New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-14
allSEvELTS SPEECH
ST|RS PARLIAMENT
cnildl,aII UtteranCe Leads to
rebate on Egyptian Affairs in
House of Commons.
MAKING AN ISSUE OF IT
,..-.-nment Declares It's Conf
..,oe in British Agent in Egypt
,,d Declines to Drag Roose-
velt Into Controversy.

-u-son June I3.-Theodore Roose-
:. cuildhan speech led 70 a lengthy
ss;on Of Egyptian affairs in the
r.s s If Commons tonight, the Con-
...,,es demanding to know what
the ministers proposed to pursue.
= soue Of the Liberal members de-
-,,cine what they termed Mr.. Roose-
r.r,s Interference
.-.hyr J. Balfour, leader of the Oppo-
80, EXPRESSED warm appreciation Of
- poosevelt's sympathetic and kindly
....,nent IF the subject There was
hing in the speech. he said. to which
,oxt sensitive Briton could take ex-
..-+on The situation in Egypt. he de-
..-ss called for prompt action. and he
..,sd that the government would take
- - give support TO the British rep
....,r.tIyes there. without which they
III be helpless.
Cir Edward Grey. the Foreign Secre-
..-r replving 10 the criticisms in behalf
!. me government announced that Colo
.i Rnosevelt's speech had been COM
-un;cated 10 him before Il was deliv-
.s5 He had seldom listened to a
,r.sch with greater pleasure. It's
-ss,6lv intention. he said. was obvious.
,,s taken as whole. it was the great
~ compliment 70 the work OF one coun-
m ever paid by a citizen Of another.
There was nothing in the present stu
saqn in Egypt, the Foreign Secretary
ssclsred. 70 occasion disquiet or justify
.su56en resort to unusual methods. but
= he symptoms already noted of anti
british agitation continued the govern
nsr would take measures to assert it's
srthority and protect the Egyptian min
tasrs who followed the governments ad-
nee
Iute-peIlations were submitted in the
House during the course of the day
hssring on the same subject. TO which
es Secretary for Foreign Affairs made
Z b-isf reply. Sir Edward Grey declared
sst Sir Eldon Gorst, the British Agent
s1d Consul General in Egypt, had the
ranplete confidence. Of the government
81 Henry James Dalzeil thereupon re-
egssted the Foreign Secretary TO send
lggr CT his reply 70 M Roosevelt. Sir
EiEsrd answered that he could see 10
ssson fer doiEg anything Of the kind.
The exchanges between the Foreign Sec
fsisry and Sir Henry Dalziel enlivened
hs days proceedings.
Since the delivery of the speech it has
zen considered inevitable that the Con-
sTstives would take advantage of the
gTurtunity 20 attack the governments
l1lcy in lis African dependency. Sir
ssrry is Liberal Of advanced political
FAEE and last week he announced that
2 would bring the matter 10 an issue
asking whether the government had
E confdence il its agent. Accordingly.
Stay he asked the Foreign Secretary
sate the relations between the For
2 Office and Sir Eldon and the atti-
= of the government toward Sir Ell
rs administration Of affairs in Egypt.
- --GN q z. WHO entertained MI
iassvelt during the last day of his visit
s'E vas prepared fer the question, and
S1fa briefly, but positively. that Sir
-'n possessed the complete confidence
ne government Then he added he
'a unaware that anything had occurred
ri-st anything had been said TO arouse
Fissnrre he-7cior
#nsn Sir Henry asked that the For
q Secretary forward a copy Of his re-
! 10 Mr.. Roosevelt. the Secretary
asEsred:
lsse no reason whatever for sending
Hly o. NY statement 10 Mr.. Roose-
u i has no reference 10 that speech.
-7e certainly was nothing in that
seseh TO give rise 10 question Of this