The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-09-22
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In all the talk about resnorsibilitiss Ii
Egypt, so faR nothing has been said rs
regard to tie payment of the hills that
must accruefronf the disciplininr of
Arab and his rebel army. The credits
demanded bE Gladstone above the ordi-
nary BUDGET ef the year. which is S425,-
600. 0Og, ddH9 exceed Sl5, 600: 600. As ths
British army and naval forces already il
Egypt, on che way thither or in prepara-
ton for departure exceed 40. 900. the
sum of Sl5,eDQ.000 appears to be but
small partof the sum total that will be
required, cyeH for oae campaign. should
the Egvptiasfs smalxe n good fight. The
average yearly cost of the whole British
army IN tiEtesm peace for The past ten
wears may ~ s,uted at $50. .090,000; of
the navy, S.9 }, 900; making a eSand
total of SfSS.000,000 q wear. But an
army in motion and an army at rest are
different things in reckoning the ex-
pense Inthe American Revolutionary
war England never at anv time had
more than p 900 men in this country; ;
vet the expense of that war for the
seven years ofits continuance amouTit=
ed to S610,0)9.00o, or an avei'=
age of SS7I00. 900 year. Our
war with Mcxieo, lasting two years. cost
us round $40. .0O0,O 900. We did not
average more than %, 0o0men in Mexico
on every line OF advance. The cost per
man was 5000 year. The cost per
man to the British Government III the
seven wears american war was still
more, owing toihe large fleets of trans.
ports and armederuisers England had to
maintain. The Egyptian war will be,
in all reSpeets,an expensive one. The
naval force must be kept up at the maxi
mum, and all supplies and munitions
viii have to b transported from En-
gland, Malta. Eldia and Gibraltar. An
extra expense d Sl.500 per man for one
year is the lowest estimate that can be
made of the cot of this war with safety.
1t viii sum up $50, 600, 900. 1t win cost
rs much per month rs the Crimean war,
and probably Dore, for England's 5 con
tingent in thatwar was not rs much a.
$4,000 men. Nhen the Crimean war
began the debtpf England was S3,790,-
00O,O00 in rouad numbers. When the
war bills had all been audited the debt
was, placing it in round numbers,
$1,000, 000. 000s But this by no means
represents the whole cost of the war, for
the yearly BUDGET was increased more
than $50. .Oao. .0O0, The Crimean war
did not cost England less than $3.50. 000,-
600. If Arab fights his way stub
bornly pack from the Nile delta TO Cairo
aud makes a resolute stand there, the
Egyptian warwill cost at least half as
much. even if the campaign is success
fully finished by next spring.
So far there IS no sign that any other
Power will take hand in the contest
but Turkey; and it viii cost England as
much to watch the Turkish army and
keepit from fraternizing with the enemy
rs to fight Arabi If. then, England is
compelled to supply the army and navy
at her own cost, the Powers represented
in the Conference refusing to share the
eNpensess.it IS certain that England will
seek indefe1ify in some Shape. .,tisss1:.
This is what the London Times insinu-
ates when it SAYS England's resolve is
not TO retire from the country until she
has '.made sure that the difficulty shall
not again recur = adding that, ''when
it becomes necessary 10, seek the sane
ton OF other Powers for this result. the
concert of Europe will be invoked in a
sense very different from that with
which we have lately been familiar"
That is. England. having borne all the
expenses of the war, will hold as much
ground in Egypt as will repay her. and
if the Powers protest, they will be told
that they must either share the costs of
the war and the additional cost of forti-
fications to secure the future safety of
the canal, or hold their peace.
1t is at this point of the business that
the most serious difficulties will be en-
countered, threatening a general Eu-
ropean war. France and Russia will
protest against sharing the expenses of a
war which they say England has forced
for exclusive advantage TO herself But
as long rs the British party is backed up
by Germany and Austria, French and
Russian growls will be harmless. The
one thing of the future that may be
counted on with answering confidence
is that England, being master OF
Egypt By means of her military and ma
val power. and at her sole expense, will
not surrender her position without ex-
acting territorial indemnity. San Fran
cisco Chronicle