Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-12
FRENCH VIEWS OF ENGLAND'S
POLICY.
Serious Complications Predicted =
Little Sympathy for The Inter-
VeneFs.

cable dispatch to the Boston Herald
from Paris contains interviews with promi-
nent French politicians on the Egyptian
question. 1t says: an. Clemenceau. to
whom the most honor is due for the over
throw OF the Ministry, and who to-day is
the most prominent politician in France, in
referring to the present diplomatic embsr-
rassments, says that in a few DAYS the policy
Of England will find itself face to face
with great difficulties, and those
Frenchmen who are most decided
In their leaning toward intervention.
and who are most ardent admirers of
the Gladstone Cabinet, will be Obliged to
take in their horns The first point worthy
OF attention is the persistencY with which
England maintains her policy of interven.
ton in Egypt without the aid of an ally.
Then comes the persistence of the Sultan in
refusing to proclaim Arab Pasha a rebel
bef re the Decentralization of the Turkish
troops. The Sultan is ready to see a rebel
In Arab II he fires on his troops, but so
long as he simply aunoys Admiral Sey-
mour the Porte cannot do ANYTHING
Notice also the increasing difficulties In
England's relations with Russ a. The
foreign office at st. Petersburg has not for
gotten the EDglsnd who turned back the
victorious Russian army from the gates of
Constantinople, which the treaty of San
stefsno had opened to it. On the other
hand, the English Cabinet is so spurred on
oy the almost unanimous public opinion as
TO render 1t impossible for it to come to an
amtcable understanding with the Porte. and
1t looks as IL the Egyptian crisis would soon
become complicated by a conflict betWeen
the TWO powers conflict of frightful
gravity, and all OF whose ulterior conse-
quences it is impossible to forecast
Gambetta said: 1.-The vote OF last Satur-
day In the Chamber, rendered it impossible
Tor any Ministry to stand, that does not
adopt as basis for its programme the total
aostention In Egypt, and throughout the
world, complete suppression of foreign
politics. But there is no single public man
OF any value who does not blame such a
resolution. By that vote the chamber sim
ply declared itself Incompetent from f0no
rance. AS to Turkey and England. the
worst thing the Sultan can do for himself
aud the Ottoman empire, is to play false to
the London government, unless, OF course,
1t Is made perfectly clear that Russia will
assist her late enemy. In that case Bis
marck VIII have something to say,
and inasmuch as his efforts are
invariably opposed to those of France. Ger
many Will oppose whatever we determine.
AS to the accusation that Gladstone aims at
setting up British protectorste. without
regard or provision for the development OF
a genuine Egyptian nationality, l cannot
say anything now. England had repeatedly
denied 1t, but 1t is true her assertions are
not believed
"Henri Rochefort says: 'The new Minis.
try, whenever it may be, must form a close
alliance with Russia, and, If necessary,
to 90 to Con tantinople. 1t must also con-
ctliate Italy by withdrawing the army from
Tunis and renounce its protectOrate over
that country, and likewise make a friend of
spain by allowing her to take Morocco
NJ. de Freycinet declines to furnish any
statement OF his views. One reactiopary
leader declares that the Sultan's demand
that the English troops should be withdrawn
from Egypt is perfectly legitimate, and,
moreover, he believes England is already
nearly isolated from the rest of Europe by
her pretenttOus policy, it being exceedingly
distasteful. Paul de Casssgnac (BOnapartisl0
says bluntly that frances opinion is OF
no consequence, because the repub-
lie Is ridiculous failure. M. jules
Ferry says that poor France is as much
me aced by Germany as Egypt by the Eng
nsh. 10 sum up, your correspondent finds
that France is largely opposed to England,
and but for fear of Bismarck, Gladstone
would have to call off his war dogs imme-
diately. Politicians of all shades ask me
why it is that the American press publish
such one sided reports of the doings in
Europe. Several correspondents of Paris
journals, writer's whose regulations stand
unquestioned, boldly denounce The items In
the London papers as lacking in truth.