The sun., 1896-10-04

9irous purpose into such people; even II they
did start ont, they probably would not get
fuTineT Ths po.oI shan the e, port of smbaTkaton
contnnes TO submit TO be fouted by the Sui
tan. The sixty millions of Moslcms of India
eager Interest, and y may be taken for certain
that emlsssaries of the Sultan have long be:
sss % @G hS nds fna B%s
u Is sure that England will not fight unless
ar driven !, to OF the WALL As Prince bismarck said,
wealth is in danger paralyzes the whole body
polite. Rather than risk !. and their sense OF
her present position will make any compromise
tOr,;.ns to save their wealth There are plenty of
OF peace with honor" '''N'''0'
Meantime, TO show. their confidence. London
Is 70 be fortified. In case of the successful
nve MILLIONS Of people are to be hemmed in by
circle Of reedoubts, where, IL the investment
could only, he maintained for two months,
hunger and rioting would bring matters to an
end. But where would India, South Africa,
Australia, and Canada he by that time? The
idea that such catastrophe as that indicated
could ever happen to England nay seem pre-
posterous; but the very fact that the English
such an eventuality ar the siege of London 10
dramatic dram to an intense degree. Sir Charles
ico,military matters, urges in strenuous Ian
Euage the necessity of preparing the defence
of tho empire at its heart for IL is not In india
feared, but in tho English Channel and on the
banks Of the Thames that tho struggle for
Englands power VIII be fought out.
a good many persons have regarded tho
decIaration of Paris Of 1856: by which neu:
Fa nag sU e of
munity from the danger OF having her food
snnplies st stopped during hostites The dee
clearly contraband OF war.
The French.duringtheir last'war with China
Of war. on the ground that it was destined
for the nourishmsnt of the enemy's forces.
in France declared that in the mext naval "a wae
in which France might be engaged. England
being indicated, the French cruisers would
men. 1t would be war TO the knife. War en-.
tered on In such spirit is one that ENGLAND
gone-out OF cultivation, her population con-
centrated In a few spots, with the bulk of tho
people absolutely without, any material in
terest IN their country. and depending solely
for sustenance on the profits of exports the re.
turns from home trade. and the interest OF
so unprepared to cope with such a coalition
as England has raised. against herself in Eu-
@ Mederranean stScs against EnSspG o. was sas
mooted. but the time was not vet come 20
make it effective and England had not yet
the Nile and her dog-in the manager policy
toward the rest OF Europe in regard to Africa,
combination that will no longer tolerate her
exclusive domnation"of the Mediterranean is
grad G5H,dushly as, assuming definite shape Tndoubt-
der to rehabilitate herself in the eyes OF the
world would be to retire from Egypt. and re-
and guarantee of united Europe. the indepen-
dence of which she deprived It in 1889, and
which her agents have been assiduously en-
deavorlng ever since to render impossible. Tn
fortunately the influences that prevail over
the Government OF England. and permeate
all its relations with other countries, and with
her colonies. are such that 1t is almost hope.
less to expect a change in the right direction.
Unless Lord Salisbury proves stronger man
than there has yet been any reason to believe
him to be. and shakes himself free of the ma
leticent influences to whicn he has submitted,
the beginning sof the disintegration of the
British empire has already set In. F.N.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.