The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-27
and you belt the globe. Have cigar. II is bad
one Colonel Audenreid bought 'em.
HOW HE LIKES EGYPT,

you like Egypt
General SHERMAN-Oh, immensely, OF course. A
man IL bound to like a country where everybody Is
so polite to him. But aside from that, it's the
greatest little country In the world. Fancy
row belt OF arabic land along the river bank for
about 1900 miles making all this stir in the
world. There are about 100000 acres of
arabic land in Egypt and about 100000 people,
and by the Khedive's management they take rank
second class Power 1t is a fortunate thing
for the Turkish Porte to possess such a powerful
dependency as Egypt. Why, at home we have the
Rio Grande, running along 1000 miles, with fringe
OF fertile land about like that or the Nile valley,
and we think the Rio Grande land hardly worth
talking about.
NOT MUCH ON TOMBs, BUT HEAVY ON MACHINERY.
CoRREsPoNDENT-How are you impressed with
the antiquities and tombs OF Egypt, Generals
General SHERMAN-Never did care much about
tombs. Intend to keep out Of my own as long as
can, and do not want to get into other peoples.
The antiquities, however, grand and very large
and all that sort of thing, but-what good l was
very much pleased though, with the Khedives
sugar mills.
CORRESPONDENCE you think, General, that the
extraordinary efforts The Khedve is making to pro-
mote the cultivation Of sugar will effect
in the far future the sugar interest in country
General SHERMAN-NO sir (emphatically). The
Khediye cannot make enough sugar to supply Italy
and the Leyant, and OF course We could not COM
pete with him at that distance. The Khedve has
ten mills going already, and they ought to turn out
eOo, 900 900 pounds year, If he feed the cane
rapidly enough. That he will do when he finishes
the railways through his vast fields. He has fine
machinery but for effective and economical results
think we beat him. He sells his sugar at 7A
pound at the mill. We can do better than that In
Louisiana and In Cuba.
THE RELATIONS BETWEEN CUBA AND THE UNITED
STATES.
CoRREsPoNpENr-You speak, General, as though
Cuba were already ours.
General SHERMAN-Well, I'm no llibuster, but
can't resist the logic OF events. We don't want
trouble with Span nor with any other nation, for
the matter Of that; but as o matter OF right the
interests of the people Of Cuba should be consulted,
and they want close commercial alliance with the
people OF the United States, who can purchase oil
their produce.
THOSE INDIRECT ALABAMA CLAIMS.
CoRREspoNDENr-You have read the English press
on the indirect claims. What do you think of that
question:
General SHERMAN-I think the English people
never knew how much they were wronged until the
English politicians and the papers, prompted by
the politicians told them they were injured and in
suited. Certainly we never thought we were ad-
vancing any very novel or startling claims. At all
events, the Geneva reference is the proper place to
settle the whole matter. We don't want their
money. AS they have already admitted, they did
us grievous wrong. British neutrality during our
civil war was fiction and fraud. have myself
taken Off from packages of ammunition run in from
Nassau English marks and labels proving indis.
putably that they came from British sources. In
fact ere the General called his aide decamp, Colo
mel Audenreidl-you remember, Audenreid, that
on the railway platform in Columbia 9. c., found
four Armstrong guns, made in England-none Of
the kind ever made In Amerca-and each Of these
superb weapons bore plate inscribed,
''PREsENTED BY THE MANUFACTURERS TO THE SOW
EREIGN STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINAo
The General Of the Army made this last remark
with humorous twinkle of the eyes which ended
in pleasant laugh when he came to "the sovereign
State Of South Carolina ~ told my artillery off,
GERS to take these neutrality guns and make them
serve the uses Of honest men, which I suppose they
did thereafter, as some Of my best artillery officers
were glad to get such artistic tools.n
THE vICEROYs SON TO VISIT THE UNITED STATES.
CORRESPONDENCE has been said, General that
the Khedive intends sending his second son, Prince
Hassan, now at Oxford, to visit the United States.
Do you know anything Of it2
General SHERMAN-Of this have no personal
knowledge, but 1t is good idea. The young gen.
tleman will get better idea OF the whole world
and the real business Of life by that trip than life
time spent in lOunging about German spas and gay
watering places He should go by way Of San Fran
cisco and over the Pacific Railway which will give
him an insight into the growing power and the
future prominence of the great republic
TO BE THE GUEST OF THE SULTAN.
CoRREsPoNDENT-You are to be the guest OF the
Sultan, In Constantnople hearS
Crrup % T
Brown, the Secretary OF Legation there, but In
tend to decline. Iprefer to 60 in my own way and
pay my own expenses, and for that reason have ac-
cepted no favors anywhere If they could be avoided
or course, the general desire to compliment the
United States In the persons OF its officials and the
courteses usual among military men all over the
world, make 1t impossible to refuse all atten tions
without appearing churlsh and insincere.
THE sUEz CANAL.
CoRREsPoNDENT-You visited the Suez Canal,
Generala What do you think OF itp
General SHERMAN-It would take long time to
say all think of it, 1t is one the greatest and most
audable achievements Of century which has achiev.
ed nearly all that is great useful in the arts and
sciences The world owes a large debt Of gratitude
to Lesseps, the protector, and the Khedve, who as
sisted him to carry through his conception. The
canal though, is too vast an enterprise to be han
died by the ordinary machinery Of mere stock
company, and Its influence upon the commerce OF
the world too great to be subjected to the aibity
and weaknesses OF a small body Of men. The COM
mercial nations Of the earth should make appropri
atoms yearly, II necessary, to keep the Suez Canal
In repair England, the United States, France and
Italy oil sufficiently interested in this work to
make tho question Of ordinary expense no object
The bearings OF the suez Canal the affairs of the
world politically and commercially, are destined to
be very great.
COMMON SENSE SHERMAN.
CoRREsPoNDENT-Will you cast your eye over
these notes, General, and see II have reported
You correctlyf
General SHERMAN after reading over Ave or six
sheets Of manuscript in wretched handwriting)-
You write badly enough to be very great man. As
near rs can decipher these hicrogyphics they are
all right. wish all correspondents were equally
considerable and careful. have been offered up as
victim on the interviewing altar several times