New-York tribune., 1908-12-13
Unrest Among the Eastern
Peoples Makes Travel
Dangerous There.

CCopyrieht. 1905. by the Brentwood Company
Lieutenant General Sir Reginald Wingate,
Governor General Of the Soudan, has just is
sued in the name Of the English and Egyptian
governments. both Of which he represents on
the Upper Nile. an edict vigorously closing to
all persons travelling for sport pleasure the
entire Bahr-el-GhazaI province, the province Of
Kordofan. south Of a line connecting Sherkeila,
Rahad, Abu Heraz. Abu Zabut Nahud and Ell
Odaiya. also the districts south and west of q
line drawn from Nassur, on the Sobat, to Sading.
on the Khor F'ilUs. thence TO the mouth Of the
Zeraf River. which steamers and boats may not
enter. and thence to the western end Of Lake
No. Moreover, sportsmen and tourists are per
mitted only 10 land either bank Of the Up
per Nile north OF Shambe and on the east
bank south OF Shambe, far the boundary
of Uganda on the express understanding that
they use their steamer boat the river as
their base, and that they do not proceed more
than q small days march inland from the river.
The reason for this is that Of late there has
been a recrudescence Of unrest among the ma
tives OF the provinces mentioned which has
caused armed expeditions and that neither the
Egyptian nor the English government cares TO
assume the responsibility under present condi-
tons for the safety Of people travelling for
sport or for pleasure in the prescribed districts
which embrace a very considerable portion Of
the Soudan- The danger Of either massacre or
capture by disa1ected natives and dervishes is
sufficiently serious TO lead the authorities to
adopt very rigorous measures TO prevent its be-
ing unnecessarily incurred. all the more
outrage OF that kind would necessitate the or
ganization and dispatch Of more armed expedi-
tions &c effect the release Of the capuves or to
punish their nurderers
The orders given by General Sir Reginald
Wlugate. thus barring considerable portion
Of the SoUdan TO sportsmen and tourists, form
part OF 2 decree instituting all sorts OF new
and strict regulations with regard TO the ad-
mission Of strangers TO any portion of the Sou
dan Whatsoever. Thus. no one who is not a
government official connected with the Soudan
administration IS not Z bona fde resident OF
the Soudan VIII be allowed to enter the huge
dominion subject 10 the Governor General with
out permit These permits, issued at Cairo
al Alexandria and at the Red Sea ports OF the
soudan. may be refused without any be-
ing assigned and must be Shown demand
failure 70 comply being visited with expulsion
and Imprisonment.
The aim OF these precautions is TO prevent
the anti British agitation rampant at
Cairo and throughout the delta from spread
ing TO Upper Egypt and 20 the Soudan. where
ST might lead TO another dervish insurrection.
such as that which was crushed by Lord
Kitchener at OTndurman Just ten years ago.
Ihe extent 10 winch Ihe anl-EnSHSh leeIlng
prevails In lower Egypt received & rather start
Ling illustration last month at the annual re-
view OF British troops. held on the square in
front Of the palace at Abdeen. at Cairo. the
Kings birthday, in the presence OF the Khedive
and Of the English Pienipotentiary. Sir Eldon
Gorst. when the customary cheers for Edward
VII were almost drowned by native shouts OF
Long 1--we independent Egyptr' Sir Reginald
wsngste has relatively small force at his dis
posal for the policing and control of the Sou
don. and does rot care TO assume any risks.
II is somewhat unusual TO find a civilized gov
eEnznsat thus barring whole provinces and en-