New-York tribune., 1900-12-04
OOM PAUL" WEPT.
WILL GO TO THE HAGUE. AND TRY
LATER TO SEE THE KAISER.


LATER TO SEE THE KAISER.
Paris. Dec. "A special dispatch from Cologne
says Mr. KRUGER. after he had received Emperor
Williams telegram, spoke follows TO a depu-
taton styled Friends Of the Beers:
hope with all my heart that the circumstan-
ces which prevent His Majesty from receiving
to-day will become more favorable later.
shall never cease 10 have confidence IN the spirit
OF justice OF the Emperor. who. without know
ing me- sent me four years ago significant en-
couragement. ] shall stay some time at The
Hague and will then renew my request and
this time the Emperor win not refuse.
Mr.. KrJger was very sad. and afterward re
tired 10 HIS apartment in tears.
Emperor Williams telegram TO Mr.. KRUGER. re-
fusing 10 receive him, continues 10 be the chief
subject of comment in the French press. The
afternoon newspapers strike a note OF sadness.
They say they see in His Majesty's action the
shattering Of his reputation for chivalry The
Temps" and the journal des Debats' explain
Emperor Williams message by the Anglo-Ger-
man understanding on African questions. The
Temps" says:
The Ernperors wording. that he could not re-
ceive Mr Kruger on account Of dispositions al
ready taken. is very clear. Every one under
stands that the Emperor. IL not actually full
filling one Of the clauses Of the recent Anglo
German accord. is inspired by the spirit thereof
in declining to receive Mr.. Krtger. Neither the
declarations or Count Won BulOW or others have
concealed from the eyes OF the world that the
Emperor has Veered his policy in favor OF Eng
land since he sent his famous dispatch on the
Jameson raid. The Emperor has failed TO find
in Europe the alliance needed TO brave England
and his people have refused the credits 10 build
a feet The consequence was, the Emperor
threw IN his lot with England This is clear. but
incOmprehensible. Mr.. Kr0gers advisers neither
foresaw anything, and exposed Mr..
KRUGER TO the total check he has just expert
enoed. This, perhaps, is not the first bad ad-
wise they gave him. and which explains many
things IN the past
Yves Guyet. IN the "SiecIe" compares the at
titude OF Emperor William with that OF France.
10 the advantage OF the former. He says:
Emperor William wished to show that his
Government had not surrendered it's power 20
the least enlightened classes. and intimated to
Mr.. Kruger that he was opposed 20 his coming
q Berlin 10 be acclaimed by bands. led by DR..
Leyds, OF paid agitators. ] can affirm TO certi-
tude that II Mr. KRUGER approaches the Car
automatically, he Will meet with an equally
CdIesOIlSeL Teiusa- ahs Important ulplohallc
event which was predicted for this week by DR..
Leyds in the press has occurred. But II Is the
collapse OF all the pro-Boer illusions. Mr.. Kru-
gers role is finished. Emperor Williams dis
patch brings nigh the date OF peace. and the
commencement OF an era Of prosperity for the
Transvaal
Berlin. Dec. 2.-The Governments curt and de-
cisive intimstion that Emperor William would
not be able to receive Mr.. Kruge- has created
profound impression throughout Germany.
What may be called the anti British section of
the press does not conceal its annoyance and
the moderate Anglophobe organs with difficulty
repress the utterances Of disappointment. The
inspired journals declare that 1t was Germanys
desire 20 intimate definitely that Mr.. KrUgers
visit would not be welcome. and therefore the
fact that he omitted 10 comply with the strict
etiquette Of the German Court and deferred ask
ing Emperor William for an audience until he
had reached the Belge-German frontier was
eagerly seized as a reason for denying him such
an audience The semi-oficial Cologne Ga
zette" puts the matter follows:
The question as 10 whether Emperor William
would welcome Mr. Kruger's visit must be
answered without qualification in the negative.
The reason why such a visit lust now cannot
be welcomed is plain, for Mr.. Krdger intends
the requested audience not only as a mere act
Of politeness but as an occasion for receiving
proofs OF personal sympathy. Furthermore. he
is prosecuting at the same time outspoken DO
ltical aims and desires TO induce the rulers of
those States which he visits 10 abandon the
strict neutrality they have hitherto found rea-
son TO maintain In the war between Great Brit
ain and the Transyaal. The maintenance OF
strict neutrality, however, accords with Ger
1,!, m9ny,s Interests and il would be a serious
ponucal error II mere suspicion was created
that. at Mr.. Kruger's wish this neutrality would
no longer be maintained.
Mr.. KrugeTs reception at Cologne was ex-
ceedingly enthusiastic. so far as the citizens
were concerned. They had planned a torchlight
procession ano a SefenaCe. but the police FORBADE
both
His dispatches 20 Count Won Bulow. the I'M
Ierial Chancellor. and TO the heads Of the Ger
man States were left unanswered. There is no
doubt that as late Saturday Foreign Office
officials contemplated that Mr.. Kruger would be
received in Berlin tomorrow. Emperor Will
lam and Count Won Bdow must have reconsid-
cred the original plan. II is suggested that, as
Mr.. Krdger's intention to come 10 Berlin was
mooted while in France the Kaiser and his ad-
Nisers may have suspected trap.
Herr Won Tschrschky, German Minister to
Luxembourg, under Emperor Williams instruc-
tions, personally thanked Mr.. Krdger for the
telegram 10 the Kaiser. and Mr.. Krtger. when
thanking the Envoy. said: Il invoke Gods
blessing upon that august parsonage"
Diplomatists generally regard Mr.. Kruger's
mission as frustrated. and consider Germanys
action Of great political importance as denoting
q new era in the relations between Germany and
Great Britain
On the other hand the Governments attitude
IS certainly condemned by large portion Of the
natiol- ana there can be no question that a vast
majority OF the representative journals through
out the Empire reTnaiI. pro-Kruger Yester-
day even the Court preacher. DR.. KritinCer IN
the new Cathedral. delivered discourse filled
with sentiments strongly favoring the Boer
cause and euioelzing Mr.. Krdger, concluding as
follows:
'.AGcrclfui God! Be 20 him and 20 his peopie
a eavior and helper fl their time or need!"
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