Evening star., 1924-08-18

Affairs, describing the plan, as above
stated, declares:
This was Lord Cromer's intention
and it was carried out not in order
to further British imperialistic de-
signs. nor to exploit the country in
British interests, but with the sole
object of insuring good government
for the Sudanese. And so 1t has
worked"
In the same article the following
conclusion is most naively expressed:
THE British view, more fully
analyZed, is that whatever the his
| tory of the past, the dominating con-
sideration now in settling the form
of government for the Sudan must be
the wishes and interests of the
Sudanese themselves. To safeguard
this is our first duty. and on all the
evidence of past history, and of the
present feeling of the people, we are
entitled to argue that this duty will
be best satisfied by a continuance Of
the British administration
Yet there has been no Sudanes,.
plebescite, nor any other form Of ex-
preston by the 100000 inhabitants
OF the vast country, and the
Egyptians allege that ties of blood
between Sudanese and Egyptians are
closer than between SudAnese and
English. hence the dark-skinned
neighbors most naturally prefer
Egyptians as their governors. They
point to President Wilson's Il points
and claim under the right Of tn"
ruled to choose that Egypt should
be the ruler.
The Sudan has an area of a mil
lion square miles-as great os ono
third of the continental United
States. exclusive of Alaska. Under
British management, the resources
have been partially developed and
considerable investments have been
made All this the Egyptians offer
to reimburse. They urge the vital
interest they hold in protecting the
source of the Nile, which already
the British development. they claim.
is endangering by vast damming ami
irrigation projects.
Egypt has no rainfall TO support
crops; il is absolutely dependent
upon the flooding of the Nile. AT low
water stages not a drop of the Nile
water reaches the sea; it sinks into
the ground before it passes into the
delta. Every gallon of the Nile.
therefore, is the life blood of the ma
tion, and consequently the Egyptians
feel that the case is so desperate
that they cannot listen to any com
promise.
The newly redeemed country is en-
thusia stically nationalistic. All the
people are of the Nationalist party
though some are more radical than
others. The King, Fouad, is very
popular, because of his patriotic
labors for the cause of education and
relief of the poor. long before he a.
cended the throne of an Independent
country. Prime Minister Zaghloul -
yr-h Snf1arl1
long and much to create freed
Egypt Born of poor peasant parent
age, he rose to a seat on the Supreme
Court bench. Twice the British
exiled him for his leadership in tn"
nationalistic movement, and from the
last exile he returned, almost dying
from tropical exposure, and he has
become the father of his country
and the peoples idol. He was elected
to the National Assembly by 93 per
cent of all votes cast, and was at
once made president of the Assem-
bly,, and soon after prime minister.
He is affectionateIy referred to as
Papa Zaghloui."
In 1920, England sent a commission
under Lord Minor to compromise the
Sudan question, but in Egypt tho
commission was boycotted, and re-
turning uOiuc, ISpoElSu idHutC' 4o-
day Prime Minister Zaghloul Is in
Europe. He indicates that he in
tends to visit England to talk over
the situation with Prime Minister
Macdonald, for the purpose of ascer-
tanning IL, there Is any hope OF ad-
justing the controversy. If he finds
Mr.. Macdonald willing to accord
some basis Of settlement, he will re-
turn to Egypt and appoint a COM
mission to go to England to work
out the details. England is rushing
reinforcements to her garrisons in
the Sudan.
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