The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-20
THE CONTINENTAL STEAL
ryrsnBsTINs DISCUSSION
,noUrrGYPTIAN POLITICS.
,,. Pen Of Hon. A. NJ keiiey-fhe
vou.s Khcdive-A New Departure in
Egypt-Thc New Ministry.

n and its source, us cNN~eN " -
"',,n in The conflicting interest Oh EUio
'~ states in Africa, the event OF 'ne
i1 t,~tnieht. which, however locai IN
1a'' nee are regarded by puhlicists as
ef ..-,, International concerns, may pe
t' ,,torrins 10. even TO so far of an
audience M, l., ,,r,ca during the
80, or fifteen years. would be the
las -~,tesoue page OF modern history
D., nor at once the saddest ana the
80 II has been so Infamous that.
.., n has either been wrought ou'
l'.,' phrases" or has been set forth
Mems OF such innocence OF souhu
b. .-. wickedness Of Il has seemed
t''. t., almost indeed. meritorious'
s.home was formulated last week
i' Pail Mall Gazette, 'he organ OF
..- colored Toryism, as follo"s'
.,,-l., Is the patrimony of Europe
~.fbor baron Of the twelfth CEN
Morse pirate OF the hiitn' 'NeI
.t.1 the evangel OF rapine, with more
-..,l brutality. Africa is now pro-
.,,.1 70 be the looung eroun"
O. ~-,e where II may WORK us ia'u
-.f+t will That ii has beeh 80 ~, &c
.-,,iop. in fact. is undenlaple' -
-,-te.or stealing began-for the HlouS
',-.ia. states monopoiZe the raplhe'
-. 80, NJ once so heterodoX ana SO
,.-,,arous that IL has probably retained
- -oerect for rlght-a fine name hao
-. t1,cnto8 20 cloak its exceeding
.,.-.. ,,1 when the Christian powers
a., moor Africans and staked OIL
49,, territories for their private use
-. c,ued them spheres OF influence.
6,,r,ior or beggar Of the common sor1
.'.o,,,d have called them beats That
e., 80 s,v Whenever any one Of the pious
--fsei,narv and civilzing States OF
r--oue. who is sufficiently strong want
=, rob Africa. II arranges with the other
.t,rs Missionary. civiliZing and strong
states 10 close their pious eyes until the
steal is consummated. on the undertaking.
frs. that II will not poach on the ground
,rey have stolen; and. secondly that
whenever they want 10 steal more IL
Viii be as conveniently blind
public faith in Europe requires the
great powers TO guarantee the security
aud independence Of the weak. Public
,,l,b IN Africa authorizes the same great
covers" 10 rob the weak without pro
u.s., or without stint. The immemorial
owners Of Africa, its children for all the
centuries. naturally object; but the Chris
t.an powers proceed at once TO slaughter
ito directors. and decorate and reward
their murderers
AS YOU saunter down the strand from
trafalgar square towards Fleet street you
mass. on the left. a roomS assemby-hall'
a. whose front door you Will ordinarily
find a notice posted announcing that kew
obadiah Stiggins or Rev. Pamela Jones
will conduct a free prayer meeting there
that afternoon. which you are invited 10
attend. This is Exeter Hall. which, only
a generation ago. rarely echoed 10 any
sounds. but alternate snivellings ana
shriaking over the fiendish nature Of the
people Of the Southern States who were
pictured as pretty exclusively engaged In
numbering negroes.
Now 81 is certainly no SANDER to affirm
that more negroes have been murdered
within twelve months by British sub
iects IN Africa. than were made away
= with In the whole Union. from the intro
ductiou hy Englishmen OF the trade IN
= slaves. down 10 our Civil war. Upon this
spectacle. however, Exeter Halls tender
aconscieuce Is so deadened by the pros
pet Of dividends on South Africa stocks
that It looks on, not only unmoved blu
applauding
But the spheres OF influence" Xix
other spheres will not keep STILL they haV
in fact. what spheres usually have not
tendency
one vineyard Of Naboth occasionally jostle
another and will do so more surely II
the future: so that the customary resul
Of certain people falling out" which j
not only that certain other people com
by their dues" but that the first Deopl
do also, may find its illustration agaii
here.
Nov the change of the Egyptian cabi
me-, a few days ago marks, / think
distinct stage I'm the development Of IN
african Patrimony" idea. That chang
was a direct consequence Of the famous
frontier incident Of last January o.
which the anti-Egyptian version has beer
most industriously circulated, while nea
and successful efforts have been made tC
keep the Khedive's version from the pub
Nr.
What is certain Is this. that on the oc
casidn Of an official visit made by th'
Khedive. as head Of the Egyptian army tC
his own troops on his own southern from
tier. he felt called on TO criticise the
drill Of one OF his own regiments, and to {
'.ct 10 the situation Of one Of the fort
as not in the best location for defenscs
No partisan Of his enemies has ever
pretended more than this: that the Sir
dar the English chief Of his army-his
uc.sm reflection on himself. and being
present. forthwith resigned: that the
Khedive prevailed on him 70 withdraw
his resignation: that the affair was
straightway reported by the Sirdar OF
some other English member of the party
o. Lord Cromer: that the Prime Minister
a. The day. RiaZ Pasha, went up the river
o. meet his Highness on his return. and
persuaded him in the interest Of peace &c
issue a complimentary order 10 the from
tier force and the army generally.
leave aside the icontroverted question
whether. as the friends Of the Khedive
assert. the Sirday gave his word that nc
mention should be made Of the incident, as
totally immaierial 10 my present con-
teaton that the Khedive was absolutely
and indisputably within his right TO make
he criticism he did. and that the order
he was urged 10 sign and did sign was a
gross indignity 10 his Highness, and a
dangerous infringement Of military dis
c.pline.
u Is well known that the Khedive has
never been content since II was issued
J. serves the purposes OF some people in
Egypt. who are eating his bread and
living on the taxes Of the Egyptian peo-
Ic 70 describe their ruler as a wilfu
boy. who must be taught his place. and
The patronizing air with which he Is
spoken OF by some OF his foreign servants
is % the last degree disgusting. and in
defensible. Those who thus estimate th'
young sovereign Of Egypt are either in
capable Of approaching his character. Of
See thor interest In slandering him. Hi