New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-22

English associates and native allies two 10
brief hstC rical outline Of the work OF REFORM
| five 10 explanation Of the most important oe'ai'
| Of remedial legislation and Administrations '"
three 20 exposition Of the Influences, Ioiei9" ','"
native. which have been favorable OF uhia'ui"o'.
and n a forecast Of the future prospects oil E2SP.
Having indicated the scope Of the work, we si'a',
oonfnc our attention 10 the conclusions re'o"o'
IN the final chapters ~
| 81 "a, 49, the Ecyptians themselves are con-
cerned. the English have series o. p'o ~.
which can mo ultimately solved The buik Oh
the people are primitive peasdhuS' '"p"
on,oving much simple content. Their lot contrasts
,,o,ohI,. ,y,,h that Of the mass of the people III
more advanced countries They are not poverty
e,.,o,oo. ,be,, wants are few, If their means are
| CONT. tbev are naturally cheerful ana heh,
hearted the absolutely landlcss class Is III u'''
no,,tv. and is much better of than u was u"
vcars AGO: the poorest have been aid'u oy ia'So
! expenditures on public works ana py 'ne i''''
duc,,on of Maid labor: and alike IN Town al"
countrv the population Is Of a manaS'apc ''"'
pcrament As long as the Egyptians "le ""'
GROSSLY abused and the great duty oil the "oNc'n'
ment in the matter OF water is ho' "'4'o""'
/ there Is no fear Of widespread pupilc ul>'o"''"'
TLnrn !. = vast passive pJpuacc: there l. a mi"-
die cLass that is intelligent. docie ana SNihp'
tbctic toward reforms but timfd ana disnhi'eo
and there is an upper class OF rich ana po"'ri"'
| families VIII, banker after the monopoly Oh oh'c
and privilege, but are without EDUCATION an" III
du.,,v and are unserviccablc for the work oil
! Government, while they would he inevitaoN d'i-
ocrous if European influence were withdrawn In
the absence of a native party having the WIZ anu
tbe capacity 70 hold the field which has been won
4
an uncongcnial foreign system upon reluctant
p.oplc but is a force making for the triumph OF
| ,bc smplpst ideas of honesty. humanity ana JUS
ticc II is n decisive weight east into the rl!h'
scale in tie struggle Of the better clements oi
Egvptian society against the worse IL l. H''
| only uron what EnglSllmcn 40 Tor Egypt ta'
the case for England rests. II is upon what Eng
land is helping the Egyptians 10 do Tor themselves
| Unfortunately the problem OF the future OF
| Ervpt i, complicated by international clcm'nt'
and especially by the attitude Of France. IN"
| work of England could not 20 on II the European
Powers were opposed To it; but with sing"
| exception they are either Indifferent VI irch"N
| -Four Of the six Commissioners OF the 'al'-' are
ALWAYS prcdsposcd to side with the t'ov"rhmch'
in any reasonable proposals. The great body OF
| European sentiment in Egypt Is on III" thg"' ~
| side France is obstructing EXISTING reforms anu
| declarations of policy made ten years az" lhiS
| j. NOT unnatural for England III enjoying 'lpr'm-
.cv on the lower Nile occupies "A positi IN which
once bclorecd 70 France. IL was France VINO
.upportci Egypt in her strug lie los indep"hich''
from Turkey when all the other Powers N'r'
against her IL was to lranrc that M'n'H''
| Ali turned for aid in his attempt Z" 'iNI"~'
Egypt. For nearly hall a century French LAWYERS
| cn.inccrs and men o. learning were oolSlan'N
rn,uIoyrd i'm afro and Alc\Jndiin - ia" pon ~
| of European influence. 10 tins daE EngllNh'''l
| i'm fhc EgVDtian service write oilridl h''iN u"
| one another in French The Nu"l anal wa, an i
still l., French enterprise ai,hough lou Tn.h
/ ~ the tonnage passing Though II may p' Eh-h'n'
| All these claims enter into III" fre'ch ar2"-
mcnt against Edgli,h supremacy IN Esypt ,.,
YET when the l. fairly stated. lh' i'''
still remains that the French have thcnl'"iN''
10 blaine if. after dragging England into me
| Feyptian question in i-s2. they shlrkcd th,ir
| own responsibility and lett her To scftI" me
| husin,s. alone Moreover j; their own
action at Constantnoplc III - which pFeNenr,rd
a withdrawal IF the English garrison me
| author discusses the attitude Of the rams Toy
| crnmcn, during The last drcad", analyz'~ TN"
| intriqurs of the Frcrci colonists IN Egypt anl
| finally demonstrates that = conpa', ~ WIFI VIII,
| the two rival European Powers should aer"r
not 10 .N.Tri-.' controlling niu"nc" on IN l"N't
| Nile would offer the rI"atc.' conc'iyahl' en-
cruiagcmcrt To all th" i'actionaIy lorc"- T."
! plishcd Even if both Powers were willin2 10
| take the pledge Of al'si"ntlon. ihc> w"uii h"t
| I've alb" TO Keep ". Dn'i NV iI-PlIi' ~ ~
| misunderstanding fanatics th"r" would speedily h'
| another Arnhi--anotlrr r"NoInfIon-ani ~ 81
| dangerous tension ia the relations ot Franc
| and England would follow.
| The authors argument j. that ~ long ~
| the ENGLISH accept the responsibility for Dc
| cent government and for the protection Of CIV
| ilizcd society In Egypt. they can resist any
attempts on the part Of France to interfere WIN
| their work But If thcy grow weary Of that
| duty and abandon IT, they Will not j." justified III
| frying to prevent France. ~ casr Of necessity.
from assuming a position Deliberately r"hnlul-hed
| by themselves. He contends that there ~ no
uracticnhlc substitute for control by -ingl" Eu-
| r4pcan Power. The Turk cannot j." called ~.
| Epypt ca"not BE- ncntraliZ"d iik" Belgium with
| ont a collapse of administering reform ana Il
| RELAPSE into political anarchy. II naturalization.
| or the principle Of "hands of all around b"
| impracticablc INSTRUMENTATION. or IN" Iiln.i
| plc Of hands or all around wonll -" frauaht
| with mischief and 'n'rlenc. and w"nld he IN"
| wors, possible splntion. " Egypt j. 10 h" GOV
crncd through Europcan inilI"""r il must have
| q sinoI. master The Dnal Control was better
| than internatiorasm and IN" Single Control i.
even better During the last decade material
progress has been fast enough 10 satisfy III" most
| inpatient The wit Of has not vet dis
| covered the means 10 accclcIat" = moral r"volu-
| ton and il is impossible to say whether the nt-
| 'pmnt 10 educatc the Eoyp'ians in III" habits Of
| civilized government il destined 10 J." crow""l
| with success: Int il il along the lines Of Sir
| Evelyn Earrings policy that thc solution + to
+ 10 reached il At all Mr. Miners conclusions
| ara iempcrat"lv expressed and are grounded upon
| official experience ard critical observation. His
book fully sustains tic forecasts Of MaeK"nIi"
| Wallacr in Fgypt and ~" Egyptian Question. -
and il nm important contribution (" fhr lit"ra-
| turo 81 - subject which. from the dawn Of his
tory. iIas never ceased 10 interest mankind.