The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-12
THE CRISIS is OVER
Though Events in Europe Are Approaching
Phase Big With Fate for England.
BRITISH CRUISERS At DELEGoA BAY
Salisbury Advises Portugal TINT Upon
Landing of Foreign Troops ut
DeIcgoa Ray England VIII occupy
TINT PIacc-BcIIcvcd that Trcmcn-
dous Danger Threatens England.


London, Jan. 1.-THE crisis so far as
the TranSvaal Is concerned seems to be
over. Lord Salisbury has clinched the
position at Delagoa, Lay by notifying
the Government Mt Lisbon that the land
ing OF any folpign troops there will be
Immediately followed by the occupa-
tlon OF the place by the British. BY
Wednesday five British cruisers will be
stationed at Delagoa Bay. This pro-
cedure rather SlvorS of IL bluff, as no
power threatens to land troops there,
but 1t is part of the strong hand that
the British Government Is compelled to
play. Though the crisis in the Trans
Vaal is apparently over, events In Eu-
rope are approaching phase that is
big with the fate of England. No cXpla-
nations of Emperor Williams message
TO President Kruger, Of the hostile Ian
guage of the German official press. of
the interviews of the German Ministers
with the Boors representatives have
been Vouchsafed to Lord Salisbury.
There is reason to assert that he has
demanded such explanations and that
orders to prepare the navy for war were
issued after he had duly advised
Count Won Hatzfeldt, the German Am
bassador here. that the German Gov
ernmcnt ourht TO give the explana-
tionS requested.
The abatement of the hostile tone
or the German inspired papers cannot
be taken as indicating n change in the
Emperor'S policy or of IL lesscning IF
the danger TO England. Among the
theories discussed by the press in trying
to interpret the Emperor's action 1t is
understood that Lord Salisbury accepts
only onc and that Is that the message
to President Kruger was part cf Il cal
culated and long planned game ,,f
involving England in complications tEat
would weaken her force as q factor In
Euronean affairs. The chiefs of the
British foreign office have known for
long time that In consequence of Ger
man diplomacy in the east Lord Sails
bury's efforts to bring about Il settle
ment of the Armenian question have
hcen thwarted. and that Germany has
made overtureS to Russia in favor Of a
common policy to check England's eX-
panston I'm any part of Asia The KEY
to all this lies I'm the Empcror's resent
ment of the policy of Lord Salisbury
While the Liberals We're I'm power, eihe
Emperor expected that cold neutrality
would be shown towards Germany. but
he relied on Lord Salisbury when he
came into power to enter into some
form of entente with the Triple Alliance.
Disappointed in this the Emperor decid-
Ell to make England feel the weight OF
German hostility. How far the Empe-
lor has succeeded in obtaining n cosli-
tion against Great Britain is proba biy
known to Lord Salisbury. That some.
tremendous danger threatens The Brit
Ism nation is the fixed belief in official
and diplomatic circles. where the Gov
ernment gets credit for preparing for
impending war issues and not for fool
ing the country by an empty naval de-
monStratiun.
The Berlin dispatch published by the
Telegraph this morning, stating that
emperor William had sent n concilia-
tory letter to the Queen In response To
an autograph letter or rebuke sent TO
MIN by Her Majesty appears to be a
Sanard without even the merit of origi-
nality. The Telegraph correspondent
states that Lord Salisbury has avoided
asking explanations of the Emporor's q
attitude on the Transvaal question,
winch explanations might be unpleas-
ant ana adds that the Governments of
lhe several German States have COM
menced to protest that no hostility 10
England was intended: that no Drotoc
ton OF the Transvaal is desired, and
mat no German interference In any form
was ever intended All this is djrnctiw
contrary to all the informa ffon thai ho .
hcen allowed to reach the Journalists,
who are in touch with the Government
oihcialS here. the value of these stories
from Bcrlin can he Euaged. 1t Is deem
w necessary however. TO notice them.
as were they true, they would alter tho
whole situation ''''
me spectator very openly states that
1t finds 1t difficult to discover accurate.
~ Wnat the emperor means. 1t adds
mat II has been patent to the foreign
Office for some time that Germany is
exceedingly unfriendly to Great Britain,
She has checked Lord Salisbury's npro.
tiations In favor of the Armenians and
her attitude, more than that or the
Car. has prevented Il settlement of that
question. Admitting that it is probable
that the Emperor aims at a. Euronco n
coalition against Great Britain tho
Spectator argues that such coalition &c
a vain dream. Neither France. Russia.
Austria, nor Italy are sufficiently inter
ested to help to realize the dream of
German supremacy. The Spectator
points out rs one solution of the puz-
zle that Emperor William wanted the
Transvaal as a German colony and
opened negotiations with the Beers, to
whom he promised protection. He
then sounded Portugal relative to the
passage of an armed German force from
Delagon Bay across Portuguese terri
tory to the Tiansvaal. In the mean
time, finding himself checkmatcd by
the energetic action of the British
government. he has taken n more friend
ly attitude