The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-25
Another One
Issued.
THE NILE VALLEY.
Salisbury Insists That It
Belongs to Egypt.

London, Oct. 24.-The British govern
ment issued another blue book tonight,
the most important feature of which
will be dispatch, dated Oct. II, from
the Marquis of Salisbury to the British
ambassador at Paris, Sir Edmund
Monson, reporting the previous inter-
view with Baron de Courcel, in which
the latter wished to ascertain what So
lution of the question was possible and
IN which the Marquis of Salisbury says:
Il generally insisted that the Nile
valley had belonged and still belonged
to Egypt, and that whatever diminu-
ton THAT title had suffered by the NAH
dis conquest had>'been removed by the
victory at OmduFman."
The Marquis Of Salisbury then point
ed out the heIplessness Of Major Mar
chaaads position, which Baron de
Courcel denied. and finally the British
premier, in response to Baron de Cour-
cells suggestion, offered to supply Mai.
Marchand with food and ammunition
in order that he might be able to reach
French territory.
Baron de Courcel then said that
France wanted an outlet to the Nile,
and the Marquis of Salisbury requested
that the whole proposition be made in
writing.
This was the last interview between
the ambassador and the premier on this
subject Baron de Courcel then went
to Paris, and 1t is thought that the
proposition which he brings tonight
embodies the points indicated in this
conversation.
The British cabinet council has been
fixed for Thursday next.
The Salisbury dispatch, in conclusion,
said:
'"The extreme indefiniteness of Baron
De Courcers propositions made it i'm
possible for me to express or form an
opinion relative to the territory claimed
by France in the Bahr- l-Ghazal re-
gion. Under the circumstances the dis
eussion has been fruitful of misappre-
hension. / informed him that it was
in no way my duty to discuss the
French claims now, but that in abb
staining therefrom, l must not be I'M
derstood as in any degree admitting
their validity"
The blue book also contains interest
ing letters from Moustapha Fehey, the
regent of Egypt, to Gen. Kitchener and
LORD 0GOIAef, the BRUSH ulDlOmaIlc
agent, respectively, showing Egypts
attitude. He wrote to Gen. Kitchener
warmly thanking him for taking pos
session of Fashoda, and thereby re-
conquering for Egypt the provinces
which assured her existence, and from
which she only retired Professionally.
The regent, in writing to Lord Cromer,
protested against the French VIOLA
ton o. Egyptian territory" adding that
Egypt had never lost sight of the re-
occupation of the provinces of the
Soudan, where the actual sources of
the vitality of Egypt and from which
she only withdrew, owing to force ma
jour- He also said that the recCnquest
of Khartoum would fail to have its
effect, if the valley of the Nile was
not restored to Egypt. Moustapha Fee
hey concluded with referring to the
Anglo French description, subject Of
Fashoda, urging Lord Cromer to use
his good offices with the Marquis of
Salisbury, ''in order that the incontest-
able rights of Egypt may be recognized
and all the provinces occupied in the
rebellion of Mohamed Ahmed be re-
stored to her."