The Egyptian Negotiations In the strong hope that there will
at last be a settlement with Egypt we welcome the arrival in London of Nahas Pasha and his staff. Nahas Pasha comes unembarrassed by any pledges to the Egyptian electors. The chart of his policy is like that recommended in the Hunting of the Snark for easy navigation—a " perfect and absolute blank." This is so because Mr. Henderson negotiated the draft of a Treaty with Mahmoud Pasha, the Dictator who retired when fresh Parliamentary elections took place and a huge Wafd majority was returned. At that General Election not one of the Wafd candidates mentioned the Treaty because all wanted - to praise it yet could not permit themselves to say anything favour- able to their deadly enemy. With the prospect before us of the Egyptian negotiations, the continuation of the Naval Conference and the Indian negotiations,- we are glad that the life of the Labour Government seems likely to be prolonged. The Liberals may not have contracted to keep Mr. MacDonald in power, but at present their policy seems to be as sure in its consequences as though it rested on a contractual basis.
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