The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-01-11
SHOWS OPEN HATRED
Germany Convinced the Troubles
Are Due to OupIicity
SHE is READY TO SEND TROOPS.
The English.American ifficulty About
Venezuela Is Viewed From a DIFF.
ferent Standpoint.

Berlin, Jan. 5.-The invasion of
Transvaal by DR.. Jameson and forces
of the British South Africa Company
has brought up all the latent feeling
OF hostility to England and has pro-
voked an outburst similar to that pro-
duced by President Cleveland's message
in America. The general belief that the
duplicity of British statesmen is de-
liberate and in pursuance OF their policy
Of keeping Europe uivioeo into two
camps in order to facilitate English ag-
gressions and encroachments in Africa
and elsewhere, has received supposed
confirmation in the news of Jameson's
venture. In spite Of the disavowal Of
the British secretary of state for the
colonies of any knowledge or RESPONSE
biltty for the step taken by Jameson,
little doubt is felt here that 1t was
prompted in high quarters, and the free
terms of the emperor's message are in
terpreted as indicating the same mis-
trust OF English protestations that is
felt in government circles. Everybody
understands the emperor's message to
President Kruger was not due to mere
impulse, but was decided upon and
drafted after grave council of minis
ters and 1T must therefore be regarded
as an open pronouncement of a change
of the German policy toward Great
Britain.
Immediate news of the invasion Of
Transvaal was received on Tuesday
evening and the emperor summoned the
minister for foreign affairs, Baron
Mareschal Won Bieberstein, and DR..
Jaiser, director of the colonial office
n cd I'D
strong terms of the breach OF interna-
tional law. Later an official note was
sent to the British government, asking
CURLY the meaning of Jamesons raid
and what steps would be taken to
| neutralize it. Moreover. 1t is asserted
| on good authority that the intention to
| land German sailors at Delagoa bay
was only abandoned on receipt of news
| of Jameson's defeat. The consent Of
| Portugal has been asked for transit OF
troops across Portuguese territory.
Another statement made on good au-
! thority is that Germany has come to
an agreement with France to arrest
British advances in South Africa and
that 1900 German volunteers, we'll
| equipped, will start on board of the
North German Lloyd steamer during
the coming week for Delagoa bay to as
S1St the Beers.
ANTI-ENGLISH FEELING.
At the New Years reception at the
palace, Emperor William was frigid in
his treatment of the British ambassa-
dor, Sir Francis G. Lascelles. 1t was
remarked that his majesty barely ad-
dressed few words to him and eyed
him stonily. On the other hand the en-
peror's reception OF the United States
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dial Besides the usual congratuIa-
tions, his majesty took pains to mani
fest undisturbed relations of intimacy
between Germany and the United
States, talking with Runyon most pleas
antly and amicably for some time.
The anti-English feeling has been fed
all along by the Bismarck press, which
has reproached the government for
trucking to English insolence," but
the emperor and the government have
withstood these taunts. Now. however,
a vigorous anti-English policy may I'M
doubtedly be anticipated.
Incidentally, this has helped the Ger
mans to view the British-American diff
ficulty with different eyes. The anxiety
here to take part in the American loan
shows this. The bankers of Berlin, CO.
logne and Frankfurt fell over each other
in their haste to have a share in it and
the United States embassy was over
whelmed throughout the week with in
quiries as to the precise terms of the
loan, proving conclusively that Ameri-
can credit is unimpaired In the money
market here.
CONTEMPLATING BISMARCK.
Prince Bismarck quietly passed the
, New Year day at FREDERICKSBURG, whers
he received many distinguished callers,
including Baron Won Stumm, Count
Kordoff, Baron Won Manteuffel, Count
Won Kanitz, Count Won Mirbach and
Prince Alexander Won Hohenlohe.
? The emperor on New Years day tel
egraphed to Prince Bismarck as fol-
= lows: MANY more years of strength
and wisdom to the builder up of the
: empire"
To this Prince Bismarck replied: my
! deep felt thanks to your majesty fol
your kind wishes, which fully recip-
} | rocate."