The sun., 1902-11-10
GUESSING AT KAlSER'S PLANS,
LONDON PRESS AROUSED ny HIS
VISIT To THE KING.
suggestion That He Is to Make Terms
for His Consent 10 England Getting a
Working Arrangement Win Portugal
Al DelagOa Hay, q Transvaal Outlet.
.sreclA Cablc Despatch 10 IRE SUN.

spscili CaAe Despatch 10 TIRE sun.
LONDON. Nov. lo.-The DAILY Neus gives
promnenc" 10 a statement concerning
Emperor Williams visit to England for
which il claims good authority.
The visit. II says. marks an important
crisis in the foreign relat ions Of Grea,
Britain and declares that the question at
issue is what quid pro quo will be granted
10 Germany in regard To her quiescencr
while Great Britain completes her arrange
ments with Portugal for acquiring an
ample working agreement AT Delagoa Bay.
So far a. Portugal In concerned con-
tlnues the Ners. no difficulty is to be an
ticipated but Germany will he by no means
- easily satisfied. and IL is impossible TO
disconnect this situation from Germany's
sudden refusal to evacuaIe Shanghai on
the arranged Identical conditions. Ger
manys original demands may have been
Withdrawn for reconsideration. but only
20 that the negotiations may be- continued
personally 10y Emperor William.
Between this and the Spectators con-
yic,ion that Emperor William is stirring up
,umity between England and Russia in
connection with the Bagdad railway the
public j. free to choose. The German
attitude concerning the evacuation Of
Shanghai il sore subject here. II has
been commented upon lately by the English
press with much severity.
The Daily Mail recurs to the matter to-
day. and accuses Germany Of an unfriendly
act in recently notifying Great Britain
Of her desire that China shall not accord TO
any foreign Power henceforth any special
political or economic privileges in the
(,ovmanx,'a ,k,.ipns
object being TO curb British enterprise
there The situation is in no way clear.
but il Is stated that Great Britain was greatly
surprised 10y Germany's notification and
strongly protested, with the result that
Germany ostensbly withdrew her request
while she concluded private understand
ing with China on the subject.
The Mail editorially accuses Germany
o. a deliberate infractionof the Anglo-(ier-
man agreement OF 1901. and writes wrath
fully on the whole matter.
The Daily News charges the British Cabi-
ret with imperiling the country's posi-
ton AZ Shanghai in order to secure COM
paratively barren concession at Delagoa
Bay, and demands that Germany shall
not he allowed to treat separately with
china for the evacuation Of Shanghai
/, says that in the interests of China her
-elf Germany's sinister design must be
uipped in the bud.
Altoeethe the editorials of the London
papers hardly breathe a cordial welcome
10 the Emperor, for the moderate articles.
while referring politely TO his Majesty.
in,erject criticisms Of the recent German
rin pricks and -the gross. mendacious
insults OF the German press" during the
Roer war
BENIN, Nov. 9.--It ia learned from semi
oficial quarters that the negotiations Of
the Powers regarding the terms for the
evacuation OF Shanghai are now settled
some technical military details alone
outstanding.
The Berhner Post. in an article which
is supposed to have been officially COM
municatsd to IT, declared that the idea
Of the Emperor's journey TO England IL
solely TO arouse congenial personal re-
lations between the sovereigns, but Anglo
German relations will bc specially discussed,
and the Emperor will greatly advance
the interests Of the Fatherland by dissipat- =
ing the i'll humor that has arisen between
English and German public opinion in late
wears Seeing that both States have no
political differences. and as they have
had various common intellectual interests
for ages past, Il i'll not be difficult to find
political modus vivendi."