The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-11
me Question of the Egyptian
- Government Debt.
WAT WILL THEEPOwERS Dos
e,Iution of the Problem With
- the diplomats of the old
World.
-..denoe Of TIE aEaALD.l

Thinking tnat an III IIGie VA ~ No'
Ran question might be interesting to
'.r readers, 1 penned the following
i ~ the perusal OF your readers;
~ The national Egyptian court Of JUS
,;ce nassed judgment in the case Of the
NJ, Tational Debt Bank against the Egyp-
80 government, on the I'd of this
1-a- Il was to the effect
that the government is bound
to repay to the National Debt Bank
al unlawfuIly collected sums, and that
tbo minister of finance, as well as the
aoverneurs and receivers of the pro-
T5inces whose receipts are designed for
.ovment of state debts, as well as
M We De Mesurier and CaiIlard should
no RESPONSIBLE personally for the sums
which they have delivered to the
government instead of the national
hank The Egyptian government had
resolved to protest against this decision,
Init in fact it had consented thereto be-
fore It was delivered, but withdrawing
tSe decree it had sent to the governors
and tax receivers, ordering them to de-
liver the money to the minister of
France instead Of to the National Debt
Rank This had been promised in this
decree. that this altered currently of
taxes should cease again after six
weeks. but it would have been doubtful
as to this assertion proving true,
if the European commission of debts
had not taken steps to sharpen the in
tegrity of the Egyptian government by
instituting this action against it: The
Judgment of the international tribunal
Is not without piquaney. The action
against Nnbar PaSha, the head and
soul of the present Egyptian ministry,
and the real agi ator of the famous
decree. has been repulsed, but that is of
very little legal consequence. There
causes that have influenced this
Judgment. And one is reminded thereby
Of the weH-knoWn symbolical band OF
that city. The execution of this discus
sion rests upon weak footing, for how
can the Governors of the provinces and
the Heterogeneous replace the mil
lions which they haEe-at the command
of Nubar Pasha- delivered to the
government. If the Lords use the
SFehlers" ever so cruelty it would
not be possible for them to
get any money out of the brown human
beings entrusted to their care. OF
course this is a question which the tri-
bunal does not need to consider. The
latter in delivering its judgment had an
eye more 10 demonstration, than to
real debts. 1t wanted to show the
Egyptian government that it could not
break its obligations with impunity,
and wanted q repetition of the flow OF
money into its proper channels. This
discussion is pointed, not so much
against the Egyptian government
as against England. We must consider
that the decree. which ordered the
goyerneur's and tax-receiyers to deliver
the incoming money to the government
had been published Immediately after
the arrival of Lord Northbrook in
Egypt. It either took place through his
direct instigation, or was at least con-
scented to by him. At all events the re-
sponsiblity of the violation of the
treaty fell upon to the English
government. On the banks OF
the Thames the attempt was made to
dupe the Egyptian creditors; at least ii
was considered best to do so. otherwise
Subar Pasha would never have dared
to take the steps he did in publishing
that famous decree. He must have
been well aware that he had to fear no
opposition in that respect from Eng
land. That was evident to the whole
world, and therefore the decision OF
the tribunal is turned against their
Hgyptian policy, which has not
but brought heavy losses upon the
egyptian creditors. The famous de
cree, which has since been withdrawn
oy which the National Debt Bank has
sqnered, IS the only opposite of result
Oh Lord horthbrook's mission. The
proposals he made for the regulation Of
ne Egyptian finances, have, with some
dtGefatlon, been accepted by the English
oaDlnet, and have been communicates
20 tne other great European Powers
mats, they are at present hanging in The
Ar. About their ACCEPTANCE the mos
contradictory reports are afloat, especl
slly With regard to opinions of Furst Bis
marck; One day an English paper re
ports that he agrees to the English pro
posals,. and another day that he is tn
unconditional opponent of the same
Atthe same time, an opinion is taking
ground that the Jerman prime ministe
Is seeking to take the lead in tn
Egyptian question, and that be
lore replying to the Englisl
proposals, he intends to dispose of al
those Egyptian Office holders who hav
taken part in the violation Of the inter
national obligations. It's impossible t
determine the truth from falsehood on
OF all these reports. One thing alone i
reliable, and that is, that the Europea
Cabinets are at present consider
ing. the Egyptian question, an
mat an immense amount c
diplomatic documents will b
written about it. A quick disposal {
the same cannot be effected; on tn
contrary, this is very improbable. Tn
powers have naturally an interest
defer their replies to the English prC
posals, and to wait to see how the e.
petition Of Gen. Wolseley will term
nate. Should it end happily; shout
hhartoum be released and Gordon Iii
Grated, then England would hay
great influence upon Egyp
which would have to be, well or evi
acknowledged by the other powers; f,
oSesalts have a remarkable persuasion
f2nould, however, the expedition prove
failure, and the English corps me
with defeat, then the powers could n
ee placed in more advantageous pc.
Slon against England. But Il
english government itself won