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ARAB PAsHA.
Ex-conaul VOLTS opinion Of the Egyptian
Rebel and His Cause.

ARAB PASHA.
Ex-conaul VOLTS opinion Of the Egyptian
Rebel and His Cause.
The views of Simon Wolf, recently
United States Consul. General in Egypt,
concerning the present condition OF affairs
IN that country, were published at length
IN Washington recently. Mr.. Wolf says
that the National party consists of the
learned class, Mussulmans who speak Ara
bic and have been educated at Azhar Uni.
verslty and other schools; the Arab or
Egyptian merchants and shopkeepers, with
few exceptions the artisans, the village
sheiks and their representatives in Parlia-
ment, the Coptic Christians, the army, ex-
cepting few Circassian officers the semi.
Bedouin Arabs of the Delta, and those of
the fellaheen who have any political viewsi'
The mass of the actual laborers," says
Mr. Wolf, ARE probably like the laborers
OF Europe = indifferent to politics but
when l left Egypt there seemed to be a
growing idea with them that Arab would
IN some way relieve them from the debts
IN which they are involved and from the
remnant OF tyranny they still complain of
az the hands of the Mudirs. They all de-
test the Turks, but regard Europeans well
or Ill, according to the specimens of the
ciaes with whom they have come in con-
tact The true BedouIns of the desert have
little sympathy with the fellaheen or with
town politics. They would join the army
IN time OF war, but would not serve in time
OF peace"
OPPOSED TO THE NATIONAL PARTY
Are the Viceregal family of Mohammed
ALI and their personal adherents the Cir
cassians, about 10, 000 in number; the
Greeks-the financiers and money. LENDERS
OF Egypt-about 10000 in number the
Syrian Christians, and the Europeans.
Inc Syrian Christians are money. lenders,
ard of them MIR. VOLTS says: "Their true
position OF power is as clerks and inter-
prefers to the European officials, of whom
very few can speak Arabic, and to whom
they have made themselves thus a neces-
sity. They are the general retailers OF
news, supplying the European Consulates
and newspaper correspondents with intelli-
gence, and serving the spectators on the
Stock Exchange by spreading sensational
reports. Tne European community" he
says, "may be roughly divided as follows
Italians, ID COO; French, 1000; Aus
TRANS and Germans, $500; English, 3, 500;
other natiGnafties, 500 total, Sc, 500.
The Europeans are, speaking generally, vio-
lent opponents of the National party. The
French are almost without exception spec.
ulasors IN Egyptian stocks, and they COM
plain OF the revolution as having caused
them financial losses.
THE ENGLISH
For the last seven years have calculated on
Egypt as their political heritags, and are
andisguisedly disappointed at movement
which seems to put off their day of posses
sion. The Italians are divided, many of
them siding with the Nationalists, partly
out Of jealousy of France and England,
partly from an honorable love of liberty.
The poorer Italians, like the Maltese. have
mostly learned Arabic, and sympathizs
with the people. The Americans, Belgians
and Swiss-no inconsiderable colony-have
from the first accepted the National move.
meut as genuine and given it their sup
port. The English are, perhaps, at the
present moment, The most actively hostile
section of the European community, and
form a real danger to Egypt from the
countenance they are giving to the Cir.
cassians, with whom alone among the ma
tivss they live on intimate terms" In
Mr.. VOLTS opinion, Arab Pasha is an hon.
est and, certainly from an Egyptian stand
point, highly-educated and intelligent
man. He fully appreciates his position.
Says MIR. Wolf: He has calculated the
cost, and will not SHRINK from the RESPONSE
bility. He knows all about the United
States, its history and struggles, and told
me repeatedly that hls desire was to have a
CONSTITUTIONAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
When | presented him with copy of
the biography of Garfield in French he at
once said he would have it translated into
Arabic, SO that the youth of Egypt conld
profE by If. At my suggestion he ordered
the translation OF the Constitution of the
United States INTO Arabic He is no
fanatic, bat is a patriot, and therefore re.
sorts 20 many expedienss and devices not
exactly in copsonance with the views OF
foreigners, who have neither love nor sym-
pathy with him or his country. The Arab
is peaceable, honest, frugal aud temperate,
thoroughly devout, and in manner no mora
fanatical or preiudiced than the Jew or
Christian. The danger of massacre to the
jew or Christian does not arise from the
fanaiicism of the Arab, but rather the GU
pidity and so-called diplomacy of the great
powers. The Khedive, for whom l have
the highest respect, is a mid-mannered
man, one who means well, but lacks force
and determination. Having been created
by England and France, ne, of course is
nnder their influence, especially that Of
England, and therefore the national lead
ers distrust and shun him. The Sheiks are
in full sympathy with Arab, and not with
the Khedive. Tewfik would no doubt like
to throw off the shackles, but he is too
tightly bound, and his
NATIVE INpoLEScF
Lacks the elements essential to burst them
asunder. Had he 1.-THE OF the genius of
Mehemet Ali, or the pluck and audscity OF
his father, he would have thrown himself
into the hands of his people, and, headirs
them as leader, achieved the independence
which Egypt deserves. But the die has
been cast, aud the last defendant of the
Egyptian Napoleon seekstprotection under
the guns OF the invaders, INSTEAD of repell-
ing them" Mr.. Wolf does not think that
there is any cause for The flight of Ameri-
cans from Egypt. Ii there should bea
holy war it would fare badly with Europe
ans, but, in his opinion, no Americans would
be injured. The natives, he says, regard
Americans as their friends. He thinks
that the Egyptians deserve American sym.
psthy in their struggle to defend their soil
and protect their homes. "What Egypt
needs" he says, is neutrality guaranteed
by all the Powers, Independence of Turkey,
economy in its civil service, abolition OF It's
army except for police purposes, and last,
but by no means least, common schools in
which the modern languages are taught
and spoken -