The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-19
GERMAN KAISER AN ODD GUY.
HIS MELODRAMATIC UTTERANCES
KEEL MAKE EUROPE LAUGH.

the Opinion That the Kaiser is
stark, Staring Mad-Reverses OF
the British Force in India a Sc
rious Blow to British Prestige
Among the Natives-Sarnh Bern
hardt in Terror of Being Attacked
by a VitriOI ThrOwer-Catho Ollie In
huence in the House of Lords.
Special Gable Letter, Copyright, 1897, by
the Associated Press.
London, Dec. 1S.-The general opinion
OF Kiel Is voiced by a diplomats remark:
1T is a great pity that Germany, having
an easy, safe and simple, though slightly
piratical piece of work on hand, should
not be able to perform it without setting
the whole world laughing"
The papers are full of comment on the
subject. The Times says: 1.-THE august
utterances are worthy of melo-drama and
would seem high-fiown to modern IDEAS
If uttered by Philip II as he dispatched
the Armada; or Columbus as he started
to carry the dominion or Spain over the
oceans. The kaiser evoked memories of
Metz and Sedan to encourage Prince Hen
ry to keep a stout heart as he faces the
perils of the Suez canal and the terrors
of China seas. Prince Henry's peroraton
was closed by a specimen of almost By
zantine establishment, unique in the an
nails of modern Europe"
The Saturday Review thinks the nick
name of William the Witless" is no long
er adequate, adding that he is stark, star
ing mad" Continuing, the Saturday Re
view remarks: I'm spite of the ominous
fact that he has alienated the newspapers
and professors, insults the grea mobiles
when they disagree with his extraordinary
activity, until the court is deserted and
known throughout Germany as the court
OF parvenus, the poor creature continues
to take himself seriously, as a sort of
drill sergeant of providence"
The indications point to a passage in
the queens speech at the opening of par
lament referring to the sugar interests
of the colonies. 1t will probably announce
that the government has decided to post
pone conference of the powers interested
In sugar bounties. 1t is understood the
government is prepared to announce at
such a conference that unless the bounty
system is abandoned Great Britain will
impose countervailing duties.
The colonial office has been greatly ex-
orcised since the West Indian commission
reported, and since the discussion in the
Reichstag, in which Herr Richter admit
ted that should Great Britain follow the
lead of the United States and tax bounty
fed sugar, the death knell of bounties
would be sounded. Signs are not lacking
that both Germany and France are aux-
ious to abolish the bounties, but neither
will abandon them so long as the other
Is free to maintain them, and to monopo-
lie the English market. The objections
Of 10 F,1~
VIII probably be overcome by a guarantee
that the duties will be removed as soon
as the bounties have ceased.
The Parnellites are jubilant at the state
ments made by John Dillon. chairman of
the Irish nationalist party, at the meet
ing of the National Federation at Dublin
on last Wednesday, who, upon that oc-
casion, said he agreed with John Red
mond, the Parnellite leader, that all sec
tlonS of the nationalists should arrive al
an understanding upon the leading Irish
questions before the reassembling of par
lament, and suggested a conference on
the subject between the Irish members.
These remarks are interpreted by the Par
nellites as being a confessed correctness
of their attitude toward the
liberals. Mr.. Redmond said to
a representative of the Associated
Press: MIR. Dillon at last admits that the
liberals, at whose orders Mr.. Parnell was
deposed, have abandoned home rule. But
he must go a step further and repudiate
unequi*ocally and openly any alliance with
the liberals. Until he does so, no union of
the Parnellites with him and his party
is possible"
The Westminster Gazette voices the lib
eral sentiment saying: THE party will
have to free itself from thraldom which
Mr.. Dillon seeks to impose upon it, even
at the cost Of mourning the displeasure of
his friends"
This paper further admits that if the lib
erals gave Mr.. Dillon the pledge demand
ed, they would not have the slenderest
chance of returning to power.
The reverse suffered by Gen. Westma-
cott's brigade in the Bara valley is in the
nature of a disaster. When the euphem-
isms are translated the story appears to
be that the most powerful force sent to
the border has bundled out of Afridiland
neck and crop. On top of this comes the
news that it is the intention of Sir William
Lockhart, the British commander-in-chief,
to invade the country in another direction.
The reasons are obvious. The government
feels that something must be done forth
with to retrieve British prestige.
In the meanwhile the worst impression
has been created in Great Britain by the
reiteraton of the statement that the rank
and file of at least four British regiments
show decided lack of pluck in the presence
of native regiments.
An OIilceG at the SCtHe WIIleS- ne
worst is that the native troops have seen
the coWardice of their white comrades,
and they state openly that if any Tommy
Atkins Is rude to them hereafter they will
hammer him; and the awful thing is they
can do So"
1t is obvious that if the natives lose
their respect for British courage, Great
Britain's mold on India is most precarious.
The whole fault seems to lie in expect
ing boys to do mems work, and In turn
ing them adrift just when they are be-
coming good soldiers. The campaign
cannot end before March, and the cost,
fully $3O,OO0OOO, will necessitate the inter-
vention of the British treasury in order
to avert the bankruptcy of India.
There is a great deal of interest in the
outcome of Duke of Norfolk's petition to
the Marquis of Salisbury to admit Cardinal
Vaughan to a seat in the House Of Lords.
The vatican is backing the appeal, and
the pope is keonly interested. Il is gen.
orally felt that with such men the
Duke of Norfolk the Marquis of Rpon,
Baron Petre and others in the House Of
Lords the Catholics are already well rep
nH