New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-15
Talk WITH THE KHEDIVE.

T,,prSr CORRESPONDENT returning from
Formosa and Tonauin has had the good fortune
to be graciously received by the hhediVe III
Alexandria His impressions OF the sovereign
and his recollectiODs of the interesting con-
versation that followed his reception rehder the
letter published on the second page equally en-
Pertaining and instructive. The character III TINS
omiable and submissive ruler is clearly revealed
i, this familiar talk with the American visitor
For this reason The letter is something more
than q vivid reminiscence of foreign travel en-
liveued with pictorial effects and an animated
style.
Tewfik during the last six years has been
,rotected Prince. Mr.. Gladstone has always
referred TO him as an Independent sovereign
and has persisted in disclaiming responsibility
for Egyptan administration. These hctlons
have never received credence in Alexandria and
Cairo If Tewfk had been an independent
sovereign he would have punished Arap' VIII"
death and have convinced his subjects tna' hc
was not merely reigning, but actually govern
ing. His contemptuons references I'd the cow
ardice. ignorance and pusillanimity OF the hrch-
rebel reveal the eagerncss with when ne wouio
have gratifcd his personal resentment ana 'c'
established his authority by methods inteiiel-
BILE to Orientals He was not allowed 10 give
his subjects the evidence they required "a PROOF
that be was n native ruler uncontrolled by
for,ion dictation. When Arab was blnishcd
J,rJ Dui,erin first, and afterward Sir Evelyn
R,,in, ,uled in his stead Theoretically, the
KbeJ;ve might be considered responsible Tor
his own administration, and the fiction was
one winch Liberal Ministers insisted upon
maintaining. Practically he was a protected
Prince. who was compelled to change his Minis
te,s. TO surrender a great Empire. To dsband
his army and to negotiate with European states
in obrd lence to instructions from London.
The helplessness of this royal dependent upon
foreign courts is betokeued by the sensitiveness
he displays when he is reproached WITH weak
ness and want of sympathy with his subjects.
He refers To his visits to the hospitals IN the
cholera season. 10 his simple home life and his
reduction of the personal expenses of the
Kh,diyate "a proofs that he is not only brave
but patriotic and that he loves his people. As
for his being n friend Of the English. me asks
paihetically what other policy was practicable
when the French refused to come To MS aid.
He had been plant instrument in the hands
of Sir Auckland Colvn and VI. de BliGneres III
the DAVIS of the Dual Control, and he was a.
Well-dlsclpllntu "a puppct "NH -" H''''"
Barring got exclusive possession of the wires.
If there were an International Commission
charged with the government OF Egypt, ne
| would do rs well "a he could. although he con-
fe,ses that it is hard to deal with 80 many con
nicting interests aud to satisfy every Nation IN
Europc. Meanwhile, he, is content To pursue
his English studies and To take his orders from
any London Government, Liberal or Conserva-
tive.
Asa protected Prince he is a. useful an in
strument rs any st -ong Government that knows
its own mind can wish for. His virtues and in
ability 10 Offer serious resistance to pressure
| from without combine to make him an Ideal
sovereign of this class. IL Is to be- hoped that
| the era of diplomatic ictions has ended IN Eng
| land and that facts rather than theories are to
determine the Nile policy Of the new Govern
| ment Tewiik's melancholy reflections upon
! the rain wrought in the course OF live years oi
! irresponsibie English administration do not
mint TO the true moral. He ascribes the
shrinkagc of values, the bankruptcy of the
| treasury and the impovcrshmcnt of the country
| TO Arabs rebellion. For the period of con-
fusion. uncertainty and vncillation which fol-
| lowed Tel-el- Kebir the exile of Ceylou cannot
be held responsible. II has been the outcome
of Liberal diplom lcy in England and has re-
duced the value OF land from 81. 800 to 81 80 IN
acre. Lord Salisbury with Prince Bismarck
aid may open new prospect for unhappy
Egypt.