New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-02
MATTERS RELATING TO EGYPT
GLADSTONE ON GoRDoNs MISSION.
THE PAIL MALL GAZETTE CONTINUES IT'S ATTACKS

THE PAIL MALL GAZETTE CONTINUES IT'S ATTACKS
ARRANGING FOR THE CONFERENCE.
LONDON, May I'm the House of Commons to-
day Mr. Gladstone stated that the latest adYlces
from KhartOum indicated that the city was IN no
military danger. He was unable to speak IN regard
to the termination of General GordOns mission until
he received replies to the communications which
the Government had addressed to General Gordon
The Egyptian correspondence shows that the Gov
ernment refdsed to allow Indian troops to relieve
General Gordon on the ground that India has no
direct interest in the SOudan. Among the dis
patches included in the correspondence is one from
Earl Granville to Sir Evelyn Barring suggesting
that British troops be dispatched to Wadi-Halfa
to support General Gordon To that dispatch sir
Evelyn Barring replied that the military authorities
deprecated the proposed movement on account OF
the climate On April 8, General Gordon tele-
graphed that 800 Turkish infantry and 1000
cavalry could accomplish the relief of KhartOum,
and crush the Mahdi in four months. Sir Evelyn
Barring telegraphed TO Earl Granville that it would
be impossible TO organize Turkish force in time to
be of any use, and that to dispatch troops OF the
Sultan would involve political difficulties. On
April % Earl Granville telegraphed to Mr. Egeron
as follows:
General Gordon should be Immediately in
structed to keep us informed in regard to any i'm
mediate or prospective danger at KhartOum, and
that in order to be prepared for such danger he
should advise in regard to the force necessary to
secure his removal. We do not propose to supply
him with force for the purpose of making military
expeditions such being beyond the scope of his
commission and contrary the pacific policy which
was the purpose of his mission"
The Pail Man Gazette attacks The Daily Nelcs for
pretending that General GOrdon's mission was con-
fined to rescuing the Egyptian garrlsOns III the
Soudan and pronOunces it "mean excuse to say
that General Gordon must be abandoned because he
has been using the garrison to defend Khartoum."
"The Government" it continues, "after taking
Office with the Midlothian mandate has fought the
battles of Mawand, Laingsnek, Majuba hill, Te-el-
Keblr Teb and Tamasi, and it must know that it
is impossible to execute pacific missions without an
appeal to the sword"
THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE.
In the House of Lords to-day Earl Granville,
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, announced
that Turkey had made reply yet to the in
vitaton to take part in the Egyptian conference.
The other Powers he said had accepted, but France
had expressed a wish to make q preliminary cOmmu-
nication He stated also that experienced Generals
deprecated the employment of Indian troops for
the relief of Berber and khartOum.
Earl Granville Foreign Secretary OF State, has
received the reply of the French Government to the
English proposal for a conference to discuss Egyp
tan affairs 1t is COuched in friendly terms and ac
cepts the conference in principle 1t asks however,
for previous exchange of views between the two
governments upon matters evidently connected
with tie financial question, which 1t Will therefore
be impossible TO treat separately.