The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-05
HOSTILITY TO ENGLAND.
An Explanation Demanded of the
Bold Invasion of the
Transvaal.
MUST CEASE INTERFERENCE.
Otherwise Great Britain Will Become
Involved in a Collision With
the Fatherland.

| BERLIN, GERMANY. Jan. 4.-The En-
peror's act in sending message to Presi-
dent Kruger of the South African Repub-
lie, congratulating him upon the victory
of the Beers over the armed forces led into
the Transvaal by DR.. Jameson, admins
| traitor of the British South Africa Com
pany, is hailed with enthusiasm through
out Germany, and will add greatly to his
Majestys popularity. as being a true in
terpretation of the intensity of German
public hostility toward Great Britain
| The message of the Emperor could not
have been very great surprise to the Eng
Hsh Government, as some days prior TO
the publication of the message the En-
peror instructed Count Won Hatzfeldt, the
German EmDassador to Great Britain, to
inform Lord Salisbury, with the utmost
frankness, that it was the firm determine
ton of Germany not to allow the Govern
ment of the South African Republic to be
overthrow.
AT the same time Count Won Hatsfeldt
was instructed to demand an explanation
of the movements of the authorities of the
British South Africa Company. These
representations were Immediately an
swered by the British Foreign Office The
first replies made by Lord Salisbury were
deemed unsatisfactory so much so, in
deed that the relations of the two Govern
ments or Wednesday became so strained
as to be on the point of absolute rupture.
The consequence was that diplomatic
surrender on the part of Lord Salisbury
was the only thing that averted the gravest
climax. Even now, although the situation
is modified, 1t is not devoid of danger, and
the summaries of the comments of the
| English press upon the Emperor's inter
ference IN the Transvaal affair which are
| published here serve to heighten the popu-
lar anger against England, while the anti
| English feeling pervades all classes of the
German press. Every political party and
| group, the Socialists included sides with
| the Beers and denounces the aggression of
England.
| Tie North German Gazette quotes with
expressions of approval the declaration Of
the Cologne Gazette that the Transvaal
republic is an absolutely independent
state, and the Deutsche Tages-Zeitung
| says that not only the road to CONSTANT
nople but also the road to johannesburg
lies through Berlin. Several newspapers
with Government affiliations and inspira-
tions concur in these expressi ons, and add
| that the alliance between Russia and
France has been enlarged by the accession
of the Triple Alliance to a concert of Euro
pean powers with anti English aims a
number of papers are exulting in the iso-
| lation of England and predict that her
| lonely situation will become an important
factor in the settlement of the Venezuelan
difficulty.
| The youth. the Drawn and sinew of Ger
many are moved to offer active assistance
to the Beers, while their elders are in
| spired to tender moral and financial aid.
DR.. Carl Peters, the explorer, was charged
| by the Deutsche Colonial Gesellschaft YES
terday to send a cablegram to President
| Kruger of the Boer republic, expressing
the sympathy of the society with him and
his cause and promising active and mate
rial support. private syndicate has
! placed at the disposal of DR.. Peters the
sum of 300,0 600 marks for the purpose of
organizing corps of volunteers to go to
the Transvaal and similar offers have
| been plentiful. Among other offers is
that of a number of young Americans
studying in Germany, who have expressed
their readiness to accept chance to fight
the British if conflict in South Africa is
continued.
The sum of the position is that Great
Britain must withdraw her pretensions to
a right to interfere in the Transvaal and
punish the leaders of the British South
Africa Company who are responsible for
| the invasion of the Boer territory, or she
will inevitably become involved in col
lision with Germany. A formal German
1 - O., 4, A
lie is not designed, but the Government OF
| Germany will support the Transvaal Re-
public in declaring the convention of 1884
void, thus enabling the Beers to obtain
their full independence of Great Britain,
| Virtually Englands claim to suzeraintv
over the Transvaal must in all respects be
abolished. If the South African Republic
shall ask reference of the matters in dis
pute between itself and England, the ques-
ton will be referred to the European
powers which are interested in Africa, and
Germany will support such conference.
| France can be relied upon to take part
and if a conference is had il will greatly
disappoint German expectation if the dis
cussion of the questions involved does not
result in recognition of the Independence
not only of the Transvaal, butof the Oranue
Free State as well.
1t is not denied here that reform in the
administration of the internal affairs of
the South African Republic is advisable, but
these must be obtained without the apph-
cation of foreign pressure, British or any
other, as strictly questions for internal set
tlement. Little or no sympathy is be-
slowed upon DR.. jameson, and Mr. Cham