The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-21
KAISEROPPOSESDOERS
Wants England to Rule the
Former Republics.
IRISH FEELING BAL
POLITICAL ASPECT ASSUMES AN
UGLY ASPECT.

To Germauy's advantage for England
10 have the Boer republic"
The complete accuracy of this i'm
portant quotation which gained
strength from the fact that it was not
said with any idea of repetition or for
the sake of modifying some British dip
Iomat is vouched for. The remark was
made in the course Of a conversation
between the Emperor and one OF the
leading Germans. whose advice in mat
ters Of commercial policy his majesty
greatly relies upon and who is not a.
lover of Great Britain and her works.
Through a recent visit of this indlVid
ual to England the Associated Press
secured knowledge of what may be
fairly described as the emperOr's can
did opinion of the South African mat
ter.
For several days the English and
continental papers have contained
hints and, even assertions that Russia,
France and Germany are contemplat
ing Joint action with the idea Of COerc-
ing Great Britain into granting at.least
a. degree Of Independence to the Beers.
Several correspondents have adduced
the most CircUmstantial details to prove
the existence of this undercurrent Of
projected diplomacy between the pow
ers mentioned, and while the English
public has grown Injured to interven-
fion rumOrs. this last revival has Sc
cured no small degree of cFedence ana
has even affected the markets. Wheth-
or Russia and France ever contemplate
ed such action is not known. but the
circumstances under which Emperor
William spoke effectuaIly and definite
ly disposes of all possibility of any Eu-
rOpean Intervention. for ii is acknOwl-
edged on all sides that Russia and
France would not act without Ger
many There is even furt her signif-
canoe i'm his majeSty'S prDnOuncemeut
for since he made the statement re-
i7rred to- his interviewer has conferred
with the Boer delegates. This occurred
only a few days ago and il can be in
fcrrcd that Dr. LeydS, the diplomatic
agent of the TTansvaal, was informed
that it would be hopeless to expect
any aid from Emperor William towards
the intervention campaign planned to
synchronize with Mr.. kruger's arrival
in Europe.
England Ready to Fight.
The British foreign office processes
ignorance Of any secret intentions on
the Tart of the continental powers IN
regard to a settlement of the trouble
I'm South Africa, and, indeed, appears
genuinely to disbelieVe the possibility
of any such thing happening. How il
would meet such an eventually, how
ever. can be judged from an expression
used by an official who is regarded as
being more in Lord SaIisbury's conf
dcnce than any other man and who
said 10 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 I'M
necessary can only be SuImiSed but ii
is not doubted here that the anti-Brit-
iSh feeling among the people of France
and Russia daily gains viTuence and
that it is not likely to Te decreased by
the presence of ex-President Kruger
IN Europe The Associated Press fur
ther learns that his maj esty's conviction
That il would be to Ciermanys advantage
to have the British control the BOer
republics sprang apparently, not from
any ida of gaining counter cOnces-
sions or from a general policy on
friendship. but from a distinct idea that
Germanys 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 own territory.
Situation Grave In Ireland.
The elections are over and parliament
is pTOrOgued for month so the con-
uition of affairs in Ireland is engross-
ing the attention of the leading Eng
lShlnen. The gravity of the Irish sit
uation has been pointed out in these
dispatches. but only now is England
waking up to realization of the fact
that the next few years promise to be
among the most stormy which nave
ever marked the history of Ireland.
Michael Davitt has prepared and cir
culdted for the signatures of national
lists an address to Former President
Kruger expressing admiration and
sympathy for the latter and referring
To- England as an 'OppreSSOr." to the
war as wicked and dishonest" and
saying.
seldom in history has such a noble
stand been made for political liberty
10y small band of free men against
am overwhelming horde Of mercenaries
DID, the pay of those who coveted their
land and gold and hated their indie
l'1dence- The names of the mountains
and plains of your republic viii take a
place IN history beside Marathon. Sem
ilach and Bunker Hill as incentives in
the striving for human liberty"
commenting on this the Dublin In
dependent which represents the HeaIy
section. suggests that the freedom Of
dublin be conferred on eX-President
Kruger. while the guardians OF the
North Dublin union have sent an ad-
dress 10 the queen of Holland thanking
h'r for Sheltering Mr.. Kruger and re-
A'"iHnS the Beers had come under the
heel OF nation remarkable for its
cruelty. covc,oUsness and rapacity."
'oWmcnting upon these utteTanCes,
even the Chronicle admits II is impos-
sln" for an alliance to exist between
Inc liberal and nationalist parties.
Redmond Looks For a Split.
john Redmond NJ P. chairman Of
me irish parliamentary party. has is
SUED a manifesto to the natiOnalists, IN
which he says he finds that the results
%, the elections show that the Parnell-
81" Suit is ended and that there is a
universal desire for a united move
ment based on Parnells policy of hold
ing aIOof from all English parties. He
'tiHNS the conservative majority is I'M
NIeidy and contains seeds for an early
disruption. MT. Redmond therefore
urges that maintenance of unity and
discipline in the nationalist ranks and
jle adoption of a fearless and aggres-
S.Ne policy to combat the conservatives
do and out of parliament.
Mt Redmond a lso endorsed the Unit
et irish league. saying the elections
proved that the natiOnaliStS were over
neImingly in sympathy with it.
IN the meantime the bitterness Of
me conservative light over the Rt Hon.
horace Curzon PIunkett Zone Of the
most important government officials in
Ireland. who r6L for the south division
81 Dublin county in the conservative
interest and was defeated by the ma
,Iohallst candidate, owing, il is al