The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-14
WILLIAMS IMPORTANCE.
he Is the Center Of European Politics Of a
Sudden.
HIS PLAY WAS A MOST ACUTE ONE
Even the French Press Admits tint
England and Germany Have
Formed nm Effective Alliance.

New York, November IA dispatch te
the Tribune from London says: The German
emporor's visit to England Is the chief
topic of serious discussion and ingenious
conjecture. On the continent he has sud.
denly doomed up as the commanding figure
In European diplomacy, VINO has thrown
his influence on the winning side at mo.
ment when England is making a supreme
military effort seven thousand miles from
Lands End. Even the commercial classes
of Germany are impressed with the power
and consequence OF their emperor In the
great affairs of the world and acrid
French criticism is forced to admit that
England and Germany have been drawn
INTO q close understanding which does
rot differ essentially from formal aili-
nrce and forecasts a momentous change In
the trend Of European diplomacy.
The stage business OF this impcria'
journey is well worked roth at Windsor
and AT Berlin The queer is evid ontlS TAX
ing the livcliest interest In the reception
OF her grandson and. after Ter manner, is
casting the details and assigning parts to
all the members of the royal family. There
Will be n family reunion with every sisa
uf affection and cordially and khere VIII
also be stately functions in honor OF the
iations illustrious guest. The programme
or festivities has already been enlarged
SO as to include oxford and Cambridge
London, Sandringnam and Chatswort. and
the prime minister will be at his sover-
eign's right hand at Windsor.
The German emperor. who has a con-
spicious talnHt for stage effects, is enlarg'
ing his own suite 1t includes Won Bulow
Count Eluenpurg ana three military at
taches and he is meeting every fresh ad-
vance with sympathetic interest.
The English press Is taking ITS Gus from
the court and is magnifyng the import
snce OF the emperor's visit. American
comments on the relations of England ana
Germany are read with marked interest,
and the suggestion of a widening sphere
of good feeling between England and
America so as to include Germany is re-
ceived with great favor as permanent
safeguard of the peace of the world and
the freedom of commerce.
There are signs OF recurrence OF spirit
of overconfidence in the certainty OF sue
cess of British arms without a further set
back TO the British troops. The sitc-0Jon
surely is steadily improving every day
with the arrival of achievements DIT Cape
town and Durham, and also with the in
creasing evidence that the Dutch allies
have made a fatal tactical mistake in scat
terlng their commands at TOO many points
instead of concentrating their forces
against Kimberley and Ladysmith, or
marching to the sea and swoopius down
upon Durham.
The British campaign, however. has not
been won and a full fortnight remains in
which Kimberley may be captured and
exposed to a destructive long
range fire. Sir George Stewart White has
done great work in holding back General
force from Lower Natal. but 1t
is premature to conclude that the latter
was wasting time, ammunition aud men
laying siege to a camp which he could
never render untenable While the meager
news received from Natal and the western
border is favorable. the best military
writers in the dispatches caution England
against shouting until well out of tho
woods.