New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-25
Cuban VARIETY
OF Freedom for
E ggypt Assured
Speech Made by Roosevelt
i'll 1909 Used as Basis
of Miner Report Calling
for Full independence
ireland Next, Is Cry Now
Press Predicts 'sCommon-
wealth of Free Nations'
to Replace British Empire
From The 7'ribune's EuroDc&u Bu,eo

from The Tribune'S Eur0pcdn Bureau
Copyright 1920, New York Tribune Inc
LONDON, Aug. 24.-It is officially
confirmed to day that the mission of
LORD Miner recommends independence
for Egypt of the Cuban and Panaman
variety Egypt will be left to rule and
guard herself, the British merely hav-
ing treaty rights giving assured safety
OF her route to India through the Suez
Canal. | learn from high official that
TINS recommendation is an unqualified
triumph for the Egyptian Nationalists,
The fact is that Lord Miner had the
idea OF a protectorate' in mind when
he went to Egypt, but the leader of the
Natlonalists refused to meet him.
In May the British government sent
al invitation to the leader to come to
London. There was pledge of indie
pendence attached. His presence here
was known, but the government asked
the press to preserve secrecy, because
disaster would have resulted had it
been known to his followers. One Off
clal told me: "If you publish this it
would have the same effect in Egypt
as publication that Sim Fein leader
is negotiating with the government
would have in Ireland"
Commonwealth of Nations
No announcement of the intendad
policy of the government was received
BY the press for a long time. The
Daily Herald congratulates the COW
crnment and prophecies adoption by
the Cabinet of the phrase, Common
wealth Of Free Nations," instead of
the British Empire" 1t adds:
AS in Egypt, why not in Ireland
and India? We are prepared to trust
Egypt, lying across our spinal cord
or empire. Can we not extend an equal
trust to Ireland on our western front ?"
London recalls to-day the speech
made by Theodore Roosevelt in 1909
then greatly criticized, but now the
basis of the Miner report.
The eight recommendations of tho
report are
The protectorate proclaimed over
Egypt and recognized by the Treaty
CT versailles to be abolished.
GREAT Britain to recognize the in
dependence and full SOVEREIGN RIGHTS
of Egypt. s''s
This to be done in a treaty between
the TWO governments
Egypt to have full control of her
own 1orelgn relations and to send her
own diplomats to foreign nations
%hlcE are qualified for membership in
the League Of Nations.
Army to Withdraw
The British army of occupation to
be withdrawn entirely within giyen
period.
"A small British force of two or three
thousand men to remain in Port Said
and Suez by agreement for the pur-
pcsc of guarding the Suez Canal.
British officials in the Egyptian gov
eminent to be withdrawn within an
agreed period.
Detailed arrangements regarding the
Egyptian debt and the Soudan to be
We rked out in further negotiations.
1t is declared further that the Brit
isi will guarantee by alliance Egyptian
integrity against outside aggression.
The Star comments this evening: ut
resembles in many respects the ar
langement set Up between the United
States and Cuba and to a lesser ex-
tent between the United States and
Panama, with the difference that is
provided by the South Soudan terri
tory, which Britain conquered at great
loss Of life
Water Supply Protected
at is not proposed at present to
hand the Soudan over to Egypt, but
Egypt will be given guarantees pro-
tecting her vital water supplies, since
the Nile flows through them. We be-
lieve the Egyptian people have acs
CURED sufficient training during fifty
years of our tutelaee to enable them
to produce their own leaders and
govern themselves"
1t is evident that the publication of
the report will have a great effect
throughout the British Empire on the
aspirations of its different peoples, as
in Ireland and India
The Manchester Guardian saws:
's1n dealing with subject and de-
pendent races all our great mistakes
have been due to timidity We have
feared to do big acts with generosity.
Where We have really taken our
courage in both hands, as we did in
libefating Canada and South Africa,
we have always prohtad. A dog always
bites most when chained"
1t is certain that the Miner recon-
mendations will have ultimate ap-
prevail.