The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-15

Soudan by the English and was killed
by Osmam Dogma.
iou Will find n vivid and interesting
description OF English methods during
tho war or 1882 In the book published
by NJ. Blum, andcr Tho :ltlc The
Revolution Of ArRbi tasha." il Is u
sketch OF u sad chapter In orr national
history. which the English. those
champions OF civilization and freedom
have traitorously written after sup
forced upon tic ihcdivc. Tcwfili
Pasha. inter desperate efforts shortly
before tile war OF lSs:.
y great number Of people III Egypt
az we'll as in Europe now regard
Arab I'asha and his followers -. Il
sans OF rev"lutionists: or. rather.
II finds itself to-day. But the time Is
not FAR on which unbiased history will
say TINT they were real patriots. who
thought OF nothing but tho welfare OF
their country. But for the british in
tcrv"ntion ana the support OF the re-
dive. Egypt would to-day bc enjoying
III prosperity tho blessings or freedom
:uI Independence for which she has
The recent Portuguese revolution
a,rikinSly resembles the nationalist
movement in Egypt In 1851 and cspc-
riallv in the consequences which fol-
lowed Tho comparison Is easy TO make.
aud gives rise 10 some rather provoi<-
ING ana embarrassing questions TO
British diplomacy
WHY dill not England Intervene IN
r"r;urai's domestic ports? Why diI
not England send q mighty squadron
ffiIrtmgarS dGmeStir affairs? Why did
az lisbon to occupy the country after
inassarrinG the rcvolutionistS? Willy
did not England shout against anarchy
and revolutionary funaticism, if for no
other reason than ns an attempt to
lnStify her occupation OF Egypt? Why
does not ENGLAND Try to place Aranuri
back on his throne. from which he WAS
driven by his pcop1o?
In addition 10 the ancient ties which
unite ENGLAND and Portugal. there are
II scinhlancc OF right to British inter
vHntinn. liy-Aianucl II. is II cousin or
Ills Most British Majesty George V,
both belonging TO The house OF Cohmrg
marriage between tho young cNilcd
sovereign and an English princess?
ipid he not Immediately think of tax
iins refuge in British port. and has
hhH not. with his whole family. chosen
England as his place OF cNilc? And
siill the cabinet IN London. Forgetting
copied the ACCOMPLISHED fac; and even
hurried IN. recognize The provisional
government
,rn The E n, press aid better Sun.
admiration OF tho revolution. ana CON
graduated tho Portuguese pcoplc TO-.
having won their freedom. TIC Daily
News. even said: Every nation has
the right to shape It's own destiny"
All this Is perfect. f'nt why two
scales ana two measures? IS Egypt,
then. outside common laws: Has she
not. like Portugal. tho right to shape
hcr own destiny? Tho Egyptian ma
uonai moyeuicn, in 1881 was directed
only against Tcwnk Pasha. The Khc-
dive. Like Porturual. We only wanted
to ria ourselves OF an incapable and
dangerous dynasty. = corrupt goycrn-
mcnt Like tho rcvoutioniSis OF Por-
tuEal. our leaders in 1881 never tried
10 rob any one Of either lifc or prop
erty; they jealousy guarded the safe
~ of everybody. and !mpartiality has
no rcproach against them.
TO render the resemblance OF thu
two movements still more striking,
may be permitted to recall n historic
incident from the baltic OF Tcl-cl-
kebir. Having convinced himself OF
the greatly superior strength of the
English forces and the inevitable de-
feat of the Egyptians. our national
hero. obaid, fought with the last mo-
ment and pr -Acrred suicide rather
than surrender 10 tho vlctors. What
striking analogy with the brave por-
tIguesc Admiral Refs. who committed
suicide on board his ship when he
thought his cause lost!