The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-03

| England really went into Egypt not to
add IL 10 her many possessions. but to
Keep the other nations from slicing il up
/ as they have every other country which
has been too weak to defend itself
! against them Then her interests i'm Az
! rlca are larger than those OF any OF the
/ other countries, and besides protecting
the Egyptian government from them
/ she is strengthening her own position
near the Suez canal. which is the key
to the commerce OF that section OF the
! world
The Cape colonies have grown as have
the other possessions i'm Africa that
nave come TO England. In order TO
maintain and improve them she needs
an outlet in the north. Ii is really with
the object OF eventually connecting the
cape with the Mediterranean sea that
England has sent her troops into the
sudan, for it is that country which in
the greatest measure separates her pos
sessions in the south from Egypt II
VIII be remembered that one of Cecil
Rhodes pet projects is a railroad from
the cape to Cairo" and in order to build
IL il is necessary TO gain possession
of the country through which il will
pass. This mammoth problem has caus-
other nations which have possessions in
this section OF Africa much concern.
None Of them is anxious to have the
British build such a road. as il would
materially weaken their holdings
France controls considerable territory
on both the east and west coasts of the
dark continent. She, too. is ambitious to
increase her sphere of influence 10y Sc
curing control OF the land in the Sudan
along the White Nile.
Then, again, France is additionally on
posed 10 the proposition that England
should build the railroad as il would
afford the latter another pretext for
maintaining her "protectorate" over
Egypt, besides giving her enormously
greater power in Africa. France is vio-
lently Jealous of England and would
like to have her evacuate Egypt alto
gether, but from all appearances Eng
land intends TO remain And. by the |
way, the Sudan has been the cause OF ,,
more trouble and dissension among the
nations than any other section OF the |
Nile country. Nearly all the great pow |
ers would like to control it, but only |
TWO have sent troops in to subdue the |
natives, who are as daring fighting men |
as the world has ever seen. Some Of |
-
feated by these wild soldiers. The name |
oil Chinese" Gordon is still fresh in the |
minds Of the people. He was one OF |
England's foremost military men and |
lost his life at Khartum. To keen tho l
public i'm good humor the British news
papers have been saying that the expe-
dltion recently sent into the interior
went for the purpose of avenginR his
death. but diplomats smile at these
puerile statements.
The British troops have been success
ful. and the strongholds OF the dervIshes
nave fallen. This gives the English
complete control OF the Nile for more
than 1000 miles. IL also takes her near
er the goal that she had i'm mind when
the expedition was sent out "to subdua
the natives along the Nile nnd aveneo
Gordon's death" The railroad that the
troops arc laying Is not OF the light mill
itary type. but from what can be gath
cred from reports is well puiIt road
To- stand the wear and tear
Of the country" As the army advances
the road ~ put down un.il now il
caches Omdurman
II was not until the troops under Gen
-ral SIR Herbert Kitchener the airdsr
% Egypt and the accompanying su-
'hOrities on Sudan matters reached that
place that ~ became knowa that Mafor
at the head Of the Frenrn
forces which started from tho French
kongo many months ago. had arrived
az and we'e occupying Fashoda only a
Iew h..nGrtd miles 10 the south and in