Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-06
DEVELOPMENTS In Egypt.

The British press accepts the establish
nehs or a protectorate over Egypt and
me SUDAN as the second and last step to-
l~aration of martial aw. Annexation of
the vast North African territory by Great
Britain is by no means a matter of form,
toward annexation in Egypt. England is
Following the policy followed in the case
of cyprus, which once. nominally tribu-
tary to the Porte, is now claimed by Lon
don as Il British possession. Until the pro.
tectorate. Egypt and the Sudan We're nom
inally provinces of the Ottoman empire
Egypt adds l.S5o.oW square miles of terri
tory and l4.0N,G0 people to the British en-
pire. or these 14,OO0,0 900 all but a few hum
dre.l thousand are Mussulmans. In es-
tablishlng Il protectorate Great Britain
shows no fear of a ~Mohammedan holy
war; nor does there seem to be cause for
fear. W.
10 all intents and purposes. the whole
Egyptian and Sudanese regions are now
parts of the British empire. There is Thus
brought to a close what may be termed
the third period of Egyptian history as
separate from that of q foreign power.
The first period-the ancient-was one of
wealth and military glory; the second-the
Mohammedan-of warfare and servility:
the third of awakening and education UNI
der the tutelage of France and England.
Now a fourth period is entered. Egypt
came prominently into the history of i;u.
rope I'm 1I15. when Ottoman supremacy
was restored. The appearance of Bona
loh " &i'sA tnV SidSI WlIH the
English. the struggles of the Mamelukes.
the bomhardment Of Alexandria by the
SritiSh and the ascendancy of Mehemet
All followed. Mehemet Ali. though he
fought against the beys. whose cause had
been espoused by England. did Egypt
great service in helping to free 1T from
turkish power. In 1854 Said Pasha came
to the front. The Suez canal was built
by the French. and telegraph Offices and
banks established by the British. The
protigacy Of Said Pasha's successors
brought British bankers into prominence
and the purchase of shares of Suez canal
stock by England under Beaconsfeld's
guidance linked the fortunes of the Euro
pean power and the decadent government
In the east.
From that hour. when Englishmen en-
tered financially into the interests of
Egypt. British authority dates. Repeated
proposals were made 20 get out. and sew
eral times cities We're evacuated. But
there were always circumstances. at home
or abroad. which prevented. Up to the
last. the suzerainty OF the Turk was ac-
knowleiged, and tribute paid, although
me British financial adviser was really
passed. and as the Gordons, Cromwells
ana Kitcheners came and went. the GER
talnty of English control developed. Kitch-
ened was sent to Egypt as a minor officer
pated In campaigns and government
duties. Kitchener at khartum in the Su-
danese campaign. Kitchener at Fashoda
ana Kitchener at the war office when
Great Britain takes virtually the last step
IN annexation. link successive stages OF
modern history. 1t is a strange and signi-
ficant development that brings Kitchener,
who was responsible for French evacua-
tion IN Egypt. into cooperation todsy
sion is Inevitable that Kitchener had much
TO DO with the action just taken with re-
gard to Egypt.