The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-24
BLAME GREAT BRITAIN
The Germans Expect War in
South Africa.
SIDES WITH THE BOERS
England Said to Be Preparing for an Act
OF Brutal Coercion-War Fore
gone ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
for German Interests.
Copyrighted 1899 by Associated Press.

AZ llS dtieNddl IeSdTQ9u mere as u
question of few days, or at most, of a
week. The whole press devotes consid-
cradle space to the matter. Neither the
attitude of the people nor of the press
has changed materially. Without ex-
ception they disapprove of such war
and blame Great Britain for badgering
the Transvaal beyond endurance. The
liberal press also blames the Transvaal
for its illogical stand in first sanction
ing Great Britains attempts at inter-
ference in it's internal affairs and then
rejecting such attempts and making of
them a casus belli. Thus argues the
Vossiche Zeitung, Cologne Gazette and
others. The whole conservative lingo,
anti-Semite, agrarian, ultra-montane
and center press sides with the Beers.
The Kreuze Zeitung says:
mo matter how things may develop,
it is certain England is preparing for
another act of brutal coercion"
The National Zeitung doubts whether
it is still possible to adjust things in
South Africa except by force of arms.
The Nossiche Zeitung says:
WAR is a foregone conclusion. Eng
land is only delaying hostilities in order
to gain time and prepare a sufficiently
large army OIL luNdSluH. IL Will not ne
ready until the middle of October. The
Beers just now are stronger in a mill
tary sense.
The Deutsche Tages Zeitung says:
Germany unquestionably has the
strongest interest in maintaining the
independence of the Boer states, which
form a natural wall. The people must
demand that the government vigorous
ly protect these important interests.
The only way to avoid the annihilation
of the German colonies is to get Ger
many, Holland and Belgium to jointly
direct immigration there, especially to
the Boer states"
The Leipsic Neust Nachristen asserts
that If the Transvaal loses the German
South African trade no longer can be
held, Great Britain then being enabled
to Isolate it until it will gradually drift
into English hands, adding: THE
Beers defend the advance post of Ger
man civilization against the Anglo
Saxon and fight as our advance guard
The Deutsche zeitung severely
blames the government for its lnactlV-
ity in the quarrel, saying:
This is a dangerous game for Ger
man interests"
In spite of these criticisms, many of
which are most bitter the government
has not altered its views or attitude
This is evident from the inspired utter
ances of the government press.
The Hamburger Correspondent again
points out that Germany can only look
on in the struggle. adding:
Germany, in this respect is situated
precisely like France, whose sympathies
are with the Beers"
A foreign office official said to the
correspondent here of the associated
press:
"Of course it is in no sense to our in
terest to have England and the Trans
yaal go to war. The little Boer nation
a,a cunn,,nnh and nrOha blV Will
be wiped out of existence. 1t is only
too likely that this will diminish our
prestige in South Africa and injure our
not inconsiderable material interests
there, for our trade with the Boers is
increasing and Is only next to that OF
England Other interests will also be
jeopardized and injured in such strug-
gle Still, there is no occasion ana no
political or moral right for US TO IN
terfere. So long as our undoubted rights
are respected by the belligerents, we
shall not interfere" The informant or
the correspondent refused to say
whether it was distinct formal under
standing with Great Britain or Whetner
the agreement of a year ago on the
subject of South Africa included Ger
man neutrality in the event OF war
with the Transvaal.
The Kreuse Zeitung says: Inc Brit
ish plan is an invasion on three parts
simultaneously from Rhodesia, Natal
and Mefeking or Kimberly. The best
and most effective part OF the Engilsh
forces will probably be the volunteers
riased in South Africa. There are 1000
mounted men already in Rhodesia who,
with other volunteers, Will be the real
corps of the expedition.
In the Frankfort Zeitung General Won
Boguslawsky, a military writer of note,
predicts that the British will sustain
enormous loses in the Transvaal owing
mainly to the inferiority of their Off
GERS and their inability to understand
or apply modern tactics.
The Dreyfus excitement has largely
subsidized here since the pardon. In
military and diplomatic circles the idea
seems to prevail that Dreyfus was
indeed a spy, but for Russia. This has
found utterance in many papers.
An interesting outcome of the case
is the fact that the emperor, who has
been deeply stirred by the revelations
made at Rennes of the espionage sys-
TEN between France and Germany, the
extent and elaborateness of which ne
has hitherto been ignorant of, has in
structed General Won Hahnke. chief of
his private military cabinet, to thor
oughly investigate how and to what
extent the system can be abolished or
reduced to a minimum.
The correspondent of the associated
press learns reliably that his majesty,
above all, was startled by the fact that
the military attaches of both countries,
while personally men of the incest
sense of honor, had been so deeply in
volved in the scandal, and he instruct
ed General Won Hahnke to ascertain
If IL were possible for Germany to take
the initiative in abolishing extra-ter-
ritoriality for attaches and other men,
bers of the embassies, thus abolishing
the most heinous and dangerous form
of espionage.
The correspondent of the associated
press understands that General Won
Hahnke has reported that II is impos-
sible for one state, especially a mill
tary one, to do this alone. He gave
many potent reasons for this view.
The government this week exerted
strong pressure to induce German in
dustry and commerce to abandon all
movement against the Paris EXPOSE
tion. Chief Commissioner Richter sent
a note to all leaders of the movement,
giving strong reasons why it would be
unwise for Germany, and injurious to