The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-18

back has been to accumulate these griev--
ances, or pretexts for grievance against
England, nurse each in turn. and part
with none, on the theory of finally forcing
England into a corner, where she will be
compelled to surrender something yalu-
able as.the price of an all around settle
ment. Often in the course of this process
the two nations have growled an0 shown
their teeth, but actual rupture has always
been avoided Each time, however, this
postponemenJ of trouble becomes more
difficult for the reason that the French
are continually turning I'D with fresh
cla1ms, and there is, consequently, in
creaslng danger that England will lose its
temper. / wonder often. at the self-re-
straint that the English press and poll
tlclans show IN this matter year after year.
OF course this ceuntrys interests are
deeply involved in peace, but it argues re-
markable qualities to be able constantly to
keep this in mind and. never yield to i'm
patient anger.
!. he long -bottled-up rage will be some
thing to see if it ever does burst the bonds.
The English press could in day raise the
whole country into flaming ferment if it
chose to do so, hence it is useful to note
that the Times the last week has been talk
ing much more gravely about the Mekong
and the Niger than ever before and that an
official statement on the former subject
has been promised by Secretary Curzon for
next week.
= The Bulgarian question is for the mo-
ment IN statu quo. Signs seem to point
Just now to Prince Ferdinand having
his boy baptized in the Orthodox
Greek church in the belief that
this will go far toward placating Rus
sia. It is perfectly understood that this
will be Of no good and it is difficult to be-
lieve that he knows so little of the actual
political facts of the case. Meanwhile the
Macedonian disorder, which is really due
to the invasion of an armed Bulgarian
band, is again attracting attention.
The Turkish troops are admittedly be-
having with extreme caution, and the out
RACES thus far are altogether on the other
side, yet the. chance that this miserable
farce may embroil Europe continue to ex
cite public apprehension. At the Foreign
Office they hear tonight that the Spanish
republican rising, SO called, is of no i'm
portance. 1t is due to the weakening of
cessity, but plenty of troops are left to take
care of these marauders, who have no pop
ulsr support whatever.
The north of England is still talking of
nothing but the extraordinary German
Emperor and of his flying visit to West
moreIand, which, brief as it was sufficed
to create whole cloud of legends of his
imperial eccentricity. His passion for fu-
rious driving attracted perhaps most atten-
ton, even in the district where the wild
Lowthers have raced horse flesh to death
since the Norman days, but he did many
other things equally interesting. London,
as usual, has seen nothing of him, and
here the principal curiosity is what on
earth he can have found in Earl Lonsdale,
who is by two years his senior, to SO capti-
vate him.
Certain it is that prod1gious friendship
has sprung up between the two and Ions
dale, when he attends the big German
maneuvers next month, is to be treated as
special imperial guest, as if he were
royal parsonage.
These maneuvers, involving an unpre-
cedented force of army corps, are to be
ushered in by great celebration at Berlin
VI bnO INCl1ty -uiGll DSQdu anniversary.
These commemorations have been proceed
ing now for nearly fortnight and though
little attention has been paid to them out
side, the feeling in both countries all along
the Austrian frontier has been deeply
stirred. Both Governments have done all
in their power, it must be said, to minimize
the chances OF friction. Yesterday in and
about Mars Ia Tour the various battle
fields, which lie some on one side of the
frontier and some on the other, were visited
by thousands of people with wreaths. and
civilians of both nationalities were freely
allowed to cross the line, but troops were
kept out OF sight of each other.
A procession of 100 German veterans in
citizens. clothes penetrated to Mars la
Tour and moved through the streets to the
burial places. Their comrades took off
their hats and bowed incessantly to the in
habitants. These latter mostly stopped in
doors, but the rest regarded the pilgrims
coolly and said nothing. Thus far these
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