As a specimen of the practical. commonsense counsels whic now find their way into French politics, T quote some extracts from an article by M. Gabriel Bonvalot. whi ning fame as an. explorer Asia, has dropped into politics and is new member for one of the Parli mentary divisions of Paris. the use, he asks, of raising the Ezyptian anes tion when it is perfectly evident that land. bavin~ restored Eexpt to prosperity means to keep the country? France is pay me the penalty of her refusal to ce-operate with England. but sie con retrieve her error if she will only set about the task in the right way. "Take the case of Tunis." says. M. Bonvalot. "We occupied it. to the creat dissatisfaction of Italy. but instead of erumbling and showing bad temper whenever the question crops up. she is steadily buying up Tand in. Tunis. the Ttalian papolation is constantly increasing, and she will soon be the virtual mistress of the country while France has all the trouble and annoyance of administering it. If Frenchmen want to regain their influence in Eavpt. why don't they invest capital in. the country. bay Tand, crow cotton. keen in contact with the natives and profit by England's mistakes?" Fashoda. the explorer adds, "could have been avoided if France kad acted in time. She should have made her wav through ida and moteted herself on the Foner fight the Dervishes. France could have Veloed her for the some reasons that shoul? brave for joint action in E-vnt." Placing is words in the mouth of an imaginary Englishman addressing a French friend, 3 Bonvalot continues: " Why do you alwa come too late? You let your opportunities slip because "ea devote all vou attention to parochial polities. Your tidd of vision is terribly restricted. and when there is something important, which you ought to have foreseen, zoing on in the world, you never mike up Your mind to move until it is Yo hands to your from the
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