The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-09-28
THE BRITISH IN EGYPT.


THE BRITISH IN EGYPT.
A special cable from London saws:
I'm 1882 England took possession of
Egypt under a solemn promise to re-
tire within stated brief period.
Thirty years have now elapsed, but
needless to say England is still there.
treating the country to all intents
and purposes as an English colony,
even taxing the Egyptians for the
support of the British troops main
tanned there''
In connection with the above, we
wish to refresh the memory of our
readers by stating that the Bull
Moose candidate for the presidency.
when in Egypt, had no sympathy with
the aspirations of the natives for self
government. On the contrary, he
suggested to the British authorities
that they should govern them with 4
stronger hand or get out of the COM
try Such an utterance as this
against any race struggling for free
dom from foreign domination Is di /.
rectly contrary to the Declaration of
independence, drawn up by the Amer
lean colonists in 1875.
The fraudulent. hero of San Juan
Hill was passing for a man of blood
and iron" in the land of the Pyra-
mids. because forsooth he had shot a
fleeing Spaniard in the back. He dis
graced his Americanism by taking the
part of the foreign oppressor against
the oppressed and thus ignoring the
vital principles proclaimed by the
Fathers of the Republic in their i'm
mortal Declaration, to which they
pledged theirElives. their fortunes and
their sacred honor. 5s5sss s
1t may be we'll to draw attention to
the unanimous Declaration Of the or
iginal thirteen states of America.
written by Thomas jefferson 1876
years ago. The truths so cogently
enunciated at that time are as applic-
able to Egypt and other oppressed
countries as they were to the new
born Republic of the West. The same
power that Expresses Egypt today is
the power whose oppression caused
Jefferson to write the Declaration Of
Independence and arraign George III.
in the most scathinz Indictment that
ever emanated from the brain of man.
His immortal document was signed by
ffty-six of his compatriots in be-
half Of the States they represented.
Why should not an Egyptian patriot
arise today and issue another declara-
ton Of independence against King
Edward, and his successor, George v.
for invading his country under false
pretenses and governing it despot-
ically against the consent Of he
Egyptians? M
An ex-president of the United
0SessSoS "hAo 10 INV o0ChAAS - NAAEV
term in the highest ONCE on earth.
cast his influence against a people 1e-
manding the right Of self-government
and urged the British to rule them
with a rod Of iron or leave the coun-
try.
Has Roosevelt read the Declaration
Of Independence in recent years, or
has he forgotten 1t? Is he Of the
opinion that the American patriots
We're wrong and that King 0eor se
was unjustifiably attacked by Jefter-
son? Does he believe that outside Of
the United States "all mon" are Not
created equal and are Not endowed
with certain inaliensble rights: among
them being life. liberty and the pur-
suit Of happiness''1 Does this Bull
Moose leader believe that nations in
Africa and Asia o. ancient civittsa-
tons. like Egypt. and India. win De
better Of undl nan nm