New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-06

r.TruENT- DIPLOMATIC COMM NlCATloNS
FROM LORD SALISBURY TO GERMANY
MORE AMIABI.E THAN THE TONE
or THE BRITISH PRESS.
,.,,,r Ian. The United Press obtained last
tns an interview with DR.. I.eyd the Secre-
,, ~ State Of the South African Republic. who is
I, RerIin 1t was the Chartered South Africa
r,,nv AMI the Rhodes and the Bernato groups.
:. .,i5 that provoked revolution in the Trans
20, aiming 20 overthrow Presiden; Kruger and
,,aca him with creature of Cecil Rho1es's selcc-
,ion and then. through the agency OF the new
p~ssdent. annex the Transvaal TO the Cape Colony.
rho movement vas associated with plans OF throw
,ns the markets into disorder and acquiring good
s,o,ks AT the lowest figures. The Beers. Or. Leyd
s.s would treat the prisoners they captured in the
,a,.Ie with DT. Jameson and his followers humaney.
despite the facts ;ha; they briCandS and thai
,,s Beers we're aware that the men had been
crety armed 10y Rhodes.
Dr. Ieyd entertains hopes that he Nil be able 20
ohtajn an audience with he Emperor As yet he has
only been able TO me Foreign Secretary. The
authorities at the Foreign Once deny that the
Trsnsvaal Government has asked Germany
slme a prOtectorate the South African Re
public Austria has special interest in South AZ
RIGA hu she nevertheless supports the idea of Ger
many's intervention in the Transvaal The Vienna
newspapers concur N expressing hope that the Pow
ers will take advantage of the present opportunity
10 curb English enCroachments
Sir F C. Lascelles British Ambassador 10 Ger
many has Of late. had daily interviews with
Chance'lo Won Hohenlohe. and these conferences
have ed to a mach camer tone in official circles
and IN the articles published in the semi-official
newspapers. The violent tone displayed by the
English press. especially in their Trades against
the Kaiser does agree with the character Of
.he communications received the Foreign Once
from Lord Salisbury. who protests his innocence OF
al knowledge Of the plans o. the Chartered South
Africa Company, and declares the determine ton
o. Great Britain 10 act strictly in accordance with
the terms 81 the rraEsvaa treaties negotiated in
add 81 1884. II Lord Salisbury intends 10
nonstrate against the Congrat ulatory message sent
to President Kruger by the Kaiser he is obviously
takinr; his ,ime 20 ponder over the manner in
which he will 40 IT, far nothing has been
meet Of Greii Britain VIII treat what the English
press calls deadly insult which just!fes
NOtA.ng appears likely 10 cause any alteration in
ia. attitude Of Germany in respect TO her resolve
II support the Transvaa Republic in declaring
the convention Of 1854 void and thus Grabbing the
Boers - obtain their in dependence OF England.
The contention of Germany is that the convention
o. 1854 mus. lapse and that the relations OF
Eng.anl with the Transvaa must give the latter
with the other Powers.
Under the Presidency Of Duke Albrecht of Mac
klenolrg. committees are being formed in Berlin.
Hamburg and other German cities for the pur-
pose Of collecting funds for the relief OF the Boer
families who are suffering the result Of the
wariike operations in the Transvaal Already
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