The evening times., 1899-11-02
st.nch Kaiser wnheIm.

Europe apparently, is settling down to
| the conviction that the ultimate battle line
of the world is being disclosed in the atti-
/ tude of the nations. 1t may not be an
! agreeable outlook for some of the powers.
hut their statesmen and diplomatists would
! be stupid not to read the handwriting on
the wall; which admonishes them as plain
ly as possible that there is a tacit under
standing between the three mighty branches
| of the old Teutonic family, and that, for the
future, they may expect to face world
policy and programme more or less COM
mon to Germany, Great Britain, and the
United States.
New evidences are daily given OF the
good will and loyal intentiors Of the Kai-
ser. Lord Lonsdale his close personal
friend. has declared that the imperial mes
sage to President Kruger few years ago,
which led 10 the formation OF the famous
flying squadron, was totally nIisinterpreted
in England, and was not sent in any, un-
friendly spirit. The Berlin "Neueste Mach
richten'' in an inspired article says that
Germany has no intention of playing into
the hands OF France by Intervening in the
Transyaal.' 1t adds:
Although Germans individually may disapprove
Of Engiand's policy. the actions of the Emperor
must be Dictated by Germanys interests, which
do not allow her unnecessarily 10 arouse bad feel
ing ia England II would be a great mistake TO
prejudice German interests in Ssuth Africa by
onesided attitude in view of the future reorgani-
zation of-the political situation there Moreover,
the great sea power and the great land power
have every feason to 1co-operate in union and har
niony rssl--zs4sssl-.ss-.-.
The last sentence of the above paragraph
is meat for the mastication of European
chancelleries. 1t means as much as one of
Hanna's hints TO his laborers that their in
terests lie in continuing him in power It
does not say that the sea power OF Great
Britain. backed by the navy, the wealth,
and the teeming millions of America, added
to the land power of Germany, together
potentially constitute the worlds irresisti-
bic force majeure; but the inference is
clear and the cabinets of ST. Petersburg,
Vienna, and Paris will not be slow to un-
derstand it,
Anglophobia. indeed, seems to be dying
out. Even in France the tone OF the lead
ing papers is less truculent. The popuIace
are still ugly and illustrate national senti- !
merit and chivalry by gibing at and IN
sulting English visitors in the cafes and |
theatres, That was to be expected. During |
the Spanish war Americans in Paris were |
treated in the same way; but the French |
Government, at least, is beginning 20 real !
iZe that the time TO avenge Fashoda is net !
at hand. and that its efforts to stir up |
strife against Great Britain so far have not |
lieha
bring together the German and Anglo |
Saxon powers on terms of better under |
standing. and realization of the necessity |
for common defence, than they have ever |
been able to reach before Italy, too. is |
evincing desire for peace and harmony |
with England, and not a cloud of active
meddling appears on the political horizon.
= 1t would be futile not to look for deveI-
opments by Russia, taking advantage OF
the situation, in directions that may re-
motely affect British interests The re-
ported intention OF the Gar to push the
Russian scheme of railway through the
Shah's dominions to the Persian Gulf very
likely lay be carried out. Bat this prob
ably will be considered not graveIy impor-
tant as an international question. We
may see some movements of Immediately
minor Importance in the Balkan PENN
sula, which, while tending to annoy En-
gland, need not amount to a casus balli;
out, whatever idea of hostile interference
n South Africa, or of a naval demonstra-
ion at Delagoa Bay, or of serious raid
lpon Chinese territory. may have been IN
none of these designs is ,
'redicable upon the situation as it appears
oday.
For anything we can see or deduce TO
he contrary, our sister Ango- Saxon en-
,ire is to have free hand to restore lib
,rty and civilization in British South
Africa, without unfriendly obstruction
rom any quarter. I