Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-01

Delagoa Bay to the decision of Euro pean congress, the foreshore after first sight does not look to be of critical inn port, as that matter does not seem worth fighting over, but as soon as the award of the Swiss arbitrators is made in the matter of the Delagoa Bay railway, which is expected to result in the grant ing of f50,00o sterling compensation to the American bondholders, Portugal will put the railway up al auction. The Boer- German syndicate will then undoubtedly buy it, andthe Transvaal will then have secured it's long sought for outlet to the sea and will be able to carry on a foreign trade without having recourse to the British system to the south. The Anglo Portuguese convention only prevents Portugal from selling the harbor and province of Delagoa Bay without 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 Dela- goa Bay district for f2,000 900 Sterling, got trcked over this concession is unex- plained. His reputation as a farseeng politicion has been recently utterly shaken
 The Rt Hon. George J. Goschen. first lord of the admiralty has delivered @ speech at Lewes, in which he makes an aflusion to Emperor William that is cal culated to infuriate the German newspa- pers. He said that a curious succession of events seemed to convince the foreign powers that Great Britain was asleep and unable to assert herself. A great German statesman (not Prince Bismarck) seemed to have formed a depreciating estimate of this country. He had been undeceived, and he (Mr Goschen) hoped he was now convinced that Great Britain would not shrink from using the greatest physical force to maintain her rights
 Everybody believes that MT. Goschen had reference to Emperor William, and not Chancellor Von Hohenlohe. Extract ing MT. Goschen's prolixity, he declared that Great Britain would not contract an alliance with any power or group of pow CTS. She preferred isolation, relying on her navy, with which she was ready to face anything. MT. Goschens speech was preliminary to his producing the navy estimates.
 Official denials do not alter the belief in political circles that there is a crisis in Egyptian affairs. A credited semi official report has it that the sultan of Turkey has asked Great Britain to ar range settlement of the Egyptian ques- ton with the powers on the basis of his retention of the suzerainty of that coun- try. Germany, which is now the bete noir of the foreign offices at every point, is supposed to be melting the trouble.
 The tory papers, for instance the Globe, publish grotesque comments on the Cuban resolution adopted by the Ameri- cans. The direction given to President Cleveland to use his offices to secure au- tonomy for Cuba is compared with the United States demanding the independ- ence of Ireland in the event of rebellion there. It adds that if Spain elects to go to war rather than to sacrifice her honor, international sympathy will be on her side.
 The St. James Gazette says that for a country that fought stupendous war to put down rebellion, this resolution goes far indeed. It is not the Monroe doctrine telling Europe to keep her hands off, but means that the United States intends to put her hands on
 The Westminster Gazette QiberaD sounds a balanced note. It Says 1t relies on President Cleveland's discretion. The United States, it adds, have genuine in terests in Cuba, and cannot refuse to recognize the rebels as belligerents if the situation in the island does not grow better
 The Havana correspondent of the Pail Mall Gazette says that Captain-General Weyler will no more suppress the rebell- ion than did Gen. Martinez Campos. The United States, he adds, should, on the score of humanity and her general polit- cal and financial interests, insist on au- tonomy for the Cubans.