The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-03
TCopyriGh,. 1851


TiE chessboard Of the Icuronean ma o.
lions has again been made ready.
In fact. the game that was started
tome years ago and never finished salts
factorily TO some of the players is being
resumed. with England and France as
the chief opponents, while the other
powers look on with concern, wonder
Ing what will be the ultimate result OF
the moves that have been made re-
Gently. The game at different times
mas shifted the pawns. knights, castles
and queens which represent the forces
or the governments which have had a
hand in the struggle to various sec
tions of the world from China until
now the players find themselves along
the river Nile i'm the Sudan country
between the possessions of both Eng
land and France.
The game was renewed but recently
when England again sent her troops
into that section ostensibly for the pur-
pose OF subduing the dervishes and
aNenging the murder of the intrepid
Gordon. Her last move was at ON
durham, while some distance away. at
Fashoda, the French troops have put
in an appearance and from the pres
ent outlook have checkmated their en-
emy. for 1T is well known fact that
france holds no friendly feeling to-
ward England, so far as Egypt and
the sudan country are concerned There
VIII have to be some decidedly delicate
playing done during the next few stems
or the contestants are likely to find
themselves in positions from which IL
Will be difficult to recede gracefully
They are now on neutral territory
which both have long coveted as its
possession would give either a better
control over the rest of the dark con-
tinent and would enable the one who
gets IL not only to increase it's terri
tory, but to connect IL to that which Il
now7has and incidentally to shut out
its hated rival.
From the time the fleet of England
bombarded Alexandria she has had her
hands full To control thesnatives in the
Sudan and hold the dominant position
in Egypt that she years ago mapped
out for herself. She has expended enor-
nous sums OF money and has sacri-
feed the lives of thousands of her fight
ing men, and IL might be said here that
among them were many of her bravest
sons and some of the best military men
the world has ever seen. England has
Fought her way along the Nile. gain
ing possession and control foo; by foot.
and while she has said that she will
give mp her protectordte over Ecypt
when that country can maintain and
operate peaceful government IL is
thought by the statesmen of Europe
that she has spent too much blood i'm
that section OF the world TO relinouish
any claim that she may have upon IL.
" has always been one OF the policies
of the English government to acquire
new territory at every possible opportu-
nifty. She has done this with a remark
able degree OF success and while IL is !
true that she has in q large measure
rreyed upon peoples who were weak in
comparison with her she has invaria-
bly, Improved the possessions acquired |
aud benefited those whom she has SUBJ |
Jugated. When England has wanted /
ANYTHING, she has contrived To get a. in /
q peaceful manner II possible and by /
force Of arms II necessary. She looked |
with longing eyes on Egypt for many /
vsars before she finally started out 20 |
get 'foothold There were many rea- /
sons why Il was necessary for her 10 \
have sowe possession near the Susz ca 4
nal. When the time was ripe. she took /
Tdsartage of 4. aud from a "foothold" /
she n"w has n controlling interest there.
d"1pite The fact That the other nations. I
With their IniSed tribunal. from which
Enslahd was excluded. opposed every
ring ghe wanted. Frame and Russia
60 tho Collectors then. and France
= russ a are the ooieelogs now.