The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-09-30
The Next Pharaoh.

Whatever may he the Temporary
turn Of the war between ATabi BE-!
and England. the inequality of tn
participants h too marked to leav'
any doubt Of Its ultimate though per
hals distant result. With inevitable
defeat Of Arabi, however, the process
of reorganization will just begin, ant
En2lanL's choice Of an agent Of ad
Il,inistrati0n is already q matter o
conjecture. Three courses present
themselves and each has good Eng
lish precedent iii its support. Th'
most natural way would (,e to retair
In power the present Khetlive ~ th,
nominal lead Of the Government
with English support. It Is, however
to be borne In mind that not only ha,
Tewlik prUved himself incapable in
critical moments, vacillattng and
without any hold on pOpu ar respect
but has incurred the suspicion Ol
treachery and Misunderstanding by his
tardy and unwilling steps against
Araui. He was unequal to the revolt
in its small l'esinniEg.; will England
rely on him to keep under subjecticn
q lately conquered and turbulent peO.
pie that has already rejected him:
The desire Of the Queen that the
Duke IL Connaught, her third son.
an adventurous young man Of thirty
three, with no present occupation,
should accompany the expedition is
regarded ~ q strong circulnstantial
evidence that she won!d not be dis
pleased t. see him comfortably set up
for life a. t;overDOr-( ;eneral or Vice.
roy over the land Of the PhoraO:,s.
Queen as she il, Victoria is troubled
no doubt, with her full share Of III T.
:ernal anxiety; and would hardly
expose her precious sun IL the SAN
culinary l1rils vi a war will, tie stsns
co'f0t/ts Arab, unless so,uc interior
and not Immediately perceptible
advantage should accrue therefrOM.
TIE third, and hy no means i:npos-
sil'le, course for England to pursue,
should the remaining powers o! Eu-
rope eatrust to her the restoration Ot
e. npt from anarchy to order, Is noth-
ing more or less than the e-tatlis!l-
men: ~ h.r =: Arab E;.y on the
.lr"n -. i'.:.v;. SiiAcc lis rrgenera-
tiOa, Egypt has produced but u single
man possess u; Of skill to command,
force to net, and magnetism" tO ST.
Arabl hey himself, and England
would probably Ike the frs: 10 ac-
knowledge his ability. The exIeri-
n'eut Of putting in Sill
preille command q brilliant and con.
Iuered rebel has been tried before
with 81. cess by Grent Britain. Az
ghanistan bears the same relation 1"
the land approaches of India t;.at
Egyp: dOss to its approaches hy
water. ANA stra!egic:lliy one country
is quite ~ important to England as
the other. Twice England LA. p ace,i
at the head Of the Afghan State one
whom she had first t. su!,iue. In
1854 Dust A[ol,an,med, after years OF
b!O.Nly war, assumed the government
under the protection Of the power
esii tst h isa sS Sa SrssSs Ssss Sss4 saa s ~ ~
present Anser h,:s had q very si,ni-
lar history. Most impartial sources
"f iufor,,;aticn ccncetIc to AmLi M
ambition, fair political
ability, and am aversion t. the isar-
lmrities into which his army has
plunged. His letter 10 Gladstone, in
io-tiay's ijslH,tches, simply state.
that which was inevitable, and for
which all but the British Govern
,fscnt were prepared. Even IN her
attacks upon Il We: her fox, England
has been ready to pay respect 20
bravery and skill Ill an enemy, aat:
It IL far from the Impossible that the
turn Of event. may yet make Ar,hi
Boy ruler Of Egypt and the fra
friend nf England. -.iH"ny E."nil'H