Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-11
Status IS TIE SANE
Little Change In the South African
Situation During the Past
Week.
President Kruger Will Have to Ad-
nit British Suzerainty In
the End.
War Still . Possibility, But May
Be Averted The AlashD
Boundary.

London, Sept. 1.-THE actual status
Of the Transvaal crisis appears to be
unchanged, In spite Of all the clamor
and excitement raised by the rumors
preceding the cabinet council. Great
Britain's ministers apparently have
done nothing more than strengthened
the hands of Joseph Chamberlain, Sec
rotary of state FOR the colonies. AS far
as International relations are concern
ed. war is no nearer now than week
ago, though the friction in South Az
RIGA itself is keener and more likely to
produce conflict.
Putting aside the countless diplomat
lie intricacies that have arisen during
the week, suzerainty remains the main
issue President Kruger has cracked
the nut and found suzerainty Its kernel
II he refuses to swallow 1t, there will
be war. There is no doubt hat Cham
berlain hoped the cabinet would take a
more radical measure than they did.
If the present understanding of their
action Is we'll founded, they have only
countenanced still further delay, spe-
cifyng the day when such delay must
end. For weeks Chamberlain has been
telling Kruger that Great Britain could
stand no further parleying about gu
zerainty. Hence this cabinet exhibit
ton of prolonged British patience has
tended to create a more pacific ceeling.
but which, after all, is probably only a
general realization that unless the
Beers take the initiative we shall have
to wait for some time before the crisis
comes to head.
Compared with this the warlike sign
of sending out 10000 troops has small
Significance. Whether or not President
Kruger will eventually back down is
still matter of great doubt, in spite of
his latest pacific utterances and those
of his agents.
Were it not for the extreme friendli-
ness now existing between the United
States and Great Britain, the Alaskan
boundary dispute would be regarded
here as a serious secondary complfca-
ton and the rumors of its tentative set
Element are hailed with delight. AS 1t
Is, the public takes little interest in the
matter the general idea being to get 1t
settled as soon as possible without
hurting Canada's pride. A representa-
tive here of the Associated Press learns
from a good source that the tentative
agreement provides for Canada having
free ports on the Linn canal and at the
Pyramid harbor, but without entailine
any recognition by the Americans OF
sovereignty. This is to be In force un-
til the boundary fine is adjusted. the
United States government adhering tc
its claim that it must be delimited from
mountain top to mountain top.
In return for this free port concession
the United States Will, 1t is said, gair
additional privileges for New England
fishermen, including bank rights sc
stoutly advocated by Congressman
Dingley 1t is also said that these pro-
posals will all be submitted to the Ca
madam minister of marine and fisheries
Sir l.. ii. Davies, upon his arrival here
and the foreign office hopes he will con-
slider them favorably Until he accepts
it is said the terms enumerated have
no more significance than the friendly
suggestions of any third party
Queen Victoria, 1t is reported, ha.
sent Emperor William priced copy O.
her family tree, showing King David a
the top. The pet idea entertained b,
the queen is that she is descended from
the psalmist through Zedekiah's eldes
daughter. and it is said Emperor VIII
| liam's conviction of his divine origin i
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