The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-07
u have excited the warm admiration d King
William.
THE BURMAH DIFFICULTY.
why the English win be Drawn into An-
other Eastern war.
tOorrespondence 81 the Baltimore Sun

Correspondence Of the Baltimore SUM-
The news IL not reassurinG from this coun-
try, and though purposely stifled, there has
enough leaked out TO show how much more
may yet come to help In crushing the mas
tery foreign policy Of the Earl Of Be af ms
Oldest Ut the East. Its people are Of the
Mongol type, though many writer's allege as
the Africans are descended from the lost
tribes Of Israel, 30 the burmese came from
the early Egyptians. In 1924 England nad
q war with Burmah, and, as In all such wars,
took @ large slice Of territory, namely Assam,
whence comes the best OF tea to this market
In 1869 another war with the Burmese gave
to England additional territory east q the
Ganges. Since then Burmah and England
member when the Burmese rulers
sent ambassadors to Queen Victoria,
and these ambassadors. on teing
presented to her. Majesty. suddenly and
simultaneously fell on their faces ana
ten feet Of the royal sovereign, who, like
every one present, became amazed. No In
fiuence could cause them to stand up, and In
the midst OF this flip flap prostration the
Queen and her attendants quietly retired,
away. What Is called British Burmah IL
larger than England and Ireland with popu-
latiOn OF about 100000. A feature OF the
spirited foreign policy Of England Ii to create
local DIVISIONS wherever they can D0 made.
Burmah has two parties. One favOrs Eng
land and another opposes. The latter is now
giving some considerable trouble to resident
English agents, and an outbreak en- masse as
well as q war is imminent. This troubled
state Of things has been growing since the
death q the King, IN September last; He
died suddenly, and owing to the inability TO
find q successor his demise was kept secret
to the people for over month. During
this month every possible pretender
to the throne was imprisoned by q
party Of palace agents who are
now stirring up ferment 90 against English
influence. In England there are numerous
Burmese refugees, men OF social position and
power when at home. These are adding to
the trouble by keeping the British govern
ment well Informed OF their enemies dolngs
and plans. The present Burmah King, not
ference, and the possibility Of escape Of the
political prisoners, has quietly chopped of
the heads OF some hundred Of the latter and
denounced the former. This has aroused the
relatives Of the late king, who reside In Brit.
ish Burmah, and they vow vengeance and
seek England's aid. This they will carry out
and get, but In time they, too, will be cleaned
out by OF the great annexation broom
Of Britain. To get rid OF these relatives oil the
late king the present monarch ID organizing
his army and threatens the invasion OF the
British Burmah territory. II such results
come, both BrltOns and Burmese will regret
1t. TO meet him troops are going from India
and before long may check the mad career OF
a king who Is q brute and q mad drunkard.
The Burmese are Buddhists and much more
contrOllable away from fanaticism than Ma
hommedans. yet any day may announce them
aB IN LID arms.