GERMANY AND SIR B. FRERE.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 162, 4 September 1880, Page 3

GERMANY AND SIR B. FRERE.

The Norddrutsohe Zeitung, which, presuoiahly for good reasons, has been lately remarkably reticent ns to the English Cabinet's treatment of tho Eastern Question, refers to a subject in relation to which no one can say that Germany liub any partiality, in order to point out the inconsistency of Lord Beaconsfield's bitter adversaries. It says;—" if the opponents of the late English Government wore unanimous on any point, it wa'i on the necessity of recalling Sir Battle Fiere, who began the Zulu War. The Hi g ish journals havi estini»l«d tint fouitnen members of the present ('abiuet Toted fot motions tu that end. introduced in both Houses: in the House of Commons bv Sir Charles Dilke, at the commencement of the year. The present ('olonial .Secretary (Lord Kimborley) dwelt particularly during the debate on tho incredible excitability of Sir Hurtle Frore. ' What confidence,' he demanded, ■ can be plaoed in a < iorcrmir who acts in such a manner ? If he has ,luno so once he will do it again. Not » Liberal candidate left the topic out of his speech. The arbitrariness and insubordination of Sir B. Frore. the folly aud rriminalitv of the South African campaign the Frivolou and unlawful annexations, the weakness or obstinacy of Lord Beuconsfie'.d in retaining such a man at his post, the necessity of his recall both to prevent further mischief and also as a warning to other officials- -all these points were dwelt upon in terms of violent indignation. And behold! the Colonial Governor stays where he was; under tho Liberal Colonial Secretary of Stale, who explains that Sir Battle is now engaged in arranging a confederation of South African possessions, a I .ranch of activity where he cannot repeat his former mistakes: that, moreover, he will bo more wisely led by his Government, and, finally, (hat it would be an utistatesmaulikc act to recall him at the present moment. Even-thing, too, that he has annexed must be kept in the interests of peace and order. Tho only comment that suggests itself is, how much easier it is to find faults than to mend them, and. how inuoh less discernment Liberal electors showed than would have been believed of an English people when they assumed that the elected would act when Ministers as they spoke in Opposition."— European Mail, Juno 4.