New-York tribune., 1904-08-10
FNGLAND N EGYPT.

LORD Percy pronounced on Monday an cpl
logue upon a chapter which is by no means the
least interesting or the least important IN the
long history of the most ancient land of earth.
II was comprised in the brief and somewhat
perfunctory statement that Germany. Austria
Hungary, Italy and Russia had given their for
NAL assent TO the clauses relating 70 Egypt in
the recent agreement between Great Britain
ane France Those powers, he added. have un-
der4aken TO give Great Britain a free hand in
Egypt and unlimited time for occupation of that
country. Great Britain in return giving them
guarantees OF an open door for their commerce
there for thirty years. Thus British occupation
and control OF Egypt are fully legitimized by the
highest international authority-the concert of
Rll great powers concerned-and the perpetus-
ton of such control, in practical annexation TO
the empire, is sanctioned; for while the powers
approve British occupation without time limit,
and therefore potentially forever, Great Britain
binds herself TO give them 'most favored ma
fion treatment" for only thirty years; wherefore
after thirty years. presumptively. Great Britain
. may do what she pleases with Egypt
The prologue 70 this chapter was written by
Disraeli twenty nine years ago. when he pur
chased for the British government the Khedive's
shares in the Suez Canal. transaction which
Tenniel illustrated with his ininitable cartoon
of Nose IN Egftto.' That gave the United
Allsoom concrete interest IN the Land OF the
Phzrsohs which ii never thereafter dreamed Of
reiinauishing. Rather than leopard II, Gladstone
plunged England into war, bOmharded Alexan-
dria and drove Bright ont Of the British Cabi-
net But that was the beginning OF the actual
chapter II was twenty-five years ago that
alexandra WIS bombarded, and the French
heet sulked in the Offlng and presently sailed
away, leaving Che British 10 conduct the cam
laisn single handed. How Bismarck chuckled
in his sleeve at his success in thus raising zeal
onsy and aniDosity between England and
France. And how bitterly France afterwar6 re-
cretted that she had permitted her implaca bic
enemy Of Sedan thus TO hOodwink her and lead
her into fatally false move. But 81 was done
and could not be undOne WOlseley made short
work with Arab, and then Sir EVELYN Barring.
fince lord Cromer. settled down TO his monu.
mental work as the Maker OF Modern Fgvpt -
sun. for wears France protested and the other
powers withheld their approval Of what was he
ing done. 1t took The def diplomacy OF King
and President 20 bring & all right in the end.
IL is now all right All the powers have given
Their approval. and amply is such apDroyal
Inerited Nowhere in history is there 9 moro
inspiring record OF regeneration and rebabil,ta
sion than that which Lord Cromer has writtar
bold anc large upon the mud OF the Delta am
fhe snnds OF the Nile. For approximation % 4
IN Egyptian history We must 20 back thirty
seven centuries or go. 10 the days OF sDothan',
dreamer and she Hyksos and the Theban kings
iD forty centuries Egypt has known two grea
foreign administrators. Joseph and Lord Croner
" may well be that the work OF the latta- I,
greater than that or fhe former In emancipa
ton of the people and promotion of their wei
fare and removal Of their burdens and elevation