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Sudan. Morley began to prose for self-government for the
ECYptiano, "The Egyptians are an fit for a Chcmbor as the
Bulgariano werd, It won't be an noble a place an the üouoo of
Cowono# but it will do*" Chamberlain was writing an early
as October 1882 about "evidence of the existence of an uneasy
fooling among Liberals with respect to Egyptian questions. It
cannot be conceded in spite of the almost unanimous approval of
the London and provincial prone, that the war has ever been
popular. lt has boon accepted on the authority of the Government
and especially of Hr, Gladstone as a disagreeable necessity,,
but if the campaign had boon protracted wo should have had a
nauvaio quart dihouro, " (2)
conpiicatod
The Egyptian question by the end of 1883 had boon
by the relig
. oun/ nationalist revolt in the Sudan
againet Egypt's rule. Britain# having taken effective charge of
Egypt,, might aloo be held rocpouoible for law and order in the
Sudan, which Egypt wished to reconquer. On 22nd fovenber 1883
aorta reached London that an Egyptian array Under the co=and of
a British officer, flicks Pasha, had boon annihilated in the
Sudan. The Government were determined that the greater part
of the Sudan Suet be given up$ but were under an obligation
(1) Chamberlain }MS. SC '/54/4PS- 02, correspondence with Honey,,
Morley to Chamberlain 20th October 1882,
(2) Chamberlain M:
f JC 7w /1/3/1-7, Menorcnduma on Et etc,
Minute on the Egyptian äettlaracnt
18th October 1882,
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