The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-20
ITALY Is PLEASED
with the Neutrality-suspicious. Advance.
WIZ Result la Strengthening the ltai-


Ian Throne.
ROME, March l9-The Italia tO-dny,
commenting upon the British Egyptian
advance up the Nile, says: THE Egyp-
tlRil advance on DorBola Is great ad-
vantage to italy. Italy however, has
been OF great service TO Great Britain In
nf.ordlnR her q preteXt for showing
Europe that the time TO speak OF the
evacuation OF Egypt has not yet ar
rived"
rho statement OF the Italia seems TO
contain tho political situation IN nut
shell. The anti Egyptian expedition up
The Nile is a decided advantage to Italy.
il will check the swarmIng % the Der
wishes toward the italian territory; II
may prevent the fall OF CnHsnln, and 1t
will enable the Italians IN Africa to re-
cover from the shock and disorder which
followed the battle OF AdowR; II VIII en-
able the Italians to relieve and reinforce
their RArTiSUns md obtain much better
terms from king Mcnelek should II I've
found in the long run advisable to bring
about peace with honor"
The British advance has also solicited
the dreIbund, even II It has not cement
cd auadruple alliance (which is most
seriously discussed hereD; II has
strengthened the badly impaired credit
of Italy and has enabled her TO assume
her place among the powers at time
when her enemies were predicting that
the dreibund would be dissolved and
that Italy would be deserted. Finally.
Il has created confidence In Italy and
has strengthened the foundations OF
king Humbert'S throne. which were
rIldely shaken by the Adowa DISASTER
and popular outbreaks which followed
throughout Italy.
The full significance and extent Of the
riottnE IS now clearly apparent, thanks
to the efficiency Of the press censors
who succeeded In suppressinG all but
the news of the most glat1nB outbreaks.
and even In those instances the reports
were toned down to theextentof making
them appear to be little more than popu-
lar demonstrations OF dtsapprovai with
the colonial policy Of the government
and OF opposition to the continuing OF
the campaign In Africa. But II Is an
open secret that the rioting had much
greater Significance.
II constituted series OF demonstra-
lions against king Humbert. II not
against the monarchy Itself, The troops
in several instances, were with difficulty
restrained from Joining the masses IN
their expressions of rage and indigna-
ton at the course events had taken
and there Is no denying that the KING
contemplated abdicating in favor OF the
crown prince, Vittorlo EMANUEL, the
prince OF Naples, a really brilliant and
capable MN. In fact II Is believed
that the cabinets Of Berlin. Vienna and
London were sounded on this subject
and that Count Goluchowski, Austral.
ian minister for foreign AFFAIRS, and
Prince Hohenloe. imperial chancellor
OF Germany, with the approval and
sympathy OF Emperor William. took
steps to avert this most serious Crisis ey
bringing about accord between the drel-
bund and Great Britain and the lattcrs
military diversion up the Nile,
But IL also admitted here that Great
Britain has won a very neat game Of
cards in the political tournament which
has been In progress since the accession
OF Nicholas II. to the throne OF Russia
II is pointed out that all danger OF any
serious objection upon the part Of
France at least, to her definitely con-
tlnued occupation Of Egypt, Is rapidly
vanishing beneath the influence OF the
drelbund, now her open ally. ana that
the advance up the Nile is probably only
the first move In another game
which VIII probably result In the re.
conquest OF the Soudan. the crushing oil
the MahdIsts and the annexation OF an
immense fertile region to Egypt, ana,
apparently. 10 Great Britain, which.
while strengthening and enrIchInE that
country. also increases the power OF the
hold which she already has over the
SueZ canal.
There are people here who assert that
the AdOwa disaster was Il most uneN-
pected trump card in the hands OF the
MARQUIS OF Salisbury when the pre-
mier's foreign policy had reached
point OF unpopulartty in Great Brit
ain and in Europe generally. which seri-
oHsiy threatened the overthrow OF his
cabinet and the possible advent to
power OF the quicker. more popular
and more brilliant Joseph Chamber
ioI