Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-06-03
EGYPTIAN AFFAAES.
Ralim Pasha talks like a States
Eaau-A Clear Analyst 0f the
Egyptian Position.

New YORK, June 1.-The Heralds
correspondent has interviewed Prince
Hahn, the probable successor of the
Khedive, on the present disturbed atti
tude of Egypt, as follows:
''What is your highness's opinion OF
the national party in Egypt"
"This party has rendered despotic rule
in Egypt an impossiblity, and in this it
has my warmest sympathy. A repre-
sentative Government has, on the whole,
succeeded wherever it has been tried,
and j see no reason why Egypt should
be an exception. +"
'Is there no danger that the national
party may come into conflict with Euro
pean control and international tribunals
and thus make European or Turkish in
tervention necessity"
''If such conflict does occur, it will
be owing either to the stupidity or ex-
press designs of the national leaders.
There is, perhaps, no people in the world
so easily governed as are the Egyptians. I"
"At the present moment is there any
force in Egypt, moral or physical, that
could control the soldiers?'
ga man like my father could do it,
and so could any man, clothed with the
proper authority and strong in courage,
energy and decision"
ARAB BEY's METHODS.
elbow did Arab himself gain the as
cendancy?"
''He talked and reasoned with the
soldiers and people. If, for instance,
you explain to the Egyptians that this
demand is good for such and such rea-
sons and should be granted, that that
demand is bad for such and such reasons
and should not be granted, they will al
ways listen, and little tact will always
enable you to guide them in the right
direction. They are the most tractable
and reasonable people to be found in the
world. A, strong man who now puts
himself at the head of the national move
ment in Egypt, if he guides it within the
proper channels, will be the master of
events, not only in Egypt, but in the
East"
"When in Egypt, a few weeks ago, |
was assured that at least five Bedouin
tribes with whose chiefs you had eaten
bread and salt in days when you resided
in Egypt and used to go on long hunt
ing excursions in the desert were pre-
pared to proclaim your highness Khe-
dive, and to attack, as they certainly
would, the present Egyptian soldiers.
Is your Highness prepared to make any
statement in reference to this natter"
81 have many warm friends among
the Bedouins, but l should never coun-
tenance anything that would tend to
bring so unruly an element as the Be-
douins in the foreground. If the Be-
douins obtained the upper hand it would
be almost impossible to prevent them
from robbing and plundering the cities,
and then European Intervention would
become necessary"
EGYPT AND THE PORTE.
"What, in your opinion, should be
the relations between Cairo and Con-
stantinople ?"
''They should be limited by the al.
ready imperial tirmans and by the free
recognition of the Sultan as Caliph.
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 inconven-
lent than is the allegiance of the Ro-
man Catholic Church in the United
States to the Pope"
"What are the great pressing needs oi
Egypt"
"a strong executive government thai
can give full scope to all that is good il
the Anglo-French system; compulsory
system of public instruction and the use
of artificial fertilizers, on the American
SYSTEM, to recuperate the soil which il
gradually being impoverished by the
present cotton crops, which take more
out of the land than the annual Nile de
posit puts into it. Acres of land which
ten years ago, produced ten kantaras O
cotton, now only produce two and hal
or three kantaras.T I he fertility of the
Nile deposit is greatly exaggerated, ano
unless artificial fertilizers be introduced
it will soon be impossible to continue
the present cotton yield. This is only
done now by extending the area of cot
ton production and planting with cottor
land that was formerly planted witt
beans and corn. The agricultural ques
tion in Egypt is far more important THAI
political questions, and in it lies thu
happiness of the Egyptian people. l
they could be made to understand thi
there would be no diffiulty about con
trolling them politically"