New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
WE'RE THE CABINET GUILTY !
CHARGED Win
TING THE JAMESON DEMON
STRATION.

,,rcrn roER-GERMAN PLOT TO SECURE sGA'
.o,r rop TIE TRANsvAAI-How WAS
Cecil, RHODES TRICKED?-GERMANs
ANGRY AT TIE ENTHUSIASTIC
RECEPTION GIVEN THE
RAIDERS.
landau. Feb 29.-The question IS no" oe'hs
.a,..s whether the demonstration attending the
iordinc here Of DR.. Jameson and his ieiow-rdio-
ave- WA a genuine outburst Of public feeling or
..hor # WAS not largely due to plans or the
(.,.orn,ont to excite the country against the
rro,svaal II would be. OF course. dnf1cult 10
o,.oin tangible proof that the Cabinet was re-
r,in, 70 the old trick o. authorizing the use OK
ro,ocaiive agents. Some OF the members or the
ro.eut Ministry are, however past masters IN
Tho ouict game OF arOusinS the country through
,ha Use of paid agents. If the course followed by
the Government in bringing Dr. Jameson hoiNe
.r, Africa IS reviewed it will seem that every
thing was done to keep interest on the strain
rbo imnortance given the prisoners was far be-
vond their merits figuring In recent events
Instead Of wrapping the return or the Hiiouste'S
I'm mystery and having them tracked py press
ro,rosentat!ves from point to point. the Govern
ment could. If II had so desired, nave let INC
affair fzzle out quietly ard could have avoided all
Police Court. The Conservative papers preteha
that the demonstration attending the ARRIVAL OF
the party will embarrass the Government tend
ing TO adversely affect the negotiations with the
rransvaal more correct point or view Is that
the demonstrations were designed to support the
Government IN It's impending attack on the
TransvdaL
THE Speaker" says 1t Is impossible to acqult
the authorities OF responsibility for the Jameson
demonstration. The Government 1t adds mas
done its best 10 give prominence 10 JIhgois"''
md N convert the incidents Of the raid to party
nurnoscs 10 the detriment OF justice and the ma
tionaI repute London syndicates ana other
forces are trying to mislead the OPINION Oh
the British and drag them Into the COMMISSION
OF A crime worse than the partition or the Trans
vaal These forces have secured the commahu
o, too many papers and have the help OF too
many politicians.
Apart from mere probabilities. the representa-
tive Of the United Press has learned that tho
number Of secret service men has been greatly
Increased within three months. All shipments OF
munitions Of war which chiefly sent from
Antwerp and Hamburg to the Transvaal. are
duly reported here.
THE DELAGOA BAY PLOT"
Certain favored Conservative journalists havo
what they call tho Dclagoa Bay plot. which
throws the clcarcst sidellgh, upon the Boer
i ard German intrigue t. secure a fooihold at
/ D.laroa Bay the capital Of the Portuguese pos
/ sessions I'm East Africa which would AFFORD the
/ hcet inlet and outlet 10 the trade OF the Trans
,aal There is no doubt of the truth Of the story
which IS to the effect that just prior to the rald
f Of Dr Jameson iato the Transyaal Mt Milne
f "A Portuguese conccssionarc. who held front
ace on Ia. forcshorc II Delagoa Bay for DIS
I tance z seven miles. offered t. sell the conces-
sion 10 Grca, Britain for 10000. The Govern
,ron, through Sir Hercules Robinson Governor
! Of Cap. colony and British High Commissioner
/ in south Africa. declined t. deal with Mr. Milne
! as 1t was expected that i y nd ID. rs nothing
/ Was then known I'm England * The TransFaai
row TAcrcuIon President KRUGER who for
/ long time has bon making efforts 10 secure
port f.r the Trausvaal. supplied seeman q EiHe
Il German fsm. with money to purchase the con-
cesslon, thus giving to German subjects who arc
! entitled t. German protection territorial rights
! ON Dclag0a Bay The concession viii soon De
octlvclv operated. Sccman * Life control the
tra lc rout- outside ~ tho railway. 10 the Trans
| yaal ana the main routes 70 Sw2Hland. j.
Or W j. Leyds. the TransVaal Secretary or
| state before coming 10 Europe. visited Delagoa
Bay and ARRANGED ar important part or inc
/ Ro"r-Gcrinun coup against British possession
/ OF that place rs Great Britain would rather
D than
Delagoa Bay to the decision OF European
, congress tho foroshorc affair at first sight
does not Took 10 be OF critical import, as that
| matter does not seem worth nghting over pul
IA soon the award OF the SWISS arpItr ~ 81,
/ IL mad. in the matter Of the Dclagoa Bay KAN
way, which IS expected 10 result III tne s,an.
/ ing Of 1900 900 compensation 10 the american
/ hnnThold,rs Portugal win put tho railway up
/ at auction The Bocr-Gcrman syndicate VIII
then undoubtedly buy 1T. and the irHnsT 'a',
win then have secured It's long-sought-fOr Out
| IT,, TO the sea- and Will be able To carry on
foreign trade without having recourse 10 the
British railways To the soutn' me H .o,
! portuplcsc convention only prevents fortu6ai
IRON, selling tho province and harbor OF DcIasoa
| nav without giving Great Britain chance 10
| acquire them. but the Anglo-PortuRuese c..',
| yention can be practically anhu'l'u py ', -.
! German holders passing vi '''''
their Government. Co., .. h,,,
How Cecil Rhodes. who once onercd 10 puy
the whole DelagOa Bay district for t-ooo'vvV' go
trickcd over this concession Is ,i. ~
! His reputation as n far-se"ihs Po'i''O'"'' ~
been recently utterly shaken.
GERMANY INDIGNANT.
Dor,in Feb 29-Although the demonstrations
which were made in London upon the occasion
~ the arrival and subsequent arrangement III
court ~ DR. Jameson were not unexpected mere
th.v have nevertheless had the worst possible
IMPRESSION upon the general public ana IN OF.
nrial circles especially in view OF the iaT. ma.
no, only a mob Of the rifI-riH OF Inc Iohuoi'
Dr,,la,c hut recognized leaders or society
,oinrd I'm th, popular laudation or the non, VINO VINO
il regarded in Germany and Wnom Germans 80 "
uevc ought everywhere 10 be treated Az ~
io,,or and an outlaw The authorities ol 'iie
%r,,an Foreign Office are unable To zee why
| Gu Rhodes Is allowed TO go free without tria''
80 o,,on ,vithout accusation instead or return
ing to South Africa, as they believe, 10 piep''o
The way for fresh trouble In the Irahs'aaI