The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-08
The Conservative Times Prints a
Seemingly Inspired Editorial.
THE CAPE TO CARO- RAILROAD.
An Enterprise Of tho Utmost impor'
tancc TO Great Britain's Domina-
ton i'm Africa is About TO BE
Consummatcd- Lord Cur
ION Begins With
a Blundcr.

(CopyriehtedflSes by the Associated Pressl
LONDON. Jan. All events seem %
work together m European politics 70 in
crease the tension between Great Britain
ana France The past week has brought
Madagascar and Egypt forward as irri-
tants just when the mutual irritabiiity
was subsdng. Even the most conser-
yatye observers begin 90 take a pesst-
mistic Wow OF tho relations between
the two powers This includes those who
up 90 the present have considered the
Deligereucy tO be mere talk due 10 SUI
per-sensiuycncss on the part OF France
ana To- unnecessary guinness upon mo
part of Great Britain I'm insisting upon
what sine considers TO be her rights.
FORCE HER TO NIGHT.
ON one side France seems 20 foster th9
growing belief that Great Britain is de-
terminod under some pretcXt or other TO
force her into war and Is willing o mako
a prcteXt it n0 plausible excuse arises.
on the other side "a large party OF fhs
British public profess that their patience
mas been strained beyond endurance by
what they deem 20 be the unvarni3ncd
d sh0ncsty of French diplomacy.
The past twenty-four hours brought
book which was followed by n leading
editorial Don ths Times denounclng France
boo language so fiery for that conservative
newspaper that Frenchmen are reading
the two together and are constituting
them as parts of deliberate policy In
spired hv one mind. That mind. Ia theory
OF the man in the street. is Mr Joseph
Chamberlain the Secretary Of state for
the Colonies. Other papers may storm
ard scOld and are not noticed but when
the Times becomes abusive foreigners
interpret 81 as being TIRE voice ~ tho gov
eminent In the present instance some
Engishmen win place the same con-
structlon upon its utterances. recalling
how The Times led The mo surrender
cry over the FashOda incident undcr evil
dent Inspiration one fact Is certain,
public opinion I'm Great Britain will not
sanction the government 90 swerve an
inch 10 avoid war with France, thinking
that n it must come this is the best time
go have 10 out.
SEAL UPON EGYPT
Many people give Importance 10 tho
issue - the Madagascar Blue Book al
most simultaneously with the quiet but
unmistakable pron0uncoment at l<har-
toum. by which the British agent there.
Niscount Cromer. in his remarks 10 the
hhielU announced that Great britain
had set her seal upon Egypt n there
ever was "a doubt I'm Tho minds Of her
European rivals that Great Britain In
tended to f0rcclose the mortgage upon
which she has expended 20 much labor
ana blood to secure f mus. have been
set at rest by tine uttcranccs Of Lord
CrOmer. in which the word ''pr0tectoraie'
WAS written in large letters though the
governments m0uhpiece carefully ab-
.I.. .s.l
a more definite notice that Great Brit
aims tenure of Egypl is permanent could
not Doe asked. This formal assumption OF
sovereignty over the Soudln is more dis
tasteful 20 France than t0 any other ma.
tion and renewed protests may be ex-
pected.
DOMINATION IN AFRICA.
I'm the meantime another enterprise os
the utmost moment Do tho flr' 'herance
Of Great Britair's domination Doe Africa
Is about to be c0nsummarel NJ. Cecil
Rhodes. the former Premier Of Cape
Colony alleged instigator of ihe Jane.
son raid and so-cnned ''NnD9iron ot
south Africa" ls going 10 England 70
arrange for pushing forward tho caps
10 Cairo railroad So long tho dearest
dream or the imperailsts \ dehplto
proposition will Doc presented By Mr..
Rhodes fo London capitalists for an OK
tension OF the railroad from BuiawayO
to lake Tngauyika. He does not pre-
tend if viii bo a paving Investment from
the start. Its Importance for some years
vii De political instead OF commercial.
and ho hopes f0 persuade The British gov
eminent t0 smooth tho way by b. guar
viii be- political instead ~ commercial.
bonds tO cover the cost o. construction.
But ono barrier sfanas in the way-in
g tom
antoeing the neutrality ~ the part of the
continent about Lake Tanganylka, which
even tho Auiocrat OF Rh0desia win find
hard 10 force. Hero Germany has tna
veto on Great Britains afvance. which
she cannot De cxDectol t0 waive without
q heavy indemnity.
NE1HER LEADERS NOR CASH.
The Liberals present the melancholy
spectacle Of "a party without leaders,
without politics. and worst OF all. wiSi-
ont cash. II they could agree upon
policy the best man closely Identified
with It would naturally be chosen 20
lead them. ana money 20 carry on this
policy would be forthcoming from its
enthusiasts. As it IS they are compelled
10 hang out the sien ITO Let' pending
the meeting OF Parliament
The glamor or receptions and oratory
with which Lord Curz0n. of Kodlcston.
swept into the throne of Niceroy OF
India. quite obscures the merits Of the
modest peer. thc Earl OF Elgin. who
takes his leave Yet. already the news
paper grumblers are contrasting the re-
tiring Vlceroy's silent. business-like adj
minlstration with the speech-making en-
iry ~ his younger Successor. The latter
has already achieved one of those tact
less biunders which the critics feared his
se'f-suficiency would rush him into. He
has srubbed "a committee of the most re-
spectacle residents desiring 70 presen,
him with a scheme for the higher cJuca-
tior - Indians on tho lines of the Johns
Hopkins University. which a native. Jam
SOL N Tata. p~0noses % do with &25O 90
az 27o OoO. and the native naturally are
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