The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-14
BRITANNIA LESS BELLICoSE.
4 SUSPICION THAT TURKEY MAY BE
THE REAL OBJECT OF ATTACK.

A Land Invasion by Russia and n
Joint Naval Demonstration at Con-
stantInOpIe by England and France
Now Hinted At-The Times Thinks
People Are Too Quick in ConcIud-
ing That the AngIO-German War
Danger Has Been Averted.
London, Jan. 13.-COncerning the situ-
alton in the Transvaal the Times says:
There is far too great a disposition in
| some quarters to assume that the difficulty
is ended. It can only be truly said that
| the immediate danger of bloodshed has
| been aver0ed. But all the evils and ter
rOrs which made a disturbance in the
| Transvaal with or without DR.. Jameson
merely question of time, stin remain un-
settled"
The Manchester Guardian says: EN-
peror Williams message came at just the
right time to give the ministers an excuse
for making preparations really intended
to back their new policy. which will end
| the Armenian horrors and bring the sui
tan 10 his senses. The latest rumor
| points to a land invasion by Russia and
a joint naval demonstration at Constan-
tinople by Great Britain and France"
The Guardian intimates that the new
| flying squadron is more likely to go to
| Constantinople than to Delagoa Bay, or
any other point in South Africa.
The PaH Mall Gazette publishes a dis
patch from Cape Town saying that ad-
vices have been received from Pretoria
that the Boer authorities have declined
to accept bail for the ring leaders of the
| disturbance at johannesburg, but that
the others have been released on fl 200
bail each. The expectation is that severe
| measures will be taken against the lead
ers, despite the efforts of Gov. Robinson
| of Cape Colony to obtain leniency for
them, the Beers being greatly incensed
A dispatch to the Times denies the truth
| of the report that the deposition Of DR..
| Jameson from the position of administra-
| tor of the British South African Com
| pany was made upon the recommends
| ton of the company. This denial, the dis
| patch says. comes from the officials Of
| the company.
There has been a dearth of news to-day
| regarding the situation in South Africa
| and English relations elsewhere, but il
| can be said that the outlook in general
| is better now than it has been for some
| time past. The excitement has almost
| completely died away, but the naval prep
| aratiOns of the government are proceed
| ing apace, and so far as is known to the
| public have almost been completed. Moth
| ing mas yet been learned as to the deStina-
| tion of the flying squadron, although much
conjecture is INDUCED in as to where its
| reld of duty will be. The fact that Count
| Won Hatzfeldt, the German ambassador,
| went from London to-day to make a visit
| TO Brighton is pretty strong evidence that
| there has been no further tension in An
| SlO-Gefman relations. The ebullitiOn of
| popular feeling against Germany caused
| by Emperor Williams attitude toward
| the TransYaal was altogether too violent
| TO last long, and there are now very few
| evidences of any great desire to open
| active hostilities against Germany.
| 1t may be stated that the suggestion
| made to-day by the Manchester Guardian
| that the tions now under way are
| intended to support new British policy
| anent Armenia, contains some germ of the
| TRUTH but doubters ask why 1t was neces-
| sary to make all these naval preparations
| against Turkey. when one of the strong
| est fleets the world has ever seen was ly-
| ing at anchor within easy distance of the
| Golden Horn. So far as the TransVaal is
| concerned, all serious trouble in that di-
| rection is undoubtedly ended. The rank
| and file of DR.. Jameson's expedition has
| started for the Natal boundary, and the
| release of the officers of the expedition is
| expected shortly. Every effort will be
| made to protect the members of the Rand
| reform committee who have been placed
under arrest, including the Americans.
| 1t is certain that bitter fight will be
! made against allowing the Boer govern
| ment to confiscate their property as pun
| ishment for their alleged offense.
| The statement of ex-Prime Minister
! Rhodes at Kimberley yesterday that his
| political career was just opening, and that
| he hoped to live long enough to do much
| good for South Africa, again arouses the
| idea that the objective point of his am
bition is the establishment of a South Af-
! rican republic that will include all the
| territory south of the Zambesi river, in
cluding the TransYaal and the Orange
| Free State. In or out of office he will
| WELD vast influence, and his dOings in
| the future will be watched with even
| greater interest than in the past.
Little reliance can be placed in many
| of the newspaper dispatches published
here purporting to explain the attitude
| OF the powers towards Great Britain. The
continental nations may not be friendly
| to this country, but it is thought that
any one of them would hesitate a long
while before striking a blow at England.
| The reporter of the United Press collat-
ing all the information 1t has been pos
slDle 70 OBTAIN, mas all along predicted
that the storm clouds would blow away
leaving the political atmosphere clearer
than it was before, and this prediction
bids fair to prove true in very short time
| unless some hidden trouble whereof the
public knows nothing complicates the po-
litical situation.
The Post this morning publishes a dis
patch sent by Cecil Rhodes, ex-prime
minister to Cape Colony in which he de-
clared that England should have Ameri-
cas- sympathy in the trouble in the Trans
vaal. In its editorial the paper will at
tack Mr.. Rhodes for appealin. to the
United States. 1t will say. if ! resident
Cleveland considers that the rights of
Americans have been infringed he knows
well how to Vindicate them. The United
States certainly does not require the as
sistance of Mr.. Rhodes. The same may
be said of Great Britain. That Mr..
Rhodes has much to answer for apart
from the questions of DR.. Jamesons raid
and the Uitianders, must be admitted
He must explain why his police force at
Mafeking was ready for active service
the moment a letter from johannesburg
came to hand, and also why he did not
inform Gov. Robinson, or If he did inform
him, why the latter did not communicate
Immediately with London. With these
facts awaiting explanation, the Post
Mr.. Rhodes extraordinary appeal to the
Americans.
The Daily News will say: t'AIr Rhodes
ingenious argument in behalf of conces-
sions to the Uitlanders proves too much
On the same showing 1t would Justify
Great Britain in annexing the TransyaaI
with all the consequences that such
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