The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-30
PRESENTED TO MCKINLEY
IN THE LINE OF THE CZAR'S
PEACE PROPOSAL.
THE UlTLANDERS IN WAR.LIKE MOOD
johannesburg Settling With Discomfort. Roer
Organ, the Rand Post, Discusses Pros.
pect of War With Great
Britain

Washington, Dee. pa delegation
presented to the President to-day two
petitions, one from the great majority IF
the organized Protestant Christian
from the Pan Presbyterian Alliance
Both petitions had been placed in charge
of the Rev. DR.. VIM. Henry Roberts,
the American Secretary of the Pan
Presbyterian Alliance, and with him the
Rev. Wallace Radcliffe and Rev. w. a.
Pitzer, of Washington. ID. c.; Rev. w
w. Barr, of Philadelphia, and Rev j.
b. Drury, ID. D., of New Brunswick,
\. j. The first petition was signed by
the representatives of one hundred and
forty-fye national UNCONVENTIONAL
churches, existing in all the six con-
tinents, viz, the Church of England, the
church of Scotland. twenty-onc ether
churches in Great Britain and Ireland;
the general Of the Salvation Army: two
churches in Belgium two in Switzer-
land: six in Holland twelve in Austria
LA. twenty-eight i'll the United States.
aud siXty-four in other parts of the
world. Congregationalists, Baptists,
Iutherans, Methodists. Presbyterials
and Episcopalians unite in their approval
OF the petition. 1t asks for the reduction
of the heavy ornaments maintained by
Christian nations, ready upon provoca-
ton to go to war and settle their dis
putations by bloodshed," and also re-
quests the influence of the Government
of the United States in favor of inter
national arbitration as substitute for
war.
The second petition is from the Pan
Presbyterian Alliance which also united
in the first petition, and which includes
eighty national and denominationa
churches throughout the world. This
second petition asks for * permanent
aud peaceful method for the settlement
of all controversies arising between the
people OF the British Empire and the
Republic of the United States of Ameri-
ca.
The delegation, in presenting the petit
tions, emphasized the fact that both
originated in the United States, the FIRST
for universal disarmament in the year
1890, with the general assembly Of the
Presbyterian Church, South. The dele
Cation also stated that they were not to
be regarded as ''the advocates OF policy
OF peace at any price" o. with main
thinning the opinion that all wa! is sinful.
They quoted the Westminster Comics
sion to the effect that civil magistrates
may rightfully now, under the New
Testament wage war upon just anG
necessary occasions" The President
was congratulated upon the results of
the rightful war recently waged by the
American people III the cause Of justice
and humanity; and the divine blessing
was invoked upon him as the man or
dained of God in a great crisis in human
history to be the leader of this people,
and also to be instrumental through
both war and peace FIR he INFRINGING
of Christ's universal Kingdom. The
signers of these petitions represent more
than eighty millions of Christians in all
parts of the world, twenty five millions
of whom are lfesbyterians.
The President responded cordially to
the delegation, saying that he favored
arbitration as between Great Britain
and America. He also sail that he haG
responded promptly TO The Cars plo-
posal for disarmament. but that under
present circumst lnces the ;i:nlaineilts OF
the United States could not be now les
sened, but would in any event be less
than would satisfy European nations.
JOHANNESBURG VOLCANIC.
London, Dec. % disquieting situa.
ton is developing at Johannesburg.
According to the latest advices from
there, the place is seething with discon-
tent, as OH the eve of the jameson raid,
in consequence Of recent and proposed
A.
ers regard as being fresh series of inn
positions. !, In addition, racial animosi-
tie are intenifyifg at the yexatious treat
ment of the British-Indians and Cape
Beers, which is rousing much bitterness.
There was a serious development last
week. when Il Boer policeman murdered
an Englishman named Edgar, entering
the latter's house and shooting him. The
policeman was arrested upon the charge,
but upon the followin~ day the charge
was reduced to one of manslaughter
and the policeman WAS allowed his lib
erty ON bail. The British agent demand
ed a restitution of the charge of murder
and a mass meeting which WIS attended
by 1000 Uitlanders was held at johann
nesburg on Sunday to protest against the
murder of Edgar and to present the
British Consul with a strongly Worded
petition to the Queen, reciting the wrongs
of the Titlanders, appealing for protec-
ton and demanding such other steps as
may be found necessary to terminate
the existing intolerable state of affairs"
There were no speeches, owing to the
laws prohibiting political gatherings.
THE newspapers publish yenomous ar
ticles OH the subject. The Boer organ,
the Rand Post on yesterday discussed
the prospect Of war with Great Britain
and advised that ON the first British
act of war the women and children
at Johannesburg be given IA hours to
leave and that the whole place be then
razed."
KRUGER AS pEACEMAKER
London, Dec 29-The Cape Town
correspondent of the Daily Mail says:
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