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Egypt and word facod with the problem of propping up an
unpopular Kh©divo and administering the country alnoat as a
depcndcncy,
In 1882 Liberal opinion in tho Cabiuot and Bouco of
Courionn was charactcriood by a general agDO0l2OUt with tho
aaurao of action takM in t pt. Only John Bright renienod
from the Cabinet on the bonbardreent of Alexandria* end his
position was felt to be exceptional since the Society of
Friend© opposed all war on principle. His belief in the
application of a moral coda to foreign-policy struck to
answering code in Gladetono who arCuod that legiti to
authority must be rcmtorod in Egypt and that the Anglo-Pronch
character of the intervention turned it into + correct dicpxay
of the European Concert in action.
W
In
, propooina the
veto of credit of £2,300,000 for the oxpodition, on 24th July
Gladstone expanded his ar ontu in a way likely to appeal to
Liberals* fa placed roaponsibility for the crisis on the
Consarnotivoa who had begun the Dual Control procedure, promised
roforns in Egypt, made groat play of the state of anarchy under
the Arabints as "one of lawless military violence'$ cmd the
7i Gladstone t; Zs. ADDM ;. x+4113,. Gladstone to Bricht, 14th
July 1$82, I3ri&ht to Gladstone # 15th July 1882.