New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-31
GAuBErrA on THE EASTERY QUESTION.
From III. sreeeh On Ne chamber. MN IS.

From MS Speech IN The Chamber July IS
| do not thin. | am wrong in stating
that the Egyptian question is better known and appre
cated now than ii four months ago. The country
has been able make up lis mlnd Ii conscious that
ltercst, involved wnch must uphold jointly
VITA England The convention just cOncluued ior the
protection Of tho susz Canal shows that the English
alliance is once the keystone OF your policy.
r,mbed lest 10 might DE Otherwise That Is the true
national policy which should MOI b. departed from Gil
nearD The conference may decree a Turkish IN
eryentiOn think that would DO tine worst solution of
AL believe tnat, bring the back the Of
tne Pyramids would be playing with edged tools that
It would Oe mourning the almost certain risk O kDdmg
couh grafton IN runs ana Algeria ana create an IN
pres ion mat the sultan Is once more our mas II
| ne LIST nifty yeIrs None OF us can be sure
that Ottoman troops would not join the Arabs Ohce
ney IN Egypt possibly vita the collision Of other
Powers cannot get Them out, and then France may
say good-by all her dreams Of becoming an Eastern
Power am aware that tnere are some people wno are
qllte prepared 10 sacrifice our Eastern posse,sOns but
sucn pOncy woud, 10 my mind, be fatal to our eNsi-
nation. Another contingency Is tnat France
may be called upon by the Conference 10 act as the man
datOry Europe You Will accept utterly dcrOgatory
~ part wholly unworthy OF great nation. But sup
| posing you 20 to Egypt. what VIII you do once you
got tnCrcl Once army Il AT CAIRO, much
b.! Ond II AS nay Dc contemplated 10 send IT, VIA s"aI
"e 40 theni II Is not for tue sake OF tue Satond Party
you going to Egypt, but Tor the projection
Of your interests. duterIupuOn from tne Lefu
/ know there are people who fondly fancy that
ihe Egyptian people, alter forty centuries Of
slavery, found the sepuchrcs OF thcr mulninles
the principles of 1883 lUproar from the Left.l Tuey
have discovered young nationality in Egypt and tn
want To take /. IN hand ana act rs ury nurse 10 H. lap
ause and laughter They belong 10 the tame category
intellectual beings who regard AraD as formidable
power, thlnk that AraDi single handen would
nced 30, OOO Frencnnen put him down All can say
Is, tniI when YOU 10 Egypt you Will mud England
there, aud though England 10 ready enough TO emdnc
pate peoples OF rae, she SHOWS the feuah ANA
degree pre- HrOn Tor civil life and Is not very
likely take sO-calcd National parry Serieur fl
therefore you go TO Eg with an Oe OF Dooterng up
The National party, will be chickering's Wltn Eng
liud, anu relations between us may be unged wln
bittt rncss There some people view without
apprehension the possibility OF conflict vita England
speak with deep CONSCIOUSNESS OF the Interests aud
welfare my country, II Is wth the deepest con
YictOn, and IncOnsidrraDe reflection as 10 the
futurc. that tell yOL that quarrel with England
would be the aud nost uuJusih able OF auVen-
repeat the cost OF tho greatest saclncec
never break OF The English alliance loensauOhl Know
what THESE iucau but shall speak out. am
Trend OF England, bu not 10 the extent OF sac
rucng Froncn interests 20 England Moreover the bug
lisa, VITA thclT sound political good sense. only esteem
those allies tnenISelYes respected. lap
pIausc.l And most attaches me 20 the Ehgush
alliance the Mediterranean 10 mat dread that
sbe VIII 10 England river and terrioges
your night to i've and trade greater than her
lApplase.] IL is 10 inJure French Interests
dcs Engsu all ance IL Is because they can
Not be upneld wltnout that accord there should Dc
rupture, lost.