The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-07-11
The Trouble I'm ESyDt,
To the Editor of the Enquirer.


The Trouble in Egypt.
To the Editor of the Enquirer.
Will you be kind enough 10 state in
your valuable paper the caCse of the
threatened war in Egypt, and oblige q
Bohemian in search of information
's A Jax
In so far as Turkey is concerned The
origin of The Egyptian troubles is some
what remote. We will go back no fur
ther than 1S4l, when Mehemet Ali was
V cerov of Egypt. At that time Tur-
key held such SWAY that the Sultan was
able to impose condi ions which made
Egypt little more than Turkish Prov
ince. The condition OF Egypt changed
on the accession OF Ismael, who obtain
ed semi independence, and had confer.
red upon him the title of Khedive, which
signifies less than sovereignty, but more
than dependence. For money consid-
Grafton, I>mael obtained Concession
from Turkey placing the right of inner
itance IN bis son, and the old Ottoman
law nf collateral Inheritance was set
aside.
The next concession, in 1878, gave
lsmael the power "to contract, without
any sanction from the Purte, foreign
| 'ans in the name of The EGYPTIAN Gov
ernment," and the khedive was 10 make
all laws and regulations which he nigh,
at any time deem necessary. Thereup-
IN he went deeply into debt, England
and France heing the principal creditors,
and his eX'ravagance is the immediate
cause of the present trouble During
his sovereignty English and + ench Of
ficials, known as Comptrcllers- General,
with great many oilce holders under
them, Administered the finances of the
country. In other words, Egypt being
in debt, and having no means Of keep
ing herself, was run hy foreign Office.
holders, representing the creditors.
On account of his financial troubles
Tsmael, resigned on the 26!h Of June
1879 and was succeeded bV his eldes
son, Tew6k, the prest Mt Khedive. NJ
Waddington the French For eign Minis
ter, obtained a fireman from the Sultar
of Turkey vesting in Tewik the fupc
tions of Ismsel Ip view of she full
powers conferred on Ismael in 1878, tb,
necessity for this fireman has been doubt
ed, but it was served. probably, 10 keel
up the connection Of Turke7 with E2yp
lian affairs, and TO weaken the Egyptian
Government Turkey seems to be al
important factor in the Conference q
Powers looking to the adjustment o
Egyptian sffairs
The financial condition of Egypt ha
not improved under Tewfik, and tn,
country is still overrun by foreign I I'd e
holders, who take charge OF the publ
pocket.book The popular revolt agains
this state Of affairs is led by Arabl Pa
sha, the Egyptian Minister of War, wh'
has suddenly sprung into prominence
and seems to he much stronger mai
than the Khedive. A little more tha
a year ago Arab was only Colo
mel in The Egyptian army, bu, he ha
been so aggressive and the Khedive cor
respondinglv weak, that be has create
power than any other man in Egypt
He is the leader of a rebellion which i
stronger than the Government. He ha
the armv at his back, and is go deier
mined that nothing but foreign interven
ton and probably war, will restr II him
He is the head Of the party which dc
sires to West the Government from th
: hands Of its creditors, and the Khedive
who is subse, Went to England and 9th
er foreign Powers, is almost powerles
before him
No material progress toward peacea
BILE settlement seems to have been mad
by the Conference Of Powers, and ther
is vital objection to any arrangement
which would give Turkey renewed hoI
} on Egypt. though France is said tc b
urging Germany to use her infuenc
with the Sultan to effect the depositio
of Arab Pasha as Egyptian Minister c
War, and the Sultan has disapproved G
the military preparations at Alexandri
: against England and France. Thes
military prepal ations have placed Eng
land in decidedly hostile attitude, an
a London dispatch of Yesterday sal
that the opening of hostilities was me
: mentarily expected.
Upon England, as things look nov
: will devolve the main. burden of punish
ing the rebellious Egyptians She ha
the largest interests at stake. Beside
; her direct interest in the finances G
J Egypt. she must maintain herself in th
} Suez Canal; already the obstruction c
that important waterway has bee
threatened as an incident of the Egypt
, ian complications.