The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-08-26
REFORM WAVE
REACHES FAR
EGYPT GIVES EVIDENCE OF
AN AWAKENING IN THAT
NATION.
Ruler Credited With Disposition to
Grant Constitution in Effort to
Avoid Ministerial Crisis.

London, August 25-Are tn,
awakening of China, the re-birth o
Japan, the unrest in India, the revo
Mtion in Turkey and the new orde
of things in Persia to be precursor!
ct a similar outburSt of nationalist,
spirit in Egypt?
This is the newest possibilit,
which the week offers in respect t,
the fast-joiring affairs of Asia and o.
Europe
The revivifc alton OF the land o
the Pharaohs has formed itself int
concrete issue under cover of tht
recent sensational changes in TIL,
countries of the near east.
There is now an active nationals
tic parity at Cairo and Ruhsdy Pash;
Egyptian minister OF justice, make.
a surprising statement of the result
which its efforts already hav,
brought into sight.
THE khedive is 7aesirous OF givins
hns people constitution" he says
although Boutros PaSha, the presi
dent OF the ministerial council, ha.
expressed the opinion that the coun
try is not yet ripe for it. 1t IS prob
able that as soon as the khedive re
turns from Egypt he will grant th,
Egyptians a constitution"
According to the London view thi:
Is a rather rash prophecy, and i
must always he remembered thai
London, rather than Alexandria, ha.
the final word.
Yet 1t is known that something
must be done TO. avoid a dangerous
ministerial crisis on the banks IF the
Nile, and There are reports through
ministerial channels that the khedivt
was subjected to Considerable pres.
sure by the Young Turk constitu
ticrTalists during his recent visit tc
Cofistantinople.
Hilmy Pasha and other Influential,
leaders pointed out to him the neces
sfty OF granting his people the liber,
ties acquired by European Turkey.
Fear Reaction Against Budget.
In this capital it appears that the
liberals are beginning to fear that the
overwhelming popular indorsemen,
which the Lloyd George budget is Sc
curing may spend its force before the
supreme hour OF the struggle.
Many is the battle that has beer
lost in the very hour of victory
said Winston CHURCHILL at Saltburn
At the present time we are winning
but the fight is not over yet. 1t has
not reached its climax. We canno,
yet stop to throw up our hats and
cheer"
To the house of lords Mr.. Chul CHI
Ills brief but expressive challenge
was Come on" Nor has Lord Land
downe compelled the conservatives
to. give up hope that this challenge
will not be accepted.
His latest characterization of the
budget is "a hotchtpotcl of extrava-
CANT measures designed to pay off ord
scores" He added a significant hint
that the lords may once more feel
1t their duty to save the country
from committing itself to a radical
innovation without devoting due time
to its consideration
In Paris the gay spirit OF the
French is still delighting in the little
joke (which Monsieur Bleriot played
ON old England by ahghting from
the heavens ON the cliffs of Dover.
One OF the weakened reviews with
grave humor recites that hardly had
the aeronaut touched earth when he
was approached by a customs inspec-
tor who asked him. if he had any,
thing to declare.
A more serious comment ON the
effect ON the English mind OF the
flight across the channel is given by
Ernest Judet a Journalist who has
been visiting and observing lis.
1T is certain writes NJ. Judet to
l. Eclair, that an enormous metom-
orphosis almost an impossible met
anPf1osas is preparing in the mind of
the Englishman.
He had eliminated from his pro,
gram OF daily existence all fear of a
peril which he considered monexist-
emf. Now he sees it and gazes anx-
ioilsly at the horizon. He feels HIM
self fsolared and besieged. He expe-
riences almost the vertigo OF the
abyss which he guesses is near"
"A new sfdefight ON the trend of
continental thought is revealed by
the attitude of the powers toward
Belgium's outbreak OF miMtarism.
The Belgiaps are frankly told that
they are foolish to think of turning
their country into another armed
camp instead of relying for protec-
tom on the many treaties which
guarantee independence and -eutral-
ity.
1t as indeed strange that Belgium
after having escaped the fever of
rnilitartsm when it ran unchecked
from the Bosphorus to the North
Cape. should succumb to it's attacks
when disarmament is the problem of
the hour among her neigihbors.
Teachers Concert.
Band concert program, Thursday.