New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-13
rnr rrYLSLlN Episode.


National instinct. The people caunOt forget
that the little State became great Kingdom
maipIy by interesting itself in what was going
on beyond it, borders and 10y bringing IT, III
auence To bear upon the Continent The con-
tincent sent to the East during The Cnmran
war gave Cavour seat IN the Congress oi
Paris aud the opportunity of laying the itIilh
1upstion before the representatives, 81 the
Powers. His versatility aud daring opened thc
WAY for the French alliance, and IN liN' man
Nor his Successors made u,r o. Esmircks d.
rIornotic exirrncics. The Italian states have
been united mainly through European comhha-
tinns. and energy and pliRncy III the conduct
of foreign affairs have com" to be irgai''o ~
essential to the welfare Of thr Kingdom.
Ministry goes down the moment It's lor'iEh
policy cxcites suspicion. dl-trst- OF cN'h
criticism. The Jealous -u-ccpuhiiiiicS 81 the
Nation are easily wounded, and the pnhura
pro,:ps are very quick TO take advantage 81
this .ensitivcncss. \ new combination III the
Chambers implies 4 new Ministry. pledged IA
assert itself more vigorously in foreign ati'lli~
The Tunisian episOdc serves to illustrate tins
tendency In Italian politics. The Carroll Min
istry has sent spirited circumstances to Pans
rosponses hnve been entirely satisfactory. anu
all causes of apprehension have been removed.
No precautions have been neglected. no ms
takes made. Vet public uncnsilc~- hiS steadily
increased. until the Ministry Is without a
majority in the Chnmbers.
For ten wears the BY of Tuuis has been
virtually Independent. although acknowledging
the titular supremacy Of the sultan ana
willingly accepting European tutelnrr. IiiS
debts have been funded and his finances adj
ministertd by an international commission.
English engineers have been employed N pub
lie works French capitalists have been
allowed ~ develop the industries OF the
pripcipality and Italian trading companies
baye been granted liberal privileges HE
French rs tho largest creditors and by virtue
Of their position in Alp.ria, were Euily entitled
10 special privileges. if not Ia the actual control
of the financial administration, bur Their claims
have not been put forward in IN offensive
way. There is no proof that the people have
desired or that the consular agents have been
plotting the annexation of Iuns. certain
marauding expeditions have been made across
the frontier aud the Algerian commander Is
anxious 10 put an end to them, cooperating,
if possible, with the troops Of the Bev. rs
the hostile tribes number from $1,000 TO
%. 900 men, preparations for war are making
on large scale. The Bey has appealed 10
the Powers for protection and has resolved TO
act independently OF the French. II ia plain
that the latter are doing no more than the
United States would do if Texan settlers were
constantly attacked by bands OF Mexican
marauderz.
This seems to I've al there is Of the bugbrar Of
invasion. The French people have little interest
in foreign conquest and colonial enterprise.
Their attention is cngrossed with internal pol
itics and they take a laDgu!d interest iu what
Happens outside. The acquisition of TnniS
would embrou them with their neighbors and
enable Bismarck 20 ALLEVIATE the sympathy of
useful ally and they do not want the petty
principally Oh these terms. The cXcitable
Italians have, therefore, no reason TO apprc-
| bend that the French are seeking TO acquire
another province in Africa, from which Naples
and Srilj can be- easily attacked. jealous s'ts-
ceptibity oaly serves the purpose Of citccting
change Of Ministry ana attracting momcn-
| tarily the attention Of Europe.
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