Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-14
Situation Is Improving.

Now York, Nov. IA dispatch to the
Tribune from London says: The Ger
man emperor's visit to England is the
chief topic of serious discussion and in
genious conjectures. On the continent
he has suddenly doomed up as the com
manding figure in European diplomacy
who has thrown his influence on the
winning side at a moment when England
is making a supreme military effort 1000
miles from Lands end. The commercial
classes Of Germany are impressed With
the poWer and of their en-
peror to great affairs of the world and
acrid French criticism is forced to ad-
nit that England and Germany have
been drawn into a close understanding
which does not differ essentially from a
formal alliance and forecasts a momen.
tous change in the trend of European
diplomacy.
The stage bushes of this imperial Jour
ney is We'll worked both at Windsor and
Berlin. The queen is evidently aking
the liVeliest interest in the reception of
her grandson and, after her manner. is
recasting the details and assigning parts
to all the members of the royal family.
There will be a family reunion with eV-
cry sign of affection and cordiality and
there will also be stately functions in
honor of the nations illustrious guest.
The programme has already been so
enlarged so as to include Cambridge,
London, S~andringham and Southworth.
The German emperor, who has a con-
spicuous talent for stage effects is enlarg-
ing his wv suite until it includes Count
Won Buelow, County Gutenberg and three
military attaches and he is meeting ev-
cry fresh advance with sympathetic in
terest. The English press is taking its
cue from the court and is magnifying
the Importance of the emporor's visit.
Radical journals are minimizing their
nytail16iaa q o. inEf tho on. naj,4 a,S 1,
his course in the Armenian. eek affair,
and the unionists are explaining away
the ordering out of a flying squadron as
a matter of no Importance. American
comments on the relations of England
and Germany are read with marked IN
terest and the suggestion of a widening
sphere Of good feeling between England
inc America so as to include Germany is
received with great favor as a PERMANENT
safeguard Of peace Of the world and the
freedom of commerce.
There are signs of a recurrence of the
suirit Of ov~nr-cnnfdencc II .he certainty
Of the success Of the British arms with
out a further setback or reverse to the
British troops. The situation surely is
steadily improving every day Win the
arrival of the reinforcen1ents at Cape
town and Durham and also with the in
creasing evidence that the Dutch allies
have made a fatal tactical mistake in
scattering their comrades at too many
points instead of concentrating their
forces against Kimberley and Iadysmith
/ or marching like Sherman TO the sea and
sweeping down upon Durham. The
British campaign, however, has not yet
been won and a full fortnight remains
in which Kimberley may be captured
and Ladvsmith exposed to a destructive
long range fire. General White has
great work in holding back General Jou-
| bert's forces from lower Natal, b 1t Is
premature to conclude that the latter Is
wasting time. ammunition and men lay
| ing siege to a camp which he can never
render %untenable. While the meagre
| news received from Natal and the west
| ern border Is favorable the best mill
| tary writer's 10 to-day'a London Jour-