,! ,BONDHOLD]S ,BATTUE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,! TWO FE>FUL MASSACRES :I* HAVE TAK5 PLACE ?IS WEEK >E BUT A CONT9UANCE ( ?AT FATAL SUCCESSION ( MIS*ANCES :I* HAS DOGG$ ! POLICY ( ! ,GOV]NM5T 9 ,EGYPT4 ,TO BLAME ! MIS]ABLE ADM9I/RATION 9 ,CAIRO = :AT HAS TAK5 PLACE IS SIMPLY TO EKE \T 9COMPET5CE ) MEANNESS4 ,( C\RSE ! ,KH$IVE & HIS ADVIS]S W]E HALF-HE>T$ 9 SUPPORT+ ,BAK] ,PA%A1 ( C\RSE !Y >E READY TO 9TRIGUE ) ,D ,I ,B>R]E OR ANYBODY ELSE4 ,?AT IS ! NATURE ( ,ORI5TALS2 ESPECIALLY :5 /RAI<T=W>DNESS AS 9 ! CASE ( ,>ABI 5D$ 9 ! DISGU/+ BUT*]Y ( ,TEL-EL-,KEBIR4 ,BUT ! MA9 RESPONSIBILITY = ALL !SE HORRORS 9FLICT$ UPON ! LUCKLESS ,EGYPTIANS MU/ RE/ ) ,5GL&2 & IT IS HI< TIME ?AT \R PEOPLE %\LD UND]/& :AT A FE>FUL RESPONSIBILITY ?AT IS4 ,= :ATEV] WE MAY SAY AB\T \R [N ,GOV]NM5T1 & !RE IS PL5TY TO BE SAID FROM EV]Y PO9T ( VIEW - ?IS MU/ EV] BE REMEMB]$ ?AT ! MON/R\S BLUND]+ 9 ,EGYPT LIKE ! %AMEFUL MISGOV]NM5T 9 ,IREL& IS DUE TO ! FACT ?AT ,5GLI%M5 ALL[ !IR RUL]S TO DO :AT !Y PLEASE 9 ! NAME ( ! C\NTRY4 

,! TRU? IS ?AT \R 5TIRE ACTION 9 ,EGYPT HAS BE5 %AP$ BY A GANG ( 9T]NATIONAL LOANMONG]S FROM ! FIR/ \TBREAK ( ! SOLDI]Y UND] ,>ABI UNTIL N[4 ,! CONT5TION ?AT ! SAFETY ( ! ,SUEZ ,CANAL WAS 9 DANG]1 WAS A M]E SUBT]FUGE4 ,& :5 ONCE WE HAD BEAT5 ,>ABI & HAD PUT UP \R PUPPET ,TEWFIK NO?+ BUT A COMPLETE REV]SAL ( POLICY /EADILY C>RI$ \T C\LD RELIEVE US FROM BE+ ,JEW-RIDD5 TO ! BITT] 5D4 ,VACILLATION MEANT ANNEXATION OR HUMILIATION4 ,?AT DILEMMA IS BE=E US TO-DAY4 

