New-York tribune., 1884-02-19
GEyERlL STONE or GoRDoNS ACTIONS

| \ PRACTICAL SURRENDER TO ELMAHDI-TIIG SLAVE
TRADE.
A TRIRrVE reporter Yesterday called upon
General stone and asked him IL he Thought the dispatches
tr5c announcing that General Gordon had arrived In
Kdrtoun and that be had issued proclamation rccog
nizing III M1hdi sultan Of Koriofan, renting half OF
the taxes end placing restriction the slave trade.
Yes believe them, replied General stone "because
do not see what could 10 when he got to Khartoum
but surrender. For this - surrender"
But Gordon was considered uIlinclmg Zoe 10 the
slaye trade"
Perfectly true. IN fact when he was Governor-Gener
al Of the souaen he compromised tho financial prosperity
Of the country by bis haty acts against the slave trade
Tie abolition oil the slave trade really accomplished
by the ShaIye lsma who struck il q deay blow by the
conquest and occupation OF Darrr whose sultan was the
great ..cut OF tc Arab slave traders Then the British
Government stepped % obtain the credit ~ The work
before the world They proposed q treaty for the sup
preinu Of enc VERY trT ie which be had already sup
pressed. But the treaty wes duly signed.
II is certainly creIitablc TO I.na'i that up %
the last dly OF lis reign, at great cost 10 EeypCs
treasury, he lid his utmost 20 maintain the ,pula lions OF
-ha. treaty Uut t., Ae only carrying ont his own
convictions, f'r he was thoroughly aDoLtioHist both
le.7rau, and from sincere humanity. lie Knew he w9s
al tin against the poc1mary interests OF his own Govern
mert FOR nc trlo being II - hardly creitable to the
British Government tlat at the first moncnt when the
oLI-,lions OF This treaty conflict with Eush Interests II
! -
'In Ehartoum," continued General stone, "'he Arabs
VIII regard tai- ~ surrender HI Nlhdi and he viii
rear. IL ia the same light II must he viewed by them
E confession Of utter helDe-suess tae part Of the
Ii-t,.sh. IL Gordon Eat been accompanied by 5000
soldiers would have look differently 1ut coming with
100000 aud the surrender ~ two empires belonging 70
ae-Iltn IL can only D." considered tbe buying ~
pc,ce Tor England. T.is new moral vctory for the
Nladi wiz probably tge uim tIe peaceful possession OF
Darn Ad when nc has D1rfur, lie viii nave the recog
rii of ta sultan o., WafT. 0r B'o2oe This vii give
him the whole of the trade with the immense
nuc derived with the consent, II not with the
appreciation of England And the slave trade will bring
him into direct communication with Iunis and Iupot
TO the craugemeut Jt France and To- TIE consequent
stI.inlr Of her relations with England"
"Wly vii the slave trade oo tlis, G"nerlE
Fog tins reason: Until IsnI struck his deadly biowat
the slave trade by the occupation oi Dartur the cara
vans Of the slave trldcrs pa.eI from Darfr through
Ain o. Aiia aId SbDch 20 tAe great oasis OF ~ khar-
g-h Hsgt IS the branch ug of picr. The caravans Tor
hypt continued nor'A"".d 10 D. 7loul. u.e eN@st.! @ o.
brn,c 6d 20 the westward to- the oasis Of ri kasF or
tl. Na.y DakAe, aud Jlen 'nl north gar through ihe
o,se- 0i Farafreh Ain ci Waay. III Blhrieh and on
the NedterrIncau coast r,si1h NAtu IL u hdl >-~
10 conquer Cpprf uud Lo""r r-yp hr VIZ come y
tins road which H string of water stations here com
Inefcc lci TIE wsy or thousands oi years Ire brit
ish iu lueir terror seen, 90 nave I9.-oueu ABOUT tf
western road through the oa>es. BW 90 ,- III M1hd5
road and have 40 count tAai AIl tl- ,. lhIt we ie
lO-i sight OF f!u hr ni, Dt'A ~
Darfur. Commerce VIII now 40 hy the O.d road, instead
khartDl lulllr. Us dH 'l
do DarIur. SEMINAR ANA lhr Eqt piih FLoFLct- Ill
cluau. hHnr thala. drr come Iurd
The dispartAe- report mciprnt HulpY among tie
Egyptian troops Caro-. what Importance DO y0n A.
tlch o. thatl -
should infer that he Egyptian troops feel curaSedat
the course winch has been pursued With thtln lhc
British rels allow them as body 70 enter che cam
paigu. but detail -ui-cu. number % act ~ camel
drivers Tor the British who are g1nz to c ltu"I
f TpE4r 10 which tla bL4llsL seem Inclined % li-H
tb-Jr energies Prom what have been aJc 20 garuer
iun the .spUch-- 'e Bit -h grppDs" 90 assemble
force OF 1000 men. EuO are 20 be concentrated az
suak.Ia by February 25. Nth questionable prd1, nee
they have GIpl. ed tir hJt tue movement On Loktf
will be.in on Mtrc T. OF course THO news l. ia th@
possession Osinau DigIa VINO II .tc-4hX u Eastern
s0udtn. Il easier lr him 90 a-s mole -JoV men thAl
ror Inc British 70 cuuCcufrt" 1000. lie r ihc chic or
the great HairndowrA TRIBE, and be>idt- I- wa caFl
Lc G9rbredy has graf numbers Of Egyptian dc-riri-
re.uLar infantry AND artillery men. And the British
force under Baker racLa De-, furnished im WIN Knapp
1ns arms OF precision Iut abundant amuluniioL nc L.
In position make very strong assaults ou l0h1r uc-
fore ih- dxet is relief. lf hc -loui not SUI
coed viii rake opera ions Of rae relieving parties
aa difficult "a possible. Hi, wild cavalry nave inherited
many points o. attack II desert warfare nom Tie OH
me