New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-15
THE Dual PROTECTOR4TE

InySlca fatHef tnan moral force
needed in Egypt. An Oriental State cannot be
administered by native agents under foreign
tutelage in accordance with Western ideas SO
long as the Sovereign and his Ministers are at
the mercy of mob of ignorant soldory swayed
by the caprices of the hour. Since the year
opened there have been three distinct revolts
of the garrison at Cairo first Of the officers
against the Government; secondly, of the rank
and file against the officers and thirdly, of the
officers and men against the Ministry. The
second mutiny suppressed by the officers
themselves at the expense of their popularity
with the rank and file. The third revolt may
have been deliberately planned by the colonies
for the sake of regaining their influences over
their men. 1t was n joint movement of staff
and platoon against the authority OF the War
Office, the Council of Ministers and the Khetlive
himself, aud whom the crisis came the Govern
ment was powerleSs to protect itself against the
mutlnOus troops. 1t could not arrest their
leaders, resist their demands, or repress dis
order III the streets The foreign Controllers
General who have complete supervision of the
civil service and manage the finances SD admir-
ably, could not disband those mutnous regi-
ments They were First and Second Consuls
aud the khedive and his Ministers formed a
Directory that could be easily controlled by
stamp out the revolt. The relations of the
State to its foreign creditors may be regulated
by International engagements, hat police duty
IN II large scale requires military interference
On this point the partners in the dual protec-
torae seem to be wholly in accord. The Egyp-
tian army must be eitaer disbanded outrigh or
reduced 10 one-third or One- half of its present
force and completely reOrganized. The Minis
try may he relaShiOued and the mutinouS troops
temporarily brought into Snbjecton, but there
can be no permanent relief until this iil-disci-
pinned body OF troops is dispersed. The neces-
Sty Tor vigorous action is recognized in Paris
and London, bat there il n sharp division of
opinion respecting the form of military inter-
Vention. The French press advocates Joint or
separate occupation 10y the Western Powers
The leading London journal sounds the key
note for the English press when il proposes IA
temporary occupation of Alexandria aud Cairo
by Turkish troops. The latter expedient would
he less hazardous than joint military and
naval expedition for the Turkish battalions
would he less likely To provoke hoStjIities than
an English or French contingent, and there
wond be fewer risks from international ical-
OuSy and suspicion. Turkish intervention will
not. however. be popular in Paris, for the Dip
lomatic position of England ut COnstautinople
will give her decided advantage in any neyo-
tiatons that may bc conducted there The
French will naturally prefer TO send an IRON
clad and few regiments Ia the Nile rather
than leave Lord Dutlenn free to regulate the
pressure that may he applied at Constantinoplu
AMI Caro- The rivalry between the two
Powers for supremacy in Egypt is already so
strong that each is ready Ia cry oilt on the
slightest provocation against the others en-
cr0aehments. In the administrative depart
rncnts of the Kheslive's Government the Frrnch
| are ably represented. bnt their diplomatic force
| Is not so well manned, AMI they VIII hesitate
before sacrificing their prestige ou the Nile at
| "a TIME when they are expanding so mach
| treasure in Northern Africa without glory and
without profit
Whatever is done in Cairo will be due to the
| concerted action of the rival Powers. One may
have some slight advantage over the other in
| diplomatic connections ar military preparations.
| but the responsibility will bc shared rAc time
| has gone by when either can act sin yle-hanlel.
| In 1877 Mr.. Edward Diccy, who is recognized
| III England as an authority on ail matters rrlat-
| ing TO the future OF Egypt, made an earnest
| plea for the military occupation Of the country
| ON the ground that tho command of the canal
| was essential To the safety of the route to
India. Bismarck urged this policy upon thu
| British Government, and the French were SO
deeply interested in internal politics that they
wont not have offered serious resistance. No
great display OF military force, rs Mr Diccy
proved, would have been required. The
British flag might have boon hoisted mt Port
Said and Suez, few forts erected on the Syrian
side OF the lsthmus, and Il small garrison sta
toned at Alexandria aud an ironclad OIL tho
coast; and Egypt would have boen under the
protectorate of England. Tho opportunity was
allowed to pass, and it will not be likely To re-
turn The occupation of Egypt hy amy Euro.
pean Power cannot now be undertaken without
the risk oil serious International complications
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