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...English intervention in Egypt was induced by purely selfish motives.- (a) England was jealous of growing 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...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/5/1896 | See Source »

...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 nations were being consulted in regard to finances and the other matters of policy: Ibid.-(4) Foreign method and ways were being introduced: McCoan...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/5/1896 | See Source »

...ever increasing tendency today is towards government control of quasi-public works.- (a) This also applies to municipalities as shown in the present condition of affairs: Professor Hadley in Pol. Sci. Quar., III. 573 (Dec. 1888); Municipal monopolies and their Management...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ENGLISH 6. | 12/9/1895 | See Source »

...Burdett before Mass. Legislature, p. 17.- (b) It tends to paternalism and socialism: Wm. E. Russell, quoted, Ibid, p. 18.- (c) Discourages invention and improved methods in public works.- (1) Kills competition: Speech of A. C. Burrage, p. 18.- (2) Removes the incentive to profit making: Pol. Sci. Quar. Dec. '88, p. 590.- (3) Leads to conservatism.- (d) Public labor less efficent than private: Chairman of Boston Park Commission, in speech of Burrage, p. 11.- (e) Tends unduly to raise wages.- (1) The employer is the best judge of reasonable wages.- (2) Government control makes the laborer the judge: Nation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ENGLISH 6. | 12/9/1895 | See Source »

...Government ownership of quasipublic works has failed in practice.- (a) State ownership has proved unwise.- (1) Railways in Europe: Hadley, pp. 217, 228. 235.- (2) Telegraph system in Eng and: Pol. Sci. Quar., Dec. '88, p. 590 ff.- (b) Municipal ownership has proved undesirable.- (1) Gas-lighting.- (x) English Cities: Board of Trade Reports to Parl., 189.- (y) Philadelphia: Bryce, Am. Com., 367 ff.; Speech of P. A. Collins before Mass. Leg., p. 12.- (2) Electric Lighting and Power: M. J. Francisco, in Engin. Mag., v. 725.- (3) Waterworks: Boston, Albany, Philadelphia: Conkling, pp. 21, 100; Burrage...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ENGLISH 6. | 12/9/1895 | See Source »

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