Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-12
ANGLO-GERMAN SPAT
Sauna Tremendous Danger Believed 10
Threaten the British Empire.
NATTER blown OVER
,,,,ns. IN Europe, Though DIG
with the Fate of EnS'"""--'
an coalition Against
.Viaht HnIe Isle

UN D.
i@., ar.,nsvaal. the government causea
Fl a. roard u Trade officials 10 p'.
n ~. report 90 the immisrauO" nv
81 i r,,nbi.e during the period covered
"a 49,. ,eturns in the boards posses
Isl sion. - nos resulted
n a.. cetablishment Of the relharh-
-. 0ct that during the last hi'eeh
o,lv 1000 foreigners. exclusive oil
Il tc British. have gone into the lrahs-
81 ,.,si The returns include Americans,
4 r,-srct,oon. Houanders. Italians and
Il Germans but do not give the rauo oil
oach. vt
Tho r,port will be submitted TO Parlia-
...,t ga soon as II meets, and VIII
doubtless be used as an important iao'o'
,n dealing with the German pretehs'o"
of a right 30 interfere In the SCUM
African republic. 40
while the production OF these statis-
,ics may assist and justify British u
,omacv in rebutting the German claims
n is the conviction in official circles ,hS'
only the strongest and most openly ~
rrerent policy can avail Great bIl'aI"
I'm the face Of a possible European Gu
. altiOn against her. ., T.,
The crisis. so far as the TransVaai Is
!. concerned. seems 10 be over I'o.u
Salisbury has clinched the posi'ion az
Delagoa bay by notifying inc osein '
inent at Lisbon that me iaHu'hs y. any
foreign troops there VIII pe nhileu'a.eIS
followed b. the occupation OF the place.
by the British. -,
4 fee have known for long time that
q &, correoron.e OF German Diplomacy
en- the East Lord Salisbury's efforts to
q hiring about a settlement OF the Arne-
& man question have been thwarted, and
s that Germany has made overtures 10
"a Russia IN favor OF common policy
81 10 check Enehnds expansion In any
~ rart Of Asia. The key TO all this lies
"a I'm the Empcror's resentment of the policy
81 OF Lord Salisbury
ID While the Liberals were I'm power. the
81 Emperor expected that cold neutrality
81 would DO shown towards Germany but
he relied on Lord Salisbury. when he
-aEne into power TO enter into some form
bf entente with the TRIBE Alliance. Dis
4 appointed IN this. the Emperor decided TO
make England feel the weight of German
hostility
BRITAIN'S DANGER.
How far the Emperor has succeeded in
Obtaining a coalition against Great Bri-
tain is probably known to Lord Sails
bury. That some tremendous danger
threatens the British nation is the fixed
belief In official and diplomatic circles.
The Berlin dispatch published by the
Telegraph this morning stating that En-
peror William had sent a conclliatory
letter to the Queen. in response to an
autograph-let,er or rebuke sent to him
by her Majesty. appears TO be canard
without even the merit Of originality.
II simply re-echoes a story that has
been current here since Wednesday Tho
dispatch is ignored by some of the eve
ming papers. and sneered at by others.
The Telcgraph's correspondent states
that Lord Salisbury has avoided asking
explanations Of the Emperor's attitude
on the Transvaal question. which expla-
nations might be unpleasant; and adds
that the governments Of the several
German States have commenced 10 pro-
test that 10 hostility to England was
intended; that no protection OF the
Transvaal is desired, and that no Ger
man interference in any form was ever
intended. All that is directly contrary
10 all the information that has been
allowed TO reach the journalists who are
I'm touch with the government officials
here. Hence the value Of these stories
necessary TO notice them. as were they
true they would alter the whole situa-
lion.
The Spectator very openly states that
Il finds II difficult TO discover accurately
what the Emperor means. 1t adds that
II has been patent to the Foreign Office
for some time that Germany Is exceed
ingly unfriendly TO Great Britain. She
has checked Lord Salisbury's negotia-
tons I'm favor Of the Arnenians. and her
attitude more than that of the Gar
has prevented a settlement Of that ques-
ton.
ENGLAND'S STRONG HAND
BY Wedn sday five British cruisers viii
be stationed az Delagoa bay This pro-
ccdure rather savOrs Of a blum, as no
Power threatens TO land troops there.
but II is a part Of the strong hand that
the British Government is compelled TO
play
Though the crisis in the Transvaal
IS apparently over. even things in Europe
ore approaching phase that is big with
the fate of England. No explanations or
Emperor Wnlem's IN ssage TO President
Kruger. OF the hostile language OF the
4 German official press. or Of the inter-
II views of the German ministers with the
Boer REPUBLICS representative have been
Nouchsafed TO Lord Salisbury. There is
Reason to assert that he has dsmanded
such eXolaraions. and that orders to
II prepare the navy for war were issued
inter ne had duly advised Count Won
1aiefeldt the German Ambassador here.
that the Germsn Government ought 10
give the explanations required. -
The abatement OF the hostile zone Of
the German-insplred papers cannot be
taken as indicating a change in the En-
49, ~ 10y g.f
danger 20 England. Among the theories
discussed by the press. In trying TO
interpret the Emperor's action. 1t is I'M
derstoOd that LORD Salisbury accepts only
one. and that Is that the message To
President Kruger was part Of a calcu-
lated and long played game of involving
England In complications that would
weaken her force as afactor in European
affairs
Admitting that II is probable that
The Emperor aims at European coalition
against Great Britain. the Spectator
argues that such coalition Is a vain
dream. Neither France Russia, Austria,
nor Italy is sufficiently interested to
help 70 realize the dream OF German SUI
pfemacy.
The Spectator points out as one solu-
uoh TO the puzzle that Emperor William
wanted The Transvaal as German
coiony, ana opened negotiations with the
boers 20 whom he promised protection.
lie tnen sounded Portugal relative TO the
passage of an armed German force from
peiasoa BAY across Portuguese territory
To the IfansVaaL In the mean time,
hndlnS himself checkmated by the ener-
s'uc action OF the British Government.
NJ has taken more friendly altitude
PARTITION OF EUROPE.
me statist says that Germany VIII
require 10 settle with France before
Joining coalition 10 dsmember the
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