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CHAPTER, II
THE PLAGUE IN EGYPT
MR. WILLIS, writing of this trade in Egypt,
says :
The plague of the " pimp " and his co-
partner, the procuress, in Egypt is bad enough,
in all conscience, but, from a European stand-
point, it does not assume the awful seriousness
of the aspect of the traffic in the Middle
East and the Far East as regards the literal
slaughter of white women and girls. Egypt
is comparatively close at hand, and is, so to
speak, under stricter observation than the
Middle East or Ear East. Unfortunate white
girls decoyed to Egypt have some chance of
escaping the hellish bonds of the "pimp,"
or those who conduct houses of ill-fame, but
in the Middle East and Ear East such opportunities
do not exist. The strong, vigilant
societies established in England give special
attention to the cities of Alexandria, Cairo,
Port Said, etc. On the active committees
of such societies we find the Earl of Aberdeen
and his philanthropic Countess, Mrs. Eawcett,
and other enthusiastic workers who are not