Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-10-21
EMPEROR WILLIAM IS
AGAINST COERCION.
DECLARES THAT HE THINKS 1T
BETTER FOR GERMANY THAT
ENGLAND HOLD
AND GOVERN SOUTH AFRICA.
THIS WILL EFFECTUALLY BALK
THE REPORTED RUSSIAN
FRENCH COMBINATION.

LONDON. Oct. POT believe" said
Emperor William recently, that 1t is
to Germany's advantage for England to
have the Boer republics"
The complete accuracy of this i'm
porcant quotation, which gained
strength from the fact that it was not
said with any idea of REPETITION, or for
the sake of notifying some British
diplomat, is reliably vouched for. The
remark was made in the course of a
conversation between the Emperor and
one of the leading Germans, whose ad-
vice in matters OF commercial policy
His Majesty greatly relies upon, and
who, by the way, is not a lover OF Great
Britain and her works. Through a re-
cent visit Of this individual to England,
the Associated Press secured knowledge
of what may be fairly described as the
Emperor's candid opinion of the South
African matter. For several days the
English and Continental papers have
contained hints, and even assertions,
that Russia, France and Germany are
NShNSAhPAdIihS Jolut dClfOA WRLl IuC luCd
Of Coercing Great Britain
into granting at least a degree of in
to the Beers. Several CORE
spondents here adduced the most cir
cumstantial details to prove the exist
ence OF this u~ndercurrent of projected
diplomacy between the powers men
toned, and, while the English public
has grown Injured to intervention ru-
mors, this latest revival has secured no
small degree of credence and has even
affected the markets. Whether Russia
and France ever contemplated such ac-
ton Is not known, but the circumstan-
ces under which Emperor William spoke
effectually and definitely disposed of all
possibility of any European interven-
ton, for it is acknowledged ON all sides
that Russia and France would not act
without Germany. There is ever fur
Their significance in His Majesty's pro-
nouncement, for, since he made the
statement referred to, his interviewer
has conferred with the Boer delegates.
This occurred only a few days ago, and
it can be inferred that DIR. Lyds, the
diplomatic agent of the Transvaal, was
L LIEU lila IL WOulu UO uOpClCoS "
expect any aid from Emperor William
towards the Intervention campaign
planned to s~ynchronize with Mr.. Kru-
gers arrival in Europe.
The British foreign Office processes
ignorance of any secret intentions on
the part of the continental powers in
regard to a settlement of the trouble
in South Africa, and, indeed, appears
genuinely to aisbelieve the possibility
of any such thing happening. How
it would meet such an eventuality,
however, can be judged from an express
sion used by an official who is regarded
as being more in Lord S~alisbury's con-
fidence than any other man and who
said to a representative of the Asso-
ciated Press:
What! Interference mooted again?
Why, we
Would Fight All Europe First"
To what extent Great Britain may
be indebted to Emperor William for
rendering such a serious alternative
necessary can only be surmised; but,
it is not doubted here that the anti
British feeling among the people of
France and Russia daily gains viru-
lence and that 1t is not likely to be de-
creased by the presence of ex-President
Kruger in Europe. The Associated
Press further learns his majesty's con-
viction that it would be to Germany's
advantage to have the British control
the Boer republics sprang. apparently,
not from the idea of gaining counter
concessions or from a general policy of
friendship. but from a distinct idea
that Germany's commerce would be i'm
mensely benefited thereby and that the
adjacent German territory would be
improved, because he implicitly trusts
that the German manufacturers and
German shipping interests can cut the
ground from. under their British rivals
even in the latter's WI territory.