Evening star., 1923-05-04
By THE MARaUIsE DE FoNTENoY

Egypt has once more furnished an
illustration of the difficulty which
people of the occident experience in
understanding the orient, where the
expected so seldom happens, since we
are always inclined to base our prog
nostications on western instead Of
eastern standards, principles. ethics
and modes of thought. A few weeks
ago all Egypt was in a state of tur-
Of old Zaghloul Pasha. the nationalist
leader. Indeed, conditions seemed so
critical in the land OF the Nile that
the English government felt itself
compelled to issue warning to the
effect that Great Britain's grant of
national independence and of sover-
eighty to Egypt was merely of an ex-
perrin entail character, and that if it
proved failure it could be- rescinded
Now, however, on the advice of
Field Marshal Lord Allenby, who
seems. like Kitchener and like Lord
Cromer in the past. to have fathomed
the oriental mind and train of
thought and to realize the virtue of
min gled frmneSs. serenity and bound
less patience. Zaghloul Pasha has
been released and allowed to proceed
to France to thermal resort there.
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The consequence is that Zaghlou1
has ceased to be a political martyr or
an object Of popular sympathy in
Egypt His liberation, instead Of
ovoking enthusiasm in the land of the
Nile is treated with indifference. and
the closest adherents of Zaghloul are
displaying no little chasrin at the
failure of their efforts to organize
grand summer pilgrimage to visit
Zaghloul in France. Indeed, it looks
as IL he had become as extinct aS 8.
political factor in Egypt through his
liberation from Gibraltar as was Ara
by Pasha, the leader OF the Araoy in
surrection of 1882 in Egypt. when per-
mitted to return home after his in
ternment in Ceylon. to die some years
later in complete neglect and oblivion.
Lord Allenby's move in securing the
liberation OF Zaghloul is regarded
weakness or as a surrender to ma
tionalism, but as an indication of
strength, the natives assuming that
England would never have dared to
let Zaghloul go unless they were alb.
solutely secure of their friendly hold
upon the land of the Nile-for its own
good.
The relations between the British
residency at Cairo and King Fuad
are closer and more cordial than they
nave DCcIl lol lHdly a iOii6 udy,
Yehia Pasha, the premier, like the
king, realizes the limitations of their
powers, and they are working to-
gether IN thorough accord with Lord
Allenhy. In one word. the prospects
in Egypt are brighter at present than
they have been in many a year
thanks to the sound judgment and
understanding Of the oriental charac-
ter on the part of Field Marshal Lord
Aflenby-the power behind the
throne.
With the birth of son and heir
to Capt. the Honorable William
stourton and to his wife, the former
Shella Gully. the succession Is as
sured to his fathers ancient peerages
Of Moubrey, Seagrave and Stourton--
the frst two Of which date back to
1888. and which are now in possession
of Lord MAubrey, as the twenty
fourth peer OF his line.
Lord Moabrey derives his descent
through the female, line from that
Roger de Moubfey who figures in
history as one of the comma nders of
the Norman army which conquered
England tn 1865. AS Lord Ssourton,
he traces his descent also to
Bothoaph Stonr<on. who married Lady
Anne, daughter Of the famous Earl