218 UGANDA AND THE EGYPTIAN SOUDAN.

government like that of England, backed by public opinion and a large army. The joint control of England and France over the action of the Egyptian government is indeed indirect ; but if it were made evident that in this matter they would not permit trifling, the Egyptian government would find itself strong enough to carry out the will of its controllers ; and its rule in the Soudan would be made to approximate more nearly than at present to justice and righteousness.

Consular supervision in the Soudan and Upper Nile regions would be of great importance, as the reports and reliable information which Consuls would be enabled to afford their governments would countervail the garbled statements of those whose interest it is to hoodwink Europe.