Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08
AFRICA ONCE MORE THE BONE
EACH NATION IS DIsTRUsTFUL OF
THE OTHER.
An Open Rupture May Come at Any
Time-Cecil Rhodes and His
Railroad - yiceroy Curzon
AntagOni1es the -.
Subjects.
tconvrisbt. 1899. by the Associated press)

tCopyrlsht, lS99, py tne Associated EIess.'
LONDON, Jan. All events seem to
work together in European politics to in
crease the tension between Great Britain
and France The past week has brought
Madagascar and Egypt forward as irri-
tants. Just when the mutual frritability
was subsiding. Even the most conserva-
tive observers begin to take pessimlstic
view of the relations between the two
powers. This includes those who, up to
the present, have considered the belllger-
ency to be mere talk, due to supersensl-
tiveness upon the part of France and 10
unnecessary gruffness upon the part OK
Great Britain in insisting upon what she
considers to be her rights. On one side,
France seems to foster the growing belief
that Great Britain is determined, under
some pretext, If no plausible excuse arises.
On the other side, a part OF the BRUSH
public profess that their patience has been
strained beyond endurance by what they
deem to be the unWarranted dlshonesty OF
French diplomacy. The past twenty-four
hours brought the publication of the Mad
agascar blue book, which was followed by
a leading editorial in the Times, denounc-
inig France in language so fiery Tor tnat
conservative newspaper that Frenchmen
are reading the two together and are
constituting them as parts of a deliberate
policy inspired by one mind. That mind,
in the theory of the man-ln-the-street' ID
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, the secretary OF
state for the colonies.
Others papers may storm ana scoio aiio
not be noticed, but when the Times De-
comes abusive, foreigners interpret 1t as
being the voice of the government IN tne
present instance some Englishmen VIII
place the same construction upon ITS W
terances, recalling how the Times LED the
No surrender" cry over the Fasnoaa III
cident under evident inspiration. one Iact
,,.,u not aanotion the ooyernment TO swerye
VIII nol saiiotion 'ne -. rS..,,os ..h;nr-
an inch to avoid war win th,I hsae. M the hsst
time to have IT out. -
M w -, 49, ,,,nor+o,cs IN the ,s.
Many people give importance 10 the 10.
simultaneously with the quiet but unnlis-
1aLah,e announcement at Khartoum by
which the British agent there. Viscount
Cromer, in his remarks to the sheikhas,
announced that Great Britain has set her
seal upon Egypt. If there ever was a
doubt in the minds of her European RI
walls that Great Britain intended to fore
expended so much labor and blood to Sc
utterances Of Lord Cromer, in which the
ters, through the governments mouth
piece, carefully abstained from using that
incend,ary word.
aims tenure of Egypt is permanent could
not be asked. The British agent told the
assembled sheikhs that henceforth they
tian flags. Knowing no sovereignty but That
of the queen and the khediye. which. of
means that the sts latter VIII be
ton of sovereirntv over the Soudan is more
| distasteful to France than to any other ma
pected. @ W ~ ~ "
Tn tho meantime .no,ber en,ernr;sa q,
the utmost moment in the furtherance OF
| ehont 70 he consnmmatad " NJ Sacil
saNtop sNp1eop M 'ne ef Somth frina any 10 soir ~
Enapmd - rssnsa fnr nnsh,ns sns fnr.s. ~ ~
iha Snne 10 I,sire railrosd .sn ,nnp dhe
der de Srsa W y, of the innsri, ,,sts aus e
! uita nronnsitinn viii he nresanted h,, Nv
| Rbodes FOR an artension of The rai,rnad
frnrn RuIswavo to T.ake Tenganyika .u fpde ~
msnt ny ron p tha start Ito imnorts5n ~,
z,, r. ~, m in Iii. h o,+inaI inatd ~ , ,ui
mercisl. and he hopes % to persuade the Srit.
snarssufeeing 81. nsr cent interest oS ny ~
| Sonds to cnyer the cost of construc+;nn
Mr. Rhodes counts upon inf,uencine NON.
| aved mon tn hack their natrintisI1 WITH
| their cash even If he is unable IN enlist ths
rnVarnment on his side ~ e't'io' '''s
II anv man can sncceed in this nroiact
NJ Phoodas ;s tho man Ono tarrierp ~ st99nS
rnnao c"nT.nt;on enarantseinp ~. ne,+raI .ne
| ity ~ tho nart nj Tho continen1 ahout 7 aEs
| Ta nTavilsap W p witch even the antonrat ~
| Phodesia will find hard To force Hers
| germany has the veto on Great Rritain,s
| adtanna' nb;oh che cannot ba atnaiti atS = !
fn waive witbou. am indemnitv jPeG.G. jhereI,
| nresent the meIanchoIv snecfacIe of
| party without leaders without policies and
worst of ali withont cash n theW oo,iS
| agree Hpon a noiicy, the man most c,oseiy
| identified with IL would naturaliv he chosay
| to lead them. and money To- carry ont thi.
policy would be forthcoming from its en-.
hang out the sign 80 Let, pendine the ,e
| meeting of narIiament ne '"'
|
The glamor of receptions and orator,
swept into throne of viceroy Of India mil.
obscures the merits of the moGlest naar at,. ~.
Earl Of EIein who takss uess he isapps peer lns
| already the newspaper grumblers ar. cnn,
ness-iike administration With the snannh naS,
| making entry of his youneer sucnassnn
| The latter has already achieved ona -
! those tactless blunders which tho or nr;t,",
| feared his self-sIfficiency woi,d r,,st ~
| into. '' "ouiu rush hinr
He has snubbed = comm,ttae ~ III.
| resnectahIa raS;Gants dasir;n y. lne mos
him With q scheme for retr,hS tha s,o 10 prssen
| t;on of indians On tba lino 'ns s .I equca'
| Hopkins mniversitv which o,te tiie 'Enn'
q, S5n Cal md tba ,ot,,,as a. uo Win Hs'0OO
offended. anu '''e o'''e' naturally ar
Two vounp amaricanS ,,oss,,
man and q Ra,rd ,,,.,,b mtssrs. ,basI w Vroo
| fnrd ,Iniyarsit,. ora ;namo,,,i ueis vi tne Ox
for the esta abi;sbr,ent os aiIas BILE schemt
eaIepS' tanifa "hicn Is attracting considerable at
| ELTON.