The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-01
II Is Now Said Was the OuthurSt of Pub
lie Feeling Upon Jameson's Arrival,
WAS AROUSED BY PAID AGENTS
~ In Now ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF the
Present Ministry Past Masters ut
ihis G"me-Iaintcd Tint the Dem.
onatrnsions Were Designed 10 sup.
port the Governments Attack.
Especial Gable Ietter.l


London. Feb. 29.-The question is now
pcins asked whether the demonstration
attending the landing here of Dr. Jane
son and his fellow raiders was gen
uine outburst of public feeling OF wheth-
er II was not largely due 10 plans of the
government to excite the country
against the Transvaal It would be. of
course. difficult to obtain tangible proof
lhat the Cabinet was rcsorting to the
old trick OF authorizing the use of pro-
Nocatife agents. Some of the members
OF the present Ministry are. however,
past masters in the quiet game of arous-
ing the country through the use OF paid
agents. If the course followed by the
government In bringing DR.. Jameson
nome from Africa Is reviewed II will
seem that everything was done to keep
interest on the strain The Importance
given the prisoners was far beyond their
merits as figuring in recent events In
stead OF wrapping the return of the fill
huSters In mystery and having them side
tracked from point TO point the Govern
ment could. if it had SO desired, have let
the affair fizZlc out quietly and could
have avoided all fuss I'm taking the
prisoners TO the Bow Street Police Court
Ihe Conservative papers pretend that
the demonstration attending the arrival
of the party will emlarruss the Govern
mcnt. tending to adversely affect the
negotiations with the Transvaal a
more correct point Of view is that the
demonstrations We're designed 10 sup
port the Government IN its impending at :
tack on the Transvaal
certain favored Conservative journal
lists have obtained from The Foreign
Office story of what they call the De
lagoa Bay plot, which throws the clear
est side light upon the Boer and Ger
4
i)elagoa Bay. the Capital OF the Por-
tugucsc possessions. In East Africa
which would afford the best inlet and
outlet 70 the trade of the Transyaal
lherc Is no doubt of the truth of the
story, which is to the effect that iust
prior 10 the raid of DIR. Jameson into
the Transvaal, Mr. Milne. a Portu-
Enese cohccssionaire. who held a front
age on the foreshore of Delagoa Bay for
II instance OF seven miles. offered to
sell the concession to Great Britain for
2ooVo. The Government through Sir
iieicules robinson. Governor of Cape
Colony. and British High Commissioners
In South Africa. declined to deal with
Niiihe, as II was expected that II would
90, as nothing was then known i'm Eng
land OF the TrnnSvaal row Thereupon
president krucger, who for a long time
has been making efforts to secure n mort
Tor the Transvanl, supplied Seeman 4.
purchase the concession. thus giving to
German subjects. who are entitled 10
German protection. territorial rights on
Delagoa Bay.
The concession will soon be actively
operated. Seeman and Eiffe control the
i"us route, outside of the railway. 10
the Transvaal and the main routes to
Swaziland.
Hor. w. j. Leyds. the Transvaal Sec
rotary of State. before coming 10 Eli
rope. visited Deiagoa Bay and arranged
an important part of the Bocr-German n
coup against British possession of that
place. AS Great Britain would rather
go to war than TO submit her rights
to pre-empt Delagoa Eay TO the decision
OF European Congress, the forcshorc
AFFAIR at first sight does not look TO be
of critical Importance. rs that matter
does not seem worth fighting over. but
as soon as the award of the Swiss ar
btra tors is made in the matter of the
Delagoa Bay railway. which Is expected
to result in the granting of 800 900
pounds compensation to the American
bondholdcrs, Portugal will put the rail-
way up at auction. The Boer- German
syndicate will then undoubtedly buy it,
and the Transvaal Will then have Sc
cured its lpng-sought for outlet to the
sea and will be able to carry on a for
cign trade without having recourse TO
the British railways to the South. The
Anglo-PortugueSe convention only pre-
vents Portugal from selling the prov
ince and harbor of Delagoa BAY with
out giving Great Britain chance to
acquire them, but the Anglo Portuguese
convention can be practically annulled
by the German holders passing on their
concession to their Government. How
Cecil Rhodes. who once offered to buy
the whole Delagoa Bay district for g.
100000 pounds, got tricked over this con-
cess!on is unexplained. His reputation
as a far-sceing politician has been re-
Gently utterly shaken.
The Right Hon. George j. Goschen,
First Lord Of the Admiralty. has deliver
cd a speech at LewcS in which he made
an alusion to Emperor William that is
calculated to- infurlatc the German news
papers. lie said that n curious success
sion OF events seemed to convice the
foreign powers that Great Britain was
asleep and unable to assert herself
great German sta atesman. not Prince Bis
marck seemed to have formed a deDre-
ciating estimate Of this country. He
had been undeceived, and ne (Mr. Gesch
en) hoped he was now convinced that
Great Britain would not shrink from
using the greatest physical force to
maintain her rights. Everybody be-
lieves that Mr., Goschen had reference 10
Emperor William, and not Chancellor
CONTINUED ON fifth pare1