Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-06
WARNS BRITAIN
OF FANATIC|SM
EGYPT'S GOVERNMENT NOT TO
BE WEAKENED
Foreign Secretary Grey, In Replying
to Criticism In Parliament,
Declares Situation May
Be Serious
Nv Assnclnteh Press.
Be Serious

By Associated PEess.
LONDON, July SIN the course of
the consideration of the foreign esti-
mates by the house of commons several
members offered criticisms, especially
urging that fleet be not sent to Cron-
stadt.
John Dillon nationalist, strongly de-
nounced what he termed the brutal
barbarism of hoggings and executions
in Egypt, accusing Sir Edward Grey,
the foreign secretary, of n desire to
cloak the affair.
Sir Edward in a general reply stated
that all foreign relations were friendly.
with regard to the Egyptian affair he
accepted full responsibility and pointed
out that danger might accrue, when
dealing with eastern peoples, through
discussions of this kind.
The secretary proceeded to refer to
the great growth of fanatical feeling in
Egypt and through North Africa re-
Gently which might necessitate even
tual measures to protect Europeans in
Egypt. and speaking in solemn man
ner said:
LAS things are now, say deliberately
and with full sense of responsibility,
that If parliament does anything at
this moment to weaken or destroy the
authority of the Egyptian government
you will come face to face with a very
serious situation, for should fanati-
stem get the better of constituted
authority there might arise the neces-
sity for extreme measures"
Dealing with the Congo question, the
foreign secretary said he distrusted the
proposed reforms because the system
was wrong. He disliked trading COM
panies and believed the root of the
whole mischief was in the system
under which the state itself was trad
ing company and monopolist companies
held administrative powers. If others
would join Great Britain in insisting
upon reforms the government would
welcome them.
If the Congo state talked of it's rights
Sir Edward said, Great Britain also had
rights. The question of the reserva-
ton of enormous areas for private
property must be dealt with, and If
any dispute arose there was The Hague
tribunal.
Dscouraging Belgium
He believed it would be beneficial to
resume their consular jurisdiction, but
it would be discouraging Belgium from
taking over the Congo government and
therefore he thought the government
should wait but it could not wait for
ever.
With regard to the proposed visit of
British fleet to Cronstadt, the foreign
secretary said he felt assured that the
central government of Russia was
neither aware nor had connived at the
recent unfortunate occurrences. No
interference from the outside world
would strengthen a reform party, but
rather reactionaries or revolutionists.
AS a British fleet was in the Baltic
last year it would be remarkable If a
fleet should not do so this year. He
hoped the usual civilities would be OBJ
served.
1t would be impossible to make a
change now without giving rise to sus-
picion that Great Britain was taking
sides.
The visit would be in friendly spirit
to pay compliments to Emperor Mich
olas and tn Russian nation.
Sir Edward said he could not imagine
the Russian parliament Interpreting the
visit as taking sides.