The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-07-27
EeYprI,N PoLirIC~.
4 Review OF Events that Led 20 I;Ic Prc.-
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The political phases of the struggle in Egypt have
already been considered. The personal. Ca.EuIsr-
cai, and religious elements entcFil. into the mpl:
cations play quite important part the polIi:-
cal iutrigues, and demand much attention.
The present Khed.vs IohauInej Tswas : the son
of islail l. and Is about thirty years Of age. He
succeeded 70 the throne August S. 1872 committed
10 the administrative reforms proposed by England
and France. He Is an earnest and deyout NOsatu-
niedii and thoroughly Egyptian IN his feelings. lie
has regarded the plans of lbs European c1uuselorS
means of progress but outside his International obi
cations, has been jealous of foreign influence lie
has been credited with ambition 20 educate Eyp
tians up To such point in administrative ability
will enable him to dispense with European manage
ment, and TO escape from European intcrmeidliHS.
lie Is thereiore in sympathy with many Of the aims
of the National party.
The founder Of the dynasty was Mehe,net Ali who
relsnrd from ISL 20 1873 and who. for the greater
part of his rUiu, was engaged in a struggle to eStab
lsh the independence of the country and to extend
its boundaries and influence. This was the military
epoch of the new dynasty which promised the re-
generation of Egypt.
His grandson, Nbbas, who reigncd from 1873 to Is
u, and his Said Pasha, who at the head Of
the government from 1851 to 1893, represented the
era of commercial activity and il in this that
the Suez canal movement was organized and many
railroads built.
Ismail L. father Of the present khe,livc succeeded
TO the throne in lSt3. AMI his reign first prunisri
20 be an of military well commercial arti-
witty He endravOrrd 10 carry out the dream OF Ne
henct Ali, 10 independence aud conquest, aud
the schemes of Said the control of trade. lie
ns in the southern provinces. employed ex-Coufct-
crate and other officers to reorsanize his army ami
undertook in connection with Sir Samuel Baker.
petitions into the White Nile country and central
Africa. lie attempted to negotiate neutrali.liioI.
of the Suez canal in his interest and negotiate,
leans on his own responsibility. The end was pvli-
teal and financial bankruptcy and in 1879 England
and France interfered in the interest of his ere
dors, and he abdicated in favor of his Tewiik.
lsnail, now about 81 years of age, has been living
abroad since his abdicaton, but he is credited with
desire to return to the throne, and rumOr has i;
that he has encouraged Arab Bey and other Ma
tionnlist leaders. with this possibility in mind.
Another line of personal influence is to be traced
from COnstantinople. Abdul Hamid H., the pres NJ
Sultan, succeeded his brother in 1876 through in
trigue, and has been accused of playing double
part in several instances. Certain il is that he
great schemer year ago il was discovered that,
while lac was openly and secretly encouraging the
hhediye- he was entertaining the scheme of Haiy-
Pasha. tn recognize Egypt privileged aaioH.-
mons province. ON the model of Lebanon and Of til
time plotting with Prince Hamil, uncle of Is
mail, to supplant TcwGk ON the throne, this to he
done with the consent Of England and France.
When Tewiik came into power. Rinz Pasha was
made his Prime Minister, and O>man Resbi lasLa,
Minister of War. with General stone ian Americaul
Chief of Staff All Of these accused OF h,in-s
under Turkish influence, and in February, 1881, A.
abb Bcy led in the revolt against them. They
compelled to rctirr, and n ministry with S!rr.t
Pasha as Prime Minister. appointed. ShcTit Is
one of the leading Egyptian statesman. lie was ed
ucated in Paris. 6nt Is Nuhamucdan and was sup
posed TO be IN thorough sympathy with the Nation
alist party.
