Show 11 Cleveland Plain Dealer Th The story ot of n a secret treaty between I Great Oleat Britain Germany and for the partition of Portuguese torn terri territory toy tory In South Africa between the two former I Great BritaIn getting Da flay and the territory behind It to the Is ot of the kind It if true Notwithstanding the ot of the tho German J there Is much reason to doubt Its truth From nil all diplomatic quarters come ot of Its accuracy hut blIt that t was WIlS to ha have 0 b been n eXIe expected ted The story atory may he inaccurate In several ot of Its details and yet et have hae n a foundation ot of fact That Thill Great Britain would be ba willing to enter Into some such arrange meat can enn hard hardly be doubted doubled but there nr are obstacles In the way Il Germany Gennan might consent to the scheme but bul Great and Germany are oro not the only powers concern concerned cd In it a new l of Africa and when Portugal clog s out Its Interests on that continent France Is likely to put In Q a claim to be consid ered ened I Denver Dener Poet lost PoetTo To obtain hold ot of that strIp ot of portuguese Portuguese guese territory to the east cast ot of the uth African has been the dream of oC Great Orent statesmen for tor ninny many a year for tor with It In their possessIon the English would control the he whole ot of the tho eastern coast ot of South Africa and ns as much ot of the Interior as the they could reach The Transvaal would be at their mercy without firing fining n a gun as then It would be surrounded by British tOr tory on ever every side flut ut Were mere Ute are er era ns as tul acquainted with the value lue ot of Delagoa Bay to Great Britain as the themselves and that Is one reason wh why England thus far has been unable to obtain possession ot of It it In course or of mo may do so Is among the J possibilities but not no now or tn In the near future The result ot of the present vAr will to a meat extent settle this question ton Should the Boers remain Victorious the they strive to obtain hold or of the tho ba bay In some om manner so as to secure for thorn them a 11 permanent outlet to the east San Ban Francisco Chronicle Great Britain pays pas Portugal In th the trade In addition to the canceling ot of the Iho amount which may be awarded her b by the Swiss arbitrators ot of her four million dollar doUar claim against Portugal l Is not stated At the present juncture she could afford to pay ay a large larre sum and nud no doubt Portugal has hns not nei heeled her opportunity Possession of Delagoa Bay has become n a military no to England land She has been un unable unable able to prevent the tho passage ot of men and materials nail and supplies to the Trans vaai aal through Lourenzo Marquee Marquez with without without out committing nets acts whIch are aro sue sus 1 near to violations of international law threatening her friendly In Intercourse intercourse with other nations The CIS sion of at Portuguese territory to bique wilt will complete the tho British cordon around tIre tho two South African republics and will presumably put u a stop to fur Cur further ther Importations ot of contraband St Paul Pioneer Press What makes the case exceptionally exasperating to Great Britain Is that It If it Il were rere not for this back door she rho would practicallY have nao the TransvAal and could cut ort oft almost nit all ot of Its supplies It either she or the were vere In ot of the she could do what It is III forbidden her to do to n a neutral and Close the port And the tho worst or of it Il Is that ns as late as 1875 only the tho decision of the tho president ot of Franco France on a 11 delicate question of international law prevented her from gaining lon Further Furthermore more mor sho rho has hils a reversionary Interest In the bo bay which time line wilt will bring brim to tion Worcester Spy This seizing ot of vessels laden n with cargoes s hound for Delagoa Ingo Bay b by OreM Great Britain Is a matter ot of very ery se serious rious consideration for administration officials and international lawyers In inthis this country because ot of the importance or of the principle involved It Is vcr very likely that Great Oreal Britain holds that flour Intended for the hoer troops Is contraband and this Intention wilt will un be supported b by the fact that the tho hoer loor farmers have been compelled In consequence ot of the WAr to abandon their fields field and the govern mont would In consequence be bene fitted by y the seizing of at the tho flour |