New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-29
FRANCE AND ENGLAND.
BIIr FEELING At PARIS OVER HE
EGYPTIAN BUSINESS

THE BCITISH FOREIGN OFFICE PUESUINc. ITS
OWN POLICY. rNDETEREED BY FRENCH
ETMONsTEANCEs-sIOw PROGRESS OF
THE PANAMA INVESTIGATIONS.
(Br CAsLE TO TUE TEBUyE)
Copyright. 1898: Bv The 7ribun, Associofion
London Jan. 2s.-Ths week again Iii, Egyptian
question is more important than Panama The
French themselves choose that il should be- II
is the French who t1kc umbragc at the Ensli>h
action in Cairo. 1t is thc French who, though
not the authors Of the recent crisis. now egg on
the khedivc to what can only be his own ruin
and mischief To his country. shoulG hc follow
the French lead. 1t is the French who seem
ready TO throw Europe into confusion solely for
the satisfaction of French vanity, or. TO use
wora which can offend nobody, French Chauvin-
ism Europe, however, declines 10 hc thrown
into confusion From no European capital i
there any echo Of tho muttcrings and ncnac's
which fiji the air in Paris. London takes II
all very coollv. perhaps too cooliy, anl with too
evident gems, of what is humorous or purely
fantastic in the French Wow
II is the determination to reinforce the BrltlslI
| army of occupation in Egypt winch has again
set the French 10 blowing trumpcts and bca'ins
eongs They have themselves 10 thanN for Tie
| measure they resent. II was the coIns"i' OF
| the French plcsS which encouraged the kh'diNc
| last week TO pcrscvcre in his foolish resistance to
| England The Ministerial crisis had ended. lIc
| Khedivc ha yielded. Encland also HAD y"ih'u
enough 70 save his dignity and 10 show her
! sprit of forbearance. Then came the comments
of the Paris paAls, the question III the fi'r'"
: chamber the answer Of the French for'-h
Minister the remonstrancc addressed by order oi
thc French Cabinet to tn" English loIclsh MIN
istcr and all tie hurly-burv which the French
understand 50 we'll how 10 raise at a moment
| no,icc %o w.,.dcr if the KhcdIVr was miNlc !
| and believed himself thc champion o. Il "'uN'
which France 2nd perhaps Europe, "a' rauJ
| 10 take ur.
! II There WIS no echo of Paris elsewhere, there
vos an echo at Cair, Ih" wrctchcd littl" Sheets
If that city caught the French accent. lh'F
BEGAN to cAprcss the French view, 10 assure ''''
Khodivc that he had snown himself E''''
man. that be had held his own aGalh', i'o'"
Cromcr backed bv the English Mhl>trV' 'i'"' ~
VS. ,hc real ruler of Iii, country, ANA th1' h'
had only 10 continue Is Ia" had begun u INV
hazel, E.y,t to the E,yptians Demonstration,
.o ,, ~, in ,n. streets and at thc OPERA ana
. worry fi, imitation of native opinion was manu-
| ,.o,urod off nanl hc KhedNe II snfiouh"'"
moreover by evil influences: III "'h'r No'"'' ~
Turkish influences The effect "i All 'hi- WAS !"
.ndanper the peace of Cairo an" 'hc e"i'''
Enclish and otncr foreign rcSio"h'- INV '"
rc, wa. 70 convince Lord troihcr 'a' '''
I;h.Iivc had rot vet learned ms lesson an" ","
., him and I, MS party ana 7" I3NP' -'",'
~ ' ho r,ad. clear that English rule IN Egypt
xx,uld he supported by all Inc io'o' Il"
., maxi. il irresistible. ll"nc" the r">oi'' "
",,o, Tho garrison hy two battalion
.,, toi. .h f,rc, had indeed bean rcGu'"d ra'l''
Lila ,r army Of 5000 men ~ Snhlci'",
60, no.c.. bui not for way, nor even ioi ''"'
! ,oo, or disturbance or disorder " wa ''
salisbury, policy TO rcduc" 1t. - Eh-llN' i''.''
ia ,ot fail 70 point out. II l. Nj "Ia'''o" '"''
Wv -, :, o.. ,hc French OF all parties remark
;,h o,.r.,,e bitterness. Nuch an ACT S"H' NV
" noh,,s is q challenge. The " Droa'S Is Il must
...,octablc PAPER which LONG since 100" anu "''
ovcr since maintained moS' extreme INV
roynt England continues TINS i'TP'c'a'' J""' '','
has long since fulfilled her mission " HINP' ",n
'''' :. ~, bor now 10 fulfil her pledges ana DE-
, mart A very good proof fii' SIZE ",' NV ,,,
1. mission and that her pledges have NOT ''''
1 " 3 s,,nnI,cl by the conduct OF IN" Ni"''l"
''1., bas followed upon il. II the En-lSh sci
|I | 60 r,orroy from Alexandria, what Woui,' nap
n;s,,dcr and anarchy, - hc ioil"W'o W
,.a, occuna,ion Of the country, whether 'S r'"s
land again or by France, or ny i"'N'H' 7' =
, c.unot stand alone. and rohjd% e'PP'7
, If the act of England is a challenge. WHO 80
;,o to take il up? The newspapers VI
- ,bc force, but tn" nc'''S an" vi ~
France are not yet under Their ordci-' '""p, .,' T
= uiu NOT stir and Turkey cannot. WIN WIZ a.
c .ho .Dcbats." or NJ Drycllc, or somf'o'H w."
.u,horitv say clearly what they wish ana "' VIVA
.,,o,. comnloin9 The French people says one i"S
Ii.b writer in Paris, do not really care "'o"
, rcvnt Not perhaps, il the s'nsc they car "'o"
,s,cc hut il is impossible TO believe tia' '"''''
;s no body of public opinion behind thc pres d"'
: Chan,ber and Ministry, when they all break o"
into these violent manifestations
II is better that such i'll feelings should hhu ven
+. chan that thcy should be suppressed. ihcS nav ia
mns, cav. little or no effect in England ihe'
+, call forth certain amount OF comment, general
: oood naturcd enough, but very firm lhey '''ah
no immersion whatever on the knensh "o'e,"
, ment: certainly none on the English forc'cn MN
. 900, They have been too frequent dnrihS u"
,o.t eleven wears. The En- ,lish Foreign Office wen
;,s own way under Lord Salisbury ana GOES ~
= own WAY now under Lord Roseoery. ~, u"
c;yilties are scrupulousy observed All the op''
E ,.tic ceremonies are transacted wth strict "eco
5 n, Lord Roebcry sends Lord Duferln TO VI
n.v.,e 20 explain that the dispatch OF troops ia
a N o,ber aim than to enforce order and to pro'ec
,;vss and property, including the lives and proper
: =, rrnchmen residing in Egypt u. waddins'o'