New-York tribune., 1901-04-28
ATTACKS NILE SYNDICATE
COPE wHITEFOUSE SAYS IT WILL USE
BASIN WHICH HE DISCOY-
Erred AND OWNS.

Coee Whitehouse, Of this city, believes that the
syndicate which is constructing the system OF
engineering works for the irrigation Of the Nile
Valley. in Egypt. viii be obliged 10 make use of
basin whica he discovered 1882 few miles south
Of Fayoum, and that III intends TO do so without
compensating him for il
Mr. whitehouse believes that the syndicate,s IN
tention 10 IL was further confirmed by a state
ment Of John G. Long United States Consul Gen
eral at Cairo tn a report the engiI eering works
connected with the regulation of the Nile and pro-
vision for increase in the summer supply OF
water for irrigation purposes, the advance sheets
OF which issued last week. Mr.. Long says;
In addition 10 the two dams Assouan and As
saiout It will be necessary TO construct cSratIH an
subsidiary works IN the nature Of canals ana drains rams
the increase of water which win be N sti
mated about fl, 10000 Gs.o3loo0.
Mr.. Whitehouse said day or two ago:
Why is there no more detailed statement as TO
these subsidiary canals costing feTS rasf 6atsf
difficulty os drainage unless the Raiyan Basin IS
FirstThere hae is On5 no Solution yet reached.
Second-There will be canal TO me Meo'er-
Third-There will be a canal to the Raiyan Basin
The first is The & secoTq b ffGlreS RaisB
Canal would be only ten miles long. In 1881 LORD
bury Informed me that Lord Cromer had stated
TO the Marquis that If the Raiyan Basin We're used
ate TO the advantages which would accrue the
government and inhabitants of Egypt therefrom
upon TO rede n its promise?
Irrigation and drainage inseparable the
boiler and condenser Of q low pressure engine
The Assouan Reservoir supplies the water, but
where viii the water be eVaporated? 1t will raise
an interesting question whether the reservoir
profits yield 10 the rights attaching the
drainage basin. ! have often said that l would
gladly abandon any pecuniary recompense for tho
sake Of accomplishing work of great public
utility, but the Assouan Reservoir is a quasi
private enterprise. financed by Sir Ernest Cassel,
Sir John Aird. NJ P, and others, there is
why ] should sacrifice the fruits of twenty years
of time labor and money for their pecuniary bene-
ht. Repeated efforts have been made by cable
dispatches and letters TO obtain answer to the
question: 'Will the Raiyan Basin he used?' But
Sir Benjamin Baker and the others interested only
reply that they VIII furnish no information Oh this
head. In my opinion, they intend my dis
covery and appropriate my rights, so far posi-
BILE, without acquisition or recompense. 1t is the
only explanation Of the mystery. But there will
be delay Of only a few months. work must be
My legal rights indisputGble under the land
laws of Egypt against all the world but I
would never enforce them against the inhabitants
and taxpayers Of Egypt whom ] long ago hoped
TO relieve of part of their crushing burdens. AS
to the syndicate the entirely different
would only operate TO deter and not to encourage
similar efforts TO ameliorate suffering humanity
by the Incompetence of certain British officials now
no longer connected with the Public Works Depart
ment they furnished Lord Cromer with erroneous
statements of fact, ard a million lives
100000 600 represented their costly blunders.'
Mr.. Whitehouse's claim to ownership of the
Raiyan Basin is based the right of discovery
He has offered TO pay for it whenever the deeds
We're ready for him. The basin is below the level
OF the Nile. Its area is go square miles.