The Sirdar died from his wounds just before midnight on
Thursday, November 20th. On the afteizionn of the same day the British Cabinet had been hurriedly called together when, it is understood, the grave situation in Egypt was the only subject of discussion. The result of meeting was seen last Saturday, when Lord Allenby ' presented a Note to Zaghlul Pasha. The Note stated that the murder of the Sirdar was the natural outcome of a campaign " not discouraged " by the Egyptian Govern- ment. The Egyptian rulers had proved themselves unwilling to protect foreign lives or, at all events, incapable of doing so. By the murder Egypt, " as at present 'governed," was " held up to the contempt of civilized peoples." This very strong assertion was, in our opinion, fully justified by the facts. When Mr. MacDonald was Prime Minister he earnestly pointed out to the Egyptian Government what a criminal risk they were accepting in allowing anti-British movements and feeling to be organ- ized in' both the Sudan and Egypt. Assassination and massacre were, of course, possibilities which Mr. MacDon- ald, like every other British statesman, had in his mind.
