Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-22


Canadian contingent, composed Of the
Toronto Kingston and MontrealE
mounted rifles. has arrived at Cape
Town.
PEACE IN PROSPECT.
Roberts Likely to Delay Operations
Pending Ncgotiations Now In Pro-
gress.
London, March 2.-Possibly the most
important war news of the day is con-
taiiled in this dispatch from Cape town
to the Daily Mail: Il have just arrived
here from Bloemfontein. vas Informed
that no further movement was probable
for three weeks, as some negotiations
We're proceeding. j was unable to learn
the nature of these negotiations or
whether Sir Alfred Miners departure
I from Cape Town had any connection
/ with them.
There is. however, every sign that
1.-The Free -Staters are anxious tosg give up,
! and it would not be surprising il the
war collapsed quickly, for tho there are
no definite indications of the feelings
| of the Transvaalers, many stories are.
atloat 10 the effect that they are anxious
| To cease fighting
! The opinion is held by some here that
/ Miners mission relates to the forming
tof "a temporary administration for the
Free State. The whole OF the southern
4. Boer republic. according to The dis
patches, is believed to be willing to
submit. 1t is not thought preDabiss here
4 that the negotiations referred to con-
Germ the rransvaal government.
The special CORES spondent Of III Daily
Y Mail sends this dispatch: Pretoria,
& March ~ censored by the Boer govern
meft). President Kruger returned yes
4 %terday from Kroonstaa,i. He states that
ne never found the burghers more re-
II solved. He is assured that the fight in
the Free State will be desperate. am
Uniformed that the Transvaal govern
ment las taken no resolution to destroy
the mining property as last resort.
The fact that Germany. America and
Holland have replied to the lsosr tepub-
lies request for intervention and that
Franco and Russia have not done SO
q causes much speculation here as TO the
reason for the silence of the latter pow
lers. .
q Reasonable men here are SLOW TO be-
lieve the stories that CONS from the
3 Orange Free state telling how glad tbs
! burghers are that they have been de-
.tfeatet!. II is generally recognized thai
when Boer soldier enters the Britisf
camp and gives up his rifle with q
declaration OF joy he is lying to coneli-
late his conquerors. The violent de
Il nnneiationS steyn is said 10 hay,
e launched al the burghers who have fat
: len into the hands of the British ar,
regarded as equally untrustwortlly.
e B.itons are hoping that the govern
e ment may solve the South African
2 problem with such justice and wisdom
: as finally Shall make the Beers ,eall.
: glad they did not win in the struggle
e but liberals AZ home profess to fea
g that the settlement will possess funda
/. mental features Of illiberaiIts. ii not o
a harshness. that Will prove certain seed
Il of future strife. Some are asking 70
: tho recall Of Sir Alfred Miner. tn
/. british high commissioner. as ininiica
IS TO the harmony of the British and tn
e Dutch in South Africa.
i. At the present moment, however, ad
e vocates OF the policy of generosity an
p amnesty find little favor as compare
d with those who stand for bayonet-bor
" aduiation of the empire. The lberf
= party. so far as it represents anything
IS is entitled TO be called anti-imperialis
q. and 1t appears To have suffered tots
10 collapse lord Grey takes the positio
s. in a public speech that anti-imperialisi
D. is not liberal and the liberal paper
rs back him up. Plainly Lord Rosebet
in stood from under opportunely when i
a stepped into an independent position.
he wait for the liberals to follow. The
a ey;dentiy realize the necessity of doin
st so. and the problem with which II
p. party is wrestling is that of imitatir
~ the tory cry for imperialism and VI
rs stopping trihe short of the stern,
tenets of the conservative faith.