St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-12
BRITISH CABINET HOLDS a LONG
AND IMPORTANT sES-
SION.
BLUNDERs OF THE KAISER
ENGLAND,s GAINS THROUGH EN-
PEROR WILLIAMS ILL-AD-
VISED ACTS.
APPLAUSE FOR cHAMBERLAIN
by No Means Diminishing-War
Preparations Continue.

by No Means Diminishing-War
Preparations Continue.
LONDON, Jan. lin view of the
assembling of British fleets for active
service and the many clouds hover
ing over the horizon of politics, the
cabinet meeting held at Downing street
today is entitled to rank as one Of the
most momenteus in the history of Great
Britain. The ministers had to consid-
er several questions Of vital impor-
lance to the British empire, including
the Transvaal, Armenian and Ven
ezuelan difficulties, and Great Britain's
position toward the old European pow
ers. 1t is striking fact that, although
the present cabinet is one of the largest
on record, it is unanimous upon all the
leading questions under discussion The
central figure among the ministers is
undoubtedly Joseph Chamberlain, the
formerly much-abused Radical leader,
whose able treatment Of the recent
colonial difficulties has excited the adj
niration of even his most virulent op-
ponentS. It is impossible not to re-
mark the wonderful change of feeling
towards him in the Radical press,
which was wont to couple every men
ton of his name with the epithet
Judas" Now the Radical editors have
nothing but the warmest eulogies for
the secretary Of state for the colonies.
and he might almost he described as
popular hero at the present time.
The latest advices from the Trans
Vaal would seem on their face to indi-
cate that the situation is in no way
so hopeful as it was a &C uple of DAYS
ago, IN spite Of official state ments to
the contrary, and it is believed that
the cabinet is considering most IN
looked-fcr demands upon the part of
President Kruger, demands which il
IS lntlmated Great Britain cannot pos
siply concede- The reports, generally
believed tc be true, of the deadlock in
the negotiations between Sir Heruclas
RobInson, governor Of Cape. Colony.
and President Kruger, Of Pretoria. show
the gravity of the situation there.
ana may account for much of the war
ike preparations being made by Great
Britain.
PLOTTED BY FINANCIERS
On the stock exchange today there
were credited rumors that the govern
iliehL inquiry into the event which Gull
minated IN DR.. Jameson's raid into the
IfansVaal Will lead to the startling rev
elation that the whole plot was Matched
by group of financiers in London in
Guiding several parvenues with coIonia,
fortunes, but with unsayCry ren,,ta-
ooiis' In addition the statement is
maze by a financial paper that Bar
hey Barnato, the so-called "Kaffir
KING, who has considerable holdings
III DelaSoa Bay, has offered to sell the
same 10 the British government. which
IS considering the matter. This NAV
eApialn the reported purchase of Del
agoa Bay from Portugal by the gov
eminent of Great Britain.
LIE war feeling against Germany has
greatly subsidized and the issue of tha
trouble is freely described as a. rebufT
LOT emperor William, inasmuch as the
German newspapers have changed
tnelf tone, and the papers printing
what were regarded as inspired articles,
ana what first threatened Great Brit
am, are now distinctly climbing down.
another feature of the situation is
the feeling that France although she
would perhaps like to see Great BRIT
ain seriously injured, would never al
low Germany to win, but would sect
pretext, while Germany was Grin
Pieo' TO seek revenge for 1901. The
Hcoliolnlst, discussing the effects which
al AHSio-Gefman war would have on
the commerce of the two powers. nofnts
out that, while Great Britai, IvoI,ld
only be deprived of seven per cent 81
ilef foreign commerce GERMANY wou16
lose seventeen and one-half Der cent
none OF the British industries are a h.
soIutely dependent on German mr.
Gil1~Ses' ana they all have q number OF
larger markets elsewhere, where thev
| could expand if German cor1petifioT
were arrested. On the other hand If
the case OF Germany, a war with Graat
bfItaln would spoil at least one of ha1
MISUNDERSTANDING which she yvo11l6
flnd no compensation elsewhere anf
the exclusion of her products froY,, for
eiSn markets would give Great Rritair
opportunities of pushing her trade
there, which would more than offsat
any loss of business with German
herself, while to her it would be & dou,
BILE loss.
MAKING LOTS OF TROUBLE.
According to the Westminster Ga,
zette, Gerlnany's recent attitude ON tht
Armenian question has alienated Grear
Britain and led TO the approachrnent o.
the latter country to France, and tn,
Marquis OF Salisbury, it asserts. sug
gested TO the powers an internationa
agreement BY which Russia was to bt
entrusted with the pacification of Ar
menIa. France ana It3fv if is ad5a1
were willing. but the proposition col
lapsed through the opposition of Ger
many Russia, it appears, would have
consented had the proposal been in
dorsed by ali the powers. Now, wher
! Great britain was found IL ha1.o -.