EGYPTIAN LIBERALS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 September 1910, Page 3

EGYPTIAN LIBERALS.

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[I'Klt PHESS ABSOj.-,iTIQN.] CAI RO, ember 28. Mohammed Rev Wahid, leader ol Ike Egyptian Liberals, has sent a letter to the French Charge d'Aliaires thanking Franee for prohibiting the National Congress meeting at Paris,

(CIiron!;•!(> \~iitc: The National Congress f \ i;inig Egyptians recently niei at Mriisscls, when violent, ilenuneial inn of the English occupation ni Eg\ i>! wa-i indulged in, and .Mr Keir liar,die look the opportunity of referring to his i'el-low-coiini rynien's rule there "as the i;i' rule." Some idea of 1 Ije aspirations of the Egyptian Liberal party may lie gathered from a letter which Mrhammed Bey Wahid ie-cully addressed to All .Milne {'heeiham, liritMi Cliargeo'.\ llaires, in |he absence of Sii Eldon Co,si. In i.!;e course of (his let fer the wriler v aid: The greatest ol our aspn-ni ions I lie aspiration •>! eviy Inic pilrinf is (!i:it of entii'e in-! ■pendein e. such as England hersell enjoys; the ether, in ease the first is impossible, is the Con - •■dilution. In tfie latter event, wo pre!or ''n•'ll<-o nn Great Bri fain (.> dependence on any of.liei Rower. This preference the leader of fho Eti'vpiiau Liberals attriI» i':e iVfs that Knglnnd has ;;iven the Egyptians sii'h liberty. jadi'e ;i ii 1 progress as I hey have oVainod liom no other poo--I>l<\ nii:l t':■)(. dependence on Eng"d is Mie lic>t gnnrantee for the n.ainfeiniK e of (he antliorify of flu I'-ewn! iait people in (he true sense of Ibe word.')