National Republican., 1882-07-18
Enrone in Egypt.


lsmail Pasha, the predecessor of the
present Khedive of Egypt, was ready
borrower, and certain Englishmen and
Frenchmen were good lenders when the
rates ranged from twelve to twenty-nine
per cent. When his profigacy had been
used by these foreigners up to the highest
point at which they thought it profitable
they commenced to get him to allow
them to govern his country, so that they
might extort from his people, not only
the sums he had borrowed, but princely
salaries for the agents introduced by
them into his government. The Sultan,
who is bully on a small scale, and who
bleeds Egypt for three millions year of
tribute, feared these bullies on larger
scale, who seemed disposed to swallow
her whole. When the Egyptians re-
belled, under Arab Bey, against the
European pawnbrokers in power un-
der the Khedive, the English and
French governments were greatly con-
cerned lest the disturbance of "order"
should give check to the develop
ment" of Egyptian resources, and the
interest on, the bonds held by their sub
jects run behind, to say nothing of the
sinking fund.- They felt SO friendly to
Egypt that they rushed forward to pre-
serve the authority of the Khedive, who
had betrayed his land to their subjects,
and they made haste to assure the Sultan
that his sovereign rights in Egypt would
not be violated. The Eagle and Lion
would inspire equal confidence by assur-
ing the Wolf that he should have his
share of the Lamb they were Staying.
The Khedive has only desire not te
get hurt. He could be .eduaily con
tented with thAS rebels agains
himself - as with the uninvite,
intruders, who proposed to saw
his authority by bombarding his cite
and ravaging his country. The Sultan j
more uneasy at the annihilation of Egyp
by Europeans, who hunger also for til
partition of his realm, than he would b
at loosing his suzerainty over the Nile
land through the successful assertion c
Egyptian sovereignty under the brav
Arab Pasha. England was never NOR
bold, yet Enthusiastically indirect, thai
while demolishing the ancient capital G
Egypt, in disinterested effort to pu
down u rebellion against weak an,
treacherous Khedive, who is her own
instrument, unless it be when she call
upon Turkey to profess to be on tn
same side of the struggle. The bond
holders, in whose interest Egypt ha
been brought under European influence
now see their security destroyed befor
their sight under the pretense of protect
ing their debt. France sees Englan
lose interest in the original enterpris
which prompted their joint protes
against Arab Pasha's aggressiveness,a an
finds her more bent on adding Egypt t
her Eastern possessions. England seem
to bear the palm alone just now. He
target practice" on Alexandria is reve,
berating around the world. The com
posure of the other great powers is sus
picious. The bear was once shown b
the fox quantity Of honey, to obtai'
which he had to put his head into
cleft tree. When he had done thi
and was feasting on the honey, the 70,
drew out the great wedge and the tw
sides of the tree came together much t
the bears injury. England is havin
such jolly time killing and burning il
Egypt, and her rivals are so ominousl
silent that the old fable comes to mint
1t would be difficult to say who has thu
far profted by the war in Egypt, unles
it be England's enemies, who may b
inclined soon to find, in her rather read
monopoly of the Suez Canal, a pretex
for feeding fat the ancient grudges the
all bear her, and, what is more, curbin
her rapacity, which is being fed at thei
EXPENSE.