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of Egypt arguing that "the British supremacy was an-surely
settled on the banks of the Vile as on the banko of the
Ganges. '" (1)
His opinions were not supported by the local
Liberal caucus# and after frequent disagreements he decided
not to stand for Parliament again in, 1885. By 1886 he was
speaking regularly in the Accents of Imperialism, "The Imperial
sentiment is incarnate, is ineradicable, in Englishmen* It
will only die with the extinction of the race. The man would
be a traitor, not only to his country, but to civilization,
who would attempt to break up an organisation which hu©
conferred euch inoctinoblo benefits on the human race. "
Cowon's early enthusiasm to coo the diffusion of Liberal
values abroad, had gradually become an nscortion that British
civilization should be spread by Imperialist expansion.
Two of the other Imperialist Liberales W. E. Forster
and Albert Grey belonged to the humanitarian croup of IQparialiato
" Grey in 1899 became a director of RhodeaO South Africa
Company, Viscount Goschen (M. P. for Ripon) was known an an
advocate gf the holders of E 'ptian bonds. There were four
(1) Imo, p. 144.
(2) Ibid, p*156.