Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-05
copyrighted 1896, Associated Press)

copyrighted 1896, Associated Press)
London, January At any such proof
was necessary the events Of the past
week have once more tended to es-
tablish, beyond any doubt, the cold iso-
lation of Great Britain in Europe and
elsewhere. But, the anti-British COM
ments of the foreign press have been so
bitter as to eliminate in an outburst
Of indignation against Emperor Will
liam for sending his despatch Of con-
graduation to President Kruger.
The expressions Of wrath are not
confined to the newspapers but are the
common talk Of London and other cities.
1t is well known that officials generally,
and it is even repo ed that royalty, de-
nOunced in measuIN terms the Ger
man Emperor's deliberately unfriendly
act" and there are suggestions flying
about regarding recalling the British
ambassador to Germany and making
threatening charges in the disposition
OF the dierent squadrOns of the British
feet.
Emperor William, it appears, first
sent peremptory instructions to the Ger
Npan ambassador here to obtain an i'm
mediate explanation Of the meaning Of
DR.. Jameson 5 expedition, which by the
way, the British government had al
ready repudiated. This having been eX-
planned to
THE GERMAN AMBASSADOR,
the MARQUIS of Salisbury concluded that
the matter had been settled and he was
disagreeably surprised when the news
WAS received at The foreign Office thai
the Emperor had sent a dispatch Of con-
raJulations TO President Kruger.%
Bu,, The most serious part of the
whole matter is that the diplomats at
tribute to Emperor William a deliberate
attempt to challenge the Queens suzer-
3inty n the Transvaal.
The text Of the treaty of London pro-
y!des that the Transvaal republics for
eign relations are 70 be entirely under
the supervision of Great Britain and for
the sovereign OF any other country to ad-
dress himself 10 Pres den, Kruger, IS,
TO put it mildly, a serious disregard Of
diplomatic form. Therefore, as Empe-
ror William IS known to be a great
stickler for all forms of diplomatic pro-
| ceedure, nobody doubts that his step was
deliberately taken after c0nsr. on
with The imperial chancellor Prince Hon
enlOhe This having been admitted,
there are people who are beginning to
intimate that triple alliance between
Russia, France and Germany, previously
/ frequently n-uled al, may, after all. be
an accomplished fact; for il would hard
~ seem likely that Germany would care
to risk an active dispute with Great
Britain and a possible blockade of her
| coasts, when she could make but little
retaliation, unless she was assured OF
active support from other powers.
THE VERY BITTER COMMENT
Of tne British press upon the action
Of Germany's Emperor are in marked
contrast with the moderate manner in
which the newspapers here discussed
the VeneZulan crisis. In fact, the latter
dispute seems almost to have been lost
sight of, especially since such food
Of discredit has been thrown upon the
British side OF the contention by the
Washington correspondent of the Chron-
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correspondence apparently hitherto not
carefully weighed on this side of the At
lantic. All the batteries Of the press
seemed to be turned on Germany and
their fire IS increasing in Intensity as
the action of the Emperor becomes more
clearly understood.
The defeat of DR.. Jameson's free
hooters by the Beers has produced a
feeling Of great humiliation here. This
feeling Of humiliation adds to the de-
gree of anger felt against Germany and
increases considerably the danger ex-
listing in the situation.