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169.
by the Patriotic Association,
Conservatives advocated direct British control in
Egyp% - unlike the Liberal supporters of intervention they
saw no possibility of self government. Edward Dicey put
the typical Conservative Imperialist attitude in an article
in Nineteenth Century % recommending a protectorate l declaring
that no basis existed for constitutional government and
patronising the fellaheen, "A more hard-working, docile
and easily governed race does not exist on the face of the
Clobe. "
(2)
t1)
Other Conservative pamphlets by J. C, McCoan T. P.
und d. T, Marriott 1M. ß'. put the some point of view.
The Conservative attack on the Government really
got under way in February 1684, when Hahdiet victories
led to fears for Gordonle safety. A good deal of Conservative
opinion was not averse to the idea of a Sudan Frotoctorate.
There were a number of elements in the arguments uned*
it could be urged that just an the occupation of Egypt was
(1) Ibid, 10th July 1882,
(2) Nineteenth Century, August 1882, ppa 161-174% Edward
Dcoy, .
"Eng Lanä a intervention in £ rpt. u
(3) Sco J. C. ticCoan, The Ea]atinn Profil eßt , London 1884,
ß'i4, Marriott, Two yearn !f British intorvention in
E_,
_ vat ` London 1.
(3)