Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-04-01
ORIGIN OF THE soUDAN WAR.

To the Editor ofthe Chicago Journal.
FULToS, Kansas, March 2-In your issue
Of the 18th ultimo appeared nm article from
the American, entitled @Englands Invasion
Of Egypt" Whatever the amount of truth
contained in that article, portion Of its
contents give rise to serious question.
knowing that the Journal kindly answers
the queries of its subscribers, / write for in
formation:
l. Does the Journal indorse the senti-
ment contained in that quotation
.. Is it, indeed. conceded fact that "ev-
cry nation has a right TO manage its affairs
in its own wayy'
3. Are the Soudanese fighting for dis
tinct nationality and deserving of the SYM
pathy of the civilized worids
l am only western country school
teacher, but am intensely interested in the
question how far one nation 10 justified in
intermeddling in the affairs of another.
A. X. F.
The article referred TO was copied
into the Journal more for the facts
which II contained in reference To the
origin of the war in the Soudsn than
Tor IFS didactic. ntterances in regard to
the rights in The case. Whether Great
Britain is officially right or ethicaiiy
wrong in its relations to the war makes
little difference just at present as to the
course it must necessarily pursue. Ii
| is in the war up TO its ears, and il
must fight out or back out, that is, if
| il can back out. There are sometimes
emergencies from which nation can
not back out If il should so desire
This is such dilemma. Great Britain
is like a man struggling IN the midst
Of stream that he has attempted TO
cross, and under circumstances where
it is impossible to tell whether he had
better push ahead or return.
During the reigh of lsmail Pasha in
Egypt. from 1863 TO 1879, the British
and French capitalists lent him
great deal of money. When he abdi-
Gated in 1879, aud was succeeded as
khedive by his son Tewfik Pasha, this
debt amounted tof56, 900 900, or $780,
0OO, 900. By an agreement then made,
an English and a French Office were
of Egypt, and were to SO administer
this trust as to paw the legitimate ex-
penses of the khedive's government,
with 4pcr cent. interest ON the debt,
and also rs TO create . sinking fund
for it's eventual extinguishment.
In 1882 the rebellion OF Ali Bey &C.
Cured. Its object was 10 overthrow
the foreign financial control which had
been established in Egypt. Great
Britain iu,erpOeed to preserve the
pow or of the khedive and for the se-
curity OF the financial administration
by which the debt due to English and
French subjects was secured. The re-
bellion of Ali Bey was suppressed and
he was banished. France did not and
England in these operations, and, af-
ter the khedive's power was restored,
he abolished the joint English-French
financial control, appointing the Eng
lish agent, Mr.. Goschen, his sole finan-
cial adviser. Detachments of the
English army remained in Egypt. and
the Egyptian army was reofganized
and placed "a some exient under Eng
lIsh icers. IL was under these cir
cumstances that bismarck advised
England TO annex Egypt outright,
holding itself responsible TO all the
owners Of Egyptian bonds.
Egypt had conquered the Soudan IN
1919. aud held il since that time. The
uprising Of the MAhdi in the Soudsn
occurred while England was engaged
in Subduing Ali Bey When this OBJ
ject was effected, Gladstone annpunc-
ed that he had no intention of holding
The Soudsn or Of retaining permanent
military control in Egypt. In pursu-
ance of this intention. he proposed TO
surrender the Soudan 10 the Mshdi |
and the other local chiefs. Gordon |
was sent there to make arrangements |
for this purpose. Ills mission was for |
some unaccouniable reason not accept |
able to the Mshdi, notwithstanding It's /!
objects. He was cooped up in khar-
toum with his little army OF Egyptians
and friendly Soudenese, and the expe-
dition of General Wolseley Was sent
to his rescue. The disasters in which |
the movement resulted aEe ef recent |
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