To the Editor of the "Nonva-Cuina Dairy News."
Siz,—In a letter entitled "The Empire and Palestine" which appeared in your issue of May 2 the writer refers to the Egyptian Home Rule movement and, if I am_not mistaken, this movement has also been referred to in an earlier article in your paper, and in both cases the facts appear to have been considerably misrepresented. The impression given is that the British Government are holding Egypt in subjection against the will of its people.
There are two very distinct races in Egypt. On the one hand there is the "fellah," the agriculturist, the descendant of the men who built the Pyramids, and on the other you have the Turk who conquered Egypt in A. D. 1516. The former race always have and still do greatly outnumber the latter.
Wher. the British entered Egypt they brought with them British ideas of law and order. The Turk-descended pashas and effendis found they could no longer exploit the despised fellaheen. And as these gentlemen despise manual labour and there is not a sufficiency of government posts to go round they are now out of work. Add to this their pro-Turkish proclivities and you have a very good idea of the motives underlying the Home Rule movement. It is by no means a national movement.
I am, ete., AN Opserver.
Shanghai, May 25.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.