Show diplomatic disturbances count Bis marcks aim was to anite the german speaking principalities in one great government which he succeeded in doing t a great extent when the german empire wag created steadily the german principalities have been forging ahead and today the governments prestige both at home on the continent of europe and abroad among the colonies is fast becoming the equal of great britaina Brit ains prestige tige england has been like a fruitful hive which swarms many times during a season but the advance of civilization in her dependencies rather tends to her decline in power today the british government has more irons in the fire than can be bandied tha policy of aggressiveness that has been pursued in tha past in the obtaining of possessions in the different portions of the world is met by protest from powers the peer of great britain and john bull fan do nothing more than submit to their decree when the united states called down great britain on the grab game proposed in south america a precedent was established which other governments have been quick to grasp germany followed it up in the question that arose somewhat similar to the venezuelan question in south africa there englishmen under a chartered company began the invasion of transvaal a german republic and got worsted germany at once took up the sida of transvaal and the kaiser telegraphed congratulations ions to president krueger of transvaal was very galling to great britain then as it to put call on the wound a consultation was had between a representative of the little republic and the german em geror and shortly afterwards transvaal made a demand for for the invasion today there are rather stiff courtesies exchanged between great britain and germany over this little incident and a war cloud has seemed to darken the horizon at the kaiser and british military circles want his name stricken from choir official lists wherever the kaiser is an honorary officer british blood is boiling and the phlegmatic germans are stubbornly supporting their emperor of course there will be n war grow out of the incident for it is too small to involve two great nations in bloody conflict but it is one move on the checker board of the worlds diplomacy that has rather put great britain in an abas position it is a twist of the lions tail that makes it roar |