New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-05

ana IN tnlS way ONtlcoiinS eho 'o'i'
ignorant Tories and faint hearted Wings. IL ID
because the mass Of argument against the REFORM
of procedure has been artificial and the ground
of opposition unreal that Mr.. Gladstone refers
contemptuously to the "fear OF cant phrases. :
In regard to Egypt, the Premier is less
explicit. After briefly acknowledging the
services of General Wolseley and his brave
soldiers. he contents himself with the declara-
ton that the war had been carried on rom
love of peace ard on principles OF peace" ana
that Egypt would again be prosperous ana
happy. He is careful not to commit hlmseii 10
any course of action in regard to the warden
ship of the canal, the annexation OF the country
or any prospective measures of protection or
administration. He does not undertake to
define the Governments policy in Egypt ana
in Europe. The public is left In absolute
ignorance concerning the settlement to be
effected in Cairo, ConstAntinople ana Berlin
The Premiers remarks are as vague ana In
decisive as the Duke of Argylls recent renee
tons to the effect that the sword has often
represented the cause of liberty, CIVILIZATION
order and lasting peace, and that the campaign
in Egypt, ordered by Cabinet which has an
intense dislike for war land as intense love
OF peace, is case in point. MIR. Gladstone Is
too astute statesman to be entrapped I'M
warily into premature declarations OF his
pocy on the Nile He will hold his peace I'M
til the diplomatic and administrative details
have been thoroughly digested IN the Cabinet
and he is fully prepared to take the public
into his confidence Mr.. Ola dstone is vouble
enough in debate or controversy, but, like
,,tba f,,ll 6ad
reticent when caution is requisite
Mr.. Gladstone's reticence is, therefore, wiser
than his speech. The Government has not lost
ground by silence. Since the battle OF Tel
el-Kebir the English press has been consider
ing the various schemes proposed for the per-
manent pacifcation of Egypt and the control
of the canal. Conectures have had free action,
and the respective plans of annexation, pro-
tectorate and a partial occupation OF the
approaches to the canal have been exhaust
lively discussed and carried out to their logical
consequences. The result has been that the
annexation scheme has been abandoned on all
sides as impIacticable, and that the policy of
suppressing the Ottoman suzefainty and SEEING
the canal is no longer favored in any lnfluen-
tial quarter. The practical difficulties which
the Government will have to overcome are
appreciated now, and the final settlement
when it is announced, will be inteligently dis
cussed, whereas if there had been premature
declarations there would have been incon-
siderate criticism and ignorant condemnation
A statesman like Lord BeacOnsfield, who
appeals to the National amour pIopre in diplo-
macy and in politics, needs to unfold his schemes
with startling rapidity so as to give Parliament
and the public as little time as possible for
serious reflection. A statesman like Mr.. Glad
stone, who ignores the petty vanites and
addresses the practical side of English char
acter, can wait until the flush of victory has
passed and the people are in a mood for
deliberate Judgment.