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He said that the country's salvation from this entrenched chaos could only be achieved by handing over the reins of all government administration to the English. It was said that the President was displeased, and he continued to speak, making mistakes, and blamed him for all of it. The President complained about the actions of those tasked with maintaining order in the provinces, the men of the prosecutor's offices, and considered them generally immature and incompetent for the task of recording facts and investigating crimes. He accused the court judges of weakness of resolve and a mix of leniency and harshness. He requested that the prosecutor's offices be subordinate to the Ministry of Interior and under the authority of the administrators. When this was spread, newspaper owners reported it and began to criticize the President, accusing him of being outspoken and incapable of managing affairs these days, and they increased their mockery and sarcasm. They said, "The time has come when the master of Suleiman must hand over the reins of the major departments to those among the English who can manage them, so that they may prevent all greed and desire." As soon as their light began to shine, Sir Baring proceeded to the Khedive with great praise, granting him the position of advisor on alliances and supervisor of all prosecutor's offices. When the eligibility and legitimacy were confirmed for a man from the English whom they had chosen for this purpose, named Scott, he began to go back and forth to the Khedive's headquarters, until the Khedive ordered the President to act, saying, "We have endured this injustice and humiliation, especially since it is a great matter of insult, which Sir Baring did not pay attention to during his presidency." So he acted with length and the Khedive relied on him, worried about Sir Baring's frequent visits to his office. When the President sensed a leaning towards Sir Baring's request, he summoned Hussein Fakhry Pasha, the Minister of Justice, and instructed him to stand in Sir Baring's way and work to stop him. So Hussein Fakhry Pasha stood firm, fearless and without apprehension, and submitted to the Khedive a document full of refutations of Sir Baring's claims and a warning of the dire consequences of this matter. A friend of mine, close to the council, told me that when the President saw any negligence or oversight from Hussein Fakhry Pasha these days, he would remind him of Sir Baring's request, his position, and his greatness, or he would forget him, alienate him, make him difficult to benefit, and make him angry. So he went to the consultation and stripped himself to defend and filled the court with words of threat and intimidation, saying, "We know, and all people know, that his health here is like a rock in a valley or a puff of wind in a pomegranate. And no one can turn Sir Baring away from his desires, nor can anyone repel God's decree and destiny." The official dispatches of English policy arrived at the Khedive's office in succession, with respect and leaving the Khedive to engage in back-and-forth with the President and his ministers. Hussein Fakhry Pasha hoped and was encouraged to take the initiative, perhaps he would achieve something from this cunning person, Maria. So people said at the time that one of the two men was inevitably deposed. And that the leader of English policy in this matter would be opposed to all that the group of English and their leaders had established in the government departments until now. When Hussein Fakhry Pasha was in the year, that is, the year one thousand nine hundred and six AD and the sixth of Rajab al-Fard, the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight AH. The Khedive ordered his appointment.

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