Arizona republican., 1896-03-29
EUROPEAN DIPLOMACY. It Proves Vexatious to
 Great Britain. Egypt Ever a Troublesome
 Subject. How France Dropped Her Minister of Foreign IAffairs-Ger-
 many's Attitude.

LONDON, March 2S-(Copyright by the Associated Press. .)-PoGltically the past week has been most exciting one in England. The MataBeles, the speech of Joseph Chamberlain, Trans vaal and Madagascar, all afforded top ics of first class impor tance and then came the resignation of the French minister for foreign affairs, M Berthe- lot, capping the news sheaf of the week.
 In some quarters considerable i'm portance is attached to the resignation of M Berthelot and it is interpreted as being one of the outcomes of Frances abortive action in attempting to. prevent the use of the Egyptian reserve fund for the expenses of the Nile expedition. It had been previous ly rumored the French cabinet was divided regarding the policy to be fol- i lowed in regard to the Dolgo,a expedi- : tion and the result, which has been decided rebuff to France, led to such an outcry in the French press against the Bourgeois cabinet that somebody had to be sacrificed in order to appease the public and so M. Berthelot, always looked upon as somewhat of a Jonah, was thrown overheard.
 The Marquis of Salisbury undoubt- edly scored over France in the matter, but the feeling of satisfaction experi- enced must be considerably tempered by knowledge that Germany's attf- tude is solely influenced by Italy's predicament and that there is no love for England in her support of this 1 country.
 l In fact, 8 concensus of the opinion of foreign correspondence Is that nn- ] less change of relations occurs, Ger many Is likely to leave Great Britain in the lureh at later stage of the ex- i petition, especiallly-iif f as appears not impossible, Italy ig compelled by pub l lie opinion to retire 22-5ln Africa. ! The accounts given of the campaign i by wounded soldiers who have re- i turned to Italy have increasei the un- popularity of the African schemes of certain of Italy's statesmen and there are evidences of a revival of an az ta- i tion against prosecuting the war In regard to the situation in tho Transvaal, Cape Town dispatches to The Times are most disturbing and it is evident that something is going on which may lead to an explosion of more far-reachEng consequences than the Jamieson affair. Everything points to the fact that the Transvaal is pre- pairing for some struggle and there is a feeling here that a rupture of amica- ble relations with the South African republic is looming up on the horizon most clearly. It is believed that Pres ident Kruger cannot be induced to visit England.
 The Boers are arming and are listen- ing entirely tothe advice of the Ger man advisers to be pleasant to the statesmen, and in short the South Ar rican situation is cause of extrema anxiety to the finalciers and others in- terested in that part of the world. i There are Ndications that the Boer4
 of the Transvaal, the Orange Free State and Caue Colony are making common cause against Great Britain
 with the result that England may find
 1hst she has more on her hands than
 the Transvaal difficulty and that her enemies in South Africa would he
 backed by Germany.