New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-06
EUROPEAN DIPLOMACY.
CONTRAST BETWEEN THE PEACE CON
GREss AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN
WAR-CONTINENTAL 1NTR1GUEs-
GERMANY AND ENGLAND.


sress Of The Hague. described by midsummer
optmsts as the Parliament of Man Sir Red
ve-s Butler IS now on his way 10 South Africa
70 earn a similar title as the evanEel of war.
An interval OF three months has sufaced for the
transformation OF Europe from a moral expert
ence meeting into a whispering gallery % jeal-
ousies. suspicion and distrust. England has a.
ready forgotten that the most pacific ~ sover-
eigns conferred title upon Lord Pauncefote in
order 10 express her approval OF the scheme Of
permanent arbitration and 20 reward tne public
servant whose diplomatic skill and tact had So
cured a substantial triumph for the peace OF the
world. i is preoccupied with the details Of the
war in Natal which Sir Redvers Butler Is 20
bring 70 close by grand military march
through the Dutch republics with a larger Brit
ish army than has been recruited FOR for
eiCn service since the wars with Napoleon. and
it IS also watching with keen interest for owl
dences of French hostility and Russian intrigue
and the extraordinary naval precautions which
have been taken % provide safeguards against
any sudden surprise
While the contrast between the Peace Con
cress q, The Hague and the campaign for tho
oororoe. ~ Dutch South Africa Is a striking
one Il must not he forgotten that in the pre-
rn,ina-v arrangements for carrying on: The
now a, war with England were excluded from
,re council When The Cars Government ,nti-
mated 70 Queen Wiholmlna's Ministers that
Prussia would Ike 70 have the Peace Congress
meet A. The Hague. the suggestion was acted
,,,or. bur the responsibility for arranging the
details was not assumed The Dutch Minister
~ Foreign Affairs sent 20 Count MuravieN
s. Petersburg a complete list ~ all The ooun-
tries which we're Automatically represented AZ
The Hague. ard suggested that invitations 70
the Congress might properly he sent 70 the gov
e~r-aonts named This list contained the names
- the South African Republic and the Orange
r-ao state the two Dutch CONFERENCE.-The
7.hich v-e-a ofrciallv represented a. the capital
q the mother country. After Few weeks 'he
list was returned with the names Of the TWO
re-ur'ics crossed out. and they were not repre-
scented at the Peace Congress. Whefher Ing
land was consulted and declined 10 nave any
.af-- % do with the Congress r the two Dutch
REPUBLICS We're admitted 70 II Il Is UNSAFE 70
saw. hut Russia assumed the responsibility of
excluding them and thereby exposed inc l,1''"
Minister % Foreign Affairs 90 unmerited 70
Iroach.
Even IN The eve u the Peace Congress there
v.ss q r-udert forecast Of the trend q coming
events in South Africa. which involved the T@-
,tsto~ % the list ~ Powers % be invited
Whether England objected to representation az
TWO rorubucs which were IN state ~ iii de-
e,aa and uncertain vassalaEe or suzeralnt+' NJ
whether the Russian Minister of Foreign Aiai's
susnecto5 that she would 60 So Is not ~ serious
ca,ea--,orca The first two states which have
declared war upon any Power represented a. me
Peace Congress were X-lu1el from i oe '.r
7,~oo. act ~ Count MuraveH. and We're allowed
r, mart n conference which establishes
s-,no--an: safeguards against warfare Ia el-
+ias for mediation. the services of commissions
NJ inquiry and permanent tribunal q arhiira-
ton. When the crisis az the Transvaal negotla-
tons came President KRUGER sent out his AFRO
CANT ultimatum. and there was immediate war
IN South Africa The two white races fell out
and entered into deadly conflict without refer
erce to the great moral work FOR the prevention
= war which had been accomplished al Inc
Hague At the end % July under the nurNy
skies ~ Holland there seemed TO he vista
~ new heavens and a new earth III oo'o"e'
the Raeutos. Kafars. Zuus and other savage
tribes witnessed the spectacle u "nite me"
,,,.ons-irc one another with scientific precision.
and thefr own varike instincts ana CYL. passions
80 s,,a4ani, lighted up and * became diff
cult 70 keep them under restraint. Inc 'l'-''"
mum had not been brought about by the pas
..-n ~. ,',r+,,o,,s resolutions at The Hague T.
sage ~ .,.,,,a Md With wars %
was the same old wicked Vora Will. ~'' I'd
conquest and aipioIna''' '''''
-. quarter from
Rv a singular o'l'''''''' 49, 's,--essea
which the sharqes' '''.s-' &C., &C. p.,ss,a
..5o- ,,.boea auspices tho Peace Congress was
s..-~~,o-a5 and held The Russian press mas
..c- ortsrokon IN denounoing The 7ernaF NJ
England in plotting against the liberty ana ~
aonendence Of the Dutch Common"'ai'ns' ana
o. sending powerful army 20 so1'h AT
r-,-p +hern under subsection 70 the crown. 40
-eeerence has been made 70 English re7roa'o's
~ The score n Finland where local an'0n''.F
80 .,.,e~r-~ent have been sacrificed 20