Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-16

Great Britain in a CCnciliatory
Mood, Recently, in the Hope of
Breaking the Hostile Array of
Nations.
Copyright. 1896, by the Associated
PIess)
London, March 15.-The Associated
Press is able to- state in connection with
The reopened Egyptian question, that
the British government consulted and
obtained the approval of a majority Of
The powers before deciding upon the ad-
vance on Dongola.
This makes The new Soudan campaign
of far reaching political importance in
its bearing upon Great Britain's reia-
tiCns with the European powers.
That the disclosure by recent events
by Great Britain's complete and friend
less isolation in the community of ma
tiOns has given a shock and feeling
of uneasiness 10 the responsible states
manship OF Great Britain has been
frankly admitted by British statesmen
themselves That England's diplO-
macy has been busy with efforts to
make some inroads into the universal
HOSTILE ARRAY OF NATIONS
has been generally understood.
When the terms of the settlement of
the dispute over the boundaries be-
tween the possessions on the Mekong in
IndiO-Chiua of Great Britain and
France were made known the world eX-
pressed its wonder at the substantial
concessions made by Great Britain, and
he opinion was generally held that
Great Britain sought to secure an en-
tente with France as a consideration
for these concessions.
Many commentators pr0fcs d to see
confirmation of this opinion la he sug-
gestiOn offered by the Sultan a little
later TO Lord Salisbury tlat England
should regularize The situation in
Egypt 1t was suggested that the Sui
tan's suggestion was inspired by Great
Britain itself, in order 10 open up
course for the evacuation of Egypt. thus
removing the principal cause OF irrita-
tion between Great Britain and France.
The announcement of
THE NEW SOUDAN CAMPAIGN
is clear and convincing evidence that
there is to be reapproachment be-
tween Great Britain and + a.ce. If
further evidence We're neede- this. il
was seen IN the prolonged visit or Fri
day 10 the foreign ONCE OF Bar0n de
Coprcel. he French Ambassador in
London, which was c2bled exclusively
10 the Associated Press on that day. and
his subsequent departure in person for
Paris TO impart the result Of his inter
view to the French Cabinet.
Confederation of Frances original
opposition to the proposed SOudan cam
paign is found in the dispatch from
Cairo to the Associated Press. naming
aS The explicit grounds of her opposition
that no movement in the SOudan exists
warr2nung such a campaign and that
the khadifa AbdUllah. the successor of
;he late Mahdi. Mohammed Ahmed. and
military chief under him in the former
war. had los, all his authority and has
Withdrawn his loyal adherents from the
CaSsala district.
THE ADVANCE UPON DONGOLA
was decided upon by the British gov
ernment with a view to The favorable
effect it would have upon the Italian
situation in Abyssini3 as was stated by
the Times the organ of the British Cab
met, i'm connection with its announce
ment of the Soudan campaign. Almost
simultaneously with this announcement
comes the news of the visit of Count
Goluchowski, The AusUo-Hungarian
prime minister, to Berlin and the state
ment that as result the>Dreibund
is to remain intact and that the Ger
man governments irritable attitude to-
wards Great Britain as manifested over
The Transvaal episode, has been modi-
fed through the eXertions of Count
GOluchowski.
The question of the hour in European
politics is whether Great Britain has
thrown i'm her fortunes with the Drei-
bund as against France and Russia.
The statement which has been prom
ised FOR tomorrow i'm the House of
Commons. of the purpose Of the pro-
posed advance mp the Nile. by Mr.
GEORGE n Curzon. the Parliamentary
Secretary Of the foreign office. is looked
for. with keen interest iD the hope that
It may disclose something of the shift
ing of international relations now be-
ing adjusted i'm Europe.