Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-01-27
Great Britain Takes Serious umbrage
at the khedive.
HIS SIGHTING REMARKS.
1t Is Asserted That France Prompted
Him and Assured Him OF support
He Nav iSe Removed from
the Throne or Great
War May lte-
suit.

It became known that the British gov
eminent h I'd determined to act ener-
getically in Egypt ana to send rein
forcements of troops to that country
Immediately. At Aldershot camp. a
detachment of military mounted police
and some of the hest cavalry in the
British army, together with one or
more infantry regiments. received or
ders during the day to make all the
necessary preparations to proceed inn
mediately to Egypt.
It is understood that the government
is preparing to secure additional troop
ships from among the large ocean
steamers. as number of the regular
troop ships are either in service or dis
abled.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
CAIRO. Jan. 25-The situation OF at
fairs here. arising from the khedive's
recent criticism of the Egyptian army
and of the British officers who have
been instrumental in organizing the
Egyptians into fair fighting material
is decide lily serious, and il the khedive
persists in his present attitude, it may
even lead to his removal from the
throne.
The protest which Lord Cromer, the
British consul-general and minister
plenipotentiary. made to the khedive,
accompanied. it is said. by demand
for an apology. was made on the direct
orders of the earl of Rosebery. the Sec
retarv of state for foreign affairs.
II is now stated that Lord Cromer
has been instructed to ask the khedive
to dismiss Maher Pasha. On the other
hand, it is stated that the khedive has
most emphatically refused to submit to
such public humiliation. ana it is be-
lieved by those who know him most in
timately that he will resist to the ut
most the alleged insulting demands ny
the British minister.
The English population OF Cairo Is
greatly excited ut the present aspect OF
affairs, and il is distinctly asserted that
the khedive, in acting as he has done.
acted with a selfish purpose and upon
direct promptings. carefully weighed
and discussed and coming from for
eign power antagonistic to England.
and especially so far as the occupancy
of Egypt is concerned.
1t is understood that the foreign
power referred to as having been be-
hind the young khedive in the attitude
he has ssumed towards the Egyptian
troops and their English officers. is no
less than France and that the khedive
has been assured that he will receive
the support of France should England
make any determined effort to Dust him
from the throne.
According to the English OF Cairo
/ and elsewhere in Egypt Abbas Pasha'
the khedive of Egypt, is entirely in
capable of making criticisms OF mill
tary affairs unless he has been
prompted to do so by Others. and it is
asserted by the English that it is es-
sential that the khedive should be
made to appreciate the fact that he oc-
cupies dependent position
Maher Pasha. whose removal Lord
Cromer is said to have been instructed
to demand. is virtually the native min
lister of war, and he is charged with
having caused. under the prompting
referred to- much of the friction now
existing between the khedive and the
British officers and many of the latter
assert that the whole crisis may be at
tributed to him and that unless he is
promptly removed from office further
trouble may be anticipated upon the
part of the khedive.
Abbas Pasha, the khedive is the
most tenacious OF all pertaining to his
personal dignity, and the previous
crisis, which really was much less seri-
Gus than the present one. showed that
he was able to resist Lord Cromer for a
long time.
Riaz Pasha goes to Assiout tonight
in order to meet the khedive. who is
expected to arrive here Saturday.
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