Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-03

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septiple Herald of April 10th, which hsc
| handed him to show to some extent the life
| and activity of New York. After touching
| upon music and fine arts, the conversation
took political turn, and this portion of il
| is here reproduced as nearly as l can re-
call ii:
| THE INTERVIEW.
Herald rrespondent-What is your
| highness's opinion of the national party in
Egypt?
| Prince Hahn Pasha-This party has rem
dered despotic rule in Egypt an impossibility,
| and in this il has my warmest sympathy.
! Representative government has, on the whole,
| succeeded wherever it has been tried, and
see no reason why Egypt should be an excep-
| ton.
Herald Correspondent-Is there no danger
| that the national party may come into con-
| hict with the European control and the in
| ternational tribunals, and thus make Euro
pean or Turkish Intervention necessity?
Prince Halim-H such a conflict does &C.
| cur it win be owing either to the stupidity
| or to the express designs of the national
leaders. There is, perhaps, no Pc pie in the
world so easily governed as are the Egyptians.
Herald Correspondent-At the present
moment is there any force in Egypt, moral
| or physical, that could control the soldiers?
Prince Halim-A man like my father
could do it and go could any man clothed
with the proper authority and strong in
courage, energy and decision. How did
| Arab himself gain the ascendancy? He
talked and reasoned with the soldiers and
the people. II, for instance, you explain to
the Egyptians this demand Is good for such
and such reasons and should be granted,
and that demand is bad for such and such
reasons and should not be granted, they will
always listen, and little tact will always
enable you to guide them in the right direc-
ton. They are the most tractable and
reasonable people to be found in the East
A strong man who now puts himself at the
head of the national movement in Egypt
and keeps it within proper channels will be
the master OF events, not only in Egypt but
in the East.
Herald Correspondent-When in Egypt a
few weeks ago l WAS assured that at least five
Bedouin tribes, with whose chiefs you had
eaten bread and salt in the days when you
resided in Egypt and used to go on long
hunting excursions in the desert, were pre-
pared to proclaim your highness khedive
and to attack-and whip, az they certainly
would-the present Egyptian soldiery. Is
your highness prepared to make any state
ment in reference to this matter?
Prince Halim-I have many warm friends
among the Bsdouins; but 1 should never
countenance anything that would tend 10
bring 80 unruly an element as the Bedouin
in the foreground. If the Bedeuins obtained
the upper hand it would be almost impossi-
bic to prevent them from robbing and plum
dering the cities, and then European or Turk
ish Intervention would become necessary.
Herald Correspondsnt-What, in your
highness's opinion, should be the relations
between Cairo and Constantinople?
Prince Halim-They should be limited
by the already existing imperial frmans and
by the free recognition of the sultan as
khalif. Egypt would then have full liberty
of action to develop her magnificent re-
sources, and the religious supremacy of the
sultan would be no more inconvenient in
Egypt than the allegiance of Roman Catho-
lie citizens OF the United States to the pope.
Herald Correspondent-Whst are the
great pressing needs of Egypt?
Prince Halim-A strong executive gov
eminent that can give full scope to all that
is good in the Anglo-French central system,
and the use of artificial fertilizers on the
American system to recuperate the soil
which is gradually being impoverished by
the present cotton crops, which take more
out of the soil than the annual Nile deposit
puts into il. Acres of land which ten years
ago produced ten kantars of cotton now
only produce two and a half and three
kantars. The fertility of the Nile deposit is
greatly exaggerated, and unless artificial fer
tilizers be introduced it will soon be i'm
possible to continue the present cotton yield.
This is only done now by extending the area
of cotton production and planting with cotton
land that was formerly planted with beans
and corn. The agricultural question in
Egypt is far more important than the politi-
cal question, and in it lies the happiness of
the Egyptian people. Ii they could be
made to understand this there would be no
difficulty about controlling them politically.