Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16
DOUBLE
Game Being Played by
Great Britain.
STATESMEN OF GERMANY ARE
KEEPING THEIR EYES ON
THE LITTLE ISLAND.
TREACHERY FEARED
GERMAN BIMETALLIsTs HOPE FOn
A CONFERENCE.
Ii Hung Chang to Represent China
mt the Coronation of the
Car OF Russia.
TREACHERY FEARED
GERMAN BIMETALLIsTs HOPE FOn
A. CONFERENCE.

Berlin, Feb, l5.-(Copyrlghted 1896 by
the Associated Press --The Transvaal
imbroglio has been the all-absorbing
topic OF interest here during the past
week, and the government declaration
of its attitude In the relchstag on
Thursday evoked as was intended. an
inspiring patriotic demunstrn ton on all
sides of the house, The policy of the
foreign office though distinctly dis
pleasing to England, has been indorsed
by the leaders OF all factions of the
conservative party The reporter of
the Associated Press In this city has
had interviews with several well known
parties who have assured him that
the reichstag will stand by the govern
ment In the steps which 1t may take
to maintain statue quo In South Al
RIGA.
The Associated Press representative
also had an interview on the subject
with a high official of the foreign Of
fee, who said
THE official relations between Ger
many and Great Britain are good, but
II cannot he denied that there is u
strong suspicion that the British court
or its members have been and are still
playing double game. The sudden
departure OF Mr. Cecil Rhodes for South
stances lend new color TO this impress
sion. recent ndvices from South Africa
indicating a resumption of British In
trigues and afIalrs In that part of the
world are shaping themselves so as to
place before Germany the alternative
OF abandoning valuable interests for
the sake of good relations with Great
Britain or Of maintaining those In
terests at the risk of rupture with
Great Britain. The temper of the
government and people of Germany Is
to maintain the status quo at any
cost"
There Is no doubt that the foregoing
utterances outline he attitude OF the
German government, which has been
| considerably influenced by the repre-
! sensations OF DR.. w. ]. Leyds. the sec
| rotary of state for T"ansvaal, who has
/ been striving to enlist German support
| for the South African republic and
| complete the latters diversion from
| Great Britain, whose commercial in
! terests would thereby be hampered TO
| the advantage OF Germany.
The Frankfurter Zeitung today snys
| that the conduct of the British govern
{ mcnt, especially since Mr.. Rhodes re-
I turn toward the Transvaal, has In
4 creased the feeling of suspicion and
| anxiety aroused by recent events, and
| that consequently the Transvaal gov
| eminent has resolved TO prepare fol-
every emergency. In addition to keep
| ing cannon of different calibres the
/ Transvaal has ordered in Germany
rifles of the newest pattern and ma
| terlal for the construction OF forts.
| In spite OF the formal declarations
of the imperial chancellor, Prince
Hohenlohe, in the reichstag that Ger
many was not prepared at present tc
issue invitations for a monetary con.
| = foil OF o.
| have hopes that conference VIII be
called, They have determined to re-
sumo active agitation both in the
reIchstag and outside Of Il. They
charge Prince Hohenlohe and Baron
| Marshall Won Bicbersteln, the min
ister for foreign affairs, with bad faitf
in carrying out the reichstag's instruc'
tons of q year aEo.
The great strike In the clothing and
furnishing trades, which will affect
| some 10000 men and women, Is nov
| SPREADING into towns like Halle. Stet
lin and Mannheim. In Hamburg. Ber-
lin and other centers, 100000 circu'
lars have been distributed. explaining
tho needs and demands of the strikers
The chief demand Is the suppression o.
| the sweater. over 800 bureaus have
/ been opened at Berlin, each one TO re-
ceiya money for the assistance of the
strikers. and some of the newspapers
| ara asking for popular subscriptions
The strikers make out good case.
The minister for war, General Bron
Fart Won schellendorf. In the reich
stag today replied TO statements con
corning the ill-treatment OF soldiers
| He said the entire country was nov
| CONVINCED that ill-treatment OF sol
diers was strongly condemned by Of
| f,cers OF nil ranks. and that 1t was
raoidly decreasing, owing to strict pre-
| tentative measures which have beer
| adopted. ,
| FIFTY socialists have been arrested
Mt secret meeting at which TER
IT,scbar member of the reichstag
WA present. Their homes were
searched on Tuesday and many com
promising papers were found.