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...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...
...English occupation cannot be a success.- (a) Government must be despotic except as changed by gradual growth; for (x) it has been despotic for thousands of years: Fort. Rev. 63, as above.- (b) English and Egyptians can never harmonize: Fort. Rev. p. 897 (June, 1884).- (c) It has for its object England's self-interest.- (d) French is the official and judicial language, and 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...