The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-27

possible. or q only become 90 since the
evacuation OF Fashoda by the French
eIpeditionary force under Capt. MarohAnd.
ND 10 which time tho British occupation
was looked upon a. tr~ansitory. Undey
the circumstances The only possible form
OF government by which the welfare OF
Egypt and OF it, people could be secured
was chat which Lord Cromer adopted
q -~bensvolent despotism.' No other form
Of government could by any CONCEIVABLE.
possibility have attained the results that
have been c-ompassed. and that form Of
government could only attain thoss re-
suits In the hands Of q man such as Lord
Cromer. Our author recognizes. never
theless. that, AZ John Stuart Mill has said,
a benevolent despotism lis an altogether
fslss ideal. Evil for evil. . good despotisn
In o country at all advanced In ciyilizstion
10 more ~noxious thar q bad ono, for 1t ia
more relaxing and enervating to tina
thoughts. feelings n energies OF tbs
people" Mr.. Browne goes on to say that
In spite OF all that has boon effected from
an economical point OF view. Egypt, In
one most vital particular. tar far he.
hind tho position Il held when the Britisb
occupation began. Then thero was a
governing class in the country--a mis-
governing class. II ons will put IL 80. ye,
q ciass that had some conception Of the
art or governing and experience In IL
To-day that class has ceased to exist.
What 10 the outcome Of this extinction
Of q governing class? In III authors
Judgment IL In that wers the English to
leave Egypt tomorrow. the people through
out the country would hail the evacuation
- they did the evacuation OF the French
In 1901. and among the most blatant In
celebrating IL would DO those who we're TO
be the greatest losers by the change. Step
by step all tho old abuses would be renewed.
Individuals and classes alike would bs
poweriess TO stay he food Of evil. The
Khedive himself would be tho helpless
puppet Of the intriguing factions that would
fasten upon him. No matter how pure
his intentions. how high his aims. how
great his ability: no effort, no sacrifice on
his part would avail aught. for the ons
condition absolutely Indispensable to enable
him to follow his own ~inclinations or to
deal with his people as a wise or benevolent
ruler would DO wanting. since that ono
condition would be he utter exclusion Of
all European influences from his councils
II is not. therefore. the weakness or faults
Of the Egyptians themselves that would
render an evacuation disastrous. but tina
selfishness OF Europe, the very cause that
to-day insures the prosperity Of the country
The author YOU not be supposed TO i'm
pute any evil motives to European Powers
On the contrary he feels that IL the con-
trolling hands OF the British we're Withdraw
IL would become the imperative duty ~
each of the Powers TO seek TO Strengthen
it's own position in the country: the clashing
Of interests would be such that none Of
them could afford to withhold what pressure
II could bring to ear In it's own favor
They. like Egypt itself. would be helpless.
Nothing could liable them to avoid wreck
ing the country ave the immeasurable i'm
possibility Of q common accord for the har-
monizing Of their rival claims. England,
therefore, must remain ~Not to protect
her own interests. but to protect the Egyp-
tians. or rather to enable them to protect
themselves England must remain in
Egypt that b Powers may preserve the
oommon accord essential to the true in
terests OF all; that she may the better act
a. their intermediary in the prevention OF
discord and insure that eac may benefit
In Just share from ito own contribution
to the general welfare.
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swhen Kings Go Forth to Battle" IL the
high sounding title OF another Of those
comic opera wars waged between the rival
claimants Of . toy kingdom which are now
so much In vogue. A resourceful American
girl and a fearless American man play
dashing parts in tho comedy Of intrigue
William Wallace Whitelock, the author, has
loaded the ponderous old fashioned coach
Of state upon an automobile geared for
racing which goes spinning along dizzilv
from impossible beginning to happy con-
clusion at breakneck speed. Episode and
adventure. plot and counterpart succeed
each other so rapidly that there is no time
10 reflect upon the absurdity Of it all. Nat
urally a few people that don't get out ~
the way are killed before the fnish. when
the rightful heir comes into his own ant
the two Americans find out they are in love
with each other. The story is spirited and
ingenious and there may be people who
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way and don't mind that there is nothing
in il 30 long as IL fizzes. The book Ia pub
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Mystery Island" by Edward II. Hurst.
IL one Of the stories that may be briefly
II not elegantly described as hot stuff"
On the first page the hero makes a secret
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his blunder. On the third page the "uther
fellow appears and gossip begins. Pue,
o finds our hero bracing himself. with
brandy, andhostilities between tho husband
and wife break out. This is Naturally .
preliminary TO her clipping with the other
fellow. as most any woman would Crazed
With trouble and a hit unsettled with r,p,
the hero cmbsrks with a drunken sailor
and after a terrific storm lie washed up on
the ehcre of on unknown island. where le
finds an embezzler hiding With his paramovr
and a pretty girl whose father the embe2zler
has murdered From then on the pic
seethes and bubbles with all sorts Of ailj
adventure in the forests Of Florida, until H.,
conventionally happy conclusion az II.
christening OF the first baby. NATURALLY
since the book rs violently moral. the 6rtt
false wife dier ut, an opportune ,noment,
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