Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-21
ENGLAND IN EGYPT.
Joseph Climb.Tlaln Points Out The
Blessings Of British Rule
SITUATION AT wADY mALrA BAD.


LONDON, March Coin the House
Of Commons Morley pointed out that
the diversion Of the funds Of the Cais,e
for the purposes Of England would
necessarily prolong the English occu.
nation, and by Insisting upon remain
log In Egyp,, Bieat Britain admitted
Ibat Egypt was not strong enough to
,tand by itself Yot, he continued,
tho now policy Is to Impose upon Egypt
the duty Of governing one oi the most
difficult Countries on the earth. There
fore he asked the government TO fur
nl,h the House with full reasons for
the advance, a. nothing, In bis opinion,
,howod that the Egyptian itouiiur was
mruaced.
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, the accre'
taty Of state for the colonies, replying
Tor tho government, cOltcndvd lhAs hl
tue opposition Arguments were taihleu
with a prscOneeived determination to
syacuatu Egypt. lie pointed out the
benefits resulting 10 that country from
the British occupation, saying that
nothing IN recent history was a subject
Tor greater prize tnHu the peaceful
revelation In Egypt. Thc Finances hnu
been restored anu lie huminitttallDu
strengthened, Gnd other Dement'S hal
lsen conferred upon the country. Al
authorities, he added, agreed that tue
withdrawal VI the British troops would
mean that all this worR was 10 bo I'M
loue, AMI vast maiotliy Of English
men we're convinced that the Work oI
Great Britain Ia Egypt was not COM
pleted and that u would DO dishonur.
hble 10 leave Egypt until u was COM
pleted.
listed, had been tou tgnguinu In the
pact respecting The time Tor the iulrll'
neut OF pledge, AMI ~ would occur 10
tho majority Ot the House lhht the
vas determined to mai ntain her troops
In Egypt until her WORK was ACCOM-
plishrd ami they could be Withdrawn
In safety.
Tbo undor.stcrVtary Of state for
foreign Eflairs and the irtt lord Of tue
treasury, sAid Mir, Chamberlain, had
already explained the reason for the
ADVANCE of the Dcfyishrs anu tho state
Of fetmeut existing previous tOtho gov.
trnmeut's decision.
The situation ut wAdyhalia was
bad; but, MIR. Chamberlain explained,
Il might have bstn borne Tor some
YEAR, longer had It not boon ior the
defeat OF the Italians. Now, however,
Il was felt that n Kassala fell tue
effects would 10 inoalculable upon
Egyptian Interests; and II Italy was
sgain defeated many n tribe hitherto
aIienated from the Khaliia would re-.
join his forces ana ne might make a
Rreat effort TO destroy Egypt a'd the
civilization OF whion England was the
protector. Therefore II was Of paTa.
mount Importance TO Egypt that kas-
sala should not tall, anu the advance VI
tue British. Egyptian troops up the
Nile was dictated from this considuTh-
ton. The wisest policy TOT Egypt was
10 anticipate attack and prevent the
concentration OF the Doryishes, thereby
creating n diversion In favor Of lay.
The advance upon Akashah, Nit.
Chamberlain explained, might posi-.
bly, be- extended 70 DOngOlh;but II would
be limited by the security VI the com.
muuIvations which they could main.
tain and the amount Of resistance
which would be mt:. However, he
nrmly asserted, wherever the troops
went they would remain, Tor Great
Britain was not going 10 hand back ~
bafbaflsm whatever territory might be
recovered. Loud conservative cnerrr. J
The goysrumrnt did not want ~
incur iucAIculable expenditures by
yendiug a gigantic military force ingD
the TAinlrss 5oudan. II the Dervishos
were capable VI sofiuus resistance
which would oVoTslrain tue resources
Ut Egypt, the government would not
enter int such policy. But II, on
the other hand, II was true that the
KhalifA's power was entirely broken
and this tribes were tlTOd OF misgOvotn.
nent,It would be unfuir and uuwise to
refuse Egypt the possibility Of recover
ing position which was essential 10
her security.
Mir. Henry NJ. Stanley, the African
explorer, hberAl'unlonist member foi
NoT,h Lambert, made speech IN sup
port OF the government, In the cou,st