The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-05
SHARP CRITICISM
OF ROO SEW Ell
Egyptian w o AN Protests
Against Famous Guild
Hall Speech.
Especial to The Tlmcs-Dispatch.

tSPNSAoi " LiAS tCIl.
New York, September AIRS. Sara
de Raismes Storey. an Egyptian, has
come to this country in protest against
Theodore Roosevelt's outgivings OH
Egypt at London Guild Hall. She de-
clares that his account of the Egyptian
situation. to the English. and his atti-
tude toward the aspiration of the
Egyptians toward possessing their
own land was Sin the main untrue"
and exhibited "a complete ignorance Of
the underlying principles of the Egyp-
ians' case Mr. Roosevelt" she said
to-day. went out Of his way last
June to fatter the English on the line
work that has been done during the
last twenty-eight years In uplifting
and educating the undivided Egyp-
tians. Finally, two long letters on
the subject, written from Paris by
Prof. Richard Gottheil. Of Columbia
University, were published. These
speakers have not given the Egyptian
side the study it deserves, and by that
they wonder why the benighted iIgyp-
tians are neither, delighted nor grate-
full for the consideration apparently
shown them by their English .protec
tors. III.
Their accounts. in addition to heing
one-sided, are in the main untrue.
They bristle with Measurements and
Misrepresentation Of facts. and show;
besides, complete ignorance of the un-
derlying principles of the situation"
Her eyes Slared hotly as she con-
tinued: Our hearts and aspirations
are the same as Americans We love
Egypt as dearly as you your father
land. The fact that we are Orientalsl
does not prevent us from being patri-
otto. We do not want half measures
we want Egypt to ourselves. We hate
the English to the very bottom OF
our hearts--and the feeling, we know.
is reciprocated-for It's the treatment
afforded us by every representative Of
England.
Overlooked Natives Case.
1T is very strange to Egyptians that
ex-President Roosevelt, when discuss
ing a subject 50 full of illustrations OF
unscrupulous dealings and oppression.
as is furnished by the recent history Of
Egypt, should show partisanshlp for
England He has overlooked the ma
tives' case.
Though Mr.. Roosevelt declared that
England has given US the best govern
ment in 1000 years, the statement
would be more in accord with the
truth had he said instead You Eng
lish have mapped out the best plans
Imaginable to gather for yourselves
every benefit Egypt can afford
Under the rule at lsmail Pasha'
Egypt experienced a remarkable up
lift toward nodernzation. The very
prosperity of the country worked us
ruin. Attracted by the prospects OF
large interests, the money sharks CT
England and France encouraged extra
VACANT Ismail to carry on futile wars
in Abyssinia, and to improve IN every
way his domains Naturally the re-
sources of the land We're quickly en-
hausted Then began the period OF
forced national loans"
Mrs. de Raismes Storey indicated
how the Suez Canal, the competition OF
French and E,gSptian interests, had
worked toward placing Egypt IN the
possession OF bone sbctweep TWO
dogs She described Esypt's financial
acknowledgements, and how the country
was ''warstea' hH foreign bondhold ers.