Mr. Baxter made a good speech at Arbroath on Monday,
in which he insisted on the necessity for the County Government Bill, the County Franchise Bill, the Redistribution of Seats Bill, and a stringent Corrupt Practices Bill, and afterwards. went on to speak of the question of Egypt, advocating the complete separation of Turkey from Egypt, the reduction of the interest on the Egyptian loans, and the neutralisation of Egypt, as a sort of Oriental Belgium. That is all good, but not enough. Without some reserve of authority by which we may, be able to interfere, if the Government of the Khedive with- draws from Egypt the good government which we desire to- secure to the Egyptians, we can never really discharge the very serious obligations which we have incurred. To let the Egyptian ruler for the time being plunder Egypt as he will, is not an end. worthy of the interference for which we have to answer both to. Europe and to ourselves.
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