Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-05-24

once knew Egypt and claims no long
er TO know it, and some of the diff
culties causing apprehension to those
who speak with authority.
The first fact is that the value OF
all landed property has increased in
sixteen years five to seven fold Is
it a solid basis? | confess that,
starting with the contrary opinion, /
am convinced that it is. or course
there exists some imitation and over
speculation, and there are wildcat
schemes, but Egypt now, as in the
time of Herodotus, is the gift of the
Nile, and with a cultivative area
yearly augmenting, with a crop which
has doubled in sixteen years, with
reduced taxation, and expenditure
dictated by that best of generosity,
rigid economy, Egypt's future is Sc
cure so long as it is directed by the
pilot who weathered the storm. But
there lies the flaw. 1t is a one-man
show; there is no second Cromer any
IL
well visible, and l venture to think
his one fault would be the choice of
his successor. He possesses himself
such power of infusing his personal
ity into his subordinates that he mis-
takes them for himself.
The second change is the attitude
of both natives and Europeans toward
the Capitulation. The natives, bet
ter educated than they formerly were,
and with their social position i'm
proved by wealth, resent the extra
territorial rights granted to people
many of whom are morally and so
cially inferior to themselves. Eu,
ropeans of the better class are not I'M
willing to change system which ia
vors only the criminal community. Nc
one was more strongly than myself
opposed to interference with the Ca.
pitulations in the past Now am
profoundly convinced that they are
source of real danger, and that
their abolition by delegation to the
Egyptian government under British
responsibility is necessary f Egypts
moral advance is to keep pace with
her material progress.
The third change is the moral tone
of the officials. In 1865 corruption
was the lifeblood of the government
! from the Khedive Ismail to the low
est official. In 1890 it had disap
peared from those administrations un
der direct British control. In 1906
will not say that it is non-existent
but it is limited, and, to pay vices
tribute to virtue, is at least regarded
as disgraceful, except in one quarter
where it is an entirely new growth
Even in Ismail's time nonors were
given, il not by merit, at least by
favor unauthorized by cash payment
Today titles of pachas and hey,
might almost be quoted on the stool
exchange. The brokers are editor.
of rival nature papers the purchasers
are anyone who for social or business
purposes will pay the price, and tn,
seller is the khedive The matte
is too openly discussed, commented
upon and admitted, to be ignored, ant
creates the worst impression.
quote without comment the words o
an Egyptian whose title was honor
ably acquired: Have we not tn,
right to ask that the Egyptian foun
tain of honor, under British control
should be as absolutely above sus
picicn as your own; that the titles ,
pacha and hey should imply, as
peerage or a knighthood implies il
England, merit recognized by IN,
sovereign without money or without
price?" The only remedy is =
obvious one, which the authorities
are unwilling to employ, except In
| extremes.
Some anxiety exists on account OF
the presence Of Turkish troops seven
miles west of Egypts eastern from
tier, which is defined as line from
Raffah to Akabah, but which has
never been delimitated There is z
natural tendency to see behind tho
Porte the influence of western pow
er, but nothing at present appears to
justify the suspicion. 1t is hopeo
that the incident is due to ignorance
OF the frontier, and that it VIII be
automatically arranged shortly in
Constantinople.
TATTOOlNG ROSY cHEEks