Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-13
FRANCE.
GAMBETrA's PROPOSED ALLIANCE WITH EN-
GLAND TO GET POSSESSION OF EGYPT.

George Whiting, the Paris correspondent
of the New York World, writes that paper
that the time has come when, without any
breach of confidence toward Gambetta one
may give the key to his policy in the East
ern question. We have seen him very active
of late, turning out a ministry latter two
determined attempts) mainly on the ground
OF its having failed 10 secure the alliance
with England. At first most people thought
that this was a mere jacon de pa1ler. Gam
BETA has reproached De Freycinet with 80
many things, had made the hail-shower of
accusation and reproof fall 30 thickly round
him, that it seems hardly worth while to
pick up one particular stone and ask why
that was sent. Still, this allusion 10 the
English alliance was made with more deadly
intent than the rest. GAmbetta himself
iu his short term of Office made that
alliance the keystone of his policy. He had
been preparing it long time by establish
ing the most friendly relations with English
statesmen; he had breakfssted with the prince
of Wales; and, as soon as he came into
office, he tried TO gather in the fruits by
making direct overtures to England. Very
little came of it. English statesmen did not
know him and his foreign policy we'll
enough to dare to give themselves unre-
servedly into his hands, and, besides, they
characteristically preferred 10 have 4 policy
to themselves. De Freycinct's ministry was,
therefore, easily able to say: off we failed
to get the English alliance, SO did
you before u.s." and the yellow book
in which they undertook to prove this GER
tainly was one point scored for them in
the game of party war. But beyond all
this, the fact remains that whether he got
il or not Gambetta ardenily desired the ALI
ance, and this desire gives the clew to his
Egyptian policy and to all he has lately
done. He wants to get Egypt for France
naturally every FreDchman wants that-and
he thinks he cannot get it without offering a
slice to England. To this end he is prepared
to propose a new partition scheme giving
England the one thing she is supposed to
vant-the canal-to secure her route TO the
East, and keeping all the rest for France.
Every statesman of course sees that Turkey
is doomed, and cannot help asking what is
to become OF her effects. This question
recrrs periodically TO all rejecting minds,
and you will remember that it was put IN a
very significant way by the Emperor
Nicholas to Sir Hamilton Seymour Just
before the Crimean war. Gambetta hopes
that English statesmen learned something
since then, and that they will be willing
ts turn what must otherwise be an unseemly
scramble for the Turkish inheritance into a
regular and orderly division. The only law
in such a matter is that OF expediency-
especially for this inventor Of Opportunism.
Such stroke OF policy, if successful, would
make him very popular. France has always
coveted Egypt. No other conquest or &C
QUESTION outside of Europe would please her
half so much. She was glad TO get Tunis,
chiefly because it was on the road 10 Alexan-
dria, and Egypt is about the only place she
could take (iH concert with Eugland) with
out fear of Germany. All Europe
united could not lift finger against
these two powers in such a quarrel. Their
aeets could block Germany in the Baltic,
Russia in the Black Sea and Italy on the
Mediterranean, while their armies landed at
their ease and secured the conquest. One in
dispeusable condition of such q triumph
would be an understanding with England,
and hence both in Office and out of it Gam
bella has labored for that point and still
continues to labor for it. His political an
tagonis,s do not quite know why he does
this. 1t is not openly revealed by himself,
even in his own circle, but is at present
sort of esoteric doctrine OF the party.
His wish 10 carry out his policy ex-
plains his feverish desire TO turn out De
Freycinet He has never been quite go
furiously aggressive against any ministry as
weeks he has formed combination after COM
bination, until at last, as we have seen, he
has pulled 1t down. Many who helped him
TO do this do not know why they did it. The
end is secured, aod he is quite willing to
leave them to reflect on their motives at
their leisure. The truth is, he wanted TO
come In before his opportunity would pass
away. To his rage and modification
he has not come in after all, and with Sir
Garnet Wolseley in command in Egypt the
time before him is shorter than ever. For
this reason, l think, he will try to turn out
the present ministry as he turned out the last
He has already put two or three of his crea-
lures into it, and with these traitorous
, friends within the garrison, the doors may
be opened to him at any moment. If he
comes in, rest assured that it will be 10 find
Immediately some excuse, good or bad, for an
offer of cooperation with England / do
not think Eogland will agree to it, especially
as she seems perfectly able TO do the work
herself. But that Is beside the question; it
is enough to give as something like "author-
| ity" the outline of the newest and at the
same time the maturest scheme OF this much
| contriving mind.