The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-12-02

It is doubtful if they have give e
Great Britain's operations in Eg$!S
the attention they deserve.
4 Since our civil war, which Enc.
lands cotton mill owners to Lanca-
saire felt SO keenIy ir financial
way, BY their inability to secure cot
ton from our Southern States. her
statesmen have given much time and
thought to the question whether or
not cotton, equally as good as that
grown in the United States, could be
raised in certain parts of the British
domains. After much effort and a
large expenditure of money it was
found that it could be grown in India
but OF quality which would not
compare with that raised in this
country. Australasia, too, proved
unsuitable to the proper cultivation
OF that plant. Consequently those
who direct the destinies of the Brit
ish Empire saw that in order to make |
its manufacturers indepen lent OF the |
United States, in so far at least as
cotton was concerned, it was necessary
for Great Britain to secure for all
tine hold on Egypt and the Egyp-
tian Soudan, territory in every way
suited to the growth of the finest
cotton.
How she has been aided ;.-' ,r eff.
forts Is>,that tirep at Cofirt Han1haer..
ing of +. sYsSs. n. -
Egypt by declit srq sq ssun
to pay her share s =! eIstI, eSa essqa So.
ting down the insurresls., Cd, ~ Ieu nD a,rssq
the Mahdi and the reconquest of:-at. |
Soudan is familiar to all who keeI by
touch with the worlds import the |
events. Fortunately for Great B in
ain, her statesmen saw their opt ant
tunlty and embraced it, with th lrit-
suit that Egypt and the Egyat bors
ooudan to'uay are practically Bri @e ~
territory. hf II
In another year, unless unfo, Sgo
difficulties arise, Gen. Lord Kit, W.,
Or, the commander of the ALI-S"' "'
Etsyption | forces, will hays driven fs ~,
Mahdi from testfo ses tSoHaaaa Ha aad have ~ :. ,
tan n.rs rum miles Of territory, or ,he as sss
Sun. ur,sen tunes as large as S .n. add1 !,
ioas1esIY Me~ Y,rx, will have bteA a" aaN e
Of New ;n,ents lent. and purposes, TO +
tor .'ah aa Empire; a territory, 70 Wv, nro-
large P,,, cotton Of the finest aua,a.S n:, !
ducins than that raised anyw.hh ,h., f
: b better ,hs T limited States, except tn.
y within .ne .He sea islands of the cf
81 ~; Y GsOrs';S TS"s it. viii, be seen that G'p1
saf ts.a has prac5AnaSo"aae nssva N1s,,a.
- essnt Of !, the Egyptian. 1el'a, s,
ss'/asss Soa0sS,e very satisfactory
aoo . . &c Ia IN every way as &c capuIh, el' a n
yuthern negroes. They can y =
I4ed OF wages ranging from <
a,s nsn,s a day, as against from . .
~ 10 cen.s .sn,s which our cotton plantse'
til are obliged to pay ior S'
ey work. ,o,o;aered that
AN ,;n,,oa amount of British cap,
rst una ~ awaiting investment in this 81 ,na "u
Of 10 .,u IN the Soudan, for which lts o'
nis- s ers will be satisfied with Ire re'ura mr;,
hat @ from q to S per cent. on the Pr;
,ons llJn s' vb;le our planters must
can from 6 to 10 per cent ior os snI ,hs % n
unS they use, the advantages .',r o, sonlt sne +
Ia sa- .S,S a,anters te s in this particular indu
sIbr. ~;1I be obvious. Furthermore e
Dane thus @ utilizing the soudan' y
,yeIn i Rr;tian will not only be able 70 ,,
,s ! int nI,'ss n1n the wants Of her manufactsa u
!, WV Py bHt tn the world at large at NJ
to d. wit with which our planters cann0'
O OOsrriS ps,TTjb Tb;, year the United States
arssdd rodnced about five-sixths OF tn
stant toU crown throughout the
hs dan What proportion of the soss' a"a
men w;ll % GROW five years from now
! fancy Rr;ti,h M subjects invest their .
\ ' nar;s ~ % ths cotton fields Of the Sou
y oinr for - : IN N .stion which will not only
"a. s.t our Southern planters,
,Yas 8. 1ss 0sople Je Of our entire count
;xSuo PeUp,,as Pl,a seem. it British enterp