Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-16
EGYPTIAN QUESTION.
Far.raching Importance OIL The Brit
ish SOudan Expedition.
WITH THE CONSENT OF EUROPE.
But France objects to the Costs Being
Charged 10 the Egyptian
Budget.

LONDON, March I6.-[Copyright,
1896 by the Associated Press. the
Associated Pfeas 10 able TO state, IN
c,nueo,iou with tho reopeaed Egyp.
tlau question, that the British govern.
mont consulted and obtained tho
approval Of a majority Of the powers
before deciding upon the advance
upon Dongola. This makes the new
soudan campaign Of far.reaching
importance In Its bearing upon Great
Bti,ain's relations with the European
powers.
That the disclosures by recent events
o, Great Bfltain's complete and friend
lee, isolation In the community OF ma
tlons mas given n shock and a feeling OF
uneAsiness :, the responsible states.
manship OF Great Britain has been
ifankly admitted by British statesmen
Themselves.
That Englanj's diplomacy has been
busy with efforts TO make some inroads
into the universally hostile atrsy Of
nations has been generally understood.
When the terms Of the settlement
OF tho dispute over the boundaries
between the possessions on the
Mtkoug in Indo-China Of Great Brit
ain aud France were made known, the
world expressed its wonder at the con-
cesslonp made by Great Britain, and
the opinion was generally held that
Great Britain sought 10 procure m
entente with France rs confederation
for these concessions. Many commen.
tators pfoitBsod 10 sec confirmation OF
this opinion In the suggestion offered
by tho sultan u little later TO Lord
SALISBURY, that England should regu-
late the situation In Egypt IL was
suggested that the tullaL'u suggestion
vac Inspired by Great Britain Itself, In
order to open up n course for the cvacu-
alton Of Egypt thus relieving the
pfston, cause Of irritation between
Great Britain and France.
The announcement OF the new Sou.
dan campaign IN clear and convincing
evidence that there In TO be- no rap
pfochement between Great Britain anu
France. IL further evidence were
needed Of this, II was seen Ia tho pro.
louged visit on Friday 10 the foreign
once Of Baron de Courcel, the French
smbAssador In London, aud his suisse
quent departure In person for Paris 10
impst the result OF his interview 10
the French cabinet
Collaboration OF frances opposition
10 the proposed Soudan campaign Is
found In tho dispatch from Caire,
nsming as the explicit grou is ~ her
opposition that no moveracnt In The
Soudsn exists warranting such n CAM
- a - n
The successor Of the late h,hdi, Mo.
damned Ahmed, and military che
amer him In the former wa, has lost
all his authority and has Withdrawn
ais loyal ndhorsnts from the KAssalA
di.tfiot.
A THOUSAND TROOPS.
CAIRo, March l5.-Tho Egyptian
council yesterday stated that Lord
Ctomer, tho British agont, had au.
nounced that n thousand British troops,
drafted at European stations, were
comlug here directly 20 take part In
the advance upon Dongola.
IL IL reported that France, aH
guaranteeing power TO Egyptian bond.
holders, will refuse her consent TO the
cost OF the campaign, which n e.
unaied nj G., 000,0 900, being charged 10
the Egyi,usn budget In support Of
this decision II IL alleged from French
sources that no movement exists In the
Sou1An warranting such a campaign,
and that, on the contrary, the khalifa
Abdullah has lost all his authority anu
has with frawn his loyal Adhorents
from the Kassala district, himself fear
Ing assassination.
The advance upon DongolA was de-