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...control: Spectator, Feb. 29, 1896.- (b) France will not go to war with England to oust her from her present control: Spectator, Feb. 29. (c) In case England gave up her control, anarchy would fall upon Egypt. (Proved above.)-(1) A clash would inevitably follow between England and France. (Ibid...
...power of Egypt over Constantinople and Turkey.- (1) Egypt under Mehemet Ali had become consolidated: J. E. Bowen in Pol. Sci. Quar. (June, 1886).- (2) Egypt had conquered Syria and Arabia. (3) Had broken loose from Turkey.- (4) Had received a hereditary sovereignty of her own from the Porte: Ibid.- (5) In these gains Egypt was favored by Russia.- (b) England insured to prevent construction of, and gain control over, the Suez Canal: Ibid.- (c) England wanted railroads through Egypt...
...English occupation of Egypt was unnecessary.- (a) Egypt was making wonderful advances-(1) In government: J. E. Bowen, in Fol. SciQuar. (June, 1896).- (2) In 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...
...Financial progress is rendered difficult.- (x) The finance department of Egypt is guarded by six European governments. and treaty privileges exist with fourteen powers not in harmony with each other.- (d) Sanitary condition of country worse: Am. Cyclo., 1890.- (e) Crime has increased under British rule: Ibid.- (f) Only one half is now spent per annum for education as was spent by Ismail: Pol. Sci. Quar., I, 332.- (g) England has seized upon the 176,000 shares which Egypt owned in the Suez Canal and has deprived the country of its revenue: Quar. Rev. as above...
...sympathies are all French: Contemp. Rev. 67, 390 (March '95).- (1) England has failed utterly to introduce the English language, and has thus failed to gain control over the native population.- (e) Egyptians despise the English: Fort. Rev. 63, 511.- (1) Because their policy is weak and vacillating: Ibid...