ABSTRACT

I s m a i l and Baker were “ Prohibitionists They were committed to the task of stamping out the slave trade. It was their policy to strike at the base of supply and to prevent the importation of slaves. Baker appears to have recognized, as early as September, 1872, that the unwillingness of the bondholders to permit the Khedive to spend money on “ Prohibition ” enforcement was bound to result in the failure of this programme. He therefore let Cairo know, some time about that date, that he did not care to remain in his impossible position after the expiration of his fouryear contract.