Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-29
CHECKMATE ENGLAND
European Intervention in the Trsnsvaal
Middle Considered Likely.
FRANCE, RUSSIA AND GERMANY ARE READY
When the Proper Time Comes These Three
Will Show Their Hands.
DlPL0 L0MATS THINK INTERVENTION SURE
King George of Greece in Paris with secre
Messages in the Case.
DIPLOMATS THINK INTERVENTION SURE
COUNT MURAvlEFF LlNGtRS IN FRANCE
Holds Frequent and Protrncted Con-
ferepces with the Cars Repre-
sentative and French Minister
for Foreign Affairs.

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PARIS Oct. 2S.-(New York World CaDle-
gram-Special Telegram.)-All the diplomats
here express the conviction that the kihs
of Greece, who is now in Paris, came pear
ing secret messages relating to the pro-
posed combination of France, Russia ana
Germany and to see what advantages coulu
be taken of Englands present trouble, TO
act.
1t is also considered certain that the three
powers will intervene when the time comes,
for the final settlement OF the fransVaai
question. The rumors of Impending inter-
vention seem to be confirmed by the other-
wise unexplainable long stay in Parls Oh
Count Muraveff, Russia's foreign MINISTER
and the frequent all day consultations be-
tween King George, Count MuraVlen ana
NJ. Delcasse, the foreign minister of France
Every night the king is conspicuous ABOUT
the theaters and fashionable restaurants
Hopes for Mediation.
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LONDON, Oct. 2S.-(New York World
Caglegram-Special Telegram.) - william
T. Stead, speaking of the American peace
memorial to President Mckinley, said
"It will bear fruit, l hope, in the near
future If President Mckinley had listened
offered mediation, there is reason to fear
it would have been refused under the malign
influence of Mr. Chamberlain, who has
erected a fantastic idea of British suprem-
acy into kind of fetish--a new Moloch
before whom he is offering today hun
dreds OF human victims. 1t stands on rec
ord, however, that If President Mckinley, or
any other rational person could have medi-
ated between the two dsputing states war
would have been avoided and for this rea-
son the only question that divided them
was, according to Mr.. Chamberlain, mere
matter of form.
He declares that he had accepted nine
tenths of President Krugers proposals, but
unfortunately, he couched his acceptance in
terms uninteilgIble to the Beers, who were,
not unnaturally, suspicious of the good faith
of the man whom they believed was up to
his neck in an attempt to jump the Trans
vaal for England at the time Of the Jameson
raid The intervention OF a sane neutral,
capable of expressing himself articulately,
would at that juncture have shown the dis
putting powers how nearly they were agreed
and war might have been averted which
now is letting loose the flames Of hell in
South Africa.
what 1 venture to hope is that the ex-
perience Of the first two months of the war
will be such as to compel Mr.. Chamberlain
to recognize that he has to deal with a
foe not to be despised and a state en-
titled to claim the good offices Of a friendly
mediator. Horrible as this war is, it has
already let a good deal of gas out OF the
swollen heads OF our British jingoes, and
the better the stand made by these valiant
Dutchmen for their fatherland the greater
the possibilities that the conscience OF
Great Britain will be touched by the pathos
and heroism of the situation.
General Butler cannot begin the advance
into the Transvaal until December. 1t may
be that circumstances before then will pre-.
dispose both combatants to welcome the
Intervention of friendly state. I do not
think that in any circumstances the Brit
ish government would tolerate any media
tion but that of the United States. Amer,
| lean mediation, however, is a possibility
Therefore, l hope that the World will keeI
its army Of memorialists mobiized for re-
newed action the moment the course o
events in South Africa justifes a renewed
appeal to Mckinley. 1t would indeed be
noble sequel to the illustrious part played
by the American delegates at The Hague
| conference IL the president were able to in
tervene between the warning nations tt
avert the prolongation of conflict which
| although 1t must be indefinitely continued
can never produce a lasting settlement II
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