address ".on/.v. , 'The;'■Situation"hi"Egypt" ;.;■ ■;..:■■.Was;.delivered". by .Lord Cromef.' at' aVgather;N:;'■■"■•■'*?B';.6fcsnemben- of: the-.Bigbtyi.Cluh,-Eeld' at '-4 •■• MeiSayby^Hptel^under. itho." presidency Vof '.-;: ;Mr;vHaldane.xßgyptyvhe.'/said, had now ->rk- --.TWA"^ ; P& ;l ta S 6 -- oi i development/ when a ;.■■•;■ moral,and.'intellectual , .suporstruoturei had,to a:'.;: ,b6 gradually : ;.- imposed on :-■ material founda- -,..:, tions.ijln- ; .'rainbg: that, superstructure:.'one ■''r-iiPr.tn^'inpßt/iinpprtaht-faotors'tb'-'W-bdrno'ih ■ -:-'. miridiwae ;the ; .desirability—he: might almost ;■:;;;• say;jthe; : neccssity-7of r; eyentuallyV associating v,' ; ;. all; thej inhabitants.of . : the;:yalley 'of the' Nile, wSwitH6utidistinction':oftacoand creed; in the ;.";-gpTernment;of;the:country,in/which they rs?'*iv Bide(iS'The ; ' ;pnly ' way. which ; ; they". couW ;•■ '.-■.■• ;h6pe feVefltually to; shake; off '.tKe.; Egyptian ■.'•'; burthen was. to. teach;-;..tKo ■■'Egyp'.tiane to gov- .;'; - erri■ tliemseiyes. ;• :pn.lthe'vsub]ect of the exY■' te'pt >tbi..which ':. theV.pfoclamation :of a con- ;.;.-•■ stitution in; Turkey,: was -liltely^to-influence -,v, the.'deyclopment of-selfrgbvornint; institutions in-^gyjitj . Lord Cromer, said that .although ■•'V-/?' u .?<>rd>ttl-;'w«lUwJeh6r:\tbvtho|.vYpunß;.i'J. , urlis , ) . . :; ; it would be premature' to'ibase any Egyptian • -,' p odnclusionß:'. .upon a; presumed be- :., v.tweeh:;Cairo ' and Cbnstantinpplo.'v , :"lf- the ■'■;-. v.>;questiph;.we're asked;of meV^said^LordXro- :: . ;\iner,; - "whether'recent ;;.events: fin-Turkey '.; .... necessitate any change .in tho' main': lines oi V,' .;Briti'3h;policy_ hitherto' ptirsuodMn'-Egypt,-■■] ;';■:. Ehould.:unhesitiitinEly reply, iii.-the negative. ''7: Wevwere: Liberali.beforb.. the Turkish move- ..",,' ■ment;#we:Cshall' l be\Liberal'Btill.■■'. The/iatt '■• ~-■. at. whichvwe advance- must;depend on local ';■:, circumstandes;^btably I .on the capacity shown •.■f-^^.-'ByYthft-Bgyptien'Bvto'exeroiseV'^with'vadveri- . ■.'..-;. -tege^-to;. tneir; own; country,' such<;powers ai -;'. .they already possess: That capacity has'nbf been cbangedrby: recent events in Constanti- ..■■■''■ hople.-lfi"!, Mr/- vHaldane,' the opening oi • •.-.■'.■the ; proceedings," paid attribute.'to -."■-.tori . ■. : :Cromer's. work, .which; : lie : saidi'' represented ' a record of sipglerminded purpose to do the ; best-.he. could: for tho Egyptian aatiqn. Tha< ' ■: had ,been for.Jthe'-good.-of Egypt,' and .the '. ;■■. V good'.of this:'country.. .. "_- : \.;\ : .)\ •;•. : . -.-•,-•... ;:..;. ■ Up- here.jn. the mountains .and scrub, "•'■ ■. ■ ■ " ••■ •, 'Where- we live: on.-the poorest of grub, -.'■:■. : : :,. We've, cured bo many i 115,.,-:,-. ..;•■ ; : ■WithVLaio-Tonio/Pille, ::-,'' ■■■:'■/.'.-:'. ..-■'';' 'v r: -'.--That we've formed a taxo-Tonio Club, ' :::^.LAXO;TONIC;PILLS,; IOJd.: and■ 15,:6 d.,:;::.;. i
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 432, 15 February 1909, Page 11
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