The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1896-01-11
SEEKING TROUBLE.

the Beers in Securing Their indspend-
ence of England.
BERLIN, Jan. 6.-The e1nperor's act
| in sending message to President Kru-
| ger, of the South African republic,
congratulating him upon the victory of
| the Beers over the armed forces led
into the Transvaal by DIR. Jameson,
administrator of the British South A.
rica Co., is hailed with enthusiasm
greatly to his majestys popularity as
being true Interpretation OF the in
tensity of German public hostility to-
ward Great Britain. The message of
the emperor could not have been a very
great surprise to the English govern
ment, rs some days prior TO the publ
cation of the message the emperor in
structed Count Won Hatzfeldt. the Ger
man ambassador to Great Britain. to
inform Lord Salisbury with the ut
most franllness that it was the firm
determination of Germany not to al
low the government of the South
African republic to ne oyerthrown.
At the same time Count Won Hatzfeldt
was instructed to demand an eXplana-
tlOn OF the movements OF the authori-
ties OF the British South Africa Co.
These representations were immedi-
ateiy answered by the British foreign
office. The first replies made by Lord
Salisbury were deemed unsatisfactory.
so much so, indeed, that the relations
of the two governments on Wednes-
day became so strained as to be ON the
point of absolute rupture. The con-
sequence was that a diplomatic sur
render on the part of Lord Salisbury
was the only thing that averted the
graveSt climax.
Even now, although the situation
is modified, it is not devoid of danger.
and the summaries of the comments of
the English press upon the emperor's
interference in the Transvaal affair,
which were published here, serve to
helghten the popular anger against
England, while the anti-English feel
ing pervadeS all classes of the German
press. Every political party and
group, the socialists included, side
with the Beers and denounce the ag-
gression of England. The North Ger
man 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 Con-
stantinople, but also the road to Jo-
hannesburg lies through Berlin. Sew
1,
filiations and inspirations concur in
these expressions, and that the alli-
ance 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.
number of papers are eXulting in
the isolation 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
Germany are moved to offer active as
sistance to the Beers, while their elders
are inspired to tender moral and finan-
cial aid.
DIR. Carl Peters. the explorer. was
charged by the Dutsche Colonial Ges-
solschaft held yesterday, to send a
cablegram to President Kruger of the
Boer republic expressing the sympa-
thy Of the society with him and his
cause and promising active and mate
rial support. \ private syndicate has
raised the sum of 300. 600 marks for this
purpose of organizing corps of vol
unteers to go to the Transvaal, and
similar offers have been plentiful.
Among other offers is that of a number
of young Americans, studying in Ger
many.
The sum of the position is that Great
Britain must withdraw her pretensions
to right to interfere in the Trans
vaal and punish the leaders of the
British South Africa Co. who are re-
sponsible for the invasion of the Boer
territory, or she will inevitably be-
come involved in collision with Ger
many. A formal German protectorate
over the South African republic is not
designed, but the government of Ger
many will support the Transvaal re-
public in declaring the convention of
1854 void. thus enabling the Beers to
obtain their full independence of Great
Britain.
Virtually England's claims to suze-
rainty over the Transvaal must in all
respects be abolished. If the South
African republican shall ask ref
erence of the matters in dispute be-
tween itself and England, the ques-
tions will be referred to the European
powers which are interested in Africa,
and Germany will support such con
ference. France can be relied upon It.
take part. and if n conference is had it
will greatly disaPPoint German eXpec-
tation if the discussion of the ques-
tions involved docs not result in reco3-
milton of the independence not only of
the Transvaal, but of the Orange Free
State as well.
1t is not denied here that reform in
the administration of the internal af
fairs of the South African republic is
advisa BILE, but these must be obtained
without the application Of foreign
pressure, British or any other, as
strictly questions for internal settle
ment. Little or no sympathy is be-
slowed upon DR.. Jameson, and Mr..
Chamberlain's appeal to President
Kruger to deal generously with