New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09
THE NEWS OFTWO CAPITALS
LONDON.
APPARENT DISPOSITION OF THE BOER1
TO MAKE CONCESSIONS.
osTENTATIOUs BRITISH MILITARY PREPAe
RAT1oNs-LIBERALIsMs RECENT VIC
Es-voLUNTEERs ON PARADE.
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TORIEs-vOLUNTEERs ON PARADE.
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London, July S.-By a singular coincidence
the news from the Transvaal is reassuring. and
references to wariike preparations in English
dockyards appear In big type In the sobrest
London journals The combined Raads In
secret session are believed to have gone at least
half way toward the acceptance OF the terms
suggested by Mr. Hofmeyer and the negotia-
tors from Bloemfontein. and possibly even fur
ther President Krlger is credited with willing
ness to make concessions In advance Of his
proposals to Sir Alfred Miner, although still be-
hind what Ministers here consider just and
equitable compromise. He is coming on slowly.
but surely.
Yet great flourish is suddenly made OF the
active measures taken by the military authori-
ties to increase the efficiency OF the garrison In
South Africa for defensive purposes Twenty
officers OF the Army Intelligence Department
have received orders to follow the two COM
panies Of Royal Engineers already dispatched.
and they are 10 organize the police and local
forces on the frontier Of the Transvaal. Sup
plies Of arms and powder have already been
shipped, and two batteries are held In readiness
to sail during August There are other signs
OF military activity and definite plan OF cam
palgn Is again reported to have been carefully
prepared for a possible emergency The osten-
tatious display made of these military prepara-
tions Is not well timed If President Kruger Is In
the mood for listening to reason. Probably ne 10
not so conciliatory as the optmsts at the Cape
make out and the Ministers are convinced that
he will not yield until he hears that large
force Of regulars is on the sea. The best inside
cues which can be had to-day indicate that
Krtiger while conceGing substantial reforms,
will not satisfy Sir Alfred Miner and that
there will be a continuance OF military prepata-
tions until Mr. Chamberlain carries his nam
points and obtains an adequate settlement OF all
questions at issue.
Political pessimists assert that the MINISTERS
are dismayed by Liberal gains in by-elections'
and are not reluctant to make sudden piuhse
in South Africa even when there are no signs
OF war fever in England. Certainly there Is no
pressure of public feeling in favor OF war, al
though there is a deep conviciion IN the minus
Of most Englishmen that Kruger has been
played with long enough. and ought 10 De iofceu
10 respect the demands of justice
II Is also true that the Ministers are not IN
creasing either their prestige or their popularity
b the bs,ated legislation Of the waning session.
They have carried the telephone bill through
tho grand committee stage by loading the
roononolists with bountes and extending their
license and by abandoning nearly all the oris,-
nal nroposals They have rendered IT imprac-
tieable for the state to acquire 'sicphohe
! business except on exorbitant terms, and AZ
+ba sane time have hampered ard discour~
aecd the municipazation Of the service Tney
have also created dissatisfaction In their
own party by forcing through small put N"'
,ir,ed relief measure for the beneht or tns
/ benefced clergy.
Tho liberals are now steadily gaining grounG
after q long period of depression; their Vic'ors
ar Oldham over Mr Winston Churchill ana MI
/ Nawds4v enables them to boast that Lancashire
,s with them. even when an ingenious attempt
had heen made TO drive Conservatism aho
| Socialism tandem. The most singular iea'ui'
| ~ that election was the use made or the ie-
lieious question; the Unonists had lost Prev
ous contest in Lancashire, where their cahoioa'o
/ refused TO support the Clerical Dlsclpnhe OH.
ord incurred the hostility OF the Evahgenca1
cburchmen. Mr.. Churchill and Mr.. Ma"os'eS
both agreed to vote for that measure ana 'here-
nv irritated the High Churchmen ana ios' many
sunnorters. The Liberal candidates came ou'
strongly for dsestablishment ana cairieu e
election. The moral from Lancashire seeN'' -
he that while Unionists cannot oppose VI sDS
~ - x,oasure of clerical discipline without
,-,. ,.o,os from either Low High Church
r0oro,s are safe advocating disestablish-
mont because the extremists on po'h s'ue'
favor that policy
,,..o,. p>roIisb opnion that the Peace Con-
-. hoo besn a failure is modified by the pup
,,oo.,or of the draft Of the report OF the Aroi-
: .o,,or Committee by THE Manchester Guar
a,or" The English press is now beginning 10
s,,,. .bat while Germany has blocked re-
,.,o, of armaments and converted arO"ia-
.,or into a purely voluntary scheme, the es'ao-
,,sb,,ent Of a permanent tribunal compe'eh' ~
! a., NTH nearly every international dispute 10
-.oo, cain for civilization The fact tha' .he
I r,-ss,or arbitration proposal has been ahehueo
-, SIR Iulian Pauncefote's project io' P
/ ,,'orert tribunal and transformed thereos ''''
: - ,roctical instrument for promoting 'he pea0'
( .. tho world. also convinces the LOhuoh p.e0'
,hot q ought not to dscredt me "orh VI H"e
,isb dinlomacy To Russia and Eng'anu 'e'O"e
,ho chief honors OF the Congress Inc Ai'e'
/ de,sqates have actively supported 'he h"e'
! r,ap which did not differ materially from '"."
,r and have amended IT by proVioihs ~. Wv
W. % TIA arbitrators' judgment WITHIN
! .,rse months OF the award and py lh''''''s
! ,ho rr,nciple Of special mediation o,hef h'ou
ecatIons suggested by them were reJe''eU go
their principle OF exempting private
from, seizure In war time was TOO s'ro"e ''' WV
/ Congress. s,ur,ea for
The Arbitration Committee mas 49, ao,e-
o.,, ,or the purpose of enabling the de'e-
ro,oo 20 consult their Governments. Inc ia0 90
.so congress will probably end on July -o
The moral effects of the counch oi pea -.
i"' ,n,ad,atelv felt in England. where ,ns
: -v 1,,,arv marty is eager TO bring on war win
I'M rr-arsvaaI. and where Lord Lansdo"he'
ene sacretary Of State for War has produced "a
s@nseription bill under the euphemi'sc tic, 'lss s,s
Of the Militia Ballot bill. He PLAYED WIN win .s n,'
~ .a,, row last night in the House OF Loras, al.
ne. ,ba, ro use would probably be mace OF
H'.e .--a.n ,nt cnntended that ~ MOu.0