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The Review of Reviews. 



Abbas 11. 



Khedive of Egypt. 



but little known in this country. In France, where he 

 made his studies before entering the magistracy, he is 

 better known. In Egypt he has given ample proof of his 

 ability by services rendered in manydistinguishedofTices, 

 from the starting-point in the native tribunals. There 

 he occupied the post of Chef du Parquet, then became 

 in turn Minister of the Interior, and when Boutros 

 J^asha was assassinated his nomination as President 

 of the Council followed almost as a matter of course. 

 Mohamed Pasha .Said is a great worker. He is still 

 in the prime of life, being only forty-si.\ years of age, 

 and although, like all capable men, he has enemies, he 

 has shown himself to be very moderate in policy and 

 loyal to the Khedive, full of sympathy with the natives, 

 and capable of loyal co-operation with Lord Kitchener. 

 Such at least is the character given him by a corre- 

 spondent in Egypt who speaks from personal knowledge 

 of the man. 



M. Venizelos may be congratulated 

 upon the result of the General 

 Election in Greece, which has 

 returned an overwhelming majority 

 Mijipurlers to power. Whether he deserves 



equally to be congratulated upon the methods by 

 which this majority was obtained is doubtful. The fact, 

 however, that he has been confirmed in ofhce is satis- 

 factory to all those who wish to see the affairs of Greece 

 in the hands of the ablest Greek. M. Venizelos will 

 have some difficulty in dealing with the Cretan ques- 

 tion, where the irreconcilables are once more giving 

 trouble, but on the whole we may be well content 

 with the fact that he is once more the man on horse- 

 back, and can be relied upon to use his great power in 

 maintaining peace in the New East. 



The American Senate, being moved 



The thereto chief! v bv partv motives, 



Anglo-American , .-,,', 



Arbitration. struck out Article 3 of the Anglo- 

 American and Franco-American 

 Arbitration Treaties by forty-two votes to forty. 

 Article 3 is that which constitutes a Joint High Com- 

 mission for the consideration of questions upon which 

 a dispute arises as to whether or not they are arbitrable. 

 It is a good clause, one of the best in the Treaty ; but 

 it would be a great mistake to sacrifice the Treaty 

 because its best clause has been cut out. The Senate 

 further emasculated the Treaty by excluding from 

 arbitration questions affecting the admission of aliens, 

 the Monroe doctrine, and the indebtedness of States in 

 questions of policy. It is not yet known definite y in 

 what light the Governments will regard the alterations 

 introduced by the Senate. The Treaties as modified 

 were adopted by seventy-six votes to three. 



The vigorous attempt made by 

 Mr, Roosevelt to secure the elec- 

 tion of opponents of Mr, Taft to the 



Mr. Roosevelt's 

 Policy, 



The Greel< 

 OenernI Election, 



of hi> 



R epu blican 

 convention 

 which is to 

 nominate the 

 next President 

 seems to ha\e 

 resulted in a 

 dismal failure. 

 Whether it is 

 in the East, in 

 New York, or 

 in the far West 

 of Dakota or 

 Colorado, the 

 supporters of 

 President Taft 

 seem to have 

 carried all be- 

 fore them. It 

 seems doubtful 



S. E. Mohamed Pasha Said. 

 Grand \ iziet of Eg)pt, 



