New-York tribune., 1899-12-03
THENEWS OFTWO CAPITALS
LONDON.
MR.. CHAMBERLAIN INCREASES HIS
PRESTIGE, DESPITE CRITICISM.
EXPLAINING HIS TRIPLE ALLIANCES
sPEECH-DETAIrs OF GERMAN OPERA
TTONs IN AsIA-COMMENT ON
AMERICAN CURRENCY RE-


TIoNs IN AsIA-CoMMENT ON
AMERICAN CURRENCY RE-
FORM PLANS
tBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE.1
London. Dec. 2.-Inspred by the splendid exA
ample Of fortitude invincibe courage and un-
failing cheerfulness set by her soldiers and
sailors in the field, England awaits with
patience and in utter darkness the results Of
their arduous and exhausting campaigns be-
yond the Tugela and the Modder rivers. Tho
war with the Transvaal has excited
popular enthusiasm but has been accepted as
a necessary evil another burden weighing
down the shoulders OF Matthew Arnolds weary
Titan uphoding the empire. The enthusiasm
aroused by the soldiers is sincere and genuine,
and their fortunes are followed with patriotic
fervor Controversy over the causes OF the war
has virtually ended: "The Manchester Guardian"
which the ablest opponent and the sharpest
critic Of Mr.. Chamberlain, has not opposed the
which Kriger's ultimatum rendered
avodable: The Daily Chronicle" has finally
been reconcled to the situation since the retire.
ment of Mr. Massingham. and Mr.. Labouchere
is now in the position of being the only editor
who condemns the war as unjust and unneces-
sary.
There will be almost equal unanimity when
settlement Is effected at the close OF the war,
for there can be no compromise by peacemakers
after a campaign which is costing heavily in
blood and treasure. The is conducted
the English side without passion or excitement
rancorous hatred, and there Is no popular In
terest in the final result apart from having the
work done thoroughly that there will never
be risk necessity Of having another campaign
struggle in South Africa.
There has been more acerbity shown toward
France during the last week than the war has
excited against the Beers, even with all the
charges Of foul work with white flags and Dur-
dunn bullets Mr.. Chamberlain Is reproached
for his indiscreton In warning the French press
to mend it's manners and cease from vile at
tacks upon the Queen. but he has not impaired
his popularity in England by expressing the re-
sentiment which has been generally felt, and
Paris journals can easily increase his prestige by
continuing their abuse OF him. Nobody supposes
that the vagaries and indecencies of caricaturs
can ever be a cause Of war between nations,
and 1t is not improbable that the publication
of scurrilous pictures and articles at the expense
Of the Queen will be suspended the result
of Mr. Chamberlains nvectiye. 1t is known in
diplomatic circles that the Prince Of Wales and
other members OF the royal family highly
ncenSed by the treatment 10 which the Queen
has been subjected; it is also an open secret
that the German Emperor has expressed deep
indignation over the affair. Mr.. Chamberlain Is
the Queens favorlte Minister and his zeal is
likely to be fully appreciated at Court
Some incorrect interpretations have been
placed IN Germany as in America. upon Mr..
Chamberlain's reference to the relations Of the
Teutonic and Anglo-Saxon races. He was not
talking about formal alliances, but about an
atmosphere Of good feeling which would pro-
mote the natural and harmonious growth Of the
common interests Of the three great nations.
No well informed diplomatist imagined that this
community Of interests which will put the three
countries in the way of helping, supporting and
sympathzing with one another instead Of
thwarting and misunderstanding one another,
was the chief topic which the German Emperor
and Mr.. Chamberlain discussed at Windsor.
That was a deeper secret like the agreement
or understanding reached between Lord Sails
bury and Count HatZfeldt a year ago. Some
important changes at Deagoa Bay will proba-
bly, follow the close of the war. and doubtless
the Kaiser is interested in them; but the quarter
where he will have in future free hand In
exchange for the liberty granted by him to
England in South Africa is the Near East.
A strong confirmation OF this theory is found
in the concession for a German railway from
Smyrna through Anatolia 10 Bagdad and Bus
sorah on the Persian Guf. which the Sultan
has granted this week TO a syndicate headed
by the Deutsche Bank This railway scheme.
which will be carried out in the next eight
years will vastly increase German influence
and trade in the Sultans dominions. England
offers opposition this project which
ries Germany to the Euphrates Valley and the
I d. , ID olo
shortens the railway approach to India The
Sultan has signed a supreme order for this con-
cesson. and nobody in England shows the
slightest trace of alarm Neither the Foreign
Office nor the British Navy makes any demon
stration against Germany; those journals which
discuss the matter content themselves with the
conclusion that England will have useful ally
on the Persian Gulf and that India will be safer
with Germany reigning on the Euphrates.
II is not difficult to locate the sphere Of inter-
ests where the German Emperor has secured
a free hand in return for his non Intervention
I'm the affairs Of the Transvaal; st. Petersburg
already suspects that Russian diplomacy has
been overreached in Constantinope, and that
the proposed railway line from the Caspian Sea
TO Bushire has been kept too long in the air
Germany is now actively supplanting Russian
influence in the Near East. and such intrgues
as may be going on AT Cabul and Herat with
conversations for France in Morocco are over
shadowed by the momentous Importance Of an
Anglo-German pact. based like the Anglo
American good feeling upon common interests
OF Industrial and progressive nations
II is not unlikely that Russia Will make an
advance upon Herat while the British cam
paign in South Africa is al its height and II can
safely be assumed that St Petersburg will sup
port a fresh inquiry from the French Foreign
ONCE respecting the date when the British Gov
ernment will fulfil Mr. Gladstone's pledge ana
retire from Egypt. For this reason the escape
OF Osman Digna, when all the other Soudanese
emirs were captured. is well managed the re-