The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-01
SEES BRITISH BEATEN.
In Berlin They Look for Success of
Beers.

can VAR oyershadows ever thing else
here. The correspondent Of the A ssooiat-
Cd Press has just had IN interesting In
tsrvisw with the Liberal leader, DR..
Barth, who 10 one Of the most stsadfast
friends Of Rrsat Britain and America mt
who Condemns this war. DIR. Barth said:
"At present. II looks ~ II England
might loss the whole sf south Africa I
have privats information from Africa,
via Holland, according to which the re-
bsllious movement among the Cape Bosrs
has assumed much more sssious proper
lions than tho English newspapers admit.
There never was greater piece Of politi-
cal stupidity than that shown b. Mr..
Chambsrlain In provoking war without
having made the necessary military prep
arations. II England had only waited .
few years. she could have had everything
without war. II England ID totally d.
featsd shis war will b tbs best thing for
the world, even fos England. Il will b
. lesson she will not soon forget. Il will
have Q wholesome influence upon the jim
goes Of all countries. Including the Gar
man. Our navy scheme. which 10 almost
sure Of adoption, must b understood - be
in oonnsetion With the war IN South Az
rica, all fine phrases offered In sxplana-
-tion, Notwithstanding. The inersass was
decided upon bsosuss Germany has lost
confidsnce in the men who sss shaping
Esglaud's policy. The brutality Of the
present English polieiss renders Ger
many's position too insecure. What hap
pens In the Transvaal today on land nay
happen to Germany upon the go tomor-
row. Distrust If England makes 1t neoes-
sary for Germany to b 20 strong 81 sss
that the Ensiinh jingoss will think twice
before attacking Germany. II the Eng
fish Statesmen Of today were OF the type
Of Gladstone and Morley, We should hav Q
no conosrn; bot. with ssch political j. ek-
o-lan terss AZ Mr.. Chamberlain at the
helm, We do NOS know what 10 expect and
arm for any svsntuaiity.''
The German press. generally, during the
last few days has expressed the opinion
that Great Britain viii lose not only the
war but also South Africa. A military
writer In tne Deutsohe Magss Zeituns
aayss at 10 no 10 niger = question Of
whsthsr Easlaad viii not subiugats the
Boar rspsblics, but Of whether she will
also lose Cape Colony. It 10 true England
win retain the harbors. for they lie- under
the suns Of English ships. but the entire
interior shs will lose. and, instead Of the
dreamed of enormous British South Afri-
oan empire, England will only keep .
number Of ports. This will probably be
the issue OF the war, II England does not
hurry mp and conclude psaos."
From an exosllsns authority the CORES
pendent Of the Associated Press hears
that Great Britain has instructed her
minister at The Hague, Sir Henry Eow-
ard. 30 sign the peace convention with
the reservation Of article 10. all the oon-
ference powers having consented to such
reservation.
The correspondent Of the Associated
Press learns In government orioles that
Gsrma ny aoss mos believe the report that
Great Britain intends to take decisive
steps soon at Dslagoa Bay. It 10 admit
ted that Germany would be informed be-
forshand II any serious step was intsndsd
and the reports circulated are considered
to bs ballons d'essai Issued by the
countries interested In preventing Great
Britain from acting Delagoa Bay.