The record-union., 1897-03-28
And Has Obstructed Free Navigation
or the Niger.
Calls Up Visions of the Union Jack
Floating From the Egyptian Capitol
to the Cape, and OF England's OCcu-
patton Of the Coasts of Arabia and
India.

NEW YORK, March PA dispatch
to the Herald" from London says:
The letters written by Prince Henri
d'Orleans to the Herald" and Paris
Figaro" since his departure upon his
exploring mission to Abyssinia have
dropped Ike bombs into the camp of
the English papers
The Times" says editorially: Prince
Henry now repeats without evidence
all the stale calumnies he can collect
against his former hosts and reserves
his honeyed compliments for King Men
elek, to whose court he designs to trav-
el. Fortunately, this is the chief i'm
portance of what the Prince says. AS
contribution to moral science it is
characteristic that the moment which
he has chosen for making this attack
on England is the moment when rela-
tionS with the Government of the re-
public are particularly friendly. Moth
ing can have been in better taste than
the attitude and language which for
months past the plain citizens who
have been raised under the present con-
stitution to direct the fortunes of
France has habitually employed toward
the great sister Power of Western Eu-
rope. The scion Of the Bourbons might
learn from them a lesson which No
blisse Ohlige, whether the nobility in
question be that of birth or rank and
responsibility"
The DAILY Telegraph" says: Per-
fidious Albion is the theme of two let
ters addressed by Prince Henry dor
leans from dJibouti, while on his way
to King Menelek's court" and con-
tinues:
Prince Henri explains that he was
induced to make the journey by the
thought that England is remaining in
Egypt in spite of her engagements. She
is sending troops to Dongola She has
tried to expel Christian missions from
Uganda. She has brutally hurried
armed bands on the pacific Beers and
has obstructed free navigation on the
Niger. The Prince says that eyes are
being turned toward Abyssinia as
means of curbing the unbounded and
unscrupUlous ambition of Great Bri-
tain in Africa. Here was an oppor-
tunity of making himself useful. So he
sped on his way, despite all difficulties
with which his departure was beset.
When he reached Cairo on his route
he saw the French Minister, had two
audiences with the Khedive and con-
versed with members of the Egyptian
Government and with many of his fell
low w-cOuntrymen-men who are partic-
ularly well informed.
I fourd, he said, a unanimous
opinion prevailing among all with
whom 1 talked. They showed me that
a clean sweep had been made of the
past; that all government had disap-
peared before the will of England rep
resented by Lord Cromer; that it was
alike impossible to secure respect for
the right to reply, or in fact, to do any
thing. They enabled me to perceive the
perfidy and lack of good faith of the
English policy. They explained to me
the artifice with which England got the
bondholders. to believe that Egyptian
finances were in good condition; where
as in fourteen years, in 1882 to 1896,
the English occupation had cost Egypt
go, 900, 900 francs
'Such was the stupendOus informa-
ton which Prince Henri derived from
his stay in Cairo. Not content with this
he calls up visions of the Union Jack
floating from the Egyptian capital to
the Cape. of England's occupation of
the coasts of Arabia and the Persian
Gulf from Port Said to India, and he
thus concluded his diatribe: Owing to
disputes in France and dissensions, the
leopard will have extended his claws
over the richer Haten of the world Our
power abroad will have been ruined.
This is danger The way of prevent
ing it is to be found in an agreement of
all the European powers to exact re-
spect for treaties, and internationaliza-
tiOD of the valley n the Nile
I'VE have been treated to similar de-
nunciations after the Princes journeys
to the Far West and to Madagascar.
and this one seems to be full of equal
promise in the same direction, the
abuse of Albion being apparently re-
garded as the royal road to popularity"
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