,& :O AGA9 IS TO BLAME = ?IS8 ,FIR/ & =EMO/1 AS EV]YONE IS SAY+1 ! ,GOV]NM5T4 ,?AT HOPELESS 9CAPACITY TO LOOK FACTS 9 ! FACE1 & TO GAUGE EXI/+ =CES )\T BIAS :I* HAS ALWAYS DI/+UI%$ ,MR4 ,GLAD/ONE 9 EXT]NAL AFFAIRS1 WAS NEV] MORE FATALLY DISPLAY$ ?AN 9 ?IS CASE4 ,AS WE URG$ LATELY1 EV]Y /EP TAK5 HAS BE5 DIRECTLY CALCULAT$ TO MAKE MATT]S WORSE4 ,:AT NE$ WAS !RE TO APPO9T A CLIQUE ( F9ANCIAL HACKS :OSE ONE OBJECT 9 LIFE IS TO OBEY ORD]S FROM 9T]NATIONAL LOANMONG]S TO REPRES5T US 9 ,EGYPT8 ,:Y ALL[ ,HICKS TO GO TO HIS FATE 9 ! ,DES]T )\T PROTE/8 ,ON :AT GR\NDS HESITATE TO EMPLOY ,GORDON 9 TIME1 IF HE W]E TO BE EMPLOY$ AT ALL8 ,TO OBTA9 :AT ADVANTAGE FAVOR ! HOBNOBB+ ( TWO SU* PASS$ MA/]S 9 9TRIGUE AS ,NUB> ,PA*A & ,M4 ,B>R]E8 ,GRANT+ ?AT WE W]E OBLIG$ TO GO TO W> = ! BONDHOLD]S1 & TO WA/E MILLIONS ON BUT*]+ 9DU/RI\S PEASANTS :O ONLY WI%$ TO BE RELIEV$ FROM ! GRIP ( ! USUR]S - EV5 ) SU* AN ADMISSION ?R[N 91 IT MI<T SEEM ?AT ,5GL& HAD !REBY GA9$ ! RI<T TO CONSID] H] [N PEOPLE & ! PEOPLE ( ,EGYPT BE=E ANYONE ELSE4 ,BUT WE W\LD NEI!R LEAVE ! C\NTRY ALONE1 NOR W\LD WE ADM9I/] IT 9 E>NE/ :5 NATIVE ,GOV]NM5T HAD BE5 R5D]$ IMPOSSIBLE BY \R ACTION4 ,= ?IS ,LIB]ALS & ,RADICALS1 WE REPEAT1 AS ! P>TY 9 P[] >E PRIM>ILY RESPONSIBLE4 ,! BLOOD ( ?OSE WRET*$ FELLAHS IS ON !IR HEAD4 ,&1 9 A SPECIAL S5SE1 IS ?IS TRUE ( ,MR4 ,JOSEPH ,*AMB]LA9 & ,SIR ,*>LES ,DILKE4 ,BUT = !IR %AMELESS DISREG>D ( EV]Y PR9CIPLE !Y PR(ESS$ :5 \T ( (FICE1 BUT = !IR DET]M9$ EF=TS TO SIL5CE ANY PROTE/ BY ,RADICALS 9 ,P>LIAM5T & 9 ! C\NTRY AGA9/ !IR [N 9FAM\S BETRAYAL1 WE NEV] C\LD HAVE BE5 PLAC$ 9 ! DANG]\S POSITION :I* WE OCCUPY AT ?IS H\R4 ,WE HOPE ?AT EV5 N[ SOME ,RADICAL MEMB] WILL HAVE ! PLUCK - V]Y LITTLE IS NE$$ - TO TELL !SE M5 9 PLA9 LANGUAGE ?AT !Y HAVE SOLD \T TO ! 5EMY1 & ?AT !Y HAVE PRO/ITUT$ ! PR9CIPLES ( MORALITY :I* !Y W]E PLAC$ 9 P[] TO *AMPION4 

,BUT ?\< ! M9I/]S1 BE+ ! M9I/]S1 >E NECESS>ILY ON !IR TRIAL BE=E ! C\NTRY1 ! ,CONS]VATIVES HAVE NO RI<T :ATEV] TO POSE AS !IR ACCUS]S4 ,!Y !MSELVES =C$ ! WAV]+ ,CAB9ET 9TO ! BOMB>DM5T ( ,ALEX&RIA & ! FATAL BLUND] ( ! CONQUE/ ( ,EGYPT4 ,:Y !N DID WE NOT HE> ALL ?IS AB\T ! BONDHOLD]S FROM ! ,TORY B5*ES :I* SOME ( US AT LEA/ NEV] WE>I$ ( SAY+ AT ! TIME8 ,:Y DID NOT ,LORD ,SALISBURY RISE 9 ! ,H\SE ( ,LORDS & ,SIR ,/AF=D ,NOR?COTE 9 ! ,H\SE ( ,COMMONS TO *ALL5GE ! EXP5DITURE ( ,5GLI% BLOOD & ,5GLI% MONEY 9 ! 9T]E/S ( BONDHOLD]S & USUR]S8 ,WE ALL KN[ V]Y WELL4 ,BECAUSE !Y WI%$ = ! W> & TAUNT$ ! ,GOV]NM5T ) C[>DICE 9 NOT CRU%+ A DEF5SELESS PEOPLE4 ,& ! ,GOV]NM5T WAS WEAK 5\< & WICK$ 5\< TO YIELD TO ?IS CLAMOR4 

