Show i I i I I i ANGLO G ItMAN IX Tm tTY ATY A Berlin paper Is said to have havo pub published the contents ot ota On secret German undemanding ac according according cording to which Great Britain and Germany are to d de the Portuguese possessions In Africa and Asla It 11 Is 11 claImed that the consent ot of Portugal to the arrangement has been obtained this country to receive n d suitable equiv equivalent alent In money for tor the territory to jio o ceded Germany would receIve square miles ot of territory with n a mil million mil million lion InhabItAnts and to England would be added thirteen millIon inhabitants Naturally both Russia and France rance learn with consternation ot of such a conspiracy The sug suggestion Is made that Russia seize selzo Herot to get oven even hut But what hilt can France do The Paris government Is wondering what steps the United States Is going to take the seizure ot of American vessels In Delagoa Del oo bay but buti there Is no sIgn or of that country In intending tending lending to take the initiative against England The news ot of the Intended purchase ot of Portuguese colonIes Is of Immense Importance It cannot but further r strain the tho relations between Great Groot BritaIn and her rIvals for tor power and trade Great Britain now realizes the South African situation ns as newer never before She has found It nece necessary ar to order to the front Field Marshal Lord Roberts ot of otI nail Lord Kitchener ot of Khartoum tame fame She realizes that In Inthe Inthe the next aggressive more mOe a 11 victory must be won on complete and decisive arms In Africa must shIne so as to maize mae pause They must perform some somo deed whereby confidence mn zany be restored In Egypt tn In Italy In Japan and even In Germany For further dIsasters would mean time the loss ot of prestige among the family ot of nations There Is some somo doubt as to the wisdom of the appoIntment ot of Lord Roberts Roberta to the tho African command lie He Is n a brilliant general but he Is no longer In the prime of life lite and It Is doubted by some somo that his experience In previous earn came wilt will count for a great deal In InthIs Inthis thIs scar with an enemy as orIginal In tactics M as full tull ot of bravery braver and endurance endur nce But Dut the public are no now expecting everything at his hands as they were domai demanding all of General Duller JIo ho must turn the tide ot of events to save his country tram from a panic and perhaps tram from outside attacks Should he too meet with reverse that would amount to n a national calamity ot Of the righteousness s ot of the present war opInIons differ and not a few tew In InthIs Inthis thIs country pronounce It unjust But Dut there can be beno no two opinions ot of thIs fact that for tor the future preservation of the peace ot of time the world Great Britain lh must win In Africa Iler defeat would mean the tho ascendancy ot of powers that would In nil all probability cover the tho sur surface face of the earth with armIes and navies In the Interest ot of peace England Eng land must continue n a fret first class olas power in Europe That much fi seems to be beyond successful |