The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-22
WAR NOW SEEMS INEVITABLE
IR1NSVA REPLY no BRITISH
DEMANDS UNSATISF1 CTORY.
Renarded IA Tautumount to u Positive
fusal-Irritability Shown at Colo
ninl Onice-NOt the Slightest DOUBT
That Officers Believe War the Only
yyay TO Settle the Controversy.

London, Aug. 21.-There is no longer
any doubt that President Kruger mas
refused to submit to the demand OF
Joseph Chamberlain for the appoint
ment of court of inquiry. He may
have done so automatically or hedg-
ingly, but that his answer is regarded
by the British government as tanta-
mount to a positive refusal is now an
established fact. The colonial office is
nominally non-co committal, but there are
other evidence which amply justify the
statement. The report that President
Kruger has proposed new terms is some
what verified by the guarded comment
of the colonial office officials and the
irritability displayed there. There is
not the slightest doubt tnat they believe
war is now the only way to settle the
controversy. They would far rather
have a curt, defiant answer than the
temporizing reply which the Boer pres
ident has sent. With the former Great
Britain would have plain grounds for
a quick commencement of hostilities.
Under the circumstances which it is be-
lieVed now exist aggressive action needs
considerable explanation to Justify it
in the eyes of the world and the Eng
lish minority who still declare war
would be an outrage. However, if Mr..
Chamberlain has his way, it is believed
President Kruger's counter proposals
will meet with scant attention and un-
less the Beers completely back down,
which is not likely, the crisis will quick
ly develop into war.
1t IS gathered that the colonial office
has been aware of the nature of the
Tran6vaars reply for some days and
1t was communicated to the war office.
hence it is probable Great Britain will
delay the denouement as little as possi-
BILE.
A high colonial official frankly ex-
pressed to d representative of The Asso-
ciated Press his disgust of what he
termed "Kruger's cupidity and hypoc-
risy." He said: This kind of game
which he is playing must be clear to
Americans. The protestations of the
Beers that they wish to live a quiet
agricultural life may be the tune of
some one on the Veldt, but the gang in
Pretoria is simply after money. Though
President Kruger says many harsh
things of the Outlanders, he never hes
ltdieu 10 Iildhe money out OF them, eth
er by fair or foul means. This Trans
vaal question cannot be judged by re-
cent occurrences, You must go back
fifty years. 1t has been hanging fire
ever since, and the sooner it is settled
now the better"
Though the official did not actually
say so, it was clear that he believed war
was the only method Of settlement. 1t
is learned that the government ie
somewhat annoyed at the public's
slight interest in the Transvaal The
official said to The Associated Press rep
resentative: "Dreyfus seems the only
thing our people think about, though
England is in most serious crisis This
Indifference is perhaps TYPICAL A
special despatch from Cape Town saws
there is great danger of an outbreak of
violence on the frontier and that the !
scum of South Africa are enlisting
throughout the colony and are being
sent to Pitsani and Jameson, on the |
border.