Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-21
her own way, aud her ability to keep
otner people from having theirs.

ground tof general abstraction, He is q
your g man OF marked ability and pre-
gresstye ten5enies, Bon in Msy,
lS47, he is not yet ~thiity-eight, and is
Therefore The youngest member of the
cabinet, MIR. Chamberlain being fifty and
the Marquis OF Harrington fifty-two
He IS a warm believer in an active
policy In Fgypt ard the Soudan, q Vigor.
Gus exponent OF the lew theory of i'm.
pelial federation, and, though a peer, a
r%elievir In an early initiation of reforms
In the house of lords. His advocacy,
during the last winter session, OF the
policy that the peers themselves should
hugg,ss med ticatiens of the Pr, sent
method of forming the upper house,
created a profound sensation among his
ast ociAtes.
Itsly's action In the Red SEA- has occa-
stoned very much anxiety and great anger
at Consiantinople. The rotte, ho gever,
has no idea of backing up Its protests by
any extra display of force in that quar-
ter. Her naval prepna'in consists of
docking iron-clads Of the reserve class for
the purpote of cleaning bottom. This
IL axes mere routine. No vessels are being
brought {, rward for service. All iron
clads eXcspt the flying squadron are still
maintained In their previous dismantled
condition, ever the said tqua6ron-
consisting only of two frigat,s and two
corvettes-always kept ready at Cons'an-
~tinopls for emergencies, being without
Goals and stores. Consequently they re-
quire q few Gays preparation before be-
ing ready for sea.
The por @ is very angry at the Italian
lntsrvent on taking place without any
previous consultation. Turkey proposes,
however, for the moment to be sa,itt fled
with the assurance received to respect
the Sultsu's rights. Nevertheless, the
newly Matched alliance between England
and Italy 10 causing the greatest anxiety
az the palsca. Looking al this prece-
dent, the forks cannot help thinking
tia; the price paid for Italian supott Ia
Eogland's consent to the ultimate acqui
slti IN Of rripoil by Italy. Consequently
the anger of tho people is more directed
against the British government than tho
Italian. Affairs in Tripolt are being
cloeely watched. At the first sign If
trouble large reinfc r,ements of Turkish
uoops will be poured in in orderto fore
stall Italian action. Any attempt ct in
t%erventisn by the latter in Tripoli will
decidedly be considered q cssus belli by
Turkey, although che would not risk u
war to preserve her sover eighty over any
part of the western shore Of the Red
Sea.
The general fesling among the Turks
is that this Italian cooperation is lut-
pouely brought about by Mr.. Gladstone
to further his annexation views in re-
spect to Egypt.
The three great peninsulas On the south
CT Asia are the Arabian, the Indian, and
that containing Burmab, Siam, Tongue,
Anam, G chin China, Cambodla. Bllrsh
Burmah and the Straits settlements. On
this third peninsula France has now 80.
cured effective control OF Cochin China,
Cambodia, Anam and Tonquin. 1t is in
timated that the diplomacy of M. Ferry's
agents Is about to give the republic own
ership of what are known as the Shan
states, a district lying between Bur.
nah and Siam, and tributary, in
part, to each of thess %independ.
emit kingdoms. Should this news
prove t. be well founded, un6 oubteoly
there will be tr oubie in the near future.
Unless Slam i, a party to this arrange
ment, a tempts to sstt c whsre the Bur
mese Shan states end, and those under
Sismese projection begin, will provoke
conflict. Ouce let French soldiers be
sacrificed by Siam and the quarrel which
NJ. Ferry's policy covets will be begun
A dispute between France and S am a,
to the eastern boundary of Siam is al
ready pending, as Is n about a tele-
graph line from Bsnkok to Ssigon. In
October last a brutal massacre In Manda.
lay, the capital of Burmah. said to have
been i~nstigated by King Theoaw, caused
a great outcry of British annexation. The
inhati ants of British Bnrnah are very
DESTROYS of sc cling the country united.
This report of FIR. nch annexation Comes
from British 2urmah and may be merely
an attempt to stimulate E. g'ish opinion.
In the sight of disin,erett d humanity,
the che thing to be desired for Butmah is
an end to King Thebaw's brutal lule.
France makes q generous use OF this
emergency by raising her demands with
reference to the settlement of Egyptian
finance. She wants not only the special
International commission to verify the
Il ,tements England has made with refer
ence t. the finances of the country, but
a permanent commission to tecure the
naturalization of the Suez CARA. AS be-
fore the fall of Khsrtoum che had agreed
to accept the Engliah statements as the
basis of a rea1 justment, there is no room
for a misconslruction of her conduct.
The French make great claims TO gener
OIL y, but they can be uuutterably mean
upon occasions If it is ssfe.
In the Congo mater also the Khar-
toum disaster is felt severely. The pres
tige of England as a principal supporter
of the International a,st CT alton has
fallen. Ttat of France, as its chief OPP
ponent, has risen proportionately. Port
ugal has taken the oopoIt lniiy to seize
territory che has claimed IS her OVID, bnt
In the face Of the denials of the assocIa
ton. And the death of General Gordon
deprives the association Of the man to
wnom 1t looked fer the execution of its
clans. He was on the point of starting
for the Congo when the Euglish govern
meut sent him en- a FOOLS errand to the
Soudan.
England has SO square miles of colony
TO the fquars mile OF her own area; Hol-
land "a, Portugal 20, Denmark q 30,
Eranse on. Snatn q &c suusra miles.