The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-25
nOOsEvELT'S SPEECH
STILL TALK OF EGYPT
All Europeans Agree That He Did
Not Exaggerate Seriousness
of Situation.
ABUSE OF NATIONALlSTS
One Newspaper Says the Former
President lnherits the Love
Of Bloodshed.
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Mr. RooScyslt's speech on Egypt in the
t;,,ildhalI Is regarded here as one OF the
most important events in the recent MS
tory Of the country.
The ex-Press3e1t did not overstate the
seriousness Of the position Of affairs. In
cairo ali Europeans are agreed that MS
description was quite accurate and th"t
bts remedies are the only means OF SAVING
the country from absolute r9.h
Tha tendency of British policy IN
Egypt has, Of late years, beer e7ure{y 10
fha advantage OF the Nationalist move
snent. and quite against the general inter
eSis Of the country, and * has reduced
British influence 10 extremely sma! pro-
pertions In the days % Lord Cro'neT'
whenever the movements Of his majesty
representative were announced, crowds
of people gathered to pay him respect
fog DE commanded the good Will % all the
country. and was looked on as the com
trolling authority
The sudden modification % policy mas
been most unfortunate, and Is leading to
werd state OF complete anarchy. The
position is getting worse every day. and
unless prompt measures are taken TO
effect q radical change not only will II
be extremely difficult to re-establlsh Brit
Ssh authority. but The state of Egypt It,
self. by tie enormous power which is be
Eng daily gained by the Nationalist party.
viii be reduced to co-7f1sion, and the lives
OF tho Christians win be at the mercy
Of fanaSscal Moslenas.
Abuse of Roosevelt
Tire Nationals, newspapers continue 70
pour out wild abuse against MI Roosc-
welt HI Alan, the official organ OF the
Nationalist party. publishes an article
which, among much vituperation address
ed TO the ex-presideat. the following
passages occur;
You have shown that a man is fiercer
than hungry wolves by your killing OF
animals for no reason except To satisfy
Your corrupt nature and satanic Instincts.
You were foremost IN the war with
kpatn. and to prove YOU butcher 81
humanity and an assassin OF men The
eorietses for the prevention af cruelty To
animals stigmatized you as the twentieth
eentury's greatest barharic assassin
"Your father loved hloodshed. No won
der you inherited that nature. which en-
Sironment and education have strength
ened, Your grief for the loss of the nresi-
dency and the fall Of your power also
affected your nervous system. The visit TO
Africa, with It's seorchng sun and deadly
neat. annihiiated the remaining portion
Of your mind. People thought when Won
came 10 Egypt you were sane. not pnow-
snE that your mind was dIsoraerea and
that you had lost your reason"
The Khedive's Warning
The khedive. before leaving Alexandra
TWO DAYS age for visit 10 his estate In
Anatoiia. received the Ulcmas of the Al
Ahzar University. and spoke 10 them
seriously about the strike of the students
81 that institution which still continues
His highness expressed his sorrow ana
eaid that last year. when there was alec
strike, II was the fault Of the students
aiene. but that this year the Ttemas had
made common cause with the students
lie added that the Ulemas were tho In.
Efigators of the disorders in the tFo,,
Mosque Of Al Ahzar
During the ten years h. had etr,tyeiaf
with the government for the reform ~
Al Ahzar by utilizing all the money. avail
able from the trusts. he could only sa
that for one pace forward there had hecy
TWO backward. If, after such long na
ucnce. The present state of things con
finued, he had to choose between ,ua
courses-either to chastIse those wb,
stirred up trouble or To abandon tn IN,
government the task of regulating thes
difficulties. he himself being a slmuI
3ooker-on.
He hoped that those who had insils-ata,
Sl1ese troubles would become reasonable
and cease in the future To renew their do
piorab,e conduct
His highness' words are said to hav,
made a great impression on the I;lemas