The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-10
ESTABLISHED IN 1857
RuINous CIYILIaATION.

Chicago Tribune: Sir. Moneure D.
Conway, in his letter to the Cincinnati
Commercial, gsserts that John Bright Is
not alone in his opposition 10 the pres
ent policy of the government in relation
to Egypt, but that an 'AntiAggrcssion
League" has been organized III London,
which includes in its membership some
of the ablest thinkers in England. At
one of their recent meetings Mr.. Fred
eric Harrison read a paper which has
since been issued IN pamphlet form, and
has had Il wide circulation, in which
the actual condition of the native Egyp-
tians is set .orth very clearly and forci-
bly,. According TO Mr.. Harrison, the first
efforts of England as u civilzer took the
form of loans, incurred without the con-
sent of the natives, aud aggregaiing 1915
600, 900, at high rates Of interest. AS
this effort at civilization speedily re-
duccd Egypt to the verge ofbankruptcy.
the ciViIizer placed 1, 325 officials in pO-
silions aggregaiing 81 .S6S. $40 in salaries
to straighIen things out. There are all
together something more than G0,OOo civ
ilizers in Egypt who pay
NO taxes at all The Euro
pedn is tax-rree, but the native has To
pay IL per cent. annual value ON his
house. The native driver has to pay
heavy tax ON his miserable turnout, but
the European can drive his uutaxed
pair. After having civilized the coun-
Try with IA 1915. 600, 900 loan they civil
IZed il with another loan oil $4,000, 900,
and then dcthroned one kh,divc ana set
up another and flied aii the old offices
aud numerous rev ones with high sal
aired civiiCZcrs, wlb pay no ttXce, and
upon tnp"f these placed i!ir French aud
English Controllers. ! hese Two men re-
COST of their Institution is $4,000 per
nnnum. Altogether the Egg ptians pay
Sl5O,OCU II year for Ihc privilege OF beng
taxed and having t:ti: resources ex
pended with sole reference Ia the
SIG 800 900 of interest annually demand
al i,y foreign cre,:iurs." Mr. Harrison
says: THE population of Egypt IS
Father more than live millions; the rev.
cnnc "r this very lpiur people as forty
five or iiiy uIil!iun.ur nearly so ger head
that is, ten times The t1N Of each iiindao
OF this 50.OOOGO0 ,nr half - carried
straight cut OF the country Ia foreign
usnrcfs. For c,niu,irs the friiish, or
peasant, has been lho pr,.y "foPpIess"Is,
but no Mnslcn Ian giLii,rcis ever I'M
posed upoh him anything like The bur
den bnruc under his Z rnPrHn civiliz-
Crs" l. wits against Eugii~h Civil,za
ton as manifested hy 1895 uilic,a,s,
paid almost 81 100000 our at these
taxes, by 10000 Europeans living upon
the country aud paying no taxes, by
foreign courts and foreign rule, aud 10y
half their revenue taken away from
them, thu. Arab Bey rose III revolt
and gathered about him Il native army. !
Had England attempted this kind of |
civilization in any European or Ameri- |
can state, what howl of indignation |
would have run through the world! III
q European or American Arab Bey had |
appeared, what hero he would have |
been! Docs anyone sec II parallel be-
tween IT'S and 1882, between Alexan-
iria and Lexington, between the Egyp- |
Lian fellaheen and the American far