Egyptian Sudan 62 The approximate cost would be borne by Egypt, so the War Minister accepted this statement. Then Mr. Labouchère, the Foreign Secretary, asked Balfour about Egypt's ability to agree, and he replied: "I have informed our ambassadors in the countries that if Egypt's treasury cannot agree, we will take the money from the Egyptian Debt Fund." He added: "As for us, if we undertake something, we will decide it, and if the English soldier lands, he must remain forever." When Labouchère replied, the Liberals responded with a single word to this statement because they considered it a satisfactory and convincing statement.

When Kitchener entered Khartoum and learned that Marchand was in Fashoda, the Liberals and Conservatives united against the French. The Times telegraphed, for example, that Marchand and his force were a group of deserters who deserved punishment, and The Times warned France that Sir Edward Grey's statements of March 27, 1895, were unchangeable: "Wherever an English soldier lands, he remains forever."

On October 12, 1898, Lord Rosebery, the War Minister, gave a speech in Epsom, saying: "France has committed an act of hostility against us. The entire nation supports the government. If it hesitates, it will not remain in its seats for a single hour. If France claims that the matter is settled, then the flag is something that is carried and moved." Mr. Asquith, the Liberal, also gave a speech in which he said: "The nation supports the government, and there is no disagreement between us and France on the principle, which is that the King of Egypt." On October 26, Mr. Ritchie, the Liberal, also gave a speech in which he said: "We will not allow France to resist our project, which is to connect Cairo with the Cape of Good Hope." Sir Edward Grey said: "England will not compromise with France on anything. She is the Nile. And it is our duty to have leadership over the entire course of the Nile from its source to its mouth."

From all these statements, the reader knows that the Liberals who were calling for evacuation from Egypt adopted the opinion of the Conservatives when Pasha reached