New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-07
WAR NAY BE AVERTED.
NERAL LEADERS BELIEF IN FURTHER
NEGOTIATIONS.
...zrp .1NrY. HE SAYS. NOT A PART OF
THE QUESTION AT 1ssUE-NO PRES
ENT CHANGE IN SITUATION
LOOKED FOR.
LOOKED FOR

,o,don oct 6-Sir Henry Campbell Banner
-, sneaknc AT Maidstone to-day at a lunch
sneciallv arranged to give the leader of the
,,,os,tion in the House Of Commons oppor-
.,,,v of expressing the view Of official Liberal
80, regarding the Transvaal crisis. said that
either side had shut the door upon further ne
ro,,ations Sir Henry continued
Goo, Britain has not made her demands a. a
-sroin power hut in virtue of international
lo,. and as the Power responsible for the we'll
s.,,r of South Africa. If the Roer Government
tse refused the reasonable requests Of the dis
...ob of The secretary OF state for the Colonies
- certember through fear and suspicion re-
uardinr q possible attack upon its independence.
r. s,coches of the Duke of Devonshire O-ord
p-esflont II the Council Of Minister'S and Sir
+,..tbev. Whitc-Ridley Secretary of state for
.bc Home Department. constitute assurances
rbich ought TO eXtinguish suspicion and fear.
rrhaea speeches are quit" as authoritative as any
5,enatehce and bind the honor of the Govern
rs.nt ard the country They ought 10 open the
v.ay 90 an agreement.
parf, interests must stand aside at this junct-
ere as won as the regulations of Ministers.
So not believe that diplomacy has said its last
rrord although the country is on the brink or
nav II Is a remarkable thing that when the
,ssflar is asked. What are we going 70 war
to,fe" no answer can be given. This country
las never yet gone into great war in such
state a. uncertainty
ron, patriotc motives Liberals cannot and
honii not cmbarrass the Government but the
.,roe for free speaking will come by and by AT
tho nresent moment the interests Of the party,
,be reputation Of Ministers and our estimate or
,be conduct Of the Government must all stand
ID as the only thing that matters is the ques-
lion ~ peace or war.
THE REAL CAUSE OF DISPUTE
r,inting out the absurdity Of going into war
.r difference Of two years in the opposing
,.a,.hise proposals. Sir Henry declared that the
c,ain, of suzerainty had been finally exploded
-. Sir William Vernon Harcourt and Sir Ed
ward Clarke. adding
7. was an evil day when this claim was dug
,roro The grave in which II was decently hurlrc
,r 1874 bv the wise and experienced men WHO
,hen conducted British affairs the men VINO
burie7 II because they knew II was devoid q"
eecacv and a fruitful source Of difficulty. oe,
ro,s the country has confOundeo the wore
suzeralntv which is valueless' Win Ine sIeH'
fac which is essential ana caIdlhal- r'e
dominance supremacy. paramountcY. or "hat
e,.or Won NAV wish 70 call IT. Of BRUSH power II.
south africa which is indisputable and iouhueo
uro- The necessary facts of the SITUATION.
rrivate message from a high official in ire-
toris. IN reply to q friend in London. says;
We 40 not want any guarantee Of indepene- no,
erre We stick to the London Convenllon, o,,S
have lost all faith in British sla'eS"i'" anu
have nothing more TO say.
IN connection with the rumors that '@"'en
Victoria may intervene to prevent war. curl
o.s story is published this morning hV the
IVA ..17strablatt." which alleges that Her
,,a,oe,v intends to abdicate in case Of 40 out
,.,a,, - bostilities. declaring that II MS this
= tic, from an excellent sourcs Inc
or+ unfavora bly, affected the Vienna
-. hut the British Foreign Office "hen
shon,r the Vienna story declared 1t "suplemey
r,o,crlons" and utterly baseless.
.,,rrATqON NAY BE PROTRACTED.
All =. -ol,able intelligence from South Africa
minis N q continuance Of the existing Si'ua-
,.on for some time. as both sides are apparently
d.eser, about beginning an attack. although
.-,-, tho DISPATCHES received here Il seems as
g, e,arv movement Of patrol and every cloud
NJ dust raised by herd OF cattle were 'u'"eN
into a general advance by both armies.
The 7elav is all TO the good. inasmuch AZ
rres time for further negotiations, and to-oay
Indications apparently show willingness on ''e
.s-. ~, the british Government to continue
dplomatlc relations.
r,eu defined conviction IS prevalent that 'ne
Foreign Of1ce is trying To discover a way 'u'
o. tho difficulty which has been created nS ao-
r,ittod mistakes and mscalculatlons' ana II
evident that peace advocates and peace
sre gaining ground, although Mt Chair
ref,saf 10 seize the chance given him ny 'ne pe''
,lon % eftv-cight members Of the cape houS7
-. ..,.,,f,. IN roint out IN his reply that the
Bo4rs still have an opportunity OF aO''P'
Great BItaiu's previous offer 50 long 40 't-
new proposals remain unformulateo s"e"'9
sso, r.rsonal determination on the part "i
the Secretary NJ State for the Colonies not I"
yield an inch in the interest Of peace
WILD RrMORs FROM THE TRANSN AL
v.,a.. .s.. .,s.s..,e for war evidently increases
IN g., a.. Rritain dispatches from the scent "a
p.s.nt4 ncstintles grow more ana more iU'''
Aq...s from Pretoria describe the 1rahs'"@'
oiea,. as orylng for Impossible terms ana
nenr Kruger as referring to the prospe0,
surerl. as Il means OF setting the I'pUO"0
totally freo Of England
II is also said according TO advces from the
sane point that the Boer forces at Nolhsrus'
win advance. today 70 the Natal Doder' anu
according 10 General Symons. aHhouth O''"
msnlaut General Joubert 10 persohalN aVei9'
10 hosn.Ife- his patient tactics VIII not asst al
me Boo,s viii soon either demand TO - as
bsrGed OPP t0 receive orders 10 lnVane N"'t"
Dispatches from Cape Town oi dou"'u' au-
'henuoty aliese that the Boer orsan|a''o" '"
tne field is already breaking down and th't
friction is developing between the regular d.
ulery and the burgher commandos
TIE refugees in Cape Town are having bad
tine. fae women AID children being IN pi''a''e
plight The governments offer to send a trans
port FOR some of the poor people has oeeh a'-
ceptrd
The announcement from Pretoria that the
British diplomatic agent Conyngham Greene
Is ID IS taken in some quarters 10 indicate 'he
possibility ~ his recall.
host u officers. including Prince Chrisua"
victor # Sohleswig Holstein. and large mum
Ger ~ nurses sailed for the Cape to-day
II now appears that Lieutenant winston
Spencer Churchill son Of the late Lord Randolph
Churchill. whl-1il accompany General Sir Red
.Is Bull r VIII go not on behalf OF IAe