The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-07-22

The mnklahalyak. an arrangement contriVed
by Issaail, by which ewaers oi land couid, on
paying SIX years taxes in advance. obtain =
gemSssion 81 half their tax railerward, was
abolished. Az the same Tins msnx reforms
in the mode of collecting State dues we're
made. and the administration IN allifz branch.
- narrowed
The eject Of the statement OF the debt a.
here skeiehed was 70 raise shs pnce 81 Egyp-
tinn securities IL the market from I5o 10 $50
francs.
rHE SNAKE REVIVED ~ EAaATH.
But the VERY success Of the foteigu arraage-
rnent q Eevptian finances and u the many
peoneasie reforms introduced iresh troubles.
The condition " ricA and Ps0r was largely
improved. 4 i true, and many aew enteF-
prises were projected. There was an enor.
nous iniiax of European capital; companies
we're formed for lending moHey n low rates.
for land cultivation, for baildIuR. &C. Land
rose in value, in many places SUU per cent,
and the interest on money fell But witA
prosperity accomplished came impFaeiicable
dreams. Foreign phiianthFopixts asspeared
on the scene 10 saggest visionary schemes Of
government, Ger which the Egypiians we've
NOT yeE ready. Among ne other theorists
were two Englishmcn, Sig Win. II. Gregory
and Mr. W. $. Blunt, who played. il Is said,
no ineeusiderable part IN sowing the seeds OF
diseontenf among the natives BY their trades
against the then existing regime. These gen
tlemen. by writing letters 70 the English press,
misled also. il Is believed, the home public as
70 the gravity Of the dangers prodaced by
their saccess ia urging turbulent Egyptian on
GERS 10 agitate violently for constitutional gov.
eminent. Mr. Gregory held that the cireu-
lation Of newspapers and the relaxation Of tae
iron away Of ismail had allowed 10 springinto
activity and influence number Of prominent
men animated by various ideas and busy in
propagaline them, These ideas we're indig.
nation 1T the iniquily of taEatI9n falling on
the native and letting the foreigner 90 free;
envy aud wrath at the undue salaries enjoyed
by Europeans, in many cases for doing moth.
ing desire 10 participate far more in the adj
ministrasion Of their own country, and a nat
ural though contested belief in their o~n
ability Of administration. The one predoni-
nant thought, however, among all classes was
that Egypt day by day was becoming more
and more enclosed in the folds of the anacon-
IA Of 80 called European civilization, crush
ing out their traditions, their associations,
their feeling, social and religious. The rep.
yesentatiye of all these views was Arab
Pasha,p Mr.. Gregory was doubtless pat-
witted, as other philanthropists have been be-
fore him. by the practical men with whom he
came IN contact. The programme proposed
by him included the concession to the Egyp-
tians of shat amount of selfgovernmeHt OF
which Arab was the advocate and represen-
tative. The latter, however, proposed to him
self, 1t is generally believed, the expulsion Of
all saIaried foreigners, the controllers with
the rest, bag and baggage.
On the I'd Of February, 1881, the soldiers at
Cairo complained that their native officers
were being replaced by Turks and mu AHMED.
They asked for the removal from the N inistry
of war of Rezki Pasha, Gircassian to whom
they attributed preference for Turks and
Cireassians, This petition was presented by
three colonies, one of whom was Arab Bey.
ARABI BEY, MS ORIGIN AND HISTORY,
sayed Ahmed Bey Arab, the leader ofthe