EGYPT'S FATAL FLAW.
A BAKSHEESH NATION. AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS VIEW. Colombo, Nov. 20. Major-General Sir Granville de Laune Ryrie arrived in Colombo by the transport Wahehe from Egypt, where he commanded the 2nd Australian Light Horse Brigade. He «ave an interviewer emphatic views of the Egyptian situation. He said: "There is no doubt in my mind that the Egyptian are unfit to govern their country. There are many clever and intelligent-men among the Egyptians. Many have been to England and passed through the universities with honors, and thev are men who could certainly fill important posts, but there is always this—the moment they are in a portion of authority they are 'baksheesh' nation, and they are corrupt. Corruption has been ingrained into them for centuries, and you cannot get it out of them."
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Taranaki Daily News, 17 December 1919, Page 5
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132EGYPT'S FATAL FLAW. Taranaki Daily News, 17 December 1919, Page 5
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