New-York tribune., 1901-01-27
THE POPULAR KAISER.
HIS DEVOTION TO THE QUEEN WINS
BRITISH HEARTS.
LORD ROBERTS SUMMONED TO OSBORNE
THE SITUATION IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Copyright; 1891: BY The New-York Trtbune)
BY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE


BY TRIBUNE.l
London, Jan. ~, l a. m.-The German En-
| peror, whose dispatch to President KRUGER was
| the signal for ordering out flying squadron
| five years ago. is for Englishmen the most
| popular Continental sovereign. If he had not
acted well during the Transvaal war and also
become England's ally in China. his devotion to
| the Queen would have removed all traces of
| former prejudice and resentment. He is now
! cheered almost heartily as the King, and his
| virtues are extolled by the English press. Yes
! teIday he met tie German Crown Prince at
| Portsmouth. and the Hohenzollern, now lying
| off Osborne. will speedily have a great German
! squadron behind her to join the British fleet
! in final tribute to the Queen. If the EN-
| peror rides through the streets of London on
Saturday only the soemnity of the funeral
pageant will prevent extraordinary demon
stration of popular enthusiasm.
This is his birthday. and his present from
| King Edward has been baton as Field Mar
shall of the British army. for which he has
| thanked the Duke Of Cambridge. the oldest
! Field Marshal and in order to complete this
timely recognition of the sincerity OF his de-
votion TO the Queen the most famous Field Mar
shall in the servic> will spend Sunday with HIM
| at Osborne Other motives are assigned for
General Roherts's visit. notably the arrange
ment of the details of the military funeral in
| LONDON ana at w lnQSOI uul NudN N'"'N -
matter within the range of ordinary Aldershot
tacticians The German Emperor, when he
came to England "A year ago was bent upon
seeing Mr.. Chamberlain, and had two protracted
meetings with him. Lord Roberts is the Eng
lishman who now interests him. for it Is from
the Commander-in Chief in South Africa that
he can learn the principal lessons of the Boer
campaign and their bearings upon modern de
fensiVe warfare.
That campaign has fallen out Of view during
the last week Of mourning Nothing Of real
importance has happened in the field. The Boer
commanders are stin moving about without ap-
parent motive in Cape Colony. HertZog making
westward for the sea, and Krtzinger, further
east hanging about the approaches Of MosseI
Bay Colonial volunteers are massinG against
them and barring their progress GrquaIand
has been quickly cleared. Knox and Cunning
ham have been successful IN various skirmishes.
and the threatened Roer raid into Natal has
been deferred The capture of British train
at Fourteen Streams and the derailment or
pilot engine near Balmoral are the freshest of
the Boer exploits. hut hostilities on a small
scale combined attack OF several com
mandoes upon the DelaEoa Bay line may he the
result Of a Boer council held At Ermelo. and
General Kitche ,er clearly expects It, for he is
reinforcing the garrisons east Of Pretoria
The Kings ringing order 10 the navy Is fresh
proof Of his caracity saying the right thin <
i'm the right way. He has informed The Mas -'''
officials thar he VIII remain c-'~5 Mas.et. f-
Duke ol Conuaufnt is also a Mason n"'
the Duke Of Cornwall The Duke Of Clarence
was a Mason.
The health of the Duke Of Cambridge now
at Osborne is most infrm. and the Queens
death greatly dssprited him 1t was with him
as a cousin Of her own age that the young
Queen danced the first ball at buckingham
Palace after her accession sixty-four years ago.