The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-09

Kaiser William pauses TO remark that he
meant all he said to President Kruger and
doesn't care who knows it.-Chicago Record.
Stick right up to them, Billy. The British
don't want fight with you. II they should
insist on being belligerent, though, give us
a chance at them first.-Cincinnati Enquirer
William the Sudden has given great
shock to the nerves of John Bull Such lack
of respect for his elders Is very reprehensi-
ble-according to English standards of in
ternational conduct.-Boston Journal.
Mr. William Hohenzollern, of Germany.
has very little use of his left hand, but Lord
Salisbury must have noticed that he can
twist the British lions tail quite vigorously
with the other hand.-Chicago Tribune.
War, under the existing conditions, would
be a terribly serious and perilous expert
ment for our English knsmen. There will
be no war with Germay over the Iransvaai
IL the Queen and the court can prevent II.
II is asserted that Gerrnany's action has
been heard with delight in every capital
on the continent OF Europe. If this is true.
it is of vast significance. for the combined
navies of Europe could sweep Great Britain
from the seas, and permit the landing or
troops on her own soil.-Louisville Courier
Journal.
Naturally, therefore, Germans take con-
siderable satisfaction. which their Emperor
expresses with his habitual, brutal frank
ness in seeing a forcible check put to the
grabbing, grasping, intriguing, nagging
practices of the British in any part, no mat
ter what, of the enormous region which has
of late been opened for the competition OF
Europe.-Boston Advertiser.
Great Britain will not fight Germany.
Great Britain will not fight any first-class
power. Great Britain will fight no more
great wars. No country that cannot feed
itself can venture into a great war now.
What in the past was the chief resource
of Great Britains strength and supremacy
has become by reason of the growth of
fleets and navies of other nations her fatal
weakness.-Chicago Times-Herald.
There is little probability that Premier
Salisbury would have made any stand upon
the Transvaal attempt had it not been for
Kaiser wilhelm's defiance. Nor is it now
likely that the British lion will do more
than growl and lash its tail. The young
German war lord is notorious for his RASH
ness and his theatricalness The powers
are like the conspirators in 1.-The Crtic"-so
badly entagled that they are obliged to
drop their swords.-Phlladelphia Record.
The German Emperor has spoken with no
uncertain sound. He promptly congratulated
President Kruger upon his victory over
Jameson and has since given audience at
Berlin to a representative Of the Boer gov
eminent. He has shown in the strongest
and most direct possible manner his SYM
patty with the Beers and his disapproval
of British aggressions upon them How
much further he IS prepared to go in the
matter 1t would be hazardous to conjecture.
New York Tribune.
The English are mad because DR.. Jane
son failed, and Emperor William, in his
message, covertly sneered at the failure
and gave hint of what may happen If
the abortive venture is pursued further.
The Emperor's message blocks the game of
the British government. Under the plea OF
looking after her misguided subjects. Eng
land might even now interfere TO embarrass
and injure the Transvaal Republic, but the
Emperor's warning is plain though
he had called out, Hands off," Ii is this
which creates CONSERVATION and chagrin in
Observation-Disclosures American.