In the course OF wear, Arab EeV made q
Pasha, and became Minister of War. Then thu! Tar
kish faction in the army and at Cairo began iutFig3-
ing against him. Arab had about ffty Of the aruiv
officers who had been aahprruf- Of Eius rlsu urrs-
ted cOurt-martialed, and sentenced 10 DC suGgB ..
their rank. and sent in exile 10 Spulau. The hH..
dive modified the sentence To one Ut SmF., CEI.n,
and the ministry iHtsrPoscd objection arr,a...5-
med with threat, THAI unless tLr original '.. Hrg
was carried UUI, the khydive wuElt be- 1cp". l
This was on the 10Th of May. last, anil She urgfa5
friendly 10 the hhctivc on the one '-ud- aat 'fH
Arab Bry the other other. urrftvyI tarU .rtrn,
against cHcl other. aud thCy have been Shines t.at
time the centres Of Oriental and EIvoq,Eg 3ulr..s
Arab, discovering the CHAMBER %. Nu..,Iir- .-.l
not come together on his uu,r Iil asslIy rss-
many Of tie Nationalist leaders g. lSI rnr. l-s.
lHS -llust hEl, tsln1sI-'i, and r--HfL ",..t 70 ~
promise with the htctivs. lir Esg. a.'l 'H IH. r
tent that j." was, after Il sheet rc,aruuru' ss.a
made Minister OF War.
Outside jhss, Uii"i1I ror-Huagas French u.r
chants and others plotting gains. LUGg y and
England Turkish officers were plotting u.l.tf Ir...
hk, a-inst AIabi, and c"IuettiH. with English Hu-.
French, and English officials iUl tEItirSiJru w.ss
bo!stering up the IL .vs aud working a-aius; Ara
hi Little wonder that .acse Was snlrl al The H.
gGtiafiuns
When the Cuutrui!crs-';crcriI and the C"u;ui--
sion of Liquidation began work. IN l,0. they tuua.
the finances in incNtricn5lr confusion the PruPrstg
"i the State being mOrtGu-ed To Tulisc creli;nI- a.
one direction, and Hypothetical Tor loans IN uuutErT
The hrst step was 10 realize iuhu by thc Roth.
childs. of - JoJCJ. DuTiu. The year zatiSiac:r-g
progress made in the settlement of affair, an
ON the last Of January. 1881, the tu'd llpr~
Si9l, eiI"oh. The receipts Of the year SiArO.
p1. and the expenditures I'll 5fu.uu1
The rr-t years work of the Board Of Control v,-
very satisfactory To the European holders 81! Eas!-
tan bonds, and TO capitalists generally, and
very satisfactory To the people OF Egypt man.
objectionable forms OF taxation removed, ana }
fairvr methods substituted. In this work Of taS
vision General Stone and other Americans dill guui
service.
The Suez Canal cost s6O.GjJOCD. OF this amount
siOUO.G00 WIS raised by sales OF stock. and Sln,U5
900 by loan. The stHtutes of the canal company
provide that of the net earnings in excess oil tn
cent interest the shares. l. per Mt shall 20
the Egyptian Government. and Il per cent L. D..
paid = dividend ON the 10000 shares.
The receipts of the canal for 1850 were - OjA GA
and the expenses =, 800 ODD-nrt receipts - Shu'n
OF the 20l1 vessels that passed through the canal &C.
lsSO, lJH British. Il will he seen that all tl.
stockholders. bondhoders and nl,Trhantile clgs-r-
IN Europe. interested in maintaining. the sit3a
quo as to Egypt and the cuual.
As To the religions phases of the struggle the
sumption that Arab licy only will command MolaI;-
medan sympathy is not warranted. He is not
knOwledged even to he n fair representative Of the
Nationalist movement. and the khcdive il likely To
have aohammedan sympathy as any one opposed 20
him. But the Mohammrdans in Africa just
divided among themselves. Only few days 81 20.
Fl Mrhdi, the head Of the SJHoussia cOnmuUits.
which has mOnasteries by the hundred in E.yut.
Nubia Arabia Syria, and IN fact in all the eOWtrias
Of north Africa defeated the Egyptian troops in
dan. Fl Mehdi is CALLED THE False Prophet. bus
all of his sect look upon him tie teacher whom No
military and religious leader in ISs As the lover
classes in Egypt were looking to Arab this len
DER the revolt in SOudan may play scmepart in
the struggle.-(his00o