The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-15
WILLIAMS IMPORTANCE.
He Is the Center Of European Politics Of
Sudden.
HIS PLAY WAS A MOST ACUTE ONE
Even the French Press Admits that
England and Germany Have
Formed nm Effective Alliance.

New York, November ia dispatch &c
the Tribune from London says: The German
emperor's visit to England is the chief
topic OF serious discussion aud ingenious
conjecture. On the continent he has sud.
denly doomed up as the commanding figure
In European diplomacy, who has thrown
his influence on the winning side at mo-.
ment when England is making 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 worle and acric
French criticism Is forced to admit that
England and Germany have been drawn
into close understanding which does
rot differ essentially from formal am
arce and foi coasts II momcntous change III
tie trend Of European diplomlcy.
The stage business of this inneria'
tourney is weli worked roth at Windsor
end AT Beriia. The queen Is evidently tAh-
ing the livcliest interest in the reception
of her grandson and. after her manner, Is
casting the details and assigning parts 10
all the members of the royal family. There
Will be n family reunion with every sig1
of affection and cordiality and >here viii
also be stately functions in honor OF the
ration's illustrious guest. The programme
or festivities has already been enlargeo
so as TO include Oxford and Cambridge
London. Sandringham and Chatsworl and
the prime minister will be at MS soVer-
eign's right hand at Windsor.
The German emperor, who has con-
spicious talent for stage effects, Is enlaFg'
ing mis- own suite. II includes Won Bulow
Count Eluenburg ana three military at
taches and he is meeting every fresN au-
vance with sympathetic interest
The English press is taking IT'S GUS IRON
the court and is magnifying the import
erce OF the empcror's visit American
comments on the relations OF England an"
Germany are read with marked interest
and the suggestion Of a widening sphere
OF good feeling between England ana
America so as to include Germany is re-
ceived with great favor as permanent
safeguard of the peace of the world ana
the freedom of commerce.
There are signs OF a recurrence OF spirit
of overconndence in the certainty OF sue
cess of British arms without further set
back to the British troops. The situation
surely is steadily improving every day
with the arrival OF reinforcements oil Cape
town and Durham, and also with the in
creasing evidence that the Dutch allies
have made fatal tactical mistake in scat
tering their commands nj too many points
instead of concentrating their forces
against Kimberley and Ladysmith, or
marching to the sea and swooping down
upon Durham.
The British campaign. however, has not
been won and full fortnight remains in
which Kimberley may be captured and
Ladysmith exposed TO a. destructive long
range fire. Sir George Stewart White has
done great work in holding back General
Ioubert's force from Lower Natal, but 1t
is premature TO conclude that the latter
was wasting time, ammunition and men
laying siege to camp which he could
never render untenable While the mcagcr
news received from Natal and the western
border is favorable. the best military
writer's in the dispatches caution England
against shouting until' Wei out of tho
woods.