The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-09-25

the Brfthish possessions. The people must
demand that the government vigorously
protect these important interests. The
only way to avoid the snnihiiasion Of the
& German colonies is to get Germany. Hol-
land and Belgium to Jointly direct emigra-
tlon there, especially to the Boer states %
/ The Deutsche zeltung severely blnmss
the government for It's inactivity In the
quarrel saying;
This Is a dangerous game for Germany
interests"
In spite % these criticisms many OF
which ara most bitter, the government
has not altered It's Views or attitude This
Is evident from the inspired uterance5
OF the government press.
The Hamburger correspondent again
point out that Germany can only ook
on IN the struggle, adding:
Germany, IN this respect, ia situated
precisely like France whose sympathIes
are with the Beers"
A foreign office official said TO the cor
respondent here OF the Associated Presa:
"Of course It is IN no sense TO our In
terest 20 have England and the rtaua-
vaal go to war. That little Beer nation
viii finally succumb and probably VIII
be wiped out Of existence It IS only too
likely that this viii diminish our prestige
60 South Africa and iniure our not IN
considerable material interests there. for
our trade with tee Boer states is increase
I'm and only next TO that OF England.
Other interests will also be ieopardizei
or Injured In such a struggle SIN there
is no ocasslon, no political or moral
right for US TO interfere. The Informant
of the correspondent refused to say whe-
ther It was a distinct. formal understands
ing with Great Britain or vino her the
agreement OF a year ago on the subject
OF South Africa including German aeu-
trallty IN event OF war with he Trpnsvoal
Experts are beginn ng TO speculate on
the probable outcome OF the war and
the losses on both sides Tho Kreuz
Zetung says;
'The British plan is an Invasion Oh
three sides multaneously. from Rhoi-
esia, Natal and Mafeklng or Kimberley
The best and most effective part OF mo
English forces will proo1bv be- the vci-
unteer men raised I'm South Africa.
There are seven thousand mounted men
already IN Rhodesla, who with other vol
unteers will be- the real corps OF tho ex-
pedItion.
In tho Frankfort zetung Gen Won Bo
guslawsky, a military writer OF note
predicts that the British vii sustain en-
ormous losses In the Transvaal owing.
mainly to the inferiorlty Of their officers
and their inability to understand or APP
ply modern tactics.
DREYFUS CASE
The Dreytus excitement has largely
subs ded here since the pardon, though
many papers express tho belief that the
mystery surrounding the case viii be
one day removed Others spy the end is
wholly unsatisfactory. In military and
diplomatic circles the ldea seems TO pre-
vail that Dreyfus was indeed a SPY. but
for Russia. This has found utterance In
many papers
One interesting outcome 3f ;he case 3
the fact that the emperor wIo has been
deeply stir by tho revelations made at
Rennes Of the espionage system between
France and Germany OF the extreme and
elaboratness OF which he has hitherto
been gnorant has instructed General
Won Hahnke, chief OF his private military
cabinet to thoroughly investigate how
and to what extentthe system can be alb
olished or reduced to a m nlmum,
| 4 AA' correspondent VI NAh AhaNANHtANf ECU
Press learns reliably that his majesty.
above all, was startled by the fact that
the military attaches Of both countries.
while personally. men OF he incest sense
OF honor. had been so deeply involved IN
the scandal and he instructed General
Won Hahnke to ascertain II II were pos.
g BILE for Germany TO take the iniatlve ia
the abo shlng OF extra territorality for
bassles thus nbolIshlng the most helm
Gus and dangerous form OF espionage
Tho correspondent Of the Associated
Press understands that General Won
Hahnke has reported that Il is lmposs
BILE for one state, especially a military
one. to do this alone. He gave many po-
tent reasons for this view.
The governments this week excrted a
strong pressure to induce German indus
try and commerce 10 abandon all move
ment against the Paris exposition. Chief
commissioner II tcher sent a note TO all
lenders of he movement giving strong
reasons why Il would be unwlse for Ger
many and injurious to her interests not
10 appear as strong az poss BILE In Paris
n 1900
This and other facts nave had effect,
and II may be said that the anti-expan-
and Il may be said that the antl-expO-
sitou movement n Germany IS entirely
dead. A curious feature is tina, the note
ldwelt upon the fact that the exposition
iB not a political. but purely an economical
lenterpr se, and that tho mistake OF .Sa3
which seriously injured German CONNER
lclal prestige must not be repeated.
The emperor Is wroth al the Berlin
Imun clpal ties refusal 10 cooperate with
his plan for the embell shment Of the vic,
Unity OF the royal castle by tho rem oval
lof an the ne ghboring old ramshacka
buildings. The municipality iustlnea ha
refusal by the plea that tho Millions 70
uired 70 carry out the plan cannot be
spared as they are needed 70 meet the
Increasing demands OF the municipal
Treasury for the assistance OF the poor
and for the common schools His majesty
Is convinced mat the real reason for the
refusal is the dominat on OF the radical
and revolutionary elements The move
ment 20 erect suitable monument over
the graves OF the victims OF the rev0lu-
ton OF 1888 which the emperor calls
"g'orlfy ng the revolution" he considers
good example Of this domination A. O
sign OF HIS dspeasure, the emperor hal
Instructed the min ster Of the interior "a
" thhod the confirmation OF the nov
chlsf mayor Herr Kirshner. although the
Halter Is a moderate IN polit cs ahj was
elected IN June, 1898. until there Is ys.
Hole Sign OF the improved pol tioal at.i-
1 Itude Of Berlin or force the election Of