The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-04
And the Tories and Parnellites Make Haste to
Express Their Disgust and Charge
Gladstone with Bad Faith.
Official Statement as to the Negotiations
Between France and China.
Steady Decline in Number Of Deaths from
ChoIera-How Stanley Ruined Stock
of Political Ammunition.
THE EGYPTIAN CONFERENCE.
A Fruitless Meeting Gladstone Accused of
Treachery.

A Fruitless Meeting Gladstone Accused of
Treachery.
LONDON, Aug. 2-Mr. Gladstone's formal an
nouncement of the resultess dissolution of the
Egyptian conference, in the House of Commons
this evening created the greatest interest and
excitement It is true that this outcome of the
conference had been long considered inevitable
by careful observers, and had thus been dis
counted to certain extent Still there were
many Liberals and 'peace-at-any price" Rad
icals who clung to hopes of some effective result
of the conference, and they do not hesitate to
express feeling Of profound disappointment.
Mr.. Gladstone's actions too, during the anxious
hours of this most trying day, have been sur
prise and mystery even to his friends. He was
early at his office in Downing street, and was in
constant communication with the con
ference during its final session, which
occupied an hour and a half When
it adjourned sine die Mr.. Gladstone imme
dately summoned his colleagues in the
Ministry to cabinet council, which was in ses
sion for three hours, and is said to have been
very stormy. 1t is reported that Lord Harting
ton and several other Ministers urged Mr.. Glad
stone to indicate to Parliament some sort of a
policy in regard to Egypt to be pursued by the
government Mr.. Gladstone, it is understood,
firmly declined to formulate any policy, reason
would be assailed by the Conservatives, and
that the angry debates that would ensue would
occupy the few remaining days of the session, to
the exclusion of much important legislation
which remained to be enacted. The cabinet
council terminated only when Parliament con
yened, and Mr.. Gladstone went direct from the
one to the other.
On reaching his place in the House he was al
most Immediately baited by Sir Stafford North
cote with question as to the result of the con-
ference and the future intentions of the govern
ment regarding Egypt Mr.. Gladstone replied
briefly and petulantly He said that the confer
ence had had no definite result, but that at the
same time it had not been failure as far as the
interests of England were concerned. As to the
future, the government had nothing to propose
at this moment. Delegates were unanimous in
their views respecting prospective changes in
Egypt and the necessity of a fresh loan, but
England and France differ ,irreconcilably re
speeting charges and receipts. France refused to
assent to any diminution of dividends payable
under the law of liquidation. England was una
BILE to accent any plan which did not provide for
the necessary changes of administration. The
French plan, Gladstone said, would have en-.
tailed financial confusion in Egypt He ex-
pressed the hope that the idea that the gov
ernment had ever proposed to constitute an
international control similar to dual control
might be altogether dismissed The government
was unable to consider any plan incompatible
with a just and moderate though firm, govern
ment of Egypt. The conference had adjourned
indefinitely, the Anglo French agreement had
ceased to be in force, and England's responsible
ties in Egypt had been greatly increased.
Mr. Gladstone ended his brief statement amid
chorus of howls from the Tory benches. The
Tories tonight are furiously indignant over
what they call Gladstones trickery in anus
ing the public with a conference which was
never meant to amount to anything, and
thereby escaping from a vote Of censure
which was imminent Both the Tories and
the Parnelites express disgust at the outcome of
the conference and threaten to force discussion
of the whole Egyptian question next Monday
| evening. The Liberals, on the other hand. ex-
press themselves as satisfied that France had
been playing treaeherous game, and that Eng
land has been fortunate in escaping the grave
perils of dangerous alliance A prominent
member of the Cabinet, who refused to allow his
name to be used, said to night to your CORE
/ spondent that the French representatives in the
conference had been hostile from the first, and
had never really conceded single point, while
England had conceded many. AS for the repre-
sentatiyes of the other powers. the Minister
added. they had been simply lay figures through
out the sessions. When asked for his own opin-
ion, he said he was more than satisfied. He was
gratified at a result which left left England un-
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