The morning call., 1894-02-03
EGYPT SQUlRMS.

The incident" in Egypt has terminated
without results. The Khedive has dis
missed Maher Pasha and has published a
formal retraetion OF the speeches he made
on his journey up the Nile, and especially
OF the remarks which expressed a hope
that the English officers in the Egyptian
service would go where they belong.
Eleven years have elapsed since the joint
Anglo French protectorate Of Egypt was
dissolved. The French had then made up
their minds 10 concentrate their efforts on
gallicizing Algeria and Tunis, and they
relinauished the task Of dealing with
Egypt to the English. Mr. Gladstone
took the Egyptian elephant on his shoul-
derS. He detailed a general officer and
sixty regimental officers to take command
of the Egyptian army. He put his hand in
the British taxpayers pocket to pay the
debts of Egypt. But his liberalty met
with poor return. The Egyptian troops
revolted under the lead of Arab Bey and
il became necessary to send an English
expedition to put them down. A readjust-
ment of power took place. The old Egyp-
tian army was disbanded and new army
enlisted, which was placed under the
command first of General Grenfell and
afierward of Colonel Kitchener. who still
holds the post. Besides this army, the
rank and file of which are Egyptians, there
is another smaller army, consisting OF
British troops. These two armies hold
Egypt in subsection. They are under the
control of the British diplomatic agent,
who has eX-offico seat in the Khedive's
Cabinet, and with whom alone rests the
right of introducing bills of a financial
character.
1t is thus manifest that the independence
OF Egypt is a mere form and that the
country is simply an English satrapy.
The Egyptians are not so dull that they
fail to realize the situation. Ever since
Arabs insurrection the bulk of the Egyp-
llan people have hated the English as
an oppressed nation hates its op-
pressor, and they have only been kept
quiet by the force of arms. When the
Khedive Tewfik died in January. 1892, the
ardent youth Cf Cairo and Alexandria saw
a chance of regaining the freedom of their
country. The new Khedlve, Abbas ii,
heartily sympatbized with their aspira-
tions. and this winter, in company with
the Assistant Secretary of War, Maher
Pasha. he made tour of Egypt and took
the opportunity TO denounce the English
occupation. His aspirations were taken
up by the Council OF Notables, which ad-
vised the Ministry to refuse the usual ap-
preparation for the support of the army
so long as it was oticered by English shmen.
This brought matters to head. The Brit
ish resident protested: Lord ROsebery de-
uounced the movement as rank rebellion,
and the poor Khedive, after vainly ap-
plying to France for help, had to yield
everything. to eat his own words, to dis
miss Maher Pasha, and to pu blish proc
lamation eulOgiZing the British troops
as an honor TO their species aud the
sayiors of Egypt. So the matter rests.
The English cannot expect to win the love
of the Egyptians by humiliating the native
rulers and enforcing foreign sway with
insular turbulence. But they propose to
hold the country for the benefit of British
bordholders, and will continue to do so
unless forced out by some combination OF
European powers.