Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16
ABBAS AND EGYPT.
Problems That the New Khedive
Will Have to Solve.
MR.. SIMON VOLTS VIEWS
Interests in Egypt-England's Pol
icy Not to Interfere With IsIam-The Prac-
teal Machinery in the Control of England
America Has the Popular Schools.


Tewfk of Egypt and tho problcma.ical course
Of England in that part Of tho world if Mr..
Gladstone should return to the premiership
MIR. Simon WOLF. ex-consul general ut Cairo,
was asked by STAR reporter yesterday what
| first gave England her masterful position there.
1.-THE influence of Prince Bismarck" he
| answered promptly. He had a double motive
for his action; first, desire to hold the French
| il check, and, second, wish 30 to command
the gratitude OF England that, in the event of
a war between Germany and Russia. he could
rest assured of her support o. al least of her
| neutrality"
''How do other nations with interests in
Egypt compare with England i'll power?H
- glance at the way they have divided the
field between them will show you. England
controls all The financia. and fiscal system, the
postal service aud the railways and telegraphs;
France has the thesters, Germany the schol-
ars-
And America--?'
The popular schools. So you see England
has in her hands what we may term the prac-
teal machinery OF government and the social
order. She retains her supremacy by her
SHIRE v dnes5 in leaving the native religion I'M
distu, bed. The first thing our people do when
we mako an inroad into any newly opened
quarter of the earth is to send our mission
aries out, who aim blow Mt once of the
root o; the local religion. That policy,
scarcely need remind you, while adTli-
rsbse from the POINT of view of comparative
morality, is not conducive to the spread Of
empire"
ENGLAND ISLAM.
'.But surely England has her missionaries,
too?''
"Oh; yes, but they are inferior to ours. We
have a fine. scholarly class of men-men who
owe TO small measure Of their success IN
spreading the Christian faith, moreover. to
their attractive personality. They attach their
pupils TO them and thus exert q wide influence
for good. What l referred to in speaking OF
their methods bore Only upon the political and
business SIDES of the subject. England enters
EsyP: and finds there n religion OF ancient es-
adjustment with which the people seem con-
tent 1t must be plain TO any enlightened eye
th@. MCslem faEaticism and voluptusry indGl-
gcnce haze tended to weaken the Egyptian race
ard Acep 1t weak. Now, what does England
doi seize the opportunity vi her military
cupatlun and her prac teal control of the civil
administration to strike down Islam! Not at
all She recognizes III the survival of the bar
barrie faith ANA practice the hrmest ASSURANCE
al her continuance IN power. The longer the
Egyptians ho.d to both the longer Will they be
III condition OF uufi,aess for seif-CoyernEient
and the easier to keep In subsection"
DO not the Egyptians themselves realize the
source o. their weakness and the fearful con-
trast between their present estate and that of
their ancesto-sI'
''Yes. indeed. II was upon that realization
the restless feeling which pervadcs the younger
generation OF Egypiians-that the rebellion
was based which sent Arab Pisha out OF power
and into exile. lie would have had everything
to gain by bowling to the Constituted authority
anG becoming Its tool. But he WAS the idol Of
young Egypt Sprung from the peasautry
himself. he understood the needs of his
class and their grounds of complaint against
the EXISTING order az no ether modern
statesman of their country has begun to. The
kkedive who has just died appreciated that
fact. i have no doubt he secretly sympathlzed
with the spirit of the revolutionary move
nIent, III spite of his being compelled by
circumstances to resist it. know
that when Arab entered the presence
OF his sovereign with what the foreigners
garGed as al Insoient demand a; the nrst out
break OF tie revolt in 1852, Gen. Stone, who
was IL the audience chamber, laid his Land ON
his revolver and whispered IN I-cnch-a ian
guage Argbi could not uuderstand--that he was
ready at n word TO blow tie pasha brains out,
but TeSfk said Mo- Nniie powerless to
grant Arabi's demands TIE aheiiye recognized
u certain rude Justice III them, and he loved
Arab III spite of everything, ana loved the
people whom the tery young warrior repre-
senled. IewhA was a thoroughly conscientious
anu. for his place and time, br0ad-m.nded and
progressive ruler"
THE coURsE OF THE NEW SHEDIvE.
father liberal footsteps
lit is impossible 10 Say what he will develop
into. When l left Egypt ten years ago lie was
a mere schoolDoy OF eight. his character was.
o! course, still unscrui4d. He went to the khe-
divial school and mixed with other boyg .here
III democratic fashion, which was lUiIc III
keeping with Tewns 5 general policy .ioInes,!c
we'll as political. IN any event though the
new khet!Iyc WI be, Ike the DID, chiefly !,
hgurehcaJ, the real ruling being done by
foreigners"
YOUNG EGYrT's UNREST.
You spoke n moment ago about the uarest
of young Egypt under foreign rule. Did Arab
Use to speak OF this pcrsoaally?'
Yes. i remember once when l was going
away on Leave .! absence 1 called to BID HIM
farewell. and remarked that 1 hoped Egypt
would continue happy. His whole expression
changed. Your hope, said he, reminds ME OF
in occurrence III one of our religious assem-
blies. when the uhlan asked all those who
loved God and feared ,heir wives to Else.
Instantly the whole gathering rose save
one inan When the uhlan observed this
he approached the solitary exception and
said: i see that You remain seated.
Is 4 because you DO not love God| No.
answered the man, i love God Then is it
because you do not fear your wiieT ON the
contrary, WIS the reply. Il was unable 20 rise
because n: vie gaze me such beating this
".
there. cCrciuded Arab. was IL man il. tine very
position OF Egypt .nday, with her back still
sore from the stripes laid upon aer 10y the
nations which aro bidding her rejoice.
DO tie voting Egyptians who being
educated III tine Anlerican schools .pprehrad
az al the scope ana meaning OF cur institu-
ticnS.
They do IL 81 Gx.oEt that would astonsh
you A. . banquet which gave in 1882 IN
honor Of MashinStCns birthday We had some
young men present who spoke on the career
! AMI Character OF Washington and discussed
the federal Constitution and the Declaration OF
Independence IL "a manner which would nave
done credit to youths of the same age reared
! Gil American soil. They treated their subjects
not oEly understandinSiy but sy,npathctically."
EGYPTIAN SOCIAL. LIFE.
''llas not the spread o: American influence
reaching, as 1t docs. into the generation now
besianns TO shape affairs the-e-had any Of.
feet upon the social lie of Esypt?''
y he Egyptians have 10 social lie, rs VIC
use the term that Is. none in which woman
hood must be recognized as a factor. The late
| khedive, 1t Is true. improved upon the habits
| Of his ancestors ami set his people u worthy
| example by marrying only one vile and being
| II loyal and devoted husband 70 her; vet
even he made NO attempt to break down
the barriers with which Islam aas he dyed about
the domestic and social relations OF the
| sexes The effend!na lived in seclusion,
like the better Glars vf women generally.
indeed. the only woman OF any position in
Egypt who Was EXEMPT from this restriction