Show GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION england and germany on me edee of war new york jan 8 A dispatch to the journal from london says the rovern ment gas ia still on tho news from capo tofu meantime alio moot serious condition is nearer horne england and germany are on alio ragged edge of war tho correspondent cabled v eliat it was impossible to believe the rumor that emperor william had told lejda a general oj the transvaal Trans vail that he meant to send a german minister to keydi told this to a reporter yesterday and he has said to ai other news man at berlin that the emperor told him he would recognize the complete independence of tho transvaal the editors in chief of all the leading london were sent for by mr chamberlain and closeted with him for acme time after which he went to the isle of wight to see the queen A glance at the chronicle revealed the act that war with germany is believed to be close at hand and that the government has decided to apprise the english nation that it is facine a crisis no such worda have been read and no such tone used in english news in many a time the editor of the the inspiration of the colonial oll ica tarts his leader thus WARLIKE the patience and bood sense of english people egand today in need of reinforcement we observe a hasty not to any a panic stricken call for the immediate summoning of the defensive forces of the empire we that they will bo ready we expect they will be adequate we hope that bleir employment vill not be advertised adver tied in the spirit of a vulgar and timorous hajo aiace is one of the greatest requisites to british interests and above all peace with america is not merely an interest it is a first condition of honorable life for both peoples the editorial goes on to say eliat no dispute between england and america however embittered should be allowed to proceed to the extremity of war the leader is a column long and all of it is directed to america then cornea the treatment of the german subject in a second editorial it begins the tension is to extreme at the present moment that every man in these should feel resting on him a heavy responsibility the editor quotes the vital clause of alio convent on with the transvaal in 1841 1 enforcing suzerainty over that country and adds no language cin be plainer nd we have simply to inform the german emperor we bide by that language as completely as wo do by our intention to respect the liberty and independence of tho south african re pub ic air edward arnold begins his leader in these characteristic words it is not enough in these days to have merely a just cause justice englishmen are painfully discovering must wear the panoply of strength and we are therefore glad to announce that her maje government is confident in the correctness of their action in the matter of the transvaal and resolute to maintain the rights of the queen it has directed naval and military measures to be taken which will put anything like surprise or defiance in south america as altogether out of the question |