Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-14
England and Egypt.

in the London Times, which ap-
pears in our Geographic columns
this morning, is very significant.
The Thunderer gives forth no uncertain
sound when it says that the army OF
Arab Pashs WiH be dispersed and It's
leaders brought to punishment for their
misdeeds, and that Egypt will then Oe
in our hands" Nor does its absolute
assertions stop here, for it says again
that when this is accomplished, 1T will
mt he omen for US to retire from the
country and leave events to take their
own course. This is the resolve Of Eng
land, and when it becomes necessary to
seek the sense of other powers for re-
suit the concert Of Europe 1oiU be inVited
IN a sense Gerry different from that Nth
sohteh ace haze lately been familiar. 3"
italics ours.
These utterances of the Times cannot
be misunderstood. That paper may not
speak officially, i. E., as the mouthpiece
of Mr.. Gladstone, but it is a well known
fact that its political editorials are always
based upon the expressed views Of, IF in
deed they are not frequently prepared by,
the most prominent statesmen of the
British Empire, and its utterances, espe-
cially when it speaks so emphatically by
the card, undoubtedly voices the senti-
ment and resolves of the British Govern
ment. Bearing these facts in mind, to
what conclusion are we forced to arrive
concerning Great Britain's designs in
/ Egypt? Simply that the suppression of
Arabs rebellion is fOregOne conclusion,
and that England, when that is done. has
no intention of yielding up the fruits of
her victory. In other words, the British
Lion has gotten his paws on Egypt and
does not intend to take them off, and
when Arabi's outbreak is quelled, and
good order once more restored, the royal
beast intends to demand from Europe
that he be allowed to deal with his prey
as he pleases.
That this resolve of England has not
been arrived at suddenly, and that it has
not been taken without fully counting
the cost, cannot be doubted. England
never acts from impulse. Always cold
bloOded, calculating and wise, she never
commits any act until she has fully
weighed the matter and understood what
the consequences are likely to be. That
her decision regarding Egypt is no ex-
ception to this general rule, and that the
Times well knows that of which it speaks,
is fully substantiated by the special from
Constantinople-als published this
morning announcing that Sir Alfred
Sanderson, Secretary to the British Lee
CATION at that point, has visited the
Porte and palace for the purpose of ar
ranging the fiual details of the proclama
ton of rebellion. against Arab Pasha,
'the confidence of the powers having
left that matter to be arranged alone
between Turkey and Egypt"
1t seems then that the powers of Eu
rope have not only Withdrawn all Oppo-
sitlon to England's settlement of affairs
/ in Egypt, but have really left such settle
ment to the Porte and herself. There is
no room for doubt as to the meaning of
that 1t means that England is to be the
power behind the throne, using the Mo-
hammedan Sultan of Turkey as the most
effective instrument with which to carry
out her plans and designs in MOhamme-
dan Egypt. To all intents and purposes,
therefore, England will really assume the
suzerainiy over Egypt which the Porte
has hitherto nominally enjoyed, and the
world may as well make up its mind to
see that country henoeforth an additional
Jewel adjoining the British crown.
The Financial Chronicle has compiled
the July earnings of ifty-fOur railroads,
and finds them to be $50, 1879, no on
1877 miles, against $40, 1O1, 973 on
IS, $40 miles of track in 1881. The
amounts are in reality fraction higher.
On forty eight roads the gross earnings
from January 1 to July 81 were $1S5,
his, O23, against $116,978.912 in 1881.
The increase in July is in part due to
the new crop, as will appear from COM
parisons with June. The increase for
the year is probably due to the general
activity of the country, and may be ex-
pected to become much larger during the
five months ending December 81. Only
seven roads out of the forty eight report
a decrease of $S98, 885, all told 1t hap
pens at this moment that the farmers
ship but little grain, and consequently
that a temporary reaction is felt by the
railroads. But the Boston Ad0erttSer
thinks there can be no reasonable doubt
that for the rest of this year the trans
pOrtation business will be enormous.