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-30
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THE KHEDITE And MS views.

From The PaV M1H Gl-ciic.
Although, like most heirs prc-umptivO in the
East he denied AL share IN the Affairs of state,
he carefully educated, and ms serious turn OF
mind found a useful field Of activity III the sduca-
tOn OF the Young. Seven years before his accession
he founded 40 his own expense school Tor orphans
and for sons OF ohcels IN ms palace at Couteh Up
10 the present moment some ia youngsters, from
the age of ten to twenty, receive there capital
education under conscientious and paiustakIng
masters. IL Is organized on the model of CUutlncn-
tai schools for cadets and great attention Is gwen
to the bodily development 81 the pupils. VINO de-
light in gymnastics. fencing and the like. In his
fathers time Tewbk Pacha went almost daily To
look after the boys, and he maintained as lie still
continues to do the whole establishment az cost
of 81 500 a year ont Of his prlyy purse some
what heavy STRAIN on hi, scanty income of E3U.OOO
His interest this particular institution has some
what abatcd since he founded. opposite the Abdn
Palace. the Ali school. where his TWO sons. Abbas
and Mchemct All, aie educated with about a hun
drcd other boys, sons of Princes or iachIs Yet,
thoagh this school is only intended for tine chill
dren of the rich. education Is gTatuitous. the
khediye providing for everything, including uui-
fOrHs and a somewhat too luNurlOus table. But
within the school perfect equality prevails. Inc
sons Of the khCGivc are treated exactly like the
other boys, and within its precincts they are not
allowed 10 he styled Prince At urst he had the
greatest difficulty securing scholars. bat the
demand for admission Is great that be- speaks OF
doubling the school. and OF having only resident
pupils. Notwithstanding that he PAD tor every
thing. he had few yCara ago almost 10 en- oy
force 10 till his school lie dla not. however rrsorl
10 the stringent measures Of NchcWct Ala. hO used
10 drag people IN chains 10 school-so, NJ lcast,
RiaZ Pacha told me; and he added that two Of bis
colleagues in the late Cabinet had been taken IN
irons from their village to be lorcIbly educated at
state expense.
The Khediyc also contcmplatcs shortly opening
grls school for the upper classes and placing there
ms own daughter. " The gicat thing, said the
Khedlye one day to! me, " is 10 educate women.
They viii then not only become true companions 20
their husbands but they VIII take interest M the
primary education Of the children, which al present
is neglected and adds much 30 our difficulties
when they iTSi come to school Ium.lE HE the
greatest blessing and 1t Impt s-Ibie unless b, ia
men and women are educated. IL Is the am Ct my
life &c achieve that result: and IN time. trust We
may DC able 70 do away with slaves ~ the hatcn. /
hate the very idea OF slavery, and am dong all
can to put II down: moreover, Earem IL only
wanted Tor many wives; win one wife there won't
be any necessity for scclusOn. 10 II wrong 10 i'm
agnc that our religion requires us To have more
than one wife 10 make the wife our slave instead
OF our equal. The Nauclte ute defines clearly the
position OF women. and assigns 10 them almost n
leading place; but how can woman lead il they are
ignorant and uDeducaied Another matter that
much worries me Is the divorce question IN the
lower classes for the rich do induIgc IN divorce
as much as the common mem; but the way the
fcllah goes TO work Is abOmnablc aud scandal ous:
not rich enough 10 afford more than one VIE he
marrics q girl SIMPLY To divorce her the next Iay.
Three curses before witnesses suffice for "a divorce
and they pay little for the support Of The chill
drcn II there are any. that 1t Is made far too easy.
| intend 10 put il down with all my might But il
is difficult 10 educate the women ol the lower
classes; at our grls schools they learn useful
things. but more fitted for middlc-class lie They
get accustomed 10 cleanliness beds decent food
and II, ccssaTy The poor girls aitcrward feel mis-
cradle 10 share the mud-hut Of iyah 10 sleep on
the bare ground, and To live rs hc does. II will be
better hTst TO letter the education OF the fralI
but all that requires time. | have given much
Thought 10 the question OF education ot family HE
and the relations of parents aud children. The
future OF Epypi Is there. II we can raise the
standard OF education ana social life, Egypt will IN
time become one of the most thriving members of
the Continental family | know the wrctrhcu
consequences of polygamy and harcm life! | have
only one Tic, and / have done well Tor | am
happy. With one wife you can conrru. rate NH
your affection on her and on her children aud that
u the only true happiness A ruler animated with
such sentiments cannot iail 10 90 good.
10 is perhaps good thing for Egypt that the
khcdive IS not man OF genius, and thar he Is more
interested IN schools than sccptrcs. Asking ms
II ghncss whether he thought that it would Le
possible TO train his people as TO be able to
disreuse al some future time with the services of
foreigners he shook his head and said: Il" We shall
never be able TO do without Europe: moreover
why should we! You are welcome as teachers. and
Ne must learn from you. All ! wish Is t. drvclop
the welfare Of Egypt; and If Europe does not NIX
up politics with her task schO. uaSter If we ara
allowed 10 remain peacefully Egyptians aud If i'm
time the Europeans consent 10 1--we under our laws
and do not require a privileged lcgi,latiop our
people will asSimllate themselves 10 the foreign Gle.
ment, without the dstIuSt which prevails nj nrcs.
ent on account OF the fear that Won wish tn 90
pTlvc of our independence ana nationality
Speaking of England, the Niccfoy culogizcd Eng
llsh ways ideas and Institutions. and told me that
he intended 70 send his sons 10 England as soon as
they were old enough. Rlaz Pacha was full of LIs
young masters praise, and told me repeatedly flat
it was a mistake to think that Tcwfl Pacha was
weak, adding that, II lacking Initiative, lac had
more than once shown remarkable lrmness Thus
for instance, quite recently when NJ de Icssrps
tried to hurry him at Alexandria into signing Inc
fresll-water concessions behind the back of his
Ministers, the Khedivc refused point blank, dcclar
ing that he should do nothing without his Cabinet
and when NJ. de Lcsscps threatened TO remain in
Alexandra until the Niceroy should have signed
his Highness replied laughngly: "In that ease
Egypt will have, the pleasure of possessing YOU
for good nay, shOuld never forgive myself IT, by
imagine NJ de Lessepss face at this piece OF
perslage.