The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-28
NOT DEFINITELY SETTLED
War May Yet be on Between
England and Transyaal

EuEIduu anu hhN ohhs
copyrighted, 1899, by Associated Press)
London, Aug. 26.-Though no actual de-
velopments have apparently taken place
In the Transvaal situation as previously
reviewed in these dispatches, public in>
teits. In the crisiS has been wonderfully
quickened. his Is due 20 the dawning
realization that Great Britain is making
the most methodical preparations for war.
The utter lack OF official news and the
serious outlook have made the week one
Of tension Contradictory reports from
home and abroad nave iourished ana on
the strength OF these the newspapers sea-
sawed from peace TO war and vice versa,
hopelessly at sea. Endless supposition
has been INDUCED In regarding President
Kruger's counter propositions, but from a
broad point Of view such details are not
Important az compared with the fact that
President Kruger has refused, some say,
evaded the '1rreducible minimum" Of Sir
Alfred Milner, the governor OF Cape Col
onY and British higher commissioner Of
South Africa II is now nearly week
since the British government has been In
possession Of President Kruger's reply.
Whether in the interests OF peace, powers
higher than Mr. Chamberlain, the secre-
tary OF war, are still temperzing, or
whether or not decisive ultlmatum Is
already on the way to the president OF
the Transvaal Is pure conjecture. The
most conservative opinion is that the
Beers viii back down, but there are no
signs. judging from the military activity
at the British war office and the same
activity in the South African republic,
that such is likely to be the case. though
both sides may be using the movements
OF troops as a blum. That Mr.. Chamber
lain Is not in a pacific mood Is evidenced
by the publication Of the correspondence
between the Beers and Sir Alfred Miner
Commenting upon this fact the Speaker
says;
Unfortunately, neither In Downing
street and at Pretoria In the value OF
moderation and good temper sufficiently
appreciated. The consequence IS that
every day the situation becomes more
dangerous n,.d may yet see the two races
locked in a sanguinary struggle. simply
because the leading men on both sides
have failed to keep sufficient command
over their own tempers and those of their
Immediate supporters"
All that can be said Is that In a very
short period. probably less than week.
the world viii know definitely whether
President Kruger acknowledges British
snzerainty and its potentiallties or wheth-
er he really intends 90 resort to arms IN
order 10 defend his contention. II
palpable that the British will now refuse
to accept any evasion OF their suzeralnty.
whatever other concessions President
Kruger might make
The Transvaal correspondent OF the
Manchester Guardian, a well-known writ
er on economies, says that he finds wide.
spread willingness among the Johannes
burg Outlanders 4 10 take the franchise
Insisted upon by NMr. Chamberlain, hut
no eagerness. He says the Outlander's
grievances are genuine, but greatly exag-
serated' and not keenly felt except by
the hot headed politicians.
The Saturday Review. in an article on
America In the Pacific. dwells exhaus-
lively. in a eaustic vein, on the future
there. II refers TO the action OF the Uni
ted States in the Philippine islands As
little short Of amazing, and declares that
Russia, Japan, Great Britain and the
United States are protagonists for the
premiership IN the Pacific
Commenting upon the acquisition nv
Germany OF the Caroline islands, the Re
view says:
IL the next great struggle Is to be be-
tween Germany and America, as Admiral
Dewey thinks, the Americans will -ealizo
their mistak IN allowing Germany
to acquire these islands"
The Saturday Review adds that unless
Germany is able to augment these pos
sessions she Is able to do little % obtain
control OF them.
POSSIBLE ALLIANCE.
The Saturday Review then proceeds TO
refer TO the supposition that in the event
OF an Americah-Russian alliance Japan
and Great Britain will Join Russia and
With the active assistance of Australia
and Canada maintain commercial and
military control.
Referring 70 the future importance OF
Australia In the Pacific problem, the Sat
nrday Review saysi
Great Britain would probably long ago
have left Germany and America 20 fight
out the Samoan question between them, |
put for antipodean objects"
There Is "a prospect OF many morgana- |
nc marriages within few years, as there |
ire now seventy-one European prineesses |
of reigning houses OF a marriageable age
Ind only forty seven corresponding pTin-
ses. IL the young women want 20 escape |
single life their only choice Is 10 sacri- \
ice their rank and marry men WHO do
not belong TO royal families as did PriH-
'ess~ Frederick of Hanover.