The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07
BRIToNs NOT EXCITED.
show No Worry Over the Anglophobe
Outbreak i'm Germany.

Copyright. 1900. by the Associated Press)
LONDON, Jan. 6.-The passing of an
other week has apparently effected no
change In the condition of the war in South
Africa. II certainly has not been produc-
tive of any serious development In Eng
land the yeomanry are manfully contend
ing with the difficulties of the riding school
which is putting their patriotism TO, the
test OF falls on the tanbark and other such
Inconvenience.
Coal is getting daily dearer ard the funds
for the "absent-minded beggars" and 9TH
CTS are swelling by the thousands into
proportions of unheard munifcence, while
the papers. when not magnifying indecisive
skirmishes into brilliant successes. devote
casual attention to the difficulties which
have arisen over the seizure of tie cargoes
bound for Lorenzo Marques. In the latter
respect the Bundesrath incident almost
monopolizes the attention, the seizure of
American -four being reIegated to a very
subsidiary position and not being taken as
having the slightest possibility Of produc-
ing international friction. On the whole
the British press has taken a calm view of
the German seizure matter and has refused
to be led into replying in kind to the bitter
this the papers merely voice the feeling of
the government, for at the Foreign Office
not the slightest anxiety is felt regarding
the actions so far taken against the al
legged contraband, though that question In
abstract causes no end of cogitation but
more regarding the effect the present de-
cisions will have on future events than by
the press OF contemporaneous difficulties
The British government believes it has
good case against the Bundesrath But
both in this instance and in the case of
the American flour the government holds
that nothing absolutely definite can be
done until details can be learned. Even
then the fine points of law involved must
be settled by the careful elaboration of
experts.
In the meantime IL is possible the gov
eminent may deem IL advisable to make
declarations regarding contraband espe-
cially food stuffs- But such step is quite
problematicaL To quote an American dip
iomat In London, who, after reading the
cabled account that the United States in
sistence on her rights might cause trouble
said: How in the world do they think
such complicated point of law can be
settled or cause any serious disagreement
between powers so friendly as the United
States and England?''
Commenting on the American feeling the
Saturday Review says: I'VE fear no ac-
curate presentment of the real feeling of
the United States regarding the war
reaches this country, but there is no doubt
the D1idHcc IL against U.S. Inc dQm1n1S-
tration organs and financial organs are
still strongly with US. but the latter are
Beginning TO waiver because the war is
beginning to injure trade. 1t must not be
forgotten how completely the administra-
ton Is in the hands OF great financiers and
trust companies
The dispatch from Cape Town relative
tc the release of the steamer Mashona,
having a quantity of American flour on
board, says the case aroused less interest
than that of the Bundesrath, which. IL
Is claimed, has been known for a year
as carrier of war materials to the Trans
vaal.