Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-28
MARsHAILrowN. IOWA. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 2s 1899
not the slightest fears for the safety Of
my colony or its towns
A gloomy Outlook

LOnQOn, sept. Z0.-Indu the VrdnS-
vaal situation Is increasingly Gloomy is
due to the fact that much seems to rest
upon the character of tie Beers answer
to last Fridays dispatch. Yet the lat
est news from Pretoria affords no clue
to the nature of that reply. Symptoms
are not wanting of a hostile spirit.
The Pretoria News attempts to carry
out lingo policy by insisting that the
Transvaal government notify the Brit
ish that a further dispatch Of troops
will be taken as casus belli. Mean
time, however, counsel in the direction
of peace is offered to President Kruger
by the Afrikander Bund, the cape
Beers and friends of the Transvaal in
the Netherlands.
1t seems to be the general impression
also that advice Of the same tenor has
been sent from Berlin to President
Kruger. The friends of peace in Lon
don continue their unwearied efforts.
Strong letters appear in the Times
from Sir William Vernon Harcourt and
Arthur Elliott, while "Diplomaticus,"
an anonymous but Influential writer in
the Fortnightly Review, presents
strongly his view of what he terms
Chamberlain's mistakes. His article is
all the more significant as the writer
Is in favor of the policy of coercion
even to the extent of war. He consid-
ers the greatest mistake of all Cham
berlain's Introduction of the suzerainty
question. This he considers real
casus belli, but he agrees with various
authorities on international jurispru-
dence in thinking that Chamberlain's
argument on the subject is indefensi-
Bile.
also gives promise, despite the prophe-
cies of the jingoes, that the cabinet
means to formulate proposals of dras-
tic nature at it's meeting Friday. The
members, nevertheless, will gladly treat
with President Kruger on the basis of
the franchise under fair conditions,
coupled with British guaranty of in
dependence for the republic in it's in
ternal affairs
London Still Hopeful.
London, Sept. 2s.-The most impor-
tant item of the day is the announce
ment that the war office contemplates
the immediate embarkation of the bulk
of the army service corps for South
Africa. Yesterday it warned the sew
eral stations to prepare to go on ship
board. In all twenty-five companies
are required. The nine to be furnished
from Aldershot will embark on Oct Z.
The remount company at Woolwich
leaves on Saturday with 500 horses and
will also furnish several hundred bak
ers. butchers and clerks.
In spite of the report received from
Bloemfontein that the Orange Free
State is unanimous in supporting the
Transvaal, in London there is a feeling
that war is not inevitable. The councii
of the International arbitration eague
has decided to issue circulars through
out the united kingdom deprecating
the apparent Indifference of the gov
arnment and the position it took toward
the cause of arbitration at the peace
conference at The Hague. Summons
for the cabinet meeting on Friday af-
ternoon have been sent by the prime
minister to his colleagues for the pur-
pose of considering the draft of TIL.
new British proposals. 1t is known in
Ia general way that they practically de-
mand of the Transvaal the complete
carrying out of the conventions of 1881
and 1884, as far as not repealed.
OUGHT TO HEAD OFF ENGLAND.