The Portland daily press., 1896-04-25

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to persist in his fathers fight against
France and England, he was wise enough
to accept the reforms which were asked
OF him, he had public spirit enough to
aid BlIgnieres and Colvin in re-establish-
ing the finances of his country, but he
had not strength enough to prevent an
! Instruction of his army officers, begun
in protest at reduction of their salaries,
continued simply. because 1t was tolerated
and finished in 1881 under pretense of
patriotic Indignation at the encroaoh-
ments of foreigners. The leaders of the
revolt was Arab Bey. He became ssMinis-
ter OF War, Tewfik Diminishing Cabinet
docilely.
France and England agreed to make a
naval demonstration at Alexandria, while
France was under the Barthslemy- Saint
Hilaire Ministry; persisted in this agree
ment while France was under the Gam
BETA Ministry, and England. under
Granville, apparently hesitated, and
broke this agreement in May, 1889,
when France fell under the Freyoinet
Ministry. Freyoinet was remarkably
hostile, as soon as he assumed power, TO
an armed Intervention in Egypt. His
reasons were not clear. He explains
| now that his hands were tied, that
Germany, fresh from It's triumphant
war, objected to Frances action in Egypt
but the Chamber of Deputies had no con-
siderations Of this sort, no knowledge of
their influence on Freyoinet, and insisted
upon his orders to the French squadron
to accompany the English squadron to
Alexandria. The orders were issued
May 20, but they were revoked three
days later.
Then Freyoinet's policy became long,
lnexplioable retreat. He said he was i'll;
he asked for European conference he
signed with England Minister protocol
OF disinterestednoss. Egyptian events
went on with amazing swiftness. Euro
peans were massacred at Alexandria in
June, and Arab fortified the CITY. Lord
Seymour threatened bombardment unless
Arabi's work ceased; Arabi's work oon-
tinued, and, July II, the English squad
ron had quilted Alexandria's harbor the
day before. Still the French Chamber
of Deputies appeared to insist on the
policy of Frances intervention. The
Chamber passed. July 10, by 424 votes
against "a, credits OF 81, 600, 600 demanded
BY Admiral Jaureguiberry, buta week
later, when new credits were demanded,
the appropriation was disallowed. The
vote of 416 against rs entailed the fall of
the Freyo1net Cabinet
| England had continued her active In
tervention. After the capture of Alexan-
dria, Wolseley went to Port Said with.
30, 900 men, disembarked Aug. 20, dc
| feated the soldiers of Arab at Tel-el-
Kebir Sept Is, entered into Cairo with
his advance guard Sept. Il, imprisoned
the pashas and tried them, and Jan. II,
| 1885, the Anglo French administration
| in Egypt ha come to an end.
England's installation in Egypt was
not accepted by France without reserve,
but England's Intervention had heen
very clearly intimated by Admiral Sey-
mour in a letter to the Khedive, and by
Gladstone in speech in the House of
Commons March s. 1883, to withdraw the
| troops as soon as order was re-established
Until 1885 the Cabinets of Paris and
London had no consultation on the Egyp-
tian question. Then Egypt needed
money for its expenses in the campaigns
with Hicks, Wolseley, Gordon, and others
and England suggested that Egypt
should borrow $40, 600, 600, with the col
leotive guarantee of Europe. Jules Ferry,