New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-01
- TWO FOES OF EGYPT.
.r1oNs FOR MEETING THE UP
fN ,,s1NG IN THE SOUTH.

~ the great NUMBERS OF returning
Beca"' s.or, Mecca. at time Of excessive heat
rilen"s unsanitary Nile. and reasoning from
snd ~. If past epidenlics ard the habits Of
be h.'. .hs native, Egypt is yearly In danger or
lie 0. .t Of cholera. Such an epidemic would
80 QUIZ ors serious setback TO the prosperity
p'''e urtrv than even protracted campaign
q! the .'~ 80. wv be faced. At the moment OF
BIT oo''' cb "a bulletin Of cases that etead-
Shnns' dali, is scanned with far greater
ay M '~-orest han news from the front.
genera a.. a. the foe on the South. Two
TO w" eva, caused profound anxiety at the
cns'"o" - the expedition seem now to be
RsD", ...u determined. Would the khaitas io!-
rfH .,sa IN the fanatic unity that character
r" Nahdis rebellion? AnC could the
colder stand against the dcrvish? 40
up" ,.a tho green standard and proclaimed
Int rumors OF lack or enthusiasm
10Y '.,,.,,s tribes cieIt into the Egyptian
inons .,ore had been too much Of oppression.
@s' ~ taxation in the years that followed
CIV" ave success A revolt occurred IN the
tie '.' o,vr bodvguard. in which 800 men were
h"" now spies report that the inhabitants
Nea ., Province are being gathered about
q DV"e - successor by forced enlistment
ne pocba who mysteriously keeps In
1uO'' .,,, soudanese sentiment, although
".'" ,~,s,ner in Cairo for the last twenty
F'. stated that these reports OF luKewarm
N@" are even underestimate. and further'
wy OMAN Digna's following In Suakim now
"'"' oh,ect TO their old commanders custom
'"' "r.,inr during battle from safe point OF
q rh,ch. under the Mahdi. was thought
most potent influence
"O'' ns tust assumption that the re-
% no encountered will be OF different
So .-on thet which totally destroyed HICKS
na's', .,,unn Of 5000. and that Dongola once
Fa'-' ~. ,ocal tribes will welcome the relief OF
Egyptian rule.
-. heginning Of the campaign the Egyp-
49, .,d,srs have been put 10 the test several
, NTH ,eassuring results. At the recent
49,, outside Akasheh for the first time they
,s.,rs. dervish horsemen. and Major bou'h-
vr-aock reports that they rode as steadily as ola
-,o,srs successfully routing a superior ioice
80 driving them back and through their sup
.,-+s =, rife and spearsmen. The moral erect
:, ,,,. success upon the troops is incalculaoie--
=, one who has seen them weeping DNterS
when leaving for the front readily understands
.,i the relief OF mind 1t brings TO their bfi'ish
oncers IL OF much the same nature. Inc pidoA
trims Aght for fightinge sake. ana there IL III
Il. n fear for them, that little being that they
,,ov rather WILD In action. for army surgeons
,.n stories Of the past, when not all the bullets
80, ,,oro wounded Soudanese soldiers came from
dsrr,sh rifles. A wave Of religious frenzy may
vs, spread over the Soudan. and the Egyptian
inNraQSoH confidence
now p,aced IN him. but the present outlook seems
70 argue the contrary.
ORIGIN OF THE DONGOLA CAMPAIGN.
One gathers here that the Dongola campaign
Rad It's origin entirely in Downing Street. and' IN
fact, vas so hastily decided upon as to come as
SOMEWHAT OF a surprise to Lord Cromer. VINO az
yis.s the far less serious undertaking OF FORMING
junction with the italian troops at kassaia'
which Is only $50 miles from the Suakim outpost
9Tokar Whatever the real cause for the expe"
dtion may have been. the immediate practicai re
sul, ia 10 relieve England from the position OF pc"
Ntical isolation she occupied AT the beginning OF
the year, not only as regards directly interested
Italy, but the remainder Of the Triple Alliance as
well
There Is no doubt that Lord Cromer, whatever
his opinion Of the advisab.lity of the expedition.
views with deep regre, the total cessation OF prog
ress throughout the country rendered necessary
by the need Of every pound for the expenses OF
the expedition The extension OF irrigation canals
expanding Egypt's acreage stops improvements
Of every nature not producing immediate returns.
All heads Of departments have been cautioned TO
practise the utmost internal economy. and II is
said that even the first appropriation OF S2oO.o"O
for the new museum Will be diverted. The coun-
Try is fortunate in producing an unusually large
cotton crop, although dmnution Of labor. owing
70 the campaign and the outbreak OF cholera.
nay affect gathering the yield. 1t Is stated that
the United States will buy this year about the
equivalent Of 124 900 balee of this long staple
cotton.
II Is by the increase in growth Of cotton that
Egypt has become once more prosperous Gov
eminent, pays the interest on her enormous debt.
an3. even with that milestone. has set aside
surplus Of i50000O0 This surplus. which Is In
Inc hands Of six foreign Commissioners OF the
DEBT. has been the object Of three-cornered hu-
gallon. The Commissioners. by vote OF 70 =
granted fooO,OJO q this surplus toward the eH-
penses OF the expedition. The minority the
french and Russian Commissioners then brought
IN action In the mixed tribunals. asserting that
unanimous consent was necessary; a syndicate OF
French holders OF Egyptian bonds sued the Gov
eminent for the return OF the sum granted. ana
FURTHER syndicate OF local bankers appeared IN
court supporting the action Of the majority ana
'ne Government Final Judgment will be rem
us'ed on June ]. and. u adverse 70 the action OF
'Ae majority OF the Commissioners. no further
s'an' from the plus will be possible, ana
financing the campaign. with the additional per-
~e1i'y Of providing FOR the Indian and British
"0o's employed, will become a question 30 grave
as 10 admit Of the possibility Of its being aban-
doned
ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE MOVEMENT.
enemies OF the expedition both Egyptian ana
-"s"sh, and there are many. cite the failure ana
s'es' cost Of the Nile campaign Of 1884 But old
"a' campaign fail in other than Its objective
sOi' OF rescung General Gordon? 1t lost no
s'"efai battle and when II retired 1t Ola 70
hue orders from England. against Lord Wolse,
NJ. earnest protest. at time when IL couid
-. souotedly have held its own. And the cost is
s, comparable with that OF the so-caled Don
wi campaign. Hastily organized by railing
s,"HCdi party, who realized It's mistake. con-