New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-20
ENGLAND'S RULE IN EGYPT.
nryorNCED BY FRANCE, But APPROVED
BY THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
,,rr, CRITICISMS IN THE FRENCH PAPERS
FNGL\NDS ANSWER-LcRD ROSEBERHS
CONDUCT APPLAUDED AT HOME.
EVEN BY RADICALS.
(ny GAYLE TO ruE TrmuNE)

IN the Foreign Offcc is not less. hut what NJ.
DeycIe said publicly in the Chamber is perfectly
ancorous in form What NJ. Waldincton may
have said TO Lord Roschcry can only he guessed
I, is safe to suppose that he did not say what
,be French papers declare lie ought to have
.,id The papers have Il good deal TO do with
governing this country. They do not, however,
90 vet frame instructions for the Ambassadors
of France in other capitals If they did, their
Ianouacc would certainly be more sober 1t IS,
unfortunately. the most moderate and reSpccta-
b,c journals IN which the loosest and least mod
crate language is used about Egypt-thc Dcbats
,bo Temps and the Rcpublique Frdncaisc.'
II may hc assumed that French diplomacy had
M hand in the experiment which has just come
70 nought at Cairo 1t was too crude to be
ANYTHING but the Individual act of a head
strong boy under bal influences, and
those influences probably Turkish. But
tho intemperance of French comments might
oive color TO tic theory that the khe-
dive was acting under French guidance. Eng
land has treated the khclvc rs If ne were
mere Raiah." says the "Debats." Lord Cromer
in the opinion of the sumo rapcr, has empoyeu
intimidation and force in an arrogant way 10
make ND for his own want of foresight and his
own clumsness' As for England, she is bonnd
bv promises which she has never fulfilled, ana
II is high time she WAS compelled to say when
she means 10 redeem her plghted word. The
Khelive, SAYS the Rcpdblique Francase,' has
,rddenlv shown himself capable Of discharging
his high duties with authority and prudence lie
has frmnrss of will equal 10 his political good
sense" This last proposition will not be dis
ptcd by anybody WHO remembers that his po-
l,col GOOD sense led him into conflict which
his frmness of will retained for something less
than single day.
The French are in truth, astonsicd at the
ron;ditv and decision shown by DDrd Rosebery,
and if not astonishcA distressed by his mani
fest ascendency in the Cabinet and IN foreign
affairs He is trying." sncers the Temps
ITO give himself the ans Of pupil IN the scnoo'
Of palmcrston and Of BeaconSicld. Mr. "la"-
s,onc is none the less held responsible. In at
, ,on,tinc 70 confscate in this brutal way the
LEGITIMATE authority of the Khcdive, Mr.. Glad
stone has violated International law, eAciaiihs
the "Republiou,7 THIS seems but sad return
for all Mr.. GladstOne's professions OF allecuoh
for France and of belief in French friendship lor
England
The main point however, Of this very angry
writer in the Republiquc7 is that TINS E!Sptah
incident must now be dealt with IA an Ihtefha-
Iona question. 1t concerns not France oniN' put
all Eurore What ENGLAND has done is in viola
ton VI treaties and Of the rights of the Sui'ah,
who is the Khedive's suzerain in disregard OF
public law and Of Eneand's formal agreement
with the other great Powers. SO all Europe Is
solemnlv summoned T., unite with France in re-
mnding Great Britain that the balance OF power
in the Mediterranean and the neutrality OF the
Suez Canal are realities, and not only realities
but political docmas, which she intends TO make
everybody respect, and England first pf all
Neither the Mediterranean nor the Sucz Canal
is in question, and YOU might dismiss tins IA
so much newspaper talk, were 1t not that similar
views of Anglo-Ecyptian affairs are known TO
bc held AT the French Foreign Office, and have
often been expressed officially.
The answer of England has always been the
same. - far as she is under engagements pS
treaty. she has observed them and VIII continue
20 observe them. If, independently OF trea'ies'
she has given any promises Or plelgcS, tleS ca'
be quoted But they are rot quoted. "ha' '"c
French are forever quoting are declarations oil
individual Minister'S that England would =" 9ia'
10 leave Egypt when she could do 50 consistently
with the interests of the country she mas uhu'r-
taken 10 protect a.aiilst both foreign INVASION
a,d dom,.tic disorder There were moments
when this hope seemed likely TO be realized; but
circumstances always prevented and still prevent
England's engagements are, in any case, win
Europe and il is to Europe that France IS 1or-
ever appcalinC But Europe remains deal 10
these appeals. Europe makes no complaint OF
England and until she does, French rcmonstrance
will continue 10 have the air of beng baSeo
On considerations which are not European pu'
French. This present crisis clicits no complaint
from any European capital but Paris Ihe ac-
ton Of England is approved in Berlin, approved
in Vienna and approved in Rome. Approval
from St Petersburg is not TO be expected
French writer's would do we'll 70 note also
that even the English Radicals are forced TO ap
paud the act of the Enelish Ministry 1heli
hand is 10 some extent forced. They cannot, al
a critical moment in home affairs, afford to at
tack their own Government. Many of them, how
ever would be glad TO scuttlc out of Egypt and
glad TO make friends with France at that price
or even at higher price. But even they admit
that Lord Rosebcry was bound TO enforce Eng
lish authority at Cairo when it was openly cha
lenged by the Su'tan's vassals.
What England las now done is but to carry Ou
the principles which she announced in 1854
Lord Granville then wrote Sir Evelyn Barring tina
so long as English troops renamed in Egypt ant
England was responsible for order and for tn
general conduct of affairs, the Khcdivc mus
accep. the adricc given him by the Englisl
Government. That dispatch was published !
has never been Withdrawn or mojiiIec. IL ma
been uniformly acted on by England, and acqui
esced in by everybody else, with more or les
grumbling, but acquiesced IN. Nine years later th
nominal ruler Of Egypt attempts TO set aside TN
fundamental doctrine. He dismisscs withou
cause pre.eAt the Ministers approved by Eng
land. lie appoints others notoriously hostile Z
England, and because they are hostile to Eng
land lie is disposed TO see whether he or Eng
land is the real governing power. 1t is Il trlal o
strength, the duration and result Of which Is IN
best measure Of the political sasacity OF II
author
The French were delighted by an act whlc
they thought might prove embarrassing for Eng
land. They showed their hand too quickly. III