New-York tribune., 1896-05-04
ENGLAND QUITE DISARMED
THE PRETORIA CIPHER LETTERS AS GER
MANY CONSTITUTES THEM
KRUGER AND THE KAISER SOON TO EXCHANGE
REPRESENTATIVES, WITHOUT CONSULTING
GREAT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TO BE SENT TO SOUTH
WEST AFRICA.

GREAT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TO BE SENT TO SOUTH
WEST AFRICA
Berlin MAY 3-The latest advices direct from
Pretoria, the capital of the South African Re-
public remove all official apprehension that there
will be war between the Transvaal Republic and
England The feeling here is that President
Krugers diplomacy has rendered England pow
eriess to trespass upon the independence OF the
Beers without outraglng the opinion or the
world and justifying the Powers in intervening.
Dr. W. ]. Leyds, the Secretary OF State or the
Transvaal Republic, who recently spent some
months in Germany, will return to Berlin In
July in some new official capacity, and Germany
will soon send important diplcmatist to Pre-
toria; and this will certainly be done, too WITH
out asking the opinion of England. The utter
ances of the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain,
British Secretary of State for the Colonies'
AGAINST foreign intervention in the Transvaal
have made no impression here and VIII not IN
the slightest degree affect Germany's action
The revelations which have just been made In
Pretoria showing the duplcity Of the British
officials may have startled the German public,
but they have not surprised the German Govern
ment whose conmunicat tions from Pretoria have
kept the German Foreign Office advised OF even
more than President Kruger has as yet chosen
to publish The unanimous voice Of the press
strongly condemns Mr.. Chamberlains want or
tact and the clumsy and arrogant style or his
treatment Of President Kruger, whom Prince
Bismarck described the most astute diplo-
matst he had ever met.
The remission by President Kruger Of the
sentences Of death pronounced upon the leaders
Of the johannesburg Reform Committee has only
found approval here as having been dictated by
political prudence. The National Zetung IN
an article the subject. says IF the con
demned men had been promptly executed their
fate would have been partly due to MI ChaIn-
berlain, whose manner toward the Boers mas
forced them to show that their rights deserve
equal consideration with those of the English
The "Vosssche Zeitung' says: Neither Great
Britain nor the Chartered South Africa Company
had any right to expect that the lives OF the
condemned men would be spared, ard the con-
vcts ought not to be pardoned. Rather, IN
view of the comedy of the trial OF Dr. Jameson
in London, the Government at Pretoria should
deal with them severely.
General Won Hahnke. Chief Of the Emperors
Military Cabinet, had a conference with DR..
Kayser, Director of the Colonial Department
of the Foreign Office, on Thursday upon pro-
posal to reinforce the troops in German South
west Africa, where there are at present only
$40 men, including the officers. After the con-
ference between General Won Hahnke and Dr.
Kayser. Prince Won Hohenlohe, the Imperial
Chancellor discussed the subject with the En-
peror, and 1t is understood that they reached
an agreement to send reinforcements to Ger
man Southwest Africa at once. The revolt of
the tribes of Khavas and Herreros is spread
ing Advices received by the Government from
Major Leutwein, the chief functiorary in Ger
man Southwest Africa, refer to the general
agitation of the natives against Europeans and
ask that more troops be sent 10 him immedi-
ately.
The Emperor and Empress opened the inter-
national picture exhibition at Moabit at noon to-
day Dr. Bosse Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs.
Instruction and Medicinal Affairs, delivered a
speech in which he highly eulogzed the Hohen-
o. zollern family for having assisted in the de-
-s-velopment of art. Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria
was present The Empress wore sea-green
velvet dress and a gold brocade bonnet with
white feathers. The Emperor were the uni
form of the Dantsc Hussars.
Mrs II. G. Squiers, wife Of the Second Secre-
tary of the United States Embassy. gave birth
to q son on Thursday. Mother and child are
doing well.