The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-18
Var IS POSSIBLE.
4 and France Seem on the
Verge Of hostiIities.
BrRLAIN'S SPEECH WAS uNWIsE
kiyer Serious 0ffense at St.
Petersburg.
h SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS
h OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Added to the Force of the
Words of the Minister of
the Colonies.

|rd Salisbury. it is reported, an ex
b of Mr.. Chamberlain assertio,
sia is ineligible for an alliance be
her perfidy. The prevailing opin.
is that MIR. Chamberlain's speech
he advocated an Anglo American
was grievous indiscretion.
excited jealousies and resentmen,
but Europe without promising 10
my compensatory advantage. His
calling the car ''the DEVIL is
is believed, to give undying Of
st. Petersburg.
city Of London (the financial dis
day great depression prevailed
were flying about that the gov
proposes to offer large issue of
II bills to form a war chest. A
rise in the bank rate is freely
Mr.. Chamberlain main and
|e object is known to be to force
to evacuats Brousseau. West
zen at the risk Of war.
leaked out that in his private
hnkers last Thursday, Lord Sails
that the West African question 1,
serious matter the cabinet has
cal with and that its satisfactory
Peems well nigh impossible.
nticipatory declaration by the
plnister gives gravity to Mr..
ans speech which it otherwise.
re lacked because of the universal
that he was simply playing his
GER element of seriousness is i'm.
the situation by the remark or
OF cambridge at the volunteer
n Friday night that France has
month to clear cut of Brous-
disputed district in West Africa.
To-Day denies having said This.
teer Officers present declare his
70 taken down at the time ana |
puhu the table to all the guests
ol paper marked Confidential. +"
OF circumstances in short. lsrd
reat anxiety here concerning the
hg seems to prove the truth of
Oh an editorial published broad
mat Mr.. Chamberlain's propos
nslo-American alliance springs
ire TO drag the United States info
miasmatic swamp in Africa.
united section of politicians In
favorable to such an alliance,
Mr.. Chamberlain's declaration
ps aosurdly in advance of events.
ouiK OF the members of ;arlia-
would either be indifferent or
l. are affronted that a minister
TX oilers of British alliance IN
place.
Fhoerialn himself Is delighted
nsation he has created, thoLgn
0n opViousiy Is not shared icy
'ss' Several members of ra,lia-
go MIN privately tonight for a
w statement concerning the
au' lie merely replied oracu- ,
ents will Justify" c
- leaders intend to have a de. ,
speech at the earliest possible q
'.h can not now be until afte, t
ntide recess. +
aper mas received the suggss- O
n'nusiasm. The News fears c
81 chance there is of realizing 8
mr chamberlain's gush and t
likely to destroy. II says; r
lii'y of jingolsm in figuring an "
''an alliance as an engine of p
observes; I'VE would be- glad s
ne likelihood of a permaaen, b
'Hs English speaking nations. ST
use OF the United States their a
unuergoes such quick and ca
nv .aa' a friend of today be- c.
cri, RI, tomorrow. As long as GU, cl
v endures We have no need /,
q ga SEA while the United States
ss.rmohgiy pro-Amsrlcsn .svs.
'dii into the error Of forc;ra ii
Cb., u,nouse of selfishness.
oonainoarlain's mistake. In
pess an Anglo-American alli- di.
hheiy to do more harm IN
wss Gazette remarks: "Thc nj
4 % fancy that all is now /
dessning a formal treaty q, su
I ills. are going much too ri.
sta aaely to do only mischief iai
'a'es has yet to be consult. wi
dsi;.srred to by the News is tn
b .nais In certain New YORK. wi
kber,au, neen easily drawn out be,
rs interested elusive on,
',spI FoREsEEs. col
nay IA dispatch to the MOI
s says; Ex-Premier CrIsri
nen and diplomat. said I uvI
so,' yesterday. talking TO
A sO,onisl secretary.s suggest gis
oraScan alliance. her
nseeing Americap's futnra .
N ing nations. pradeutiy tri,
the TIM
q sleat republics coming Fra
ch 40 and discussed with rea,
-aouceilOr NJ 49, A. :