The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-14
France restored to keep the peace italy and
Germany in alliance give good guarantee
for the continuance of peace

Germany IN alliance give good guarantee
for the continuance of peace.
Are We TO Have new Egyptian
Empire
telegram from Constantinople informs Us
that the viceroy of Egypt has obtained his
long-coveted firman from the Sultan, and that
Egypt has become oil but ON Independent
Power We rejoice at the reception of this
intelligence, and see no reason to doubt its
three points of concession are named: =
Frsi-An independent internal government.
SecOmd-Authority to augment the army
Third Permission to conclude foreign
treaties.
The internal government of Egypt presents
that might well be envied by some of the
Western Powers. At its head il one of the
wisest and keenest of Eastern statesmen,
Sheriff Pacha, who, without doing violence to
tho religious convictions Of the Mussulmans,
has SO organized the civil service that Euro
peans fill every important executive post, and
educate their immediate subordinates to be-
come apt and energetic. So thoroughly me-
chanical is the internal government that
when His Highness the Khedive desires to go
to Alexandria the Departments OF War; Ma
rine, Foreign Affairs. Police and Interior
follow by the next train, and the administra-
ton of affairs moves on unfettered. Compared
with the complicated, tardy and stupid
operations of the Porte at Stamboul, the
Khedive's system is absolute perfection. 1t is
easy to imagine therefore, to what degree the
government of Egypt has been embarrassed
by that of Turkey. The moment that Egypt,
sustained by treaty stipulations, began to
evince high order of progress, her sovereign
was Inundated by frmans restricting his
rights, and Cairo and Alexandria were flooded
with spies and enemies of Ismail Pacha
When it was announced that the suspicious
day had arrived for the opening of the Suez
Canal, and all the world rushed to Egypt to
Pacha, working for his master, the Sultan,
prepared frman degrading the illustrious
Khedive. This document was read on that
historical occasion. It's reactionary and inso-
lent character disguised the moral sense of the
world, and from that hour the influence of the
Khedve has steadily increased. Against the
wave of sympathy that poured towards Egypt
from every Christian power Ali Pacha sought
in vain to place an effectual barrier He
called the Khedive presumptuous extravaganza
renegade from his people and religion, and
Nubar Pacha, the Egyptian Minister of For
eign Affairs, on 'impostor running about Eu-
rope" But Ali Pacha, who was the only
genuine, if misguided, statesman in Turkey,
died. As the chief characteristic Of his policy
was opposition to Egyptian aggrandizement it
found no resolute champion in his successor.
The Khedive grew daily in favor. The new
Grand viziers of the Empire were not willy
enough for his Talleyrand, Nubar Pacha, nei-
ther was the Sultan ambitious to be repressive,
when such policy might curtail his
pleasures or interfere with his devotons
at the Mosque While the Khedive
became stronger and more influential the
described by ex-Minister Morris at Constan-
tinople, as '.imbecility" 1t is not surprising
to us, therefore, that His Hghness, after first
having obtained, at enormous cost, the right
of succession to the'Vice Royalty in his own
son, should succeed in rendering Egypt prac-
tically free Of Turkish control. The crippled
state of the Ottoman finances may have needed
the healing influence Of the Viceroy's gold, and
large bahShish, may be the secret of the last
firman, for it is notorious that Turkey is q
borrower to pay the interest on her debt.
But, by whatever means accomplished we
regard the severing of these Turkish chains
as Egypt struggling out Of the land of
bondage
In granting authority to augment the army
there is recognition Of the principle for
which Ismail Pacha has long contended-the
unfettered right to employ foreign officers.
There are now in Egypt seventeen American
officers, the majority of whom graduated at
West Point or the Naval Academy. Since
their tenure of Office in the viceroy's service
they have been the victims of Turkish in
trigue and English jealousy, and have not
received that consideration which is their due.
With this new frman we trust all oppo-
sition to the full employment of their abilities
and professional talents will pass away and
that the Khedive will take every advantage
Of the ripe experience of these officers, who
learned irontiering in far wilder coun-
try than Africa Egypt is now able to CON-
mand two hundred thousand soldiers of
varying shades of color in any emer-
gency, and over one hundred thousand
stand of arms are stored in the citadel at
Cairo. Her commercial marine is in an ex-
cellent condition, and from every stand
point she is prepared for that new era OF pros
perity which the late concessions will un-
doubtedly bring about.
BY far the most important concession is
that which enables Egypt to conclude foreign