Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-09
THE AFRICAN RUMPUS.

Philadelphia Times: Jameson in South
Africa didn't have such an easy time as he
expected after the Beers got their Dutch up.
Cleveland World: England carried the war
into Africa all right. The trouble will now
be to get it back out again. 1t will be done
by backing out.
indianapolis Journal: 1t looks as II the war
emperor of Germany may have been looking
after something like the Beers affair by the
liveliness with which he picked 1t up. 1t may
divert attention from internal dissensions at
home.
New York Tribune: South African repub-
lies do not seem to have any better protection
than South American republics against the
incursions Of Great Britain into their terri
tory in support of settlers who have gone
there to make money.
Chicago Time2-Herald: There Is an old
prcverb that "a man may hot marry his
grandmother" but Emperor Williams tele-
gram to Mynheer Kruger would indicate that
he is not aware Of any proverb forbidding
a man to fight his grandmother.
Cincinnati Enquirer: The congratulatory
dispatch of Emperor William to the presi-
dent Of the Transvsal republic has given
much ofrense in England. Will Victoria
send for her grandson and spank him?
Willie has been spelling for a fight ever
since he got out of short trousers.
New York Advertiser: England ought to
understand from the developments OF the pas,
few days that it is high time for her to stop
SIaDDiuB territory anu take care OF what Sne
already has-if she can. Her thieving pro-
psnsity has made her the most unpopular
power In existence today. Turkey hardly ex-
cepted.
st. Louis Republic: England's gains are
made by main strength and awkwardness.
Her ministers are building perplexities and
her bullying ways are making enemies con-
tinually. Every few years the perplexities
bring her up short In a tangle and the enc
mics begin to bristle up. Then she must
nithnr hnnl ont M ehtt Ia,. --
and drive forcibly through the encompasglng
tolls.
Chicago Record: In short, there is not one
OF the worlds great powers-the United
States included-which is not at the present
j%nnGture in an attitude of either
to the British empire. Nor is
the condition either anomalous or illogical,
1t is directly due to the traditional foreign
policy OF Great Britain. which consists in
having a finger in everybody's else pie.
New York Times: Although the emperor
of Germany has behaved more automatically
1t is difficult to account for his dispatch of
congratulation to the Beers except upon the
srEposition that he was congratulating them
upon a successful resistance to a British
aggression. The Invasion of the Transvaal, II
Is plain, will have an important effect upon
European opinion Of the merits of the
Venezuelan question, and that effect will not
be favorable to Great Britain.
Cincinnati Commercial: The laceration to
the feelings OF the British caused by Presi-
dent Cleyeland's Venezuelan message has
been intensified to such an extent by EN-
peror Williams Transvaai telegram that
there may be serious thought of diyesting
Lord Salisbury OF his yellow jacket and his
three-eyed peacock feather. In which case
It Is understood that His Assistant Royal
telegraph his sympathy In appropriate tea
chest hieroglyphics.