Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-12-03
FRENCH BEGIN TO TALK OF WAR
PARIS AUTORITE DECLARES THAT
WAR IS INEVITABLE.
Lord Methusn Has Won Great Pop
ular Favor fn England BY His
Victories on the Road to
kimberley-British Me-
trop0lis Gossip.
tcopyrish,. 1899. by the Associated Press }

hiking for straightiung words has not only
thrown the capitals of Europe into tur-
| mol, but his declarations have been by no
means acceptable to those in England who
are responsible for the relations with the
United States. 1t appears that, when Mr.
Cnoate made his Thanksgiving Speech he
was quite ignorant that Mr.. Chamberlain
was speaking SO definitely regarding tan
gible alliances, and the ambassador did not
intend his generalisns regarding Great
Britain, Germany and the United States to
be taken as confirmation of the colonial
secretary's outspoken remarks. It would
appear that Mr.. Chamberlain only told his
truth, for, in these dispatches, November
., 1t was pointed out that negotiations
were afoot for an alliance looking for
settlement of the far. Eastern question.
The Outlook, particularly we'll informed on
chinese matters, says this week:
The keynote of the new understanding
Will be found in. the words open door,.
In view of Secretary Hays denial to the
chinese minister, it is presumed that the
United States, at any rate as yet, has not
decided to claim any sphere in China Ac-
cording to opinion here, Secretary Hays
denial was only to he expected at this
forecasts the attitude of the United States,
It is not regarded as dissipating the belief
that the open door, is now the basis of
comprehensive than mere answers to the
United States requests for assurances.
In addition to being the center of attrac-
ton In Europe's excitement over mooted
alliances. Mr.. Chamberlain occupies the
Siin Genter OF The the stage in the French-British
qispute. His official recognition of the
FRENCH press diatribes and the threat of
retaliation made in his Leicester speech
own supporters. while his utterances irri-
taTea me France almost to an alarming extent
,saa me M Speaker declares Mr.. Chamberlain's
with Emperor William and expresses the
nope that the French nation will not for
get @ that he is not yet foreign secretary.
me ni,,n fact . that the French naval attache.
simultaneously with Mr.. Chamberlain, en-
Beresford and the other attaches and
queen, has rendered Mr.. ChamberIain's S
notice of them, more striking The Asso-
ciated Press learns that the French naval
attaches speech was revised by the
French ambassador, and was made at his
personal request.
The conservative French papers con-
terances with those of Admiral Be-es-
ford, who, following the French naval at
tache, declared that few caricaturists
could not be taken to represent a nation.
The Paris Autorite to-day says:
I'VE are confronted by the positive threat
of war. Possibly 1t does not correspond
with British national sentiment. but it is
would assuredly have desired to preserve
the peace, but the minister who leads
eat, Great Britain wants a war which is, eonse-
This extract from the Autorite voices the
extreme tone The Petit Parisien believes
Mr.. Chamberlain tried to throw dust in
the eyes of the British public. "in order
to avoid attention being attracted to the
defeats in South Africa"
Thus the colonial secretary has stirred
his line of action is that of NJ. Deleasse,
whose moderate speeches and statesman
like references to the Transvaal receive
tions of the British press, though about
forty firms have announced that they have
withdrawn their exhibits from the Paris |
exposition on account of French entnfty.
The South African war progresses slowly |
The work of rectifying the false military
situation is evidently none too easy. Cen
eral Buffers campaign, instead of being
aggressive, as planned, is now wholly sub,
servient to the necessity of relieving KIM |
berley and Ladysmith. It seems that both |
without another engagement between Cen
eral Whites unstrengthened forces and |
the reinforced Beers.
General Methuen is described in a week
ly as being the bright spot in the Boer
campaign. He has won great popular IA
vor by his victories on the British march
10 hlnperley. NO one, II Is said, knows
the topography between the Orange river
and Kimberley better than he does. He
traversed, in 1854. all the ground he is now
operating on. The general works his men
harder than almost any other British Off
Ger, and is somewhat Spartan in his hab-
its, taking enlisted mems rations and liv-
ing their life. in contrast to General Clery, |
who is accompanied by a special French
chef and strictly ordered his staff to take
out an ample supply of stores and delica-
cies.
Colonel Baden-PowelTs book, "Afds to
Scouting" proofs of which he read at
Mafeking, will be published this week.
The story is now told as to how Colonel
went to Mafeking. 1t ap-
pears that, while on leave in London in
July, having left his regiment in India,
he met Lord Wolseley in Piccadilly. Hal
loa,' said the commander-in-chief, you
out at once?"
Colonel Baden-Powell left that day.
According to NJ. A. P. (Mainly About
People,. the queen is grieving so deeply
over the heavy losses on the British side
IN South Africa that she can scarcely be
induced to talk on any other topic, and
as a result she is subject to severe sciatic
and other nerve attacks.
1t appears that Rear Admiral Harris,
at Cape Town, much disap-
proved of sending a naval brigade to the
front. and Sir John Colam "a former cap .
AIN IN the navy and others have written !
10 the Times and other papers protesting !
against the habit of employing sailors in s
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