The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-04-10

gradually instructed up to the standard
Of the best European troops. The forti-
Acations were also equipped with the
best arms and artillery.
my advice to the khedive about the
forts at Alexander was," he said, "that
since it was almost an European city,
and from its position almost indefens-
ible, the best thing to do was to establish
at that point strong torpedo service to
be operated both by boats and electric
ity. As three-quarters of the property
in Alexandria was owned by Europeans
I suggested to the khedive that no
European power WAS likely to attempt
to injure it."
I'm an evil hour for Egypt the
Khedive Ismai1, trusting in the honor
of European governments, allowed two
European ministers to enter his cabinet,
each in charge of very important
ministry. An English minister of f.
nance and French minister of public
works entered his service, but really
they, while holding portfolios in an
Egyptian cabinet, were representatives
Of the interests of their respective gov
ernments. Each one worked to secure
to his own government the commanding
power in Egypt. This unhappy change
occurred in the summer of 1873"
Gen. Stone depicted the money grab
bling policy of the two foreign ministers,
how they abandoned the military COL
lege and did everything in their power
to deprive the soldiers of money and
put it in the pockets Of civil employees.
ut seemed to those who looked on and
saw the civil employees regularly paid,
and the soldiers thus badly treated:
that it was the object of the new govern
ment to crush out everything like mil
itary spirit in Egypt. All military per-
sons we're left unpaid, and neglected,
while the new ministers had their sala-
ries increased from $15, 900 to 500, 900.
"Soldiers who had mose than q year
of pay due them, and whose officers had
families nearly starving at home, guard
ing buildings in which we're daily store
immense sums Of gold, coming from the
taxes and going to pay foreign bond
holders, the Turkish tribute and the
civil employees. Yet so firm was the
discipline that in no instance was there
failure in. the duty of soldiers guard
ing the public edifces or guarding or
escorting treasure. Applause He who
addresses you knew officers who APP
peared daily in their places for duty in
clearly uniforms, and who, after strict
performance of their duty during the
day, returned to their houses, put care
fn1ly aside their uniforms, and then, in
peasants dress, labored half the night
asporters to earn enough to give their
families bread. [Applause.] Yet this
army spoke not of revolt
through months of this oppres-
sion, for the officers knew that it was
not the will of the knedive which placed
them in such q position, but the will of
foreigners, who held the power over the
treasure which they saw drawn from
their fellow countrymen at the rate of
millions of dollars per month. And this
is the army whose discipline is 50 light
~ and contemptuously spoken of by
British officers and statesmen What
European army would remain quiet un-
der one month of such treatment?
What British or French ministry would
dare to apply such test to the disci-
pine of their own army"
Gen. Stone told how the officers re-
volted against the ministers, and how
the khedive authorized measures favor
able to the people. Well would it have
been for the Egyptians, for the bond
holders and for the British govern
ment if that action had been frankly
received by England and France. Well
for the British government, for it would
"a of &c. $,,1
justice and cruelty which has already
cost it blood, treasure and humiliation,
and which seems likely to cost yet more
of each.
The lecturer disclaimed all sympathy
with revolt of Arab Pasha, to suppress
whom he had risked even more than
life, as he regarded the success of Arab
certain disaster for Egypt. '*When
it came to the destroying by lombard
ment the second commercial city of the
Mediterranean coast, France withdrew
from the contest for supremacy and left
to England, whose fleet had with hers
entered the harbor as friend, the part
of destroyer, which was efectually pre-
formed.
1.-THE first action of the British after
success was to insist upon the issuance
of decree by the kedive disbanding
entirely the Egyptian army. Not the
disarmament Of the rebel regiments and
corps, but the dsbandmento of the entire
army, including the faithful troops who
stood by and fought for the kedive
through all his perils. Such was the
end of the Egyptian army of the 43d
d ynasty. The handful Of men which
the British kilograms of these days call
the Egyption army is another thing,
and its work SO proclaims it,"
Gen. Crittenden moved q vote of
thanks, and in seconding it Gen. Daniel
Sickles said: "This lecture shows
clearly that Egypt can not maintain her
status in the world without good army,
and yet fate seems to deny her the right
to keep one. It seems as if the time
has come when the prophecy of the
Emperor Nicholas that Egypt would be-
come English is to be realized. Even
France has Withdrawn the check she
kept upon English ambition in that
country. Yet the words we have heard
touch q cord ofsympathy when we think
of the past glories Of tho. land from
which 80 much 2 our lighthas descend
3D." 30 aa>:@
Archbishop Gibbons, Of Baltimore, has is
sued . PASTORAL on the coniiscation Of the
American college and Propaganda property, in
which he says: It cannot be that our. govern
msnt Jealous Of the right Of the least Of its
eitisens, could allow ours to be violated with
&; andwho Knows but that, ii he providence
q God, the 9lory of sgvinR the rropaganda