On Thursday, a debate on Egypt was raised by Mr.
John Morley, who, on the occasion of the vote for the Diplomatic Ser- vice, called attention to our occupation of Egypt, in order to urge our speedy evacuation. He denied that we could prevent anarchy in Egypt, which was there when we went, and would be there while we stayed ; but so long as we had even a corporal's guard there, we should be held responsible for everything that hap- pened. Mr. Bourke spoke in the other sense, that of our responsibility for establishing a good and stable order in Egypt. Sir Charles Dilke, in a very able speech, cordially accepted the policy of a gradual reduction of our force and an intimate with- drawal. He held out the prospect of a large reduction of our force—now not much over 6,700 men—before the winter, by which time the Egyptian Army would be effective. He held that the happiness of the people of Egypt was the great object of our policy, and he did not expect that we should leave anarchy behind us when we withdrew.
