The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-09

c,hanted because 1 knew it so well. Al
tho there is certain monotony in
the character of the Nile, the scenes
are never twice alike.
No man can ever give an adequate
impression of the effect, past and pres
ent, of the wonderful temples, palaces.
:obellsks, colossal statues, sphinxes and
sculptures Of various kinds seen in
upper E gypt. They continue from age
70 age to excite the awe and admira-
ton of the spectator. The most perfect
and colossal construction in any city of
tho. United States would be absolutely
magnificent In comparison to the mas
slveness, exquisiteness and perfection
OF some Of the monuments and tombs at
Ihebes: Not only to the student Of
Egyptology, but to every human being,
the sight of these stupendous ruins will
naturally create the greatest interest
and will make them realize that with all
our progress and strenuous life, nothing
have we done yet to surpass the grand
eur Of the Egyptians. Also in the way
Of appliances we learned, going thru
Egyptian nnlseumsss Chat we have hardly
anything today which in a more crude
form has not already been used by the
Egg ptians or Romans. g.
The Futuzs-of Egypt.
When the Egyptian project sug-
gested by Sir William Garstin and sup
ported by Lord Cromer, Of raising the
dam OF Assuan and the construction Of
few new canals such as the Mahmo-
dleh, which carries the water to lower
Egypt, Is, carried out, it is estimated
that nearly 100000 acres of land will
be converted from arid soil into fertile
land and will thus make the Soudan a
self-supporting country. AS any one
can see, the possibilities of this new
country are immense. With the expend-s
iture of few millions sterling. the
whole course of the Nile can be util-
lied to :irrigate the surrounding coun.
try, which will be assured Of perpetual
good crops. ~
!. "'The tremendous victory of the Eng
hsh army under Lord Kitchener over the
feat. Of the dervishes in 1898, with the
death of the mahdi and the final cap
ture of Assuan Dikno, have given the
English such tremendous power that
the natives of those countries are al
most paralyzed and are under perfect
control, so that no further rebellion can
ever be feared. -. a.
In the last few years there have
natives to instigate their companions
to rise up against the English, but
these attempts have generally origin
ated with politicians, who have had at
heart only their personal interests and
who were always looking for trouble to
help out their business. Therefore,
these attempts have easily been sup
pressed: The great majority of the ma
tlves, the farmer and the landowner, all
thru Egypt, admit unanimously that
they have never seen better times. I
have had opportunities to talk with
many of them and they all ignore the
fact that England is gaining such
tremendous power in Egypt. They are
looking at the results, not the cause.
They find that land is worth twice or
three times as much as it was before.
They see that their products have q
ready market; that there is constant
demand for labor; that wages are high
er than ever before: Why should they
not be satisfied with these conditions3
It is absolutely unquestionable that
the people of Egypt are materially ben
Gifted by English rule.
England, Of course, has no right
to remain in Egypt, and many a time
English politicians have raised their
voices in condemnation of continu-
ance Of British rule in Egypt, but Eng
land has too much at stake there now.
The Suez canal is a key to the whole
scheme of British rule in India and the
east, and England must stay in Egypt
to control the canal. It is erroneous to
believe that the whole of the Egyptian
bonded debt is held in England. The
French, Italians and the Greeks are
today the greatest bondholders, and it
is onlyIthr the English occupation that
these people have seen their bonds come
up to a premium of from to 6 per cent
since 1882. England aims, of course,
for political supremacy rather than
financial supremacy. Her success in
the Soudan and the African continent
to Cape Town depends entirely on the
Egyptian occupation.
"The administration in Egypt is most
paradoxical, but still very effective.
Egypt is nominally province Of the
Ottoman empire, yet the country is al
together administered by Great Brit
ain.
s. During one of my vi sits with Tour.
neisseI Pasha, aide-de-camp of the khe:
dive, whom | met eleven years ago
while travelling thru Yemen ia
Arabia, and with whom I became init
mate, he told me great deal about the
life Of the present khedive and he as
sured me that very little attention il
given to the affairs Of the state By the
khediye, who is particularly interested
in his large estate, which includes the
island Of the Perido stone, which brings
him an immense income. The main
figure il. Egypt today is Lord Cromer,