Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-20
FRANCE IS CALMER.
yr.rCbmtn Consider Great BrItGil'S
Advances az Aggression,
pur THEY CANNOT AVERT H.
A Great Diplomatic Slroks-Not ltalI's
Ally-DeItishes Ordered TO
Advance,

PARIS, March l9.-Egypt has con.
unued to DO the chief topic OF discus
sion all day In the Hobbies Of the
Chamber Of Deputies, ami the slate
msnt made by the minister Of foreign
afaiu. 81. Bsrthslot, adds abundsnl
pesh material for ditcustion. The
general feeling Ia that N. Bstlhelors
language was moderate nud cautious,
sud 4, has served to dispcl anxiety Of
tue moderate politicians who were
consumed with the fear that France
was rushing 10 an open rupture with
Gfeit Britain and the DfUiUund M D
result OF the semi.uilicial announce
mtul Of the ftmOnrlfauCc which hau
been conveyed by NJ. BcfIhclOt to the
Ruiish tmuHssRdOf, the Marquis o.
D4nefin. AS tho situation pruscnlt
u.rIf, and tho intention Of the
diicrcnt parties 10 tho European
uaauce begins TO emerge, 1t be-.
comes more evident that Franco ~
not prepared to take any extreme mea-
turts TO avert the Nile campaign. Not
tusl che likes II aby better than when
j, wee fret bfoacheu. IL would be- hhru
10 nud FroLchman who sees In the
proposed campaign anything but a plan
VI aggression on this part Of Great Brit
iAu. They oil deny that there 10 need
lot q M measure VI protection 81
Egyptian Interests sgiinst tho Der.
ysnes.
They protest that frances Interest
DO the welfare oi Egypt Ia equal to or
greater than Great Bfitainu or the
ughef powers; IL II argued that large
majority NJ Vii tbs Egyptian fuudh0ld.
trs are French ciuzuns, and that n
Egyptian Interests were threatened by
tue Defvlshts France would have uH
much concern ia protecting them as
Crest Britain.
Nevertheless, France IL not prepared
10 20 to- extreme measures Ia Obstruct'
Ing tue Nile expedition. French
siatssmon arc alert to tho fact the
Egyptian project IN not without IT.
bitter opponents among the English.
men themselves. They are well aware
that Large bouy Of Lilueniial En- llsh
flattsmen regard the ME expedition
simply ass price IniJ, a hUavy price lhey
think, for accord win the Droibund-
antfi 70 by Lord Salisbury 10 eAtfl'
cato Great Britain uOm her pobiliou oi
isolation among the powers Of the
world, anu n wlsh 10 assumo some
unpltAsaut responsibility for succeed.
itg interests. France Will rely on the
development Of English sentiment
hgniutI the project more than on any
Uv,Tt act TO prevent II. There Is
fsvpticlsm felt and expressed here
tbout frances power TO prevent the
expenditure OF tns Egyptian budget
under tbs present circumstances. Tue
value Of tho argument made by NJ.
B,rthrlot In his address TO the Cham.
lef t0day, thst unauimity Of approval
among lho guaranteeing powers Il re-.
guiItd 10 authorize the Withdrawal Of
Egyptian funds, IL doubted even
nmnug Freuchmun. II Ia asserted that
auaumity IL required only when the
use 20 which the funds ato 10 be- put
10 Intended 10 be permanent There
g., besides, an apprehension that nu
instteuce upon the right ola minority
veto on tbs subject would lead again
DO danger Of ID rupture which France
has given abundant evidence that she
wishes 10 avoid.
II IL also fesrsd that even though