The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-13
TRANSATLANTIC POLITICS.
Egypt and the Doer War.

To rHI Epiron oF THE SuS Sr The
conviction APPEAR 20 be- growing In England
that before many months are over IN" ksip-
tian question will 10 well to tie front For
thi. reason the British Government has. II
il understood. decided on the fertilization OF
Alexandria. which L. TO be converted into =
British eastern Mediterranean laval -tatton.
A. the money necessary for the purpose can
not he taken out 81 Egyptian funds without
the consent of the interuationa Commission.
"a. expenditure will be made direct by the
British Government on It's own account
The commencement ~ the work will.
n 1. expected. be mad. the orcaslon OF a pro-
test either by ore or more Of the great Powers.
or by IN. Sultan of Turkey acting In the first
instance a. Suxrrain Of Egypt and with
the support Of the others. the British position
In Egypt never having been regulhriz"d
by act Of tho European concert The visits
of Ahba- Hilmi. the Kh"dive 81 Egypt, to
Constantnopls and Paris ar" said IN have
been In connection with this object. as IL IL
ma tier OF common uotoriety that b" IA be
coming more and more impatient under the
tutclag - Of Lord CTocrr
For the moment the dispute between the
French Government and the Sultan might seem
to initiate against the idea Of a cooperation
between them. but there are those who soc
In this dispute merely a blind. or an. effort On
the part Of the Sultan - put on the evil day
rs long as ne Onns anu Nufh nv htFN hfNs 10
do so under compulsion. Consttutionally.
Abdul liza mid II breads having To decide,
and there IL no trick 81 evasion which he will
not, Try In order 90 cap IN NE mean,
10 end the Boer war increases. with the .ap-
preach Of the expected event. but according
10 Information OF az nuth9tlIauns 'harsS'"t
L. stll far on The bo~r leader and men
In the neld are a. ~re-olute a. ever To continue
the .trusgi" 20 the end. whatever u may be
hits they have communicated 80 President
kruger and their Other representatives In
Turop.. and they are looking forward 10 the
r,r,ii,y s,u,u,.r when they viii b.. able To-
feed their hors"s on ia" new grass OF The
v.idt. with nor" .Couhdrtcr IN !h"lr sh,hty
Co wr7r out the British troops than before
the winter set In
The many C%aV'ure- report"i nv LORD
Kitchener are officially stated 60 h." only those
81 Ro.r families which since ~" policv nffarm
and house burning has been put INTO general
effect have been leading "A noinndic NE on
the vcidt or among the hills m search OF sub
slst"uco and TO GNoid a." British columns,
1ho~" parties consist air1"ii ,di.frli ~ OLD
r,su or tl,.. pi ,sically unit 20 take mart IN
tho uThuug. aud ~ women auo children
The Ggiuug CuWWaucos AZ" nov disr'"gfff-
ms 81 holding hack ~ any MY hul haNr nnlN
4, renew operations. for which they are amply
supplied with arms and awuunlti"i N"r"-
over. the Roer leader have learned that ~"
Government ot Australia has warned The
Brius Government That unless "" war W
south Africa Is brought speedily 10 an end'
and In n manner that viii s"cur" ne DONNA
tmla will hc conp-lled 10 look altogether 20
her Own Interests IN" representations of
Australia are said 10 hnN" been OF a very
nrm aud decided ChafaCt"t. and 10 have
greatly impressed Lord salisbury This
hn- added -trrngih 60 the Bo"r drt"rmina-
ton 10 continue the resistance The sttua.
ton which the south African war has created
for England was very ter-ely expressed a
short tame ago by the representative al Wash
lngtpn ~ one. % the great Powers The
Ho-r-. he ~lid. have rendered an Immense
service 10 Europ" So far. Europe has not
displaycd any very conspicuous gratitude
to it, heucfactors. tut should the oppor-
tunity afforded 10y England's teeth being
fast In south Africa be aVallcd Of In the way
Indicated. the case ot the Beers may not 10
30 hopeless - their friends were IL ginning
TO fear and thcit enemies To assert
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