St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-12
BRITISH CABINET HOLDS A LONG
AND IMPORTANT SEES
SION.
BLUNDERs OF THE KAISER
ENGLAND,S GAINS THROUGH EN-
PEROR WILLIAMS ILL-AD-
vISED ACTS.
APPLAUSE FOR CHAMBERLAIN.
Gravity of the Situation I'm Africa
by No Means Dfminishing-War
Preparations Continue.

LONDON, Jan. lin view of the
assembling Of British fleets for active
service and the many clouds hover
ing over the horizon of politics, the
cabinet meeting held at Downing street
today is entitled to rank as one of the
most momentous in the history of Great
Britain. The ministers had to consid-
er several questions Of vital impor-
lance to the British empire, including
the Transvaal, Armenian and Ven
ezuelan difficulties, and Great Britain's
position toward the old European pow
ers. 1t is a striking fact that, although
the present cabinet is one of the largest
on record, it is unanimous upon all the
leading questions under discussion The
central figure among the ministers is
undoubtedly Joseph Chamberlain, the
formerly much-abused Radical leader,
whose able treatment of the recent
colonial difficulties has excited the ad-
miration of even his most virulent op-
ponents 1t is impossible not to re-
mark the wonderful change of feeling
towards him in the Radical press.
which was wont to couple every men
ton of his name with the epithet
Judas" Now the Radical editors have
nothing but the warmest eulogies for
the secretary Of state for the colonies,
and he might almost he described as
popular hero at the present time
The latest advices from the Trans
vaal would seem on their face to indi-
cate that the situation is in no way
SO hopeful as it was a couple of DAYS
IN nit Of
the contrary, and it is believed that
the cabinet is considering most I'M
looked-for demands upon the part of
President Kruger, demands which it
IS lntimated Great Britain cannot DOS
slbly concede. The reports. generally
pelleVed to be true, of the deadlock in
the negotiations between Sir HerucIas
Robinson, governor of Cape COLONY.
ana President Kruger, CT Pretoria, show
the gravity of the situation there.
ana may account for much of the war
IKE preparations being made by Great
Britain.
PLOTTED BY FINANCIERs.
on the stock exchange today there
were created rumors that the govern
Hent inquiry into the event which cuI.
minated in DR.. Jameson's raid into the
Iransvaal will lead to the startIine. rev
citation that the whole plot was Matched
by group of financiers in London in
ciud1ng several parvenues with colonial
loi tunes, Dut with unsavory reputa-
tlohs. in addition the statement is
maze by financial paper that Bar
hey Barnato, the so-called ~Kaf,ir
King, Whe has considerable HOLDINGS
IN Deiagoa Bay, has offered to sell the
same to the British government. which
Is considering the matter. This NAV
eApiain the reported purchase of Del
agoa Bay from Portugal by the gov
eminent Of Great Britain.
Inc war feeling against GERMANY has
sfeatIy subsidized and the issue of the
troupie is freely described as a rebuff
Ioi emperor William, inaSmuch as tbe
German newspapers have changed
tieir tone, and the papers printing
what were regarded as inspired articles.
anu what nrst threatened Great Brit
am, are now distinctly climbing down.
Afother feature of the situation ia
the feeling that France. although she
would perhaps like to see Great Rr;t-
an seriously injured, would never AL
low germany to win, but would seek
a preteXt, while Germany was GRIN
Pieu' TO seek revenge for 1901 Tho
AcoliofniSt, discussing the effects which
an Angio-German war would baya ~,
the commerce of the two powers noints
out that, while Great Britain would
only De deprived Of seven per cent OF
i mex loreisn commerce Germany would
~ seventeen ana one-haIf per cent.
None Of the British Industries ara ~
soluteiy dependent on German mr.
chases' and they all have a number Of
larger markets elsewhere. where thew
could expand if German connetit;o,
were arrested. On the other hand T.,
the case of Germany, a war with C.raat
bfltain would spoil at least one of ba,
iloustrles-sugaf -for which she would
mo no compensate ton elsewhere. and
the excursion of her products from for
elgn markets would give Crasf Pr;+s:,
opportunities of pushing her t,sda
there, which would more than offse+
any loss OF business with GERMANY
herself, while to her it would be q don
bic loss. W
MAKING LOTS OF TROUBLE
According to the Westminster CO
zette, Germany's recent attitude on fhe
armenian question has alienared Great
6iltaln and led to the approachment of
the latter country to France, and the
VI.
Marquis OF Salisbury, it asserts. silg
gested to the powers an internafional
agreement by which Russia was tn he
entrusted With the pacification of Ar
menla. France and Italy, it is added
We're willing, but the prop osition col.
lapSea through the opposition of Ger
many. Russia, it appears wollld have
consented had the proposal been in
dorsed by all the powers. Now. when
Great britain was found to have been
confronted with the demand of Cer-
many TO pass an armed force t7roI1nb
the neutral territory of a frjend af,d
ally, for the purpose Of stahlishine
German troops in the Transyaal. which
IS uEuer the Glleen's suzerainty, it be-
came evident, according tc the West
Minister Gazette, that there must he q
chahee III the direction of Great Brit
ANS EuroDean 1eanings and the in,oa-
date result was the apnroa chrant viii,
france Continuing, the Gazette saws
lhefe IS absolutely no intention to enter
the tfanco-RuSSian alliance anv more
than the dreibund; but Great britain
has become 1t is hoped. better friends
with both France and Russia his
cussins the Transvaal situation. the
{ Westminster Gazette regards the al
lesed demands of the Beers for compen-
sation with scepticism and adds:
1T IS q trivial question, almost az
insignificant as the ownership of a
swamp on either side of the Schom-
burgkline. The most serious signifi
canoe of today's cabinet meeting is the
facs that it marks the first step in what
might be called the Orientation of
british policy towards Russia AMI
France. which has been entered unon
reiuctantlyand under the compufsion of
destiny, for the Marquis of Salisbury
has always been a German in his SYM