The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-17
Unless the Afril<ander Party he Pa
cated the Pacification of south
Africa VIII BE Delayed.
COMMERCE NOT AFFECTED
BY THE UPRISING OF ANTI-FOREIGN-
ERS IN THE FAR EAST.
More Concern Expressed as to the
Effects of the Trouble I'm
Ashanti and Gambia.

LONDON, June 16.-The serious condition
of affairs in China is daily becoming the
most absorbing topic in Great Britain.
Picking is heard of now almost much
as Pretoria, while countless correspondents
and amateur diplomats talk learnedly on
the periIs presented by the far Eastern
crisis.
In view of the general public's concern
and the dispatches from China it is rather
remarkable to learn that the Boxers ap-
pear to have but little affected the great
volume of business between China and
England. The largest house in trading
with the far East, corporations, insurance
companies, banks and merchants, are fairly
unanimous in saying their operations are
not interfered with. The manager
of leading bank with
branches at Tien-Tsin and other
places in China, said: 1--WE get kilograms
daily from our representatives. They sell
dom ever mention the rising" However.
this section Of the business world and those
whose capital they represent are natur-
ally awaiting the outcome of the crisis
with anxiety. They apparently more
disturbed over the possibility of the powers
falling out among themselves after the
Boxers receive their quietus
Secretary Hays attitude is watched in
England with much interest, but it is
pretty generally recognized that the United
States has not the intentions of putting
any fuel to the fire. 1t is hard to keep
track of the situation, to the average per-
son.
While China appeals only vaguely to the
masses, they still maintain acute interest
in the doings of Lord Roberts and his
men, Nor are the doings of the British
force in Ashanti repulsed by an overwheim-
ing horde of natives, forgotten. The Liver
pool merchants, who practically monopolize
the trade with the west coast of Africa,
are loud in their protestations against the
government hardness in sending reinforce
ments, while even the conservative week
lies admit that the usal mistakes have been
made of Understanding the strength of
the enemy. The news of rising in the near
by colony Of Gambia adds no little to the
strain which exists on the west coast of
Africa.
Perhaps more important than any of the
foregoing is the political crisis at the cape.
1t is dawning on Great Britain that unless
this is tactfully and satisfactorily set
straight, the pacifcation of South Africa
may indefinitely be delayed. The putting
down of a possible anti-British agitation
in Cape Colony, similar to that which has
existed for a century in Ireland but with
out the physical force element, is recog-
nized as being far more serious task than
outfianking and disarming the Beers.
prominent Free Slater with British SYM
pathies. but with many relatives on the
Boer and Bond side, said to the represent
alive of the Associated Press that he be-
lieved the Bond party would break out into
armed revolt to-day were rifles so easily OBJ
taineo as they were before the commence
ment OF the war. he was only just come
TO England from the cape and though OPP
posed 10 Bondites, is respected and trusted
by them.
The gravity Of the issues depending on a
solution Of the situation caused by Mr..
Schreiner's resignation of the premiership
of Cape Colony can be better guessed by
this Free Stater's candid opinion than by
any censored statement from Cape Town.
The English papers devote many editorials
10 the question. Those which are inspired
show no desire to have Sir John Gordon
Sprigg in sole power and Mr. Schreiner in
the opposition ranks. for. apart from the
fact that 1t is doubtful If he can maintain
his majority. the opinion prevails at the
Colonial Once and il expressed by almost
everybody coming from the Cape regard
less OF political faith. that Sprigg is utterly
UNITED In point Of ability to steer the coll
ony out OF the present trouble. Many OF
the English papers which are not Inspired.
notably. the Globe, bitterly deprec ate beg
gfng Schreiner to continue in office or helm
out In the matter. drawing scathing parai-
lels between his utterances and actions he
fore and after the issue of the war was as
sured Those who know Cape politics well
tell the Associated Press that n Cecil
Rhodes could reassert his former influence
over Mr.. Schreiner all would be we'll buf
Mr.. Rhodes Is in Rhodesia and Mr.. Schrein
er has recently expressed himself as being
as bitterly vindictive as ever over whaf h.
considers to be Mr.. Rhodes's breach OF
faith with the Bund party
July will witness a pan-African confer
ence In London, with the object of securing
increased recognition OF the rights OF Great
Britains colored subjects. The idea orig
mated with H. s. Williams. a native of
Trinidad, whose appeal met with an en-
thusiastic response. and Southwest Africa.
the West Indies, Abyssinia. and. n IN eaid
the United States will send Represent fiveS
with the view Of looking after ere inf~re~se
Of the coIored race< The demandn VIII In
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