The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-31
ENGLAND AND EGYPT.
Hsw the House Of Bondage Got
Her New Master.
DEFEAT OF raenoH DIPLOMACY.


New York I!mea
The troubles which the iatsrven.soa e
England suppressed n Egypt and divefsed
into the foreign oflces Of London ana
Paris began In is7S TIE hhesitve had boz
rowed $50 aoo. 30. his country Was on the
verge OF bankruptcy. end England and
France. the debtors most .rtereStcI IN
Exypt's solvency. imposed upoa the ruler.
Ismsaci. the formation u . public oSes
reserve fund This fund was placed Hn-
der the management OF a French COM
missioner. Blignieres. and OF an Eaglisa
commissioner. Rivers Wilson Two years
later the khesive made q the two com
niisstoners ministers o. pubic works ana
OF the finances In the Nuhar Paxha min
is,ry. This was the era os good feeling
In Europe.
I, could rot last 1cng. Iansei resented
the inevitable control over his expenses
that the French and English ministers
exercised: then he reduced himself, by
political concessions. TO the situation OF .
mere constitutional sovereign. and finally
irritated 10 evaporation France and En-
gland. whose governments applied 10 the
sultan FOR Issnaefs deposition IsuiAd
was cerosed BY imperial trade dated June
d, ISIS.
Isrn2ers successor. his son Tswnk
Pasha. had no political sense and NO en-
ergy. He was Intelligent enough not TO
and England. he was wise enough to ae-
cept the REFORMS which were asked Of
him; he had public spirit enough 10 aid
Biignieres and Calvin In re-establishin4
the finances Of his country. but he had
not strength enough to prevent An .nsur-
rectioa OF his army officers. begun In pro-
test At q reduction OF their salaries con-
tinuet simply because it was tolerated.
ana finished in lSsl under pretense OF pa
r.etic Indignation ~ the sncroachments
OF foreigners. The leader OF the revolt
vas Arnbi Bey. He became minister OF
war. Tswfik disusssing . cabinet cocilely.
France and England agreed to make =
naval demonstration at Alexandria. while
France was under the Barthelemy- Saint
Eilaire ministry. persisted in this agree
nent while France was under the Gambet-
tn ministry, and England. under Granville,
apparently hesitated, and broke this agree
naent In May. 1852. when France fell under
the Freycinet ministry. Freycinet was re-
markedly hostile. as soon a. he assumed
power. TO an armed Intervention In Egypt.
His reasons were not clear. He explains
now that his hands were tied. that Ger
many. fresh from lis triumphant war. OBJ
jected to Frances action In Egypt. but the
chamber OF deputies had no considerations
Of this sort, no knowledge Of their influence
on Freycinet, and insisted upon his oSders
70 the French squadron to accompany the
ders were issued May 90 but they were re-
voked three days later.
Then Freycinet's policy becams . long.
inexpiicaole retreat He said has was Ill:
he asked for . European conference: he
signed with Engiands minister . protocol
OF d!sinterestedness. Egyptian events went
on with amazing swiftness. Europeans
were massacred II Alexandra In June,
and Arab fortified the city. Lord Seymour
threatened oombardment unless Arabs
work ceased; Arabrs work continued, and,
July II, the English squadron began the
bcmbardIncrt Tho French squadron had
quilted Aiexandria's harbor the day be-
fore Stiu thu French chamber Of depu-
ties appeared to insist on the policy Of
frances Intervention The chamber
passed. July -. by "a votes agaist g.
credits Of q. $40 go demanded by Admiral
Jaureguibsrry. but week later. when the
new credits were demanded the appropri-
alton was disallowed. The vote Of 4is
against IS entailed the fall Of the Freycinet
cabinet.
England had continued her active inter-
yentson- After the capture Of Alexandria.
Wellesley went to Port Said with IS 1000 men,
tisenbarked August 20. defeated the SOL
dfors OF Arab at Tei-ei-Kebir September
Is. entered Cairo with his advance guard
september IA. imprisoned the pashas and
tried them. and January II. 1853, the Anglo
French administration IN Egypt had come
to an end
EHsiand's installation IN Egypt was not
accepted by France without reserve, but
Engiand's Intervention had been very
clearly intfmated by Admiral Seymour IN
letter TO the khedive. and by Gladstone
In speech in the house Of commons
March ., 1883. to withdraw the troops a.
soon as order was re-es;abllshed Until
lssS the cabinets OF Paris and London had
no consultation on the Egyptian question.
Then Egypt needed money for its ex-
penses in the campaigns with Hicks.
"ciseiey. Gordon and others. and England
suggested that Egypt should borrow
$50 se. with the collective guarantee OF
Europe. Jules Ferry. the French minister,
oAjected. and England's suggestion was re-
3ected
Since this success OF French diplomacy
every French ministry has insisted on
England's evacuating Egypt. rrevcinet
wrote. september .. to Mon,ebelIo. French
AMBASSADOR at ConstAntinople: you NAV
assure the grand visier that We have no
Intention TO occupy Egypt When England
QUITS. We shah be formally opposed to the
occupation OF Egypt by any power" Lord
sahsnury was at nrst conciiiatory He
SAID TO the French ambassador. wadains-
ton In 1855: Your people are rrayely
mistaken u they believe that we wish 70
remain IN Egypt Indefinitely. We are try
ing 10 md only means OF Withdrawing
nonorahly. We are decided 10 evacuase
the country" But France was not ken.
informed OF Sir Henry Drunmond WoIN's
negotiations al constant.noule They
tailed He proposed that England should
occupy the country after evacua,fnr n
Whenever Egypfs security. In Englands
Judgment. needed England's frtervertio,
Turkey could not scneds TO such a scheme
% settlement; ard Sir Henry Drumn,ord
Wolr quilted Coastantsnople wi;haut hay-
ing accomplished his object.
kusfcm Pe<ha. Turkish ar,As.z,s,- a.
LONDON. tried several times tn ,sn y,
lssS 10 reopen the controversy bs,, "a
SA4,spnry closed IL at each e~o-- ,-t.n
.hs simple statement that Sir Here
Drnfn'sond Wolr's proposition va. ~.
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