The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1885.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 4998, 19 January 1885, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1885.

lately received telegrams announced that an agreement bad been arrired at, regarding Samoan annexation, between the English and German Governments, and upon reading those communications a sigh of relief must hare been beared in the breasts of those who dreaded unnecessary foreign interference in connexion with our colonial neighbours and ourselves. Later news of negotiations which were pending before the arrangement was completed are somewhat instructive, and yet bear a foundation for the development of amusement. We are shown in a few words, by the telegrams published in another column, that Prince Bismarck has been promulgating another scheme, and because it's smooth execution has been interfered with, by deliberating members in the Eeichstag, he threatens to abandon his colonising proposals. This appears to be somewhat pettish on the part of the great German Chancellor, and is ill-calculated to strengthen either his influence in his Parliament or remove the notions abroad, which have long been born, that autocrocy has found birth in bis mind, and a full appreciation of the "Ecce Homo" idea is desired by him on the part of all nations. It is somewhat flattering to this colony perhaps to he noticed by so mighty a magnate, but a cool and calm consideration of the method of noticing adopted by the worthy Prince would probably remove any particles of conceit which might have been occasioned by such a notice. It is not often that the able Statesman we refer to vouchsafes to give a reason for his public conduct, but we must suppose that this is an excep. tional case, in which Germany's dictator felt called upon to offer some explanation for a certain amount of unwarrantable action in connection with his colonizing policy. We have always been under the firm belief that discretion was one of the strongest points in the nature of the elevated Prince, but we cannot but admit that after reading the telegram stating that the Chancellor of Prussia said that 11 Englishmen were reported to be fomenting disorders in New Guinea and among the Cameroons," we could can to no other conclusion than that hasty action was attempted to be accounted for, or disin> genuousness was being used for ulterior purposes. Although we have stated that —at least for the present —no trouble can arisejn the matter of the foreign annexation "of Samoa, it behoves the Colonial Go vernmect to keep their eyes keenly open to what is possible, and not rely on (.lie false security of depending upon that which is probable. The German Chancellor has evidently not been content with threatening the .Reichstag, but intimates that if the Imperial Government approves of thehostily shown by the colonies to the German annexation of New Guinea, it will be necessary for Germany to interfere in the Egyptian and other questions. No doubt such interference would entail some inconvenience, but as England's action is not beyond the bounds of right, there should be little to fear from any German or other outside influence. The emptiness of such threats has, it will be seen, been shown by the facility with which an agreement has been arrived at regarding uerta.n annexations.