Show I 1 REFORMS FOR EGYPT there Is danger dinger of a rising of the moslems london april 3 in his report on the progress of the various administrative departments of the egyptian government issued by the foreign office lord cromer british agent in agypt deals at length with the anti british movement known as egyptian nationalism this lord cromer describes as a plant of exotic rather than ingenious growth and deeply tinged with pan thereby meaning 11 a combination of all the moslems throughout the world to defy and resist the christian powers 11 viewed in this respect lord cromer gayb the movement requires to be watched carefully by all european nations as it may possibly lead to sporadic outbursts in different parts of the world he adds we winve were within a very measurable distance of such an outburst last spring when the european inhabitants of egypt flocked into the towns their alarm was not at all unreasonable lord cromer believes that cohesion between egyptians and foreigners can be secured only by the creation of a local international legislative council composed of 36 members 16 nominated by the government and the remaining 20 elected by interested prominent foreign residents lord cromer declares the present system of legislation by diplomacy must be abandoned and his report contains numerous recommendations for the better government of egypt it concludes with a warning to british officials against speculating in land and other ways in spi toof the temptation |