The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-13

cenee in foreign domination has not always
been quiet There have been innumerahle
revolutions and instructions in the enor,
10 shake OF foreign rule. but the result has
oeen uniform lack Of success The last
enort OF this kind was in the rebellion %
AraA -Pasha. whose revolt agains, the
10 snake OF the rule of the Turk and 50
tam local sslf-governmAnt or Independence
the struggle for liberty was crushed in i5s
Anc,p1ency by the guns Of the British fleet
ara Egypt sank back into slavery.
What is stranger than even the thousands
OF years OF subjugation by foreigners IS The
Iac. that the Egyptians have never had s
rehgson OF their own. Il Is now believed
by rot a few OF the archaeo,ogie.s that rlse
rehgscn OF ancient Egypt was not native
10 the soil, but was an importation from
Assyria, with such notifications as would
hataTaIy occur IN adapting il 10 use in
anotner and different land With the same
1aclhty that the Egyptian people bowed
ahSer a foreign yoke. they accepted also
Assyrla temples were erected to Baai
"hen Persia succeeded reverence 10 the
sun god and the diety Of fire was paid the
coming or the Greeks caused another
Snange. an; the gods who presided over he
desslnies OF Athens were made a. NCrnt %
me Nile TIE conquest by Rome vas as
complete IN the matter Of religion as IN
Politics: when the Eastern Fnlpirs s.,r-
ceedei Christianity was adopted AMI II ",
portion Of he Roman world was religions
controversy so violent as in Alexan fri4
Arlaa Fought Athanasian in the streets
ana forums, the turbulence Of the ci.v was
proyerbial and in no metropolis Of the
empire was there a larger garrison of Ro-
man regions, not 70 protect the city against
an enemy. but 10 guard against its destruc-
Ton oy rival and warning factions Then
came the Moslem. and the Fellahs bowed
before The prophet adopting the religion
or Arabia as easily and quickly "a they
nae the faiths OF conquerors who preceded
the fanat!cal Omar
the unhappy Nile jewellers are the
sIrangest Illustration on the earth of a ra~a
or slaves who from time immemoriai have
iaooreG that others might profit ny their
ton. me noble monuments found on the
ranks or that great stream We're plsnneN
by foreign talen, and erected by the slav.
Lanor OF the population: the works Of art
found in the Catacombs were from, the
brnsces OF foreign artists; the wonderful
carvings IN the temples were done by the
chiseis OF strangers. This unexampled
state .; things. even In ancient times at
,racted attention and In the Biblical MARIA
I'VE an attempt is made TO explain il by
me story OF the seven years famine In
consequence OF which ths Ecvntians sold
their property. their land aud finally them
selves TO the King for bread The explana
ton Is but rarity satisfactory. for thev
were slaves before that time. as the grea.
pyramids and the monster temples covl5
never have been erected save by the labor
OF men whose only pay was their daily ra-
ton, but since the time Of the Pharnchs
there IS documentary evidence 10 the fact
that the people Of Egypt have never been
free. What hope there may he for the
Fellshs in the domination OF a civilized ana
christian power remains to be seen. but
even under an enlightened form OF govern
nent many years must pass ere the Egvp-
tfans can be trained to the duties and
responsibilities % freedom