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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Order has been brought out of Anarchy: (ibid).- (3) Corruption in the judicial department has been abolished: Quarterly Rev., Feb., 1895.- (b) Economically.- (1) Prosperity has replaced business stagnation: Quarterly Rev., Feb., '95.- (2) The credit of the country has been strengthened and the weight of the debt greatly diminished: No. Amer, Rev., July, 1895.- (3) The taxes have been lightened: (ibid).- (4) The rich resources of Egypt are being used more economically through the work of foreign engineers: XIX, C., April...
...public works: Ibid.- (3) in education.- (x) Just before English control (1882) had 4817 schools: McCoan, chap. x.- (4) In revenue.- (x) Before England got control of Egypt's finances she owned a large part of Suez Canal, from which she derived a revenue to pay off the national debt: Ibid.- (b) The good of civilization did not demand it.- (1) Mehemet Ali had made travel safe and made Egypt a responsible nation: Pol. Sci. Quar. as above.- (2) Ismail, the successor of Mehemet Ali, had expended more than 46,000,000 pounds sterling upon public utilities: Ibid.- (3) Foreign...
...English occupation has not been a success because it has done much more harm than good-(a) England allowed Egypt to lose the Soudan.- (x) In 1884, England forbade the Khedive to recover Soudan, and caused the death of General Gordon: Quar. Rev., p. 264, (1895).- (b) Public debt has been increased from 475,000,000 to 508,965,299 dollars.- (c) There has been great financial corruption under British rule: J. S. Keay, M. P.- (c) Financial progress is rendered difficult.- (x) The finance department of Egypt is guarded by six European governments. and treaty privileges exist with fourteen...
...Varsity pair oars and singles, and other items, increase the extra expense to a sum which the charges made do not cover. In the fourth place the class crews are not always in financial distress. The Ninety-six Crew is well managed and has always been free from debt, as the others might be if they were equally well handled. Finally, it would seriously embarrass the 'Varsity to make these expenditures and not have them refunded. We must raise nearly $5000 by subscriptions this year, and with such a task certainly cannot afford to pay out for the class crews...
...happens that the Ninety-six Crew is free from debt, it must be remembered that the class has had exceptional good fortune. The profits of their Freshman football game with Yale were given to the crew, and they have been spared expense in many other ways...