,:AT MATT]S1 H[EV]1 :I* FACTION OR :AT PLACE-HUNT]S \<T SPECIALLY TO BE D5\NC$8 ,IT IS ! ,5GLI% PEOPLE :O MU/ SUFF] = ALL ?IS PUSILLANIMITY & GRE$4 ,CAN !Y NOT = ONCE DECIDE ! MATT] = !MSELVES8 ,! SITUATION IS MORE DANG]\S EV5 ?AN IT LOOKS4 ,BEH9D ! GR[+ PROBABILITY ( A WIDESPREAD ,MAHOMM$AN REVIVAL - AN ,AFRICAN & AN ,ASIATIC CRESC5TADE - LIES ! POSSIBILITY ( GRAVE MISUND]/&+ ) ,FRANCE4 ,CAN ANY SOB] MAN HONE/LY DECL>E ?AT ! MASS ( ! ,5GLI% PEOPLE >E 9T]E/$ 9 TAK+ UPON !MSELVES A M9OR ,9DIA & RUNN+ ! RISK ( RIVALRY ) A GREAT MILIT>Y NATION8 ,! ?+ IS PREPO/]\S4 ,TRADE IS BAD1 ,IREL& IS F> FROM PACIFI$1 SOCIAL PRESSURE IS DAILY 9CREAS+ AT HOME1 \R >MY IS OV]TAX$ ALREADY & ,9DIAN TROOPS C\LD NOT SAFELY BE US$4 ,BUT IF ALL LOOK$ AS FL\RI%+ AS IT N[ LOOKS DEPRESS+1 WE \<T EQUALLY TO SAY ?AT WE DO NOT 9T5D TO ANNEX ! C\NTRY UND] ANY CIRCUM/ANCES :ATEV]4 ,YET TO S5D TROOPS N[ ) ! IDEA ( LEAV+ LAT] IS M]ELY TO GO BL9DFOLD 9TO UNKN[N RISKS4 ,!RE=E WE AT ANY RATE RAISE \R VOICE AGA9/ ! DISPAT* ( ,5GLI% OR ,9DIAN TROOPS TO ,EGYPT1 KN[+ RI<T WELL ?AT SU* A /EP1 IF IT IS NOT TO L& US 9 DISA/]1 CAN ONLY BE TAK5 AT ! EXP5SE ( AN ALLIANCE1 DIRECT OR 9DIRECT1 ) ! B&$ MILIT>Y BRIG&ISM ( ,C5TRAL ,EUROPE4 ,LET NOT ,5GLI%M5 !N1 :ATEV] MAY HAVE BE5 ! FATE ( NOBLE ,G5]AL ,GORDON1 BE DELUD$ BY A CRY = V5GEANCE1 OR AN APPEAL TO :AT1 91 ?IS CASE AT LEA/1 IS A SPURI\S PATRIOTISM4 ,! WORK]S HAVE MANY ACC\NTS TO SETTLE NE>] HOME1 )\T ALL[+ A ,LIB]AL GOV]NM5T TO PROMOTE REACTION UND] ! PRET5SE ( PUTT+ D[N SLAVE-DEAL+1 OR TO ANNEX ,EGYPT = ! B5EFIT ( ! UPP] & MIDDLE CLASSES4 

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