The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-05


lam of Germany, Who is Credited With
knowing Precisely What He is About
English Press Teens With such Denun-
Citations and Threatenings That Late
Venezuelan Comment Seems Compare
lively Charitable and Indrlg gent JAIME
sons Failure Causes Mourning.
copyrighted 1885 by the Associated Press)
London, Jan. 4.-H any such proof
was needed. the events of the past week
have once more tended TO establish be-
yond doubt any doubt the cold isolation
of Great Britain in Europe and else
where. But the anti-British comments
OF the foreign press have been so bitter
since the invasion OF the TranSvaal re-
public by the flIbusterer, DR.. Jane
son. with or without the knowledge of
the British South Africa company and
the colonial authorities, that this feat
ure OF the situation has produced z de-
cided sensation which has eliminated
in an oUtburst of Indignation against
Emperor William for sending his dis
patch Of congra tulatiOn TO President
Kruger.
The expressions of wrath are not con-
common talk of London and other cities.
1t IS known that the government OFF,
Gals generally and. il is reported, even
royalty denounces in unmeasured terms
the German emperer's ''delibera tely I'M
friendly act" and there are suggestions
lying about regarding recalling the
British ambassador 10 Germany and
making threatening charges in the dis
position of the different squadroRs OF
the British fleet.
SALISBURY SURPRISED.
Emperor William. ii appear. first sent
peremptOry instructions 10 the German
ambassador here 10 obtain an imne-
date explanation of the meaning OF DR..
Jamesonis expedition, which by the way
the British government had already re-
pudiated. This having been explained
to the German ambassador. the mar
quis of Salisbury concluded that the
matter had been settled and ne was
surprised when the news
was received at the foreign office that
the emperor had sent a dispatch of con-
graduation to President Kruger.
But the most serious part of the whole
matter is that the the diplomats attrib-
ute to Emperor William a deliberate
TO challenge the queens Suzer-
ainty in the Transvaal
The text of the treaty Of London pro-
IucS 'IIldl lIc ITdHSNddl TtpuDtlC > lOT-
egn relations areto be entirely under
the supervision of Great Britain and
for the sovereign of any other country
to address himself publicly to Presi-
dent Kruger. is, TO put ii mildly, a ser
ious diSregarded of diplomatic form.
Therefore as Emperor William is known
70 be great stickler for all forms of
diplomatic procedure, nobody doubts
that his step was deliberately taken
after consultation with the imperial
Prince Hohenlohe.
TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
This having been admitted. there are
people who are beginning to intimate
that a triple alliance between Russia,
France and Germany previously fire.
quently limited at, may, after all, be an
accomplished fact, for it would hard
~ seem likely that Germany would care
to risk an active dispute with Great
Britain and a possible blocade of her
coasts when she could make but little
unless she was as sure of ac- !
tive support from other powers.
The very bitter comments of the Brit /
sh press upon the action Of Germans /
emperor are In marked contrast with !
he moderate manner in which the /
newspapers here have discussed the /
crises. In fact. the latter /
dispute seems almost to have been lost |
sight OF, especially since such a flood Of |
fiscredft has been thrown upon the Brit |
Sh side of the contention by. the Wash !
ngton correspondent of the Chronicle |
If this City, IN the publication OF CORE |
;pondence apparently hitherto not care
ully weighed on this side OF the At /
aDtic. All the batteries of the Brit /
Sh press seem to be turned upon Ger /
nan. and their fire is increasing in in
ensity as the action of the emperor be-
comes more clearly understood.
DONE OF COLD PURPOSE.
At first it was thought to be nothing
more than one of his familiar eccen-
ricities but there seems to be much
more of cold deliberation than eccentri-
,ity about the young war lords dis
,atch to the president Of the Transvaal
epublic.
The Standard, which may be regard
d as directly representing the view Of
ne British government, speaks very
'lanly on the subject and warns foreign
iatiOns in general and Germany in par
ocular, that Great Britain viii tolerate
10 interference. and that in spite of the
hreats of the German official press %
make things unpleasant for Great Brit
in at Washington, COnstantinople and
'ekin, 1--WE shall defend our own with
II the means at our disposal, let our
ssailants be who they viii or as many
: they will"
This utterance on the part Of the Stan
ard is a sample of the remarks on the
ubject made by the British press and.
omfng from the source It does. there
Re clear indications that Great Brit
in and Germany have reach a state
extremely strained relations, and one
-hich may have further and most ser
yus results unless the jingoes Of both
atoms are curbet.
BUT THEY GOT LICKED.
The defeat Of DIR. Jameson's free
oOters by the Beers has produced a |
seling Of great humiliation here and ,
re greatest anxiety is felt regarding
1e fate Of his companions. as there are |
mOng them the younger sons OF some
the best known families in Great
ritain. This feeling Of humiliation
dds 10 the degree OF anger felt against
ermany and increases considerably
~ danger existing in the situathcn.
hen again, the fact that 50 many dis
nguishsd young men were among the
ritish chartered c0mpany's troopers h
mother element which may cause fur
Ter troubles. as their families are cer-
lin 70 bring ali the pressure they pos
bly, can upon the government IN their 8
fOrts 70 wipe out the humiliation n {
.cted upon all concerned by the Beers.
Among the persons who are behind q
- scenes. the general view taken Of J
ie case IS that Dr.. Jameson's defeat
AZ brought about because. Al the las
omeut r. was LEFT IN the iurch By re
FLANDERS Foreign popufatsOnj q John !
1resberg VINO Rrere % have risen ard !
ded him against the Boerz. l. has
IN an open secret 1oT weeks past that ]
= ctlarac tered cpnanyS srDOss were c
for some advance and people
10 have recently seen President KTI- r
r and Mr. Cecil Rhodes. TIE premier ?
Cape Colony. say e-ey have no doubt c
at Dr. jameson received orders from
p latter. ths- q grand coup was IN >
Md. rfnf- probably a new govern :