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in 1882, A11en'e reaction to the Arabist revolt was
that it was essentially a slave owners$ rebellion. He
wrote to Baker, "In my opinion the pretended abolition of
the slave trade by the 'so-called. national party in a "ruse
do guerre". It is a bait thrown out to enlist the
sympathies of England upon their cide... such a body as
the National Party had no real existence*"
(1)
This
was also the opinion of aLn Edinburgh comber/ of the A. S. S.
Robert Fa1kiý2ýho thought "Slavery in cane of the vital
points for which Arabi in really working, though not
profescedly,
"
(3)
Allen had considerable correupondonco
on this matter with Blunt, who insisted that Arabi
genuinoly intended to cbolinh slavery. Blunt had a poor
opinion of the philanthropiota, commenting caustically,
"Our professional hun anitsriano were no more anxiouo to
abolish slavery altogether, than Muntern of Fo$houndu are
anxious to abolish foxene"
(1) A. 3. S. - VMS. 9 t3?
(2) Felk
,n had gone an
tinaion to Ugandas
the Sudan.
(3) C57/1, Fellein to
(4) W. S. Blurt, Gordon
(4)
There was a grain of truth
Man, Allen to Baker 28th March 1882.
a Med. ical MiOnionorq with the C. I. S.
and travelled home via Egypt and
Allen 11th Juno 1882. *
nt Khartoum,