The sun., 1897-10-10
GREAT BRITAIN IN EGYPT.
FRANCE TITHDRAWS HER OPPOSE
TIOy TO ENGLAND'S CLAIMS.
Not Yet Known Ow LHrEc Price England
un. Paid TO Ne Let Alone to Garry Out Her
Egyptian schcme.-The Late Prince Loo"-
Projects Against England and Germany
sp,eia, Gable Dsspatch to THE suS.

v.,,,i,r Hchemes-The Late Prince Lobn-
poru uProJects Against England and Germany
Sp,ciai cable Despatch to THE SuS.
IoypoN, Oct. 9.-Franco has withdrawn
for the present her opposition to the
british occupation Of Egypt. This nows,
which Is of tho highest diplomatic inn
portance and significance, comes from
source which entities 1t to full credence, al
though there will probably be no Official con-
flrmation for several weeks.
The announcement tho other day that LORD
Salisbury had conceded everything France
claimed In 1unis has been received with aston
ishmcnt and bitter though silent resentment
nv his own party, and savage dcnunciation by
the opposition press and leaders. To-days
Speaker for instance, expresses tho sentiment
of all classes when it says: "The agreement Is
an unconditional surrender on the part of Great
Britain, and, as far as can be seen. we have got
nothing in exchange for 1t. What is to be
thought of the player who filings away the ace
of trumpsi This is precisely what Lord Sails
bury has done. If the thing had been done by
Mr. Gladstone or Lord Rosebery. every Tory
newspaper and platform would have rung with
denunciations Of the traitor.
at is not by chance that. with tho statement
Of the English surrender in Tunis we have tho
announcement what France is going to do at BIZ
Rerta Ia Tunisian port in defiance Of the solemn
promises made by her when Tunis,was occupied.
It makes one doubt the honesty even of the
most honest when such things happen"
Lord Salisbury can well afford to bide his
time under such attacks, when he has, or thinks
he has, acquired Egypt in exchange for giving
Franco a free title in Tunis. \ little serious
thought ought to have convinced even the bit
terest enemies of the Prime Minister that he
would hardly make such sweeping and i'm
portant concession without any quid pro quo
except paltry per cent. duty on sugar.
Lord Salisbury has been yieLing all along the
line since the beginning Of the present Ministry,
wherever stern pressure was applied, but no.
body ever knew him to sivo away good thing
In diplomacy voluntarily and without compul.
sion. If he has gained free hand in Egypt he
has certainly got the best Of. the present bar
gain for it is practically certain that no other
power will interfere if France is satisfied
But there is good reason to believe that this
is not all that is happening behind the scenes in
the diplomatic world just now. The negotia.
tions which give Tunis to France and Egypt to
Great Britain probably include deals of even
greater Importance TO which Russia is a party,
as she is indirectly in this African agreement.
1t is too early to speak definitely on this point.
Indeed, it is unlikely that anything more has
been settled. But it may be said with fair
degree of confidence that England is ready to
be far more liberal in dealing with Russia and
France in regard to Eastern questions than she
was TWO years ago or even four months ago.
The British Government is fully alive now
to the fact that British interests throughout the
far East are vitality imperilled. and England is
virtually powerless to resist the combination
for her undoing which has been preparing
among the Continental powers. She is willing
10 make the most substantial CONCESSIONS
and especially to Russia and France, in order
TO save what she can for herself in that region.
There comes. cuuousy enough Just at this
time, highly interesting confirmation Of the
general plans which Prince Lobanof entertained
for the overthrow OF British supremacy, and
which described in THE Sun at the time of
the death oi that statesman. The details are
supplied to the Vienna correspondent of the
Times by friend OF Prince Lobanof, as fol-
lows.
prince Lobanof left certain papers in which
he defined his views touching Russia's mission
in the world Among other things, the Prince
pointed to England and Germany as the two
powers from which Russia had most to fear.
lie believed that in four years, when tho Rus
san railroad system in Asia would DO COM
pleted, there should be no delay in striking q
decisive blow at India. II this were attended
with success, Prince Lobanof considered that
tuc uniting inc DTIll5n COIOuICS Win Int
mother country would be materially loosened.
and the decline Of the British Empire would
follow.
"On the other hand, an alliance with France
Affords Russia security against Germany
Prince Lobanof made light of an Austro- Ger
man entente in that he thought it possible that
Austria Hungary might eventually recover
her position in Germany, which would seem &c
indicate that he had in view rdpprochement
between the dual monarchy and France, fol-
without the ald of the latter such q projec,
could never have formed part of his calcula
uons.
Prince Lobanof also aimed at including
Turkey in his combination against Germany
obviously in o,d,r, when the critical moment
came, that the Turk should not be availabl,
as an ally Of the German Empire against Aus
tria."
Whether this Is O correct outline of Primo,
Iobanof's ideas or not. it is certain that tn,
Russian policy was implacably anti British
then and is now. 1t is also certain that thu
conditions since Prince Lobanof's death hav
steadily tended toward tho point where tn
probability OF the success of:his plans has in
creased. Lord Salisbury is neither 30 blin,
nor 30 obstinate as to fail to recognize thes
facts, and there is multitude of indication
that he has been striving. In the past few weeks
10 compromise with the tremendous opposition
arrayed against him. 1t may be taken 10
granted that his concession of Tunis to Franc
Is by 70 means une whole price which he ha
paid for being allowed to remain In Egypt ;.an
Russia will undoubtedly be the country t
proht by the portion of tho bargain which 1
still und 'sclosed.
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