Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-16
LIGHT Is BREAKING.

The Tension In the Relations Between Tn.
| gland and Germany Thought to be Grad
| ua1ly Relaxing Meantime Preparations
| Tor the Worst are Being Rapidly Push sd
| Forward-Preparing TO Strike Swift
| Blow Against Any Enemy.
LONDON. Jan. 9.-DispatcIies from
Cape Colony continue to dribble in. tut
the freshest of them received tc-di
was two days old, showing that the
| telegraph and cable companies are
either clearing up the accumulation OF
| old business or that the government
| still refuses to allow the transmission
| OF news dispatches.
Much interest is manifested here in
the receipt of intelligence that will
F.! show the attitude of Hon. Cecil
Rhodes. lately prime minister of Cape
Colony, who is strongly suspected of
having much to do with the dispa CHI
| OF DIR. lamlesOns force to the Trans
vaal. But until the normal condition
of the Geographic service is resumed
nothing on this point can be stated
definitely, and nothing but specula-
| ton can be INDUCED in.
On the contrary, it is openly charged
that not only was Mr.. Rhodes fully
Oh lIe lDoFctuenIS Oh LIZ.
| Jameson, but that the British govern
ment was also aware of what was go
| ing on. Had the raid been successful,
Great Britain, according to the popu-
lar belief in Europe. would have
stepped in and occupied the county,
| ostensibly to protect her subjects. bat
really to establish an occupation sim
liar to that in Egypt, which is tanta-
| mount to the annexation of the coun-
try. As the raid resulted in a most
misera bic fiasco, the British Cover n
ment is accused of attempting to fore
stall condemnation by emphatical y
denying any prior knowledge of the
matter, and of taking measures to pre-
vent the departure of the expedition
after it knew it had departed and ad
resulted in failure.
OF course these statements are de-
MED here, and the government news
papers insist that Mr.. Chamberlain,
| the colonial secretary, has acted
throughout with clean hands. At any
rate it can be said, SO far as the Trans
vaal is concerned that the government
has done every thing in its power to
prevent the raid from affecting any
IIisin DOSSlDtc GIlC rSlaIlOnS De-
tween Great Britain and the South At
rican republic. But that the troubles
have affected British foreign relations,
more particularly those with Germany,
there is no denial. Since the
fact became known that Emperor
William had, before the Jameson
raid. decided to intervene in the
Tran5vaal, the feeling against Ger
many has greatly increased in bitter
ness. The naval preparations nov be-
ing made meet with the fullest popH-
lar approval. and the more fiery OF
those whr are in favor of war declare
that the time has come for Great
Britain To assert herself in her might
| and teach Germany that she will brook
no interference with her suZerainty in
the Transvaal.
Those of calmer blood hold that
| ity towards Germany will be sutfi-
GENTLY powerful to prevent an out
break. But court interference doe,
not and cannot control the popular
demand, which is decidedly in favor of
war.
4 dispassionate view of the situation
leads to the belief, however, that the
excitement will soon die away and
matters resume their normal con d.
ton.
The naval preparations. however,
are proceeding apace. In addition to
the flying squadron which has been or
dered to be put in readiness, instruc.
tons were issued yesterday for the i'm
mediate commission of 20 torpedo boat
destroyers.
All these preparations, together with
the mobilization of the land forces do
not necessarily mean that there will
be a war. In well-informed circles it
is believed that they simply mean that
the government is on the alert against
any emergency that may arise, and
should conditions demand it, will be
ready to strike a swift blow against
any enemy.