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opinions on this occasion. Beecly carefully demolished
the British case, - Britain had no right to Egypt and
therefore no right to the Sudan; Egypt's own history of
repressive rule in the Sudan made her also ineligible to
rule
there.
(')
But Frederick Harrison the following
month supported Kitchener'n expedition, "The real
inhabitants of the country heartily welcomed the repulse
of the Dervish invaders who had crushed them,
.. * while
we are there we are bound to do the beat we can for that
country, " The Marchand expedition came in for strong
Censure, "a ragged handful of French Frances-tireurrs
secretly sent forth.... to make mischief and to stick up
bits of bunting in Central Africa...
o an idiotic and scurvy
trick, " lie also referred to the "good temper, moderate
and honest peaceableness which marked the official action
In our country, "
(2)
It is likely that the Dreyfus case which was proceeding
at thin time was responsible for a good deal of Francophobia
and Animosity towards the French Government. It may also
have appeared that to be pro- "reach involved condoning
(1) Positivist Review, November 1898.
(2) Ibiä, D cembor 1698.