The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-10

solve That Is not IN say tHat ! DO not
feel the greatest sympathy with -hssr late
antagonist. tae kingdom of Spain. We
entertain the highest hope that out ~ thai
war "a blessing iE disguise 1ia gFox-s4fsa
an abundant gr0wfh-clyihzatioa and cui-
ture IN tina. ancient and most interesting
monarchy.
The Agreement with Germany.
This morning yoa had intelligence of
an agreement between ourselves ans one
OF the great continental STATES, wtth Wnscn
for many years We have enterfained re-
iationg Of sympathy aT: friendship o.
yond others. Samoa ~ not III Itself . very
important matter. bat i was important
because IL constituted a question 81 0is-
ference. between ourselves ana q fsa'-D'I
whose go0d will we prize very hisn.Y.
DO not know entirely the reason why TIE
German people and g0sernmeGt attach
50 much Importance u Upola. but they
do. and We are very glad 70 ind the
means wherein without IT. the least
diminishing the rights and advantages OF
England We are able 70 crafty iaslr
views and sentiments.
THE agreement ~ somewhat Compti-
Gated but roughly. II may be- said inas
the Germans had great interests tn tnis
island because they have invested large
amounts IN rs cultivation and because
they have constructed a great commerce
OF which they are proud The isaands'
therefore are % great value 10 inerE- To
us on tbs ether hand. islands are gen
orally only valuable when they furnish
good hArbors- Tpola furnishes very bad
harbor You will remainder the great
hurricane when British rnan-of-war es-
capped and when s. German and American
man-of-war were driven ashore. Well In
these circumstances We we're glad 10 ac-
at frs nF hE gaasprg
and rights of Germany over another ISL
and. Tonga, where there II an admirable
harbor
I'VE took the harhor and Germany took
the territory. In which, for many reasons.
The Germans are interested
81 believe We have arrived AZ remark
able phenomenon--an agreement which IL
agreeably pleasant and ADVANTAGEOUS 10
both powere~~but this * Interesting par
tieuiarly becanae 3, indicates that at the
present moment our relations with the
German people are all we could desire.
War in the Tran.vaal.
''The great subject that interests all Of
lis undoubtedly Ia this war. adorned with
so many splendid feass Of herGism and
skill hut sadaened by many losses. l
have great difficulty la dealing with the
war. ard If l attempted to deal with the
future should le Undertaking a task
In prophecy from which the aardies; would
shrink. II I speak AT all. II may rather
to to deprecate criticisms and statements
which think unfoaBded. than 10 attempt
TO pass judgment what stiii depends
upon the future for its full determination.
Respecting the feeling expressed twice
or thrice that the want of troops Is due
to want o. action on the part ~ the
nome government I would point out that
there have been TWO or three voices. Two
OF three months ago We were told by tho
most authoritative voice outside the gov
ernrnent. that there vas no need Tor milf
tary preparations Since then we have
been blamed because there were no mill
tary preparations. Hut neither OF the ~
was at all relevant to the events which
have taken place. II is often said. espa-
cially abroad. that we are n strong nation
attacking n weak one, but 50 long as the
principal part 81 our forces Is separated
by an interval or five or six weeks from
the field OF action. Il would rather be true
10 say that are a weak nation hghting
a strong nation Elements Of distance are
very essential in this matter.
Cauae OF the War.
sit would have been nothing to the pur-
pose fer issuing procamstions for the re-
serves some weeks earlier. For what was
the cause Of the war ana what was the
cause Of the ultmasunrs /, WAS not be-
cause of any demand We had made. 1t 30
happens that az the moment the utimalum
was issued Wa had withdrawn our demands
and there were no demands before the
Transvaai government. IL WAS because we
had taken measures 10 increase the amount
Of our forces In South Africa Bug IL that
had heen done few months saoner exact
Is The same result wouif have taken place
The momeu, you had shown signs OF rails
ing your force 70 an equality with the
forces in South Africa. that moment the
ultimatum would have haen Issued and war
begun,
Where the Evil Commenced.
1T Is not therefore right 10 say that
there was not adequate military pregara-
tion. The evil dates farther back. Il dates
to The unfortunate ARRANGEMENTS Ia 1881
and 1854 by whica va deliberately perlulttet.
q community obviously hostile. - enjoy
the usihounded. unlimited right ~ accumu-
lating munitions OF war against us. Year
after year u supply OF munitions
was acenmulats~! whlch could only he dl-
rec,ed against az Hamprred by this ar
rsngement q MAS impossible Wa could
avoid the interval ~ trial ana danger ue~
ceEsary IL intervene between tAe moment
when war MAS declared ana the moment
when our forces could accept the contest
and appear upon the fiela
Reser>~s >nturnit, Expected.
That interval hsa nearly passed our
troops arp beginning "a arrive Foreign
nations have comp'imentsd is upon she
calmuessS with which Ne have received th.,
intelligence II occasional checks What
ever strategy There might be-. ~ ara well
aware that the beginning * our conftt Z
with 'hr i}oers muSt he marked by a re-
tircmeu{ Of eUr frucps ftom positions thoy
are net strong eunush - osrupv. Il -
necessary taAt Ne shoaIt wait or e1f,i-
Client reinforccnenta ga uo3 attempt a.
forecast the future l oujy say shat my
faith ia y.e HrtliSa s.tl3ier IL uuhouosle<i
ana am deeply eratinssi - feel tnat he
- IN tina Vigorous SsgactoaS bands IL GEN
Euilcr
No Grerd OF Gold Eehiua the Nnr
Regarding the future. | wiz only 9ats-
rcrste some very strange assertions that
l gee Occasionally to fhe continental
press on}Y the other day saw Il "a
serted. iiot ty - chances wv3tet, hat BY "a
man who has been member 81 the
French government THAI fhiS war bad
for It's objects ~" qualification - thu
iuSts - greedy herds ~he feSire,} par
tftiop amone tbeuJ~s Yes - the RotA ard
diamonds ~ tn rranssaai Nayv ! lsg
- assure this ssu.-TIuan tAa* rrr mates
3. g. & q