Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
EUROPEAN POLITICS.
Britain's Support of Italy was Tim =
Iy for the Monarchy was
lettering.

Rome, March 19.-The Italia today,
commenting upon the British Egyptian
advance up the Nile, says: "The Egyp-
tian advance on Dongola is a great adj
vantage to Italy. Italy, however. has
been of great service to Great Britain
in affording her q preteXt for showing
Europe that the time to speak OF the
evacuation of Egypt has not yet ar
rived"
The statement of the Italia seems to
contain the political situation III nut
shell. The i-Egyptian expedition up
the Nile is a decided advantage to Italy.
1t will check the sWarming of the Der
wishes toward the Italian territory: it
may prevent the fall Of Cassala and it
will enable the Italian army in Africa
to recover from the shock and disorder
which followed the battle of Adowa; it
will enable the Italians to relieve and
reinforce their garrisons and obtain
much better terms from King Menelck
should it be found in the long run adj
yisable.
The British advance has also solicited
the Dreibund, even II it has not cementeG
a quadruple alliance (Which is most SerI-
Oasly discussed here); it has strengthened
the badly impaired credit of Italy and
has enabled her to assume her place
among the powers at a time when her enc
mics were predicting that the Dreibund
would De QlSSOlVeQ anu lLdL Italy NOulu
be deserted. Finally the advance OF the
Anglo-Egyptian troops up to the Nile has
created confidence in Italy and it has
strengthened the foundations of King
Humbert's throne, which were rudely
shaken by the Adowa disaster and the
popular outbreaks which followed
throughout Italy.
The full significance and extent of the
rioting has not until now become clearly
apparent, thanks to the efficiency of the
press censors. who succeeded i'll sup
pressing all but the news of the most
glaring outbreaks, and even in those in
stances the reports were toned down to
the extent of making them appear to be
little more than popular demonstrations
of disapproval with the colonial policy
of the government and opposition to the
continuing Of the campaign in Africa.
But it is an open secret that the rioting
had much greater significance. 1t con-
stituted a series of clear demonstrations
against King Humbert, if not against the
monarchy itself The troops in several
Instances were with difficulty restrained
from joining the masses in their express
sions of rage and Indignation at the
course events had taken and there is no
denying that the King contemplated alb
dicating in favor of the crown prince,
Victor Emanuel. the Prince Of Naples. a
really brilliant and capable man.
1t is pointed out that all danger Of
any serious objection, upon the part of
France at least, to Britain's indefinitely
continued occupation of Egypt is rap
idly vanishing beneath the influence of
the Dreibund, now her open ally, and
that the advance up the Nile is prob
ably only the first move in another game
which will possibly result in the re,
conquest of the Soudan, the crushing of
Mahdists for all time and the annexa-
ton Of an immense and, in places, fer
tile region to EGyDt and anna TQn1IV to
Great Britain, which while strengthen
ing and enriching that country also in
creases the power of the hold which
Great Britain already has over the
Suez canal, the most important route to
her Indian possessions. Consequently
the Italia is also quite right in stating
Italy has been of great service to Great
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