The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-15
EGYPT.

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board the second battalion of the Man
chester regiment and battery OF Roya
Artillery
Gibraltar, 13.-The transports Grecian
Tsgus and Ludgate Hill passed Cd the
way to Egypt.
COnstsntlnOple, 13.-The Anglo-Turk.
isb military convention has not yet given
approval to the reports submitted by the
ministers on Saturday. The draft Of the
convention proposed by EnglanA differs
in several particulars from the Ottoman
draft. There is no idea OF giving the
KbediYe command of the British ana
Turkish troops in Egypt. Cherif Avon
OlOcre6k, brother OF Hussein PashA, for
merly grand sheriff of Mecca, lately as
sAssinsted, has received'the decoration of
the order of Osmanic. The decoration
caused a sensation.
as an indication of the spirit which
snimates the Porte in sending troops 10
Egypt, is is stated that twenty Christian
medical men, appointed to accompany
The Egyptian expedition, aud who had
received gay aud made every prepare
lion for their departure, we're stopped at
the last momeIt and their places supplied
by MUssalnsns. The resolution 10 pro-
CAIN ArsbI Pssbs rebel was reached
only after q protrscted discussion between
the palace clique and the ministerial
party. The grand visor and minister OF
fJreign a1faIIs insisted upon the necessity
Of the proclamation, and declared that
war with England would be terrible
calamity for Turkey, because Russia was
ready to march into Asia Minor aid Aus
tia would march On Sa OuIcA. Arab
PAsha was invited 10 lay down his arms,
ano until reply WIS received from him
the proclamation would not become Off
cisl.
New York l2.-IEerGld's Constan-
tinople: In an audience granted to your
CORRESPONDENT at ildiz Palace, this
afternoon, the Sultan expressed himself
freely upon the Egyptian question. His
Majesty minated yesterday his wish for
an interview, ana appointed 8 O'Clock ss
the hour. After the usual delays preli-
minary to being admitted to the royal
presence, and the formslities customary
upon presentation 10 the Sultan IN reply
to ques ion about the situation in Egypt,
he spoke as follows: (The conversation
was carried on entirely through an
interpreter, as His Majesty speaks no
language but Turkish The situation in
Egypt, said the Sultan, was not serious
until the presence Of the fleets precipitated
affairs and exsspersted the people
Arabs party then took advantage Of
the situation TO in6Rme the people.
What does your Majesty consider the
original cause Of the trUubIe2 l will
explain. There have been in all Egyp-
tiAn public departments q great mum Der
of English and French employees sp-
pointed and kept IN place By the influence
Of English and French controllers, and
these employees proftted enormously by
the abuse Of their places, which they held
to the exclusion of Arabs They
aud increased. their preference until
Arab, who was then colonel ia the
service, complained to theKhedive. In this
way breach cc0a rad between Arabi
and the Khedive and difficulties arose
which might easily have been arranged
had not The appearance of the fleets
aroused native feeling and destroyed my
plans for recOnci .iatIon of the opposing
factions and peacesble settlement of the
troubles. had already sent to Alexan-
dria commission, including Dervisch
Pashs, Achmed Essad EfondI, Lebid
Efendi and Cedri Effandi, to act as a BIZ
traitors bat the action Of the English rem
1ered their plans useless. Libeb Efendi, |
who has just returned, will give you a
written statement Of the case more at
length
What does your Msjesty think of toe
bonn bard ment! L was most cruel and
unjust The English forbade the Egyp-
tisns to fortify their own works, and
then while defenseless opened fire upod
them. This was an unjust, inhuman act,
ard contrary to the law of nstioLs.
The EOglIsh claim that they we're deal
ing with rebels? In that case il was
duty to inform the sovereign
powers and to leave the settlement to the
instead Of taking the law into
her own hands. which she had 10 right
10 do. The English say there is no
Justice among US; yet let US look ut Ire
land. Engl 'nd's Irish subjects are
Simply demanding a right which here in |
Turkey is universally granted to the peg
pie Such troubles as the Irish sRrsrian
riots would be impossible in Turkey. |
boasts of her superior justice,
yet we have what she does not grant to-
her subjects, an equitable land law under |
which farmers and even farm iaborers
are protected 10 their rights. When the |
obtained Dobrondschins |
they continued the use of the Turkish |
Law 10 regard to real property.
What is your Msjesty's opinion about
the result OF the present troubles? l sm
sure that when all the facts are known In |
America and other impartial countries /
the action Ct England will be condemned |
ss arbitrary and unjust. II England's
object is to protect her own interests in
India, she has taken the Wro course.
She will never be allowed by o her
powers TO occupy Egypt alone. France
would insist upon the maintenance Of q
fee neutral province.ur S. join occupancy.
In either case there would be mUrs danger
to the canal than under the Turkish rule.
Any Englishman who has any
brains in his head understands
hat the interest Of England is in
lRa msintsinence OF Turkish power. It
has been the intention and desire of the
Turkish government to maintain the
5tGt~ QuO IN Egypt. It was endesvoring
10 bring about peaceful settlement Of
he local dissfection when the fleets ap-
Desred and precipItated crisis.
Following Is g translation from the
Turkish IF the statement drawn up by
Libeb Efendi By command Of the Sui
sd. Last year Achmet Arab, thea
colonel IL the Egyptian army Was dis
blessed st finding that in all public Offices
n Egypt there we're 8 great number Of
Iorefgners, especially English and
french, who enjoyed extravaganza salaries,
mt did no work. These gentlemen,
uDnorted By their consuls and By the