The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-16
A BIG POLITICAL SCHEME.
England Seems to be Siding With
the Triple Alliance,
THE S0uDANESE CAMPAIGN PLANNED
France Is Distinctly Hostile to tho rIan.
Statement In Parliament May
BE Eaiightening.

| BE Eniigh,cning.
| London, March i5,-(Copyrightcd. 1896.
| by the Associated Press 1.-The Associated
Press is able to state in connection with
the reopened Egyptian question that the
British government consulted and OBJ
tanned the approval OF a majority of the
powers before deciding upon the advance
on pongola. This makes the new Soudan
| campaign OF far reaching political I'm
portance In It's bearing upon Great Brit
! aims relations with the European powers.
That the disclosure by recent events Of
Great Britain's complete and friendless
isolation In tho community OF nations
has given shock and n feeling of I'M
easiness TO tho responsible craftsmanship
of Great Britain has been frankly ad-
mitted by British statesmen themselves
That Englands diplomacy has been busy
with efforts TO make some inroads into
tho universal hostile array OF nations
A'sE' t'NAs 6'hflf AiiS W Htl
the terms OF the settlement of the dis
pute over the boundaries between the
possessions on the Mckong In Indo-China
of Great Britain and France were made
known the world expressed its wonder at
the substantial concessions made by
Great Britain and the opinion was gem
orally held that Great Britain sought to
secure an entente with France as a con
sideration for these concessions
Many commentators proCossed to see
combinations Of this opinion in the aug-
gestion offered by the sultan little later
to Lord Salisbury that England should
regulate the situation in Egypt. 1t was
suggested that the sultan's suggestion
was inspired by Great Britain itself in
order to open course for the evacuation
Of Egypt thus removing tho principal
cause of Irritation between Great Brit
ain and France
The announcement Of the new soudan
campaign is clear and convincing evidence |
there Is 70 be no rapproachment be.
tween Great Britain and France If |
iurthe' evidence were needed of this. Il |
was seen In the prolonged visit on Friday I,
to the foreign office OF Baron de Cource |
the French ambassador in Londoa, which |
was cabled exclusively to the Associated |
Press on that day, and his subsequent de
parture in person for Paris to impart the
result Of his interview to the French cabl.
net.
Confederation Of Frances opposition to |
tho proposed soudan campaign Is found |
in the dispatch from cairo to the Asso-
ciated Press, naming as the explicit
grounds Of her opposition that no move
ment in the soudan exists warrantlng such
"A campaign and that the Khalifa Abdul
lah. the successor of the late Mahdi Mo-
hammcdan, Ahmed and military chief I'm
der him in the former war. has lost All
his authority aud has withdrawn his loyal
adhcrents from the Cassalla district.
The advance upon Dongola was decided
upon by the British government with "a
view 30 the favorable effect It would have
upon the Italian situation in Abyssi.nla,
"a was stated by the Times the organ OF
the British cabinet, in connection with
its announcement OF the Soudan cam
paign. Almost simultaneously with this
comes the news OF the visit
of Count GoluchowslSy. the Austrian.
Hungarian prime minister, TO Berlin, and
the statement that az II result the drci-
bund Is to remain intact aud that the
German governments irritable attitude to-
ward Great Britain, as manifested over
the Transvaal episode. has been modified
through the exertions of Count Gouchow-
sky.
The question Of the hour In European
politics is whether Great Britain has
thrown in her fortunes with the drefbund
as against France and Russia The state !
ncnt which has been promised for to-
morrow in the house of commons for the
purpose of explaining the proposed adj
vance up the Nile by Mr. George N. Cur
con, the parliamentary secretary Of the
foreign office. is looked for with keen in
erest In the hope that 1t may disclose
of the shifting of international
relations now being adjusted In Europe.