Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-15
Editorial Denunoiation of England's En-
croaobments Upon the Transvaal.
RANDED AS AN UNRtDEEMABLE CRIME
Band of FinanCiering Politicians Charged
with Spoliation Of the Republic
CHAMBERLAIN MARKED AS A LEADER
Prominent Paris Editor is Not Pleased
with the Neutral Attitude
Taken by the United
states In the Matter.

Copyright. 1899, by Press Publishing Coz
PARIS, Oct. l4.-(New York World Ca
blegram-Speca Telegram)--French opin-
iCn IS unanimously with the Beers and pub
lie Indignation against the hypocritical Eng
lish way of working toward spoliation is
intense. There is not single newspaper
in France which does not every day de-
nounce editorially the aggression upon the
Transvaal an unrcdeemable crime. Temps
and journal Des Debats, two of the most
authoritative organs in France, both pub
lish documents and historical studies OF the
whole Transvaal trouble since its incp-
ency, showing that Chamberlain Is the
interested associate of a band of financiering
politicians, comprising notably Rhodes,
the owners of the London Times and the
Chartered company. which conquest alone
can save from bankruptcy This band ia
accused of having engineered Jameson's raid
and after its failure never ceased to await
and work for pretext for conflict.
HanoteauX, former foreign affairs minis
ter, than whom nobody is more competent,
said yesterday: "In this affair English
jingoism is being skillfully exploited by high
sharpers to serve not only their political
ambitions but their vast private financial
schemes. That is why, though nobody oan
doubt that court of arbitration would have
granted the outlanders' demand, Chamber
lain would not submit to arbitration
In all continental Europe one paper alone,
Neue Freie Presse of Vienna, sustains
England. All others more or less are
against it, Irishmen residing in Paris hold
meetings with a view to organize a corps
of volunteers TO join a regiment now bcins
secretly raised by Maud Norra in Ireland
to go and fight with the Beers. Many
Eronclmen ont pf tb,,
adventure, are also leaving individually or
In small groups. Moreover, numbers of
journalists, students and young clubmen
are anxious to form regiment of the e1ite
similar to Roosevelts Rough Riders. They
have solicited Amilcare Cipriani To toko
command. Cipriani is an Italian rerupeo
VINO proved such a hero on the Greel, side
la'ihg WIN four bullets after fighting terri
bly, at Damokos.
Criticisms of Americs.
The petition to President McKin,ev ,t-
tracted great attention in Paris. also the
answer made by the Washington govern
ment' The general impression of the answer
Is that 1t Is specious, inasmuch as sufficient
| proofs existed of the honest intentIons n,
Kruger. The belief is that the Transyaal
would have officially solicited the mediation
or the United States in an instant had IL
! been assured it would not meet the bu-
initiation Of a denial
Paul Cassagnac, deputy and editor of
Autorite, discussing Washington's official
statement in his paper, says: "If we seq
a strong bully assault a peaceful citizen
with murderous intent we are in honor
| bound to go to the rescue. If nations must
forever be restrained by medlaevel customs
| from doing likewise what's the good of all
peace congresses, where we affirm to one an
other that we have progressed. At The Hague
the principle of at least friendly
| interference was adopted. Now great
American newspaper proposes that this prin
ciple be put into practice and the best citI
zene join in the appeal, but the, govern
mont at Washington answers that some r
diculously obsolete international etiouette
prevents 1t from moving. So twill be writ
ten that the American republic. like tbo
French republic at the close of the nine
teenth century, calmly stood by with folded
arms and watched monarchy strangIo
their two little sisters of Africa. If tbe
present international code DEGREES Il nust
be so 1t ought to be smashed Immediately
in the outburst OF public Indignation and
another code less ferociously STUPID es-
tablished."