Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-31
Egypt and Cuba-Two Occupied
Countries.

Lord Cromer, the English ruler Of
Egypt. has resigned after admins
tering Egypt for a quarter Of a cen
fury. In his last report he scouts any
increase of self-government in Egypt.
He refuses to recommend there even
the moderate powers we give the
Philippine legislature and he puts no
limit to the English occupation OF
Egypt.
Secretary Taft. nine years after the
United states occupied the Philip
pines, has the profound satisfaction :
arranging for the election of a lcgis-
lature in the archipelago and the
necessity for a recccupation or cuba
has not prevented him from
ing the date at which an election VIII
be held and Cuban Independence and
autonomy re-established In 1903 with
the withdrawal of the American
troops.
Lord Cromer has accomplished an
amazing material advance in Egypt
whose profit has gone In largest meas
ure to the holder OF its debt of $780,
900, 900. the product Of ushrious and
fraudulent loans to its old rulers, from
which Egypt received nothing. u
all Egypt has shared in the prosper
ity British occupation has brought.
Land has risen. though wages have
not increased in proportion. Land
owners nave prOnted. but the landless
peasant finds rents and he cost Of
living Increased. European trade has
received a great expansion, but ma
tive craftsmen find themselves out OF
work. The European quarters In
Egyptian cities and European inter
ests I'm Egypt nave gained immeasut-
ably. All the natives in trade, In the
professions. owning lane and carry
ing on pursuits fed by foreign trade
and travel profit. The mere laborer
or mechanic has also gained, but he
finds, too, that foreign competition
and high prices bring serious hard
ships for the landless and poor.
Egypt as Lord Cromer frankly ad-
mits, seethes with dissatisfaction. His
own resignation Is believed TO be In
part due TO English sympathy with
the Egyptian demands for a represcn-
tative legislative assembly. No such
body exists. None. Lord Cromer be-
lieves, should be created. With a pop
ulation of 9.734.O00 only 1900 pupils
are in government schools, and the
attendance in all schools. mission and
others. * less than We have secured
in the Philippines in six years in a
population of 1000, 900.
Egypt pays all the cost Of a Brit
ish army twice as large as the United
States keeps in the Philippines, ana
Cuba. The cost OF our army Of occu-
patton Is paid by the United States
and not by the dependencies they
protect. While in Egypt nothing has
Deen done Tor representative lnsttlu-
tons. In Cuba we have once cstab
lished them and shall again. In the
Philippines we begin the experiment
This year. In Egypt no Englishman
can be tried by a native court. I'm
Cuba and the Philippines the local
courts try all alike.
Lord Cromcr has steadily labored
with an amazing success for the ma
terial expansion Of Egypt. No land
has more ~prospered. II has been The
wiser American policy in the Philip
pines and Cuha 10 relieve the local
OF burdens, to foster edu-
and 20 promote representative
government and autonomy. In ma
terial advancement both nave gained
since 1898 more han Egypt IN tho
first decade Of English occupation
and the advance In sel-goVernment
and education is greater than Eng
has secured In Egypt in a quar-
ter Of a CONGRATULATIONS Pres. I
People Tell Each Other About Good Things.