The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-22
WILL FIGHT 70 THE LAST
BOERS WILL NOT QUIT SHORT OF
INDEPENDENCE OR ARBI-
TRAITOR
PRESIDENT KRUGER's PLANS
Wants Governments That Subscribed
to The Hague Agreement to Make
Goodwin Make No POpu-
lar Appeal at Present.

LONDON, Dee. A-William T. Stead
has just returned from The Hague, where
he has had a long conference with Mr..
Kruger and has ascertained at first hand
the views of Mr.. Kruger and his counsel
lors as to the present situation and future
prospects.
Mr.. Stead has written the following for
the Associated Press:
First of all nothing is decided ahaut
MS visit to America at present Presi.
Dent Kruger has not abandoned ali hope
OF securing the support of the govern
mentS of the civilized world in his de.
mand for arbitration Until the last gov
ernment refuses absolutely TO say a word
IN support of the principles which they
solemnly lad down at The Hague con-
terence. Mr.. Kruger will not participate
IN popular denanstra tons.
Inc English, Mr.. Kruger said t'are
Wag1ng this war in South Africa like saw
ages; They are burning homes, Destroy
and creating famine. They are unable to
capture De Wet, but they are making
prisoners of women and children, who
are not treated with ordinary decencv
hundreds of women have been confined
III a prison kraal, near Port Elizabeth
with only one chair, ard several of them
are expecting to become mothers.
Mr. Kruger ayers that the provisions
of the Hague convention and the laws
and usages of war are trampled under
loot ana ne wants to know whether the
siiSHotloIleS OF TINS convention have any,
tflng TO say on the subject
PRESENT BOER LEADