New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-02
THE DISPUTE ABOUT EGYPT
vRANCE CHARGED WITH PLAYING The
DOG IN TIE MANGER.
A LETTER FROM wILrRED BLUNT ON THE CAUSE
OF THE QUARREL WITH ENGLAND.
fBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE

tBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE.
Copvrfqht; 1854. North american cable Nsirs CO.
IoxnoS, Nov l-WilfIel Blunt, who has been
m Paris for the lat ten days, writes the following
etter on the nature and extent Of the quarrel now
threatening between England and France about
Egypt:
For the moment there is lull in the storm and
pustioncmcnt of the final issue, OWING as un
deIstand, TO the counscls given at Berlin But
Il will be imprudent Tor our statesmen TO count
permanently such assis anCe. AMI 1t is mere
befdelusion to aippose that the quuIrl VIII scttl,
Itself by doing nothing. 1t used TO be m'tNiin
with Lord Granville that all dlhlcuneS coulI pe
overcome by dawdlng 1t out but Lord uidn
vile was not Minister to initiate unieScrVedly.
If che thing has been proven mole than another
by tie events of the last few weeks II Is That the
old or,.er III the East Is changing last ana ulaI
our policy, 10 maintain ltself. must look 10 sohc
new ana active form of vitality. The French
quarrel with in Egypt is this: they VIII not
and there is II, French Minister VINO woutu e'
propose 1t, ACCEPT our cmanen. occula'i0ir rhie 4
any new Point Of the Mediterranean coast IuS
Is the cardinal French idea, and IL seems 10 ic
The French, of course, have no real right to
Iastc'n Mediterranean pro- ln,es themselves ouC
they decline 10 them occupied by any non
Me iteIranean power. 1hc geography To Their
min sIficicntly decides this question: an noun
in, but compete military impotence ccuiu llcnnSSnt
icir fishting in defence OF their OPINION ms
was clearly indicated at the Congress OF Berhn
when Lord Sal sbuiN'S Cyprus Treaty was sprln5
upon Europe. Nj. Waddin. ton. Ieprs NUM- rance
then threatened 10 lea c the Congress, ana uc
french Government was only Iacihed by Lolu
SalsDIuy's asserting TO the French advance on
Iunis an by further ll1N ate UNDERSTANDING thaV
France should he admitted to complete pa tnci-
thip with England in any acton wlhch iblslt
be taken about keyrt. This, / believe Is Hou @
generally known but 1t il time ii should be, lOr
il stans at the bottom of the present quarrel
The failure Of Frame in 1882 TO take art III
the bombarmcnt OF AleAan ira aos Som fop u,
tie French by any means OF suiicleni Ieasoh ITr N
ollowing in Egypt our perman mt authority NJ
De FIeycnct very wisely declined 10 JON Us III
nm act which will remain IN history ao one OF ule
most barbaIolls CT committed by clNIllzcd
nation England then chose To go io ward
nione but il was at her own risk. 1t has be
come am aren't to tie French FoIei.n Oncc ever
Gnce Lord Rosebcly took office and adopted
lord >alisbury's plans, that there Is no lcal III
tcntion on our Iat t. establish any such pcrma
ncnt state of tlin in Eeypt as should allow our
leaving the country after three years work Slr
Evelyn Raring has reduced me whoe r.; LSypllan ian
administration to Il coniitlon of absolute I'M otnce
.Ncclt as dcpn IN u On n lsh potccuon am
Lnslsh ntiai,c. Neither De FIeycnet n1r any any
other French Minister who may succeed hlm VIII
dare accept the contnaanre Of the eXistint sit
uaton in Egypt lcn.cr than the date hNcd Tor Tie
financial convention neNt March. Then II no lea,
snnable cous has been adopted by England
showing a bona fde intention of preparing Tor
departure nothing will be able TO prevent rup-
tulc III,
There are many ways short Of war in which
France would make our tenure IN EgNpt on pres
cnt lines impossible an these she VIII cerd",M ,,iH
eiopt if we give her n sail' acton France VIII VIII
have with her Russia an the sultan l1lhce
III, narck will hardly quancl with FRANCE Tor Our
sexes and | find no dlsltsitl n III FRANCE 10
quarrel with Bismarck. The alliance with Russia
viii be strictly confined TO tic Easte policy AMI
the roranche in Asarc will be Indefinitely p'-
roncd But there ought to he ~ difficulty about
coming 10 an unleiStan ing between the two
countries if only both were in eainc' Why
should not Wa'idinrion de se with Lord lddet
leigh the establishment OF some lea, niDic form
of native government in which n"itfer should
interfere except TO pic. cnt internal areles' II !
Nhv should not tie National party be restored to
keen order? There ia no dan ,er now of ianatlcal
risin in lower Egypt nor of Soudanese lnva.
sons of the upper rrOvlncfs Let any Ncetoy
lao Srlfo moi choose
would obey him with zeal Let exile, he re-
called ana political amnesty passed. tina8eS
would Mt suffer the smallest chance in their al
miniriation. nor need tie financial contlol be
altered The only, difficulty en-, could suggest ceI
would he the possible trouble with European coz,
oniC, R,t Frame ana ENGLAND together could
1hoGsh capituiations. AMI if some tuIo, can
police be required let il be supplied by one 81 Tie
small powcfs by Swizerlan or Belgium Let us
hoe that hdc, i,h NAV at least talk 1t over
with Waddin,ton before hc puts his foot down at
the Lord Mayors banquet