The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-22
EGiPT ND THE NATION tLISTS
I>IiN M CHRISTItNITl.


wufh politics W. have M sNampl" NJ the
rr"-.'ul uuu-u' m connection with Tibet
III" forward polr'r which o,Uautonssi the
expedition ui ST. Frames Nounghuzhand
lu i'HI pru,lu'c'i CERTAIN definite results
NJ ih"-" RESULTS we're ABANDONED Dung
iH" Las two OF ihrr" wears hen the policy
l"t t'H'l NI~ reversed And now new eN-
'I'ii on - being n,tsi uut. probably with
'." rurpo-" ct rudurng the work of the>@
.'- wears AMI recurring to the forward
u"i''N th1t pre- .led them. Had enough
a. such indie. ision - m gem al. u - the
worst I'm" - take ~ the Orien'. where sja-
h'ltiN of purpO-s' - the basis for the Tespecl
IN which Europeans are held.
Very much has h@sn said and written in
I'riti'l~uI ct lopl CTomeT rule IA Egypt
which has been callcd the most unchecked
despotisu known to modern times- The
statement has been reiterated quite re-
Gently NV Mr. Dillon IN the HouAs OF Com
mons u ~ true that Lord Cromer used
strong hand nothing hut rurh strong
hand could have worked order out OF the
chaos that existed when he came TO Egypt
IN lsNl. lie saN clearly that period Of
quiet was needed. aud that this could be
obtained only by the Use OF strength tenn
pered hv judgment and equity lie may
have been right or wrong hut the policy
of holding IN check the Nationalist propa-
ganda should not have been abandoned
hv his successor, Sir Lidon Gorst. unless
there was good ground to suppose that IL
would move along legal lines and not play
into the hands Of the peTtuTbator and politi-
cal assassin Their" was no such ground
hHt IA" Liberal Ministry IN England felt
~ Necessary To satisfy the doctrinairs as
symptoms Of the party which u represented
aud 20 quiet the nonconformist conscience
Of the bulk of it, followers II therefore
started IN tn pull down some Of the barriers
No a A u.
out 1905 and 1904 the press laws we're ap-
piled With the least possible rigor News
papers we're allowed tn Willy English ON
Gals With Impunity and to preach what
must b" considered a. ssdition 50 long
as England continues TO occupy Egypt
he Government was afraid as " was in
India To make Use Of powers which the
law conferred upon ~ But. the influence
Of the native press in Egypt is as remark
able a. II j. IN India. despite the great per-
c'ntag" Of Illiterate- The reader OF A.
Li~u has taken the place OF the former
H0kGyah the teller Of stories and the re-
otter Of romance- around whom in the
cafes ~ towns and villages the men were
wont To ior"gathcr for their communal
recreation Now the Egyptian felIah 10
very different To his syrian brother He IL
bv nature and nv centuries OF tradition
do"i" and passiy" lie asks only TO be
allowed 20 'lil his bit of ground IN peace and
to rnror his t.f without too much bother
from the tax ga'hersr Bu' he IL still a
man ant has human passions The con-
tnuaI pounding Of the Nationalist press
vas bound 20 have IT. eject even upon him
to Implant aBd 20 nourish IN HIM the most
Irradtranlc If al feelings that he pos
-''->'d q grievance against the Power that
had Authority over Atm
'atrp ls~. Of course been tie centre Of
At fhi- as.ta'lUu. and ~ - there that A. has
worked o.. greatest harm An indication
90 this harm has been ''s foul murder OF
IA" ftIm" Minister. Hou'ro- CHAT pasha
On February -. 1910 hl a Young pharmacist
iur''im WASH Hl-Mardaui T. j. SIR Eldon
D"'.' hms"li vhu holds the Nationalist
u1f'N '' b" 90" real guilty ones "a this out
rtF" Though 'h".r wrr' he'd shd mi--
fuI"! followers VII IaN th. penalty. /
hsF" uu hesitation "a saying that the lead
'i~ "' o." Na1fuuHlI-t PARTY AZ" morally
r',lr"s-.Hi" for ~. murder Of Boutro-
! la-uu D." u". frIu" that polttiral assas-
-.Uar 'uH l- IIstl'ah," li- been pro, Iain-d
Openly and % BE- even stated that Boutros
Vas only ON" ui three 81, ans thai had been
"hu."n - -".r-' committee Of Ig,pian-
~ Iu."U" 'Nt' vas dee ITuu- to exhibit the
s"w"~ 20 welded N'rcadv ia 1905 Nj
:. prr Mon 'r'r d-r. uir in-p. Ior 81 Tin.
kig- vi" brown. .. tad b"en done 20 death
Do. g l.I. "i r,-d"r, shes under ,rr'atn
| \pI'I- NADER The murderer Wa tried and
'''" ..r.l '.'''" u' hI- zoe, uftt,i,., being
~"h .'' Of 10 Dice iWTrf-"uu.p' EIt ~
/ L't" ta. aIluN-,l 20 Errt.h fIH' this va.
a ..dl. 900 murder. new u"u-LaVafr net
%, VI Dillon and los o.. .rH .ua'nu- to
-'".. a. ''" I..p ... OF Dru~haNur
lis." ',"y.- -"".. ." ilt.. ul,"naI the
,'.r- co. 'N' ".-fuiu"U' tud Of the British
'.I~ Oh. ..H''' 90 he pr,.~s law ~ on. I.
moo" i.' o. applied - Do Nl- 90 the time Of
I"'H '"w"t =. 20 n""-pip-rs a. A.
hnr d. Uu-r have t..,u ,I ,t-ua-d and TN.
~rr.Ea Nydu'-N 'rl-~UHV!.t. ~. editor Of
'.iurI. ln- n"ru -'4f uu for trail b.-au..
OF li- putli-'. .rE -"ultIuus poems especially
.,u nuuipE, iur Oh" murder of Str Curyou
~ .f" h. .nr HIND butugra - Elduu
.'f"Ist be- '.. own NtIn"-- To hts Narillation
.wr Dee 90 .UuN .''is"- NlBt tine pres- Law
Na- auII."i Nt.t .'"a' p.rhai,- too great
moderation ..d 'uat .tr" Government
wl. u''taI- nr blamed tur MOI having used
fs"T' fr"''. 81" powers uuf.h rhry p,,-
...--~,l 90 t...' g -'"I. .' fur-" abuses
lu ft' '".. lHH negotiations had been
..'.. ''.t..F bee .N.'u 10" toy"rum-uf ami
.i" 'uuu.l cot fN" = .-S anal COMPANY m
.f"sn.i 90 DO" '.'"u~Iuu ut ~" Concession
.v'.H vr- rt. ,rtr- ia the wear ipsS II 4.
.uu' u'. "--urE 'u d..'.i-~ the merits u to-.
-.i'ur. NuI,t. Whatever - value might
nr after fs,l- ,nuu.ndcd t-,lf - the GOV
o.. u1"u' 80 giving 'r igypt some ptont a.
lfNr yr,-..u' dst from uu uud' r. sing that
Ns~ "uiIr",, hcr own IN. Ministry. and
10 doubt 20" tugli-h ,ouSul- General also
rn-uiy"d 'p -uuWr the dfaft pro iert TO the
|t,,urTal assembly. though the organir law
lot $50 "a NJ Wts" Obliged them - do so
lUry ilosru'. probably hat this would b.
IL proof Of their Wish 20 see the Assembly
INK" = NOR" active par ~ N" afn,r- 81 ih.
,oun't' iEcu pr"r 10 this submission
the agitation against 10" ,hemc had COM
mru,'d 300 'u" Nationalist press Now IN.
whole machinery u agitation was set IN
mot Iun NafIOuaIlst newspapers fulmI-
mated Nationalist orators cried jhem-eIve.
hoar>" Nationalist professions paraded
the streets not. | am convinced. because
they thought the project impraCtiCable or
hurtf'ii Of the real interests Of Egypt. but
b-'au-s' n was an occasion for demonst rat a..
ing rho power 81 the people against the
Egyptian amt English Governments and Of
partdiug NHtIonali-m before tn" forum
oT iurop. Naturally the deputies were
fully inundated and rejected the draft
agreement
| Sir Eidon Gor-' complains Speaking Of