Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-18
Practically Hopeless.


seems perfect according to principles,
but in my opinion it is practically
hopeless In the first place, the
| principles enunciated by the allies
| were never intended to apply to peo-
Piles other than white. In the second
place. they have been somewhat COM
! promised, even as regards white peo-
| pie, and lin the third place. your
| country, unfortunately. lies at the
very center of the British colonial
| policy.
Egypt is necessary to Britain's
| control over the Suez canal; it is
| necessary to her Cape-to-Ca1ro rail-
way project, which, by obtaining Ger
| man East Africa, she will now be
| able to carry out. and to her project
/ of uniting India to Egypt by a land
route, which, by obtaining Mesopo-
tamia and Palestine, she will also be
able to realize"
1--WE understand this" replied the
| we made a popular appeal to other
| nations, especially America, we might
| obtain help"
.But who" asked the American.
| will help you? Italy sympathizes
| with you, but she is bound to let
Britain alone on pain of having diff
ficulties in Tripoli. France sympa-
thizes with you, but she has agreed
! to. keep her hands off Egypt IN re-
turn for England's promise not to
interfere in the Moroccan question.
Close Collaboration.
GAS for our country, we are abso-
lutely committed for the present to
| the policy of.close international col
Elaboration with Britain. The Anglo
Saxons have been working together
during the peace conference. and it is
understood to be the idea of both
governments to continue this friendly
understanding after peace. Do you
desire better proof of this than our
recognition of Britain's protectorate
over Egypt just at moment when
Egypt is in full revolt on the basis OF
the principle of self-determination!"
But couldn't YOU use your moral
influence in our favor?"
1T is useless. Look at the irish
question. Ireland's case Is known
and regarded sympathetically by
practically every one in America. Our
country is full of Irish blood. and yet
we have been able to accomplish moth
ing toward helping Ireland. Our
British friends look very suspiciously
on every step we try to take in this
direction If America has been I'M
able to persuade Britain with regard
to Ireland, how could she succeed
with regard to a distant and little
known country like Egypt?"
The Egyptian sighed.
What you say is irrefutable." he
said; "but what, then, do you advise
tus to do. for certainly we shall never
submit tamely to British DONNA
! tion?"
Hope in British Public.
ct see only one thing to do. Go
straight to London and present your
case to the British public. Surely in
| the liberal party you will find men
who sympathize and understand"
Alas" exclaimed the Egyptian.
1--WE are informed that the liberal
party is closely allied to the Man
chester cotton interests and these in
terests are hostile to US because of
! the Egyptian cotton industries"
| IF that is true" answered the
! American. you may as well give
up and go back home. trusting in
British good will to make you a few
| political concessions in course of
| time
1T il sad world" groaned the
Egyptian.
the American.
And this is the whole point.