The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-06-24
Roosevelt and Lord Cromer
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lord Croer studied and governed Egypt for thirty wears
- Roosevelt studied Egyptian questions for thirty minutes YET
M M novice is easily enabled TO enlghen the Lord Cromer
m ~ the platform the Guild Hall meeting when Mr. Roosevelt
G his famous Speech and he have been impressed by the
which fresh American mind working with lightning rapid
way 81 ;naible Judgment results which Doddno
~ pb intellect compelled slowly to make its way through maze
y facts and elusive tendencies does not feel all certain
ran reach at ALL
Can In his book on Modern Egypt Lord Cromer made the hum-
- confession that he many years Egypt before fully
ed how little understood my subject He adds that "To
e last day of residence was constantly learning something
Ron this personal experience he led to the rash conclusion that
M casual visitor hope obtain much real in sight the true
e Of native opinion But Mr. Roosevelt showed the folly
II t After hurried he able ebule
% who had given lives the problems Egyptian ad-
saon 1t is great triumph for the ntutive philosophy The
University of Berlin knew what is about when made Teddy
DOCTOR ~ SslalA
tbe British is the nationalist movement in Egypt
From Mr. Roosevelt, who announced himself "a radical and
not mock Democrat, the English learned that encourag
mo the Egyptians attempt government they making
terrible mistake and that they must at take the back track if
thew are to do duty civilized mankind This have
struck Lord Croner very forcby for he in his unnspired way
had been painfully laborng for to help the Egyptians
soon as possible rule themselves He has said Egypt must
eventually become autonomous it must be incorporated into the
British Empire Personally decidedly in favor of moving in
te direction of the former Poor deuded statesman! Wander
mo Egyps darkness truly In the last chapter of the second
volume Lord Cromer foolish enough to assert that the true
governmental policy mst be based accurate information and
careful study of Egyptian facts and of the Egyptian character
Still more foolish the light of Mr.. Rooseyets convincing
onsaon that self-government mot merely empty but
ous appears lord Comers words in favor OF "A local
esaon competent deal with all local matters He
insane enough to imagine scheme of autonomy (which will enable
all the dwers in cosmopolitan Egypt be they Mosen or Christian
European Asiatic African be fused into sefgoyenng
body But before he had heard the inspired representa-
the greatest self governing nation IN the world declare SUCH
scheme compound of madness and crime nth nerrg IN
Mr. Roosevelt his finger the great weakness OF the
English poly-the vice of sentimenay Ot all the broken
reeds upon which righteousness may think to lean senmenay
the most broken declares Mr. Roosevelt And English rulers
sentmntaliss! What historic discovery IS here! ana II
made ntutivey because certainly could never
been attained by reading history The English rulers sent
metais Perhaps in Mr. Rooseves opinion they were sent
when they fired the munous Sepoys from the cannonS
India Possibly Mr. Roosevelt have considered them
sntmentalss under Cromwell at Drogheda?
seninenas is one who will not study the actS nor look
before and after but swept away the flood OF his own nS
atoms What the facts about this wonderful senlel"Y
the English? 1t would be absurd to call John Stuart MIL Seu
mentaist If spoke from cod reasoning IeeCon
he did yet he who said in his great essay on Liberty
am not that any community has right TO toce
@czed To inspired statesman like Roosevelt eager ~
mzed races like the Egyptians and the Philippines by the roa
and force them be like him. this saying OF MIL douDe
sentimenasn Which the sentmena1st the Traveller
who rashy condemns nationalist movement IN gyPt Oh m
strength Of asy Impressions the old and cautious @
who pleads for sympathy with and warns his counye |
must be prepared for abuses OF new grdeu
the child creep before it walks and that they an ai
cannot feeling of loyalty in the breasts OF ue
akin that felt by self-governng people for indigenous
Sententality NAV be broken reed but it can hardly De
Unstable support than inspired knowledge and lnttlVe
Who to when people is ut ol SCI w.. oor
from what does Mr. Roosevelt derive authority 10 pass
e hneSs of people for self-rue? For great many
"I our independence established our hleSs O 9v
nt was questioned by Europeans, and we should not p So
surprised there was still lingering doubt in the mld u +l
u nose @ who listened to Mr.. Roosevets inspired ute'"i"0
Oud Hall meeting