Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-26

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The Porte - Ignored Also by the
Khedive.
Cons mtinople. March 25.-As a re-
suit Of the extraordinary cabinet coun-
ell. which lasted throughout Saturday
the Turkish government has issued an
appeal. addressed to- France and Rus
STA. asking them to intervene, with the
object Of regulating the affairs Of
Egypt. Germany il is added, was also
requested by the porte to exercise her
eood Offices in this sense Instructions
were also dispatched TO The Turkish
ambassador at London to make repre-
sentations 10 the Marquis OF salisbury;
but their tenor is not known.
la we'll informed circles it is declared
that the action of the porte is due 10 the
councils of France and Russia the gov
ernmen-s OF which countries. II IS
claimed. have submitted that the pres
ept is an CpDOruune moment FOR Turkey
90 raise the question of her suzeralnty
over Egypt being practically usurpeu
by Great Britain. The governments m
dicated. it is allesed. promised turkey
their support i'm the matter.
There is no COubt that considerable
annoyance is felt by the p0Ete at the
fact that Turkey was not consulted I'm
regard % the ACCESSIBILITY OF dispatch
ing a British-Egyptian expedition up
the Nile. and irritation has been IN
creased by the khedive also Ignoring
the porte entirely. Repr0aches have,
i'm consequence. been addressed 20 the
Ottoman commissioners i'm Egypt Tor not
taking steps 20 prevent The organiza-
ton of the expedition. as it is feared
that the effects of The advance up the
Nile viii be felt elsewhere than on the
frontires of Egypt and that the Arabs
OF Yemen 1.-THE principle division OF
Arabia adjacent % the strait of Babel
Mandeb). may De encouraged 10 tresn
hostility 20 the Turkish authorities.
In diplomatic circles here ir is be-
Heyed that the steps taken by the porte
to protest against the expedition 20 Don
gO,a viii not have more than moral
effect. and. though it is admitted that
France and Russia viii refuse their
consent 10 the use of the Egyptian re-
serve fund. it is generally understood
that nothing short of the armed inter
ference OF those two nations viii pre-
vent Great Britain from pushing the
Soudan campaign Indeed. there are
peoDle WHO believe that the appeal OF
the porte OF France. Russia and Ger
many 20 intervene. viii have an euect
IN Great Britain contrary 10 the one
hoped for While it is known that no
great enthusiasm exists i'm England
over the prospect Of another bloody and
expensive campaign in the SOudan. the
appeal Of Turkey 20 the recognized enc
mics of Great Britain for intervention
may arouse the war spirit of the Brit
fsh Isles. and so The Sultan may play
into the hands of British statesmen
while aiming TO do the reverse. Prom
inent Englishmen of both parties have
declared themselves against the pro-
posed SOudan campaign. and the eXpe-
dition might have been allowed 20 flick
or out after the occupation of Akasheh.
Now. however. the British may be
spurred 90 puah onward to- KhartOum.
as there is great difference. it is
pointed out between q graceful back
down i'm the face of popular opinion in
Great Britain and a humiliagng retreat
i'm the face of the adverse representa-
lions of France and Russia.
It is true. it is argued that there are
only about 5000 purely British troops
in Egypt, but this number could be
promptly and large increased by drafts
from India and Great Britain. and the
task OF driving" the British out of
Egypt, as suggested by the more fiery
Of the French newspapers, might be
more difficult than calculated upon by
them.
II the Ostensible object of the Anglo
Egptisn Nile expedition is 10 be ac-
namely. creating a diver
sion which will relieve Kassala, it must
be done speedily. The distance from
Wady-Haifa the southern boundary Of
Egypt. to- Dong0la is about 500 miles.
But the route is a difficult one even for
The black troops Of Egypt. and especial
ly so at this period on account of the
low water OF the Nile. necesSltating the
embodiment Of immense numbers OF
camels for transportation and the pos
sible building OF a lslt railroad. Then
admitting that DOngola is reached with
oat serious reverses. which is by no
means certain. that place is not likely
10 capitulate upon simple summons. \
long siege may De necessary. and the
10000 10 10000 men the mahdi may