Evening star., 1935-11-28
STATUE UNWILLING
DELAYED BY WAR
Anti-ltaIian Feeling, High in
Alexandria, Egypt, Holds
Up Rites.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt. - Dedica-
ton Of a $4,000 bronze statue Of the
late Khedive Ismail, who as ruler of
Egypt sent two ill-fated expeditions
against Ethiopia, has been postponed
Indefinitely, presumably because of in
creasing anti-Italian feeling here.
The statue, a gift from the large
italian community in Alexandria, to
commemorate a visit here by King
Victor Emanuel, is in place on its ped
estal near the native courts but is be-
ing kept covered.
In view of the present strong SYM
pathy in Egypt for Ethiopia, the fact
has almost been forgotten that Egypt
herself twice tried to conquer Ethi-
opia.
Two Expeditions Sent.
Two expeditions were sent into the
black empire in 1874 and 1876, the
second with IL American officers in
cluded among 16 foreigners in COM
mand. Egypt lost more than $4,000
men and enormous sums of money in
the two ventures.
Gen. Loring, distinguished veteran
Of the American Civil War, and a
Col Dye were two leading Americans
in the second expedition.
The Khedive Ismail Pasha in 1874
was absolute ruler over Egypt and the
Sudan and his dream was to spread
his domain over the Ethiopian high
lands.
Muzinger Pasha, a Swiss general in
the Khedive's service, was the gov
ernor general of the Egyptian prov
ince of the Red Sea, approximating
what is now Eritrea AS an excuse
for sending two battalions into Bog
hos, Muzinger claimed Ethiopians had
been making raids into Egyptian ter
ritory.
Retaliation by Negus.
The Negus Johannes. then ruler of
Ethiopia ,retaliated by sending q
large army into Egyptian territory
killing many inhabitants and carry
ing of hundreds of women and chill
dren. Muzinger reported this Incl
dent to Cairo and persuaded ISmail to
raise an army against Ethiopia.
Ismail chose Danish officer of ar
tillery, Armdrupp Pasha, to lead the
army. retaining Muzinger in Cairo
Because of the animosity of the Ethi-
opian villagers Armdrupp was forced
to leave detachments behind at vari-
GUS strategic points and finally en-
tered the heart of Ethiopia with only
5000 men. Then, at night, an Ethi-
opian army estimated to have beer
10 times as large, led by Johannes
himself, made surprise attack, and
destroyed the Egyptians, not a pris-
oner being taken.
Determined on revenge the Khedive
selected the Sultan HuSsein to raise
an army of $4,000 men. The Sultan
was made minister of war while direct
command was given to a Circassian,
Rateb Pasha. whose aide-de-camp
was an Austrian major, Thurneyssen
PaSha. Second in command was the
American, Gen Loring, and his lead
ing officer was Col. Dye, an American
expert on Notifications.
IL Americans on Staff.
Eleven Americans, Swiss, an Aus
trian and a Belgian comprised the
foreign officers in charge Of this army
under Rateb, who, instead of finding
the Ethiopians defending their from
tier, was permitted to advance far
into the interior of Ethiopia. On
March z, 1875, Rateb's army was at
tackled by an army of 100000 men
under the Negus. Panic broke out in
the Egyptian Army and seven bat
talionS Of infantry were cut off, while
the cavalry took the lead in the re-
treat. The seven battalions were
slaughtered.
After negotiations an agreement
was made with the Negus whereby he
returned all Egyptian prisoners and
permitted the remnant of the army to
return to Egypt. The persuasive
power of Loring and Thurneyssen was
credited for getting the second condi-
ton accepted.