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status to India. It could almost be ragarded as part of
the "Old" Empire, rather than an a dangerous now excursion.
A Liberal Government was in power from 1892-"5, but had no
acre dreamt of leaving Egypt than the Conservatives had.
Yjany Liberals visited Egypt and were duly impressed by
Cromarle reforms. No doubt many of them experienced the
care kind of motamorphin an Chamberlain who said "I admit
I was one of those
occupation of Egypt
this occupation ...
... who regretted the necocuity for the
...
having seen what are the results of
I have changed my mind ... We have no
right to abandon the duty which has been cast upon us ...
They (the Egyptians) or* not ab1, e, they cannot be able, to
stand alone. '" (1)
By keeping in mind the civilizing mission, many Liberals
were able to avoid having a guilty eonccicnce where Egypt
was concerned. Liberal anti-Inporialicm was slowly being
eroded during the Egypt/Sudan evontn.
It was also in the period 1882-5, that pressure
groups which could be relied on to push for British
(1) Jose Eh Chamberlain, Fore3pq, nndýtal SDeec,
pp.
1-3"