The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-10
PREPARING FOR WAR
The Feeling Against Germany Has Increased
and Naval Preparations Meet With Favor.
ENGLAND WILL BROOK NO INTERFERENCE
War Preparations Proceeding Apace
--Bo Not Necessarily Imply War
Russia Thinks England Only De.
sircs to tntimiIptc Germany
President KruScr's Demands.

London, Jan. 9.-Dispatchesf from Cape
Colony received to-day were two days
old. showing that the telegraph and ca
bic companies are either clearing UP the
accumulation of old business or that
the Government still refuses to allow
the transmission of news dispatches
Much interest is manifested here in the
receipt of Intelligence that will show the
attitude Of the Hon. Cecil Rhodes. late
ly Prime Minister OF Cape Conony, who
is strongly suspected of having had
much to do with the dispatch of DR.,
Jameson's forces to the Transvaal. but
until the normal condition OF the tele-
graphic service is resumed nothing on
this point can be stated definitely and
nothing but speculation can be INDUCED
In. On the continent it is openly
charged that not only was MIR. Rhodes
fully cogni2ant Of the movement of DR.
Jameson, but that the British Govern
ment was also aware of what was 60
ing on. Had the raid hecn successful
Great Britain. according to the popu-
lar belief In Europe. would have stepped
in and occupied the country. Ostensibly
10 protect her subjects, but really to es-
tahlish an occupation similar to THAT
I'm Egypt, which is tantamount to the
annexation OF the country.
AS the raid resulted In n most mis-
cradle tiasco. the British Government
is accused of attempting to forcstall
coIluSmnlllon DS tInpn1tlC1llN deny
ing any prior knowledge of the matter
and of taking measures to prevent the
departure of the expedition after il
knew II had departed, and had result
ell i'll u failure. OF course, this state
mcnt Is dsnied here. and the Govern
ment newspa perS insist that Mr.. Cham
hcrlain has acted throughout with clean
hands. At any rate ii can be said. so
far rs the Transvaal is concerned. that
the Government has done everything In
It's power to prevent the raid from af-
fcctinE any more than possibly the re-
lations between Great Britain and the
South African Republic. But that the
troubles have affected British foreign;
relations, more particularly those with
Germany there is no denial. Since the
fact became known that Emperor
William had before the Jameson'S raid
decided 10 intervene III the Transvanl
the feeling against Germany has great
~ increased. The, naval preparations
now being made meet with the fullest
popular approval and the more fiery
among those who are in favor of war
declare that the time has come for
Great Britain to assert herself i'm her
might. and teach Germany that she
will brook no interference with her
su2crainty in the Transvaal.
Those of calmcr blood hold that court
interference. which is against any hos
ti1ity towards Germany. will he suni-
cicntly powerful to prevent an out
DiSak. Sut court interference does not
and cannot control the popular demand,
which is decidedly In favor of warfare.
War preparations ave proceeding
apacc. In addition to the flying squad
ron, which has been ordered to be put
in readiness. instructions were issued
to-day for the immrdia L. C. mmissinning
OF twenty torpedo boat dcStroycrs.
All these prei>lra tionS, together with
the mobil2a ton of the land forces do
pt necessarily mean that there will be
Il war. In we'll informed circles il Is
believed that they simply mean that
the government is on the alert against
any emergency that may arise. and
should conditions demand IL. ii will he
ready to strike swift blow against
any enemy.
The best criterion of the situation Is
to be found at the Stock Exchange.
where the time and prices respond to
every touch of fear and hope. This
morning this market displayed san
guine tone and consols advanced from
yesterdays closing prices. Later there
was Il slight decline, but on the whole.
there was an advance as compared
with the values of yesterday.
Altogether 1t can he said that there
appears to be an Improvement in the sit
uation and unless new and unforeseen
difficulties arise 1t is thought that the
pending questions will be settled diplo.
matically, and not by the nnal arbitra-
ment OF war.