THAT INTERVIEW.

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THAT INTERVIEW.

—» . THE KAISER AND BRITAIN. CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION IN GERMANY. BERLIN PAPERS ANGRY. Received October 30, 8. a.m, BERLIN, October 29. Considerable discussion has been aroused here by publication by the London "Daily Telegraph" of the account of a remarkable interview in the course of which the German Emperor, speaking to a representative /Englishman, frankly expressed his disappointment at the fact that large sections of public opinion in Great Britain mistrust German offers of friendship. Official circles regard the account of the interview as being substantially correct. Berlin newspapers comment angrily on the Kaiser's remarks, and suggest that Sir Frank Lascelles, British Ambassador to Germany, was his Interviewer. The "Tagliche Rundsehau," the Kaiser's favourite paper, published in Berlin, declared that seldom indeed has one of the Kaiser's demonstrations occasioned more mixed feelings and inore anxiety and regret than this message to the British people. "This very frank arid most important Imperial statement," says the paper, :"creates the impression that it has done way with all hope of final stability and tranquility in our policy. The Kaiser's and the Government's policies work along different lines, and must disturb one another." WHAT GERMANY WISHED. PARIS, October 29. It is stated in influential quarters here that M. Muravieff, then Russian Minißter, suggested that the three Powers, Russia, France and Germany, should make friendly representations to Great Britain with a view to ending the Boer War, but as Germany wished France, to agree to a maintenance of the status quo in Europe, and thus consecrate afresh the Treaty of Frankfurt, concluded between France and Germany in 1871, at the close of the FrancoPrussian war, and forego all' hope of recovering Alsace Lorraine, France declined to join in BRITISH OPINION. LONDON, October 29. British people of all shades of opinion believe that the Kaiser is sincere, but as justifying British statesmen in remaining on, guard, and miintaining the efficiency of the country's armaments, there is emphasised the admission in the "Telegraph" interview that the prevailing sentiment of large sections of the middle and lower classes in Germany is not friendly to England. The situation is considered to be relieved by the fact that the Kaiser has showed himself as friendly to Britain, and by his adding: "I am in a minority in Germany, but it is. a minority of the best elements, just as it is in England with respect to Germany."

STRONG INDIGNATION IN GERMANY. Received Octuoer 30, 9.55 p.m. BERLIN, October 30. One of the passages of the "Kaiser interview" is exciting the strongest indignation throughout Germany. The Kaiser declared that about the time of England's "black week" in December, 1891, "I bade one of my officers to procure as tar as he could the exact numbers and positions of the opposing forces in South Africa. I worked out what i considered the best .plan for the campaign, and submitted it to my General Staff for criticism. I then despatched it to England, and that document is among the State papers at Windsor, As a matter of curious coincidence let me add that the plan I formulated ran very much on the same lines that were actually adopted by Lord Roberts and carried out successfully." The picture of the Kaiser as an unbidden strategist planning the annihilation of a small valiant kindred race is bitterly commented on. OFFICIAL CONSTERNATION. Received October 30, 10.40 p.m. PARIS, October 30. Consternation is expressed in official circles in Pari3 at the Kaiser revealing diplomatic communications made to the German Chancellor. KAISER KEENLY DISAPPOINTED. Received October 30, 11.30 p.m. LONDON, October 30. The "Standard's" Berlin correspondent states that the Kaiser is deeply hurt and keenly disappointed at the unfavourable reception of his interview among the British people.

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