The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-29
EUROPE IS QUIET.
France Raised a Hue and
Cry.
AND THERE WAS NO ECHO.
Only the Khedive Has Suffered and
England Remains in Virtual
Possession of Egypt.
Special TO THE MORNING CALL.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2S.-Smalley cables to
the Tribune from London: 1t was not to be
expected that England should do Blaine
justice. The notion has long prevailed here
that he was the enemy of England, and
that notion has been seriously fos'ered by
his personal enemies in his own country
who had access to the English papers. He
has been reviled from New York in life.
He is reviled in death. and it is an Ameri.
can who spit at him in the Daily News.
This mornings Times devotes to the dead
statesman three columns Of biography and
an editorial article That is in itself kind
Of homage, and the labored invectve OF tie
leading journal is also homage. Bitter as
its feeling toward Blaine is it is not stupid
enough to attempt to dispose Of him as
merely an Intriguing politician" after the
manner Of the American above named. 1t
sees and says that on public policy and
measures his influence aud authority were
often greater thar those Of his titular chiefs
1T is right and proper" adds The Times,
as if expecting the contrary, that in his
own country no adverse voice should just
now be raised. The day for party animosi-
ties is a an end"
What rannot be allowed to ass is the
cruel and shameful comment on Blaine's
person al character. Old scandals are raked
up, old calumnies put forward. old blundeFs
repeated and the entire estimate is gro
tesQue.
Blaine had friends and admirers in Eng
land who will be not less shocked than his
friends at horne. when they ,ead these saw
age comments. There are EngliShmen. and
not few Of the best EnglishmeH and Eng
liShwOmen, who came TO know Blaine
personally when he visited this coun-
try, who liked and admired him and
who conceived for him and have ever
since cherished a deep regard. Their voices
are not heard in the press. No hint OF
their existence is given. Yet they know, as
we know, that America has lost tie finest
mind among her public men. her statesman
capable of the largest views. the one sur
viving political leader who belonged by the
force of his intellect and The force Of his
character to the best generation of her
great citizens.
This week again the Egyptian question
is more important than Panama. The
French themselves choose that it should he.
1t is the French who take umbrage at Eng
lsh action in Cairo. Il is the French who.
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now egg on the Khedive to what can only
be his own ruin and 10 do mischief to his
country, should he follow the French lead. 1t
is the French who seem ready 10 throw Eu-
rope into confusion solely for the satisfac-
tion Of French vanity or. TO use a weird which
can offend nobody, French "Chauvlnism."
Europe, however, declines to be thrown
into confusion.
From no European capital is there any
echo of the mutterings and menaces which
fill the air in Paris. London takes it all
very cooly, perhaps too coOlly, and with a
too evident sense Of what ia humorous or
purely fantastic in the French views.
Il is the determination TO REINFORCE the
British army of occupation in Egypt which
has again set the French TO blowing
trumpets and beating gOngs. They have
themselves TO thank for the measures that
they resent. 1t was the counSels of the
French press which encouraged the Khedive
last week to persevere in his foolish re-
sistance to England.
The Ministerial crisis had ended ana the
Khedive had yielded. England also had
Welded enough to save his dignity and to
show her spirit of forbearance. Then
came the comments of the Paris
papers, the question in the French
Chamber, the answer OF the French
Foreign Minister, the remonstrauce adj
dressed by order of the French Cabinet to
the English Foreign Minister, and all the
hurry bury which the French understand
so we'll how to raise at moments notice
No wonder the Khediye was misled and be-
leyed himself the champion Of the cause
which France, and perhaps Euroae. was
ready to take up. The Khediye is surrounded
by evil influences or 10 other words. by
Turkish Influences.
The effect Of all this was TO endanger the
peace of Cairo and the safety Of English
and other foreign residents. The further
effect was to convince Lord Cromer that the
Khedive had not yet learned his
lesson, and that to him and to his
party. and to Egypt generally. it must
he made clear that English rule in
Egypt would be supported 10y all the force
necessary 10 make it irresistible. Hence
the resolution to strengthen the two bat
talons The English force bad indeed
been reduced rather rashly. An army
Of 5000 men is sufficient for peace, but
not for war; nor even for the real danger
OF disturbance or disorder. 1t was Lord
Salisbury's policy to reduce It, as the
English Radicals do not fail to point out.
Il is Gladstone's fate to increase il. as the
French Of all parties remark with extreme
| bitterness.
"Such an act" says the Debats, sis a
challenge"
If the act OF England is challenge. who
is going TO take 1t up2 The newspapers Of
Franco are formidable force, but the
fleets and armies Of France are not yet
under their orders. Europe will not stir.
and Turkey cannot. Why will not Debats,
or Develle, or somebody with authority.
say clearly what they wish and of what
they complaint
Much is said about the native feeling
against he English in Egypt. Well,
neither in India, nor in Egypt nor else
where have the English the gift of making
themselves loved as rulers. Their ways
are not the ways OF pleasantnes5. But
they are respected, and they are sometimes
able 70 infuse into the mind of Oriental or
other subject races that passion for justice
which is their own characteristic.
Their friends in Egypt are the fellaheen
masses. whose lot in life they have light
ened. Opposition TO them is the fruit Of
Intrigue and Of religious hatred. IL the
MussuIman had seen his chance he would
have preached another religious war
against the infdel.