Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-23
KRUGER REFUSES.
He Will Not Submit to the De-
mand of England for a
Court of Inquiry.
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DOM PAUL PROPOSES NEW TERMS.
1t is Believed the Only Way to Settle
the Controversy WilbuBeaa a
Resort to Arms.
DOM PAUL PROPOSES NEW TERMS.
Unless the Eoers Completely Hack Down,
VIII ch Not Likely, the Cr sis WIN
Quickly Develop Into War
sPublic Interest 81 ght.

LoNDoN, Aug. 23.--There is no longer
any doubt that President Kruger has
refused to submit to the demands OF
Mr.. Chamberlain for the appointment
Of q court of inquiry. lie may have
done so automatically or hedgingly.
But that his answer is regarded by the
British government as tantamount to
positive, refusal is now an established
fact. The colonial Office is normally
non committal, but there are other
evidences which amply justify the
statement
The report . that President Kruger
has proposed new terms is somewhat
verified by the guarded comment OF
the. colonial office officials and the lr-
ritability displayed, there, There is
not the slightest doubt that they now
believe war is the only way to settle
the controversy, They would far rather
have had a curt, defiant answer than
the temporzing answer which the
Boer president has sent. With the
lOEllGE IlIlldlh NOhlh nave pam
grounds for quick commencement of
hostilities. Under the circumstances,
which it is believed now exist, aggres-
sive action needs considerable expla-
nation to justify it in the eyes of the
world and the English majority who
still declare that war would be an out
rage.
However, if Mr. Chamberlain has
his way, it is believed President Kru-
gers counter proposals will meet with
scant attention, and unless the Beers
completely back down, which is not
likely, the crisis will quickly develop
into war. 1t has developed that the
war Office has been aware of the ma
ture of the Transvaal governments
answer for several days, and that it
was communicated to the war office,
hence it is proba BILE that CIR, at Britain
will delay the announcement as little
as possible.
A high colonial officer expressed to
the representative of the Associated
Press his disgust at what he termed
"Kruger's cupidity and hypocrisy"
lie said: THE kind of game which
Kruger is playing must be clear to
Americans. The protestations of the
Beers that they wish to live quiet,
agricultural life, may be the tune of
some on the veldt but the gang in Pre-
toria is simply after money. Though
President Kruger says many harsh
things of the Outlanders, he never
hesitated to make money out of them,
either by fair or foul means.
This Transvaal question can not
be judged by recent occurrences. You
must go back so years. 1t has been
hanging fire all that time, 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 settle
ment. 1t is learned that the govern
ment is somewhat annoyed at the pub
lies slight interest in the Transvaal.
The official above quoted said to a
newspaper representative: 'Dreyfus
seems the only thing that our people
think about, though England is in a
most serious crises. This indifference
is perhaps typical"
A special dispatch from Cape Town
says there is great danger of an out
break of violence on the frontier and
that the scum of South Africa are en-
listing throughout the colony and are
being sent to Pitsani and Jameson on
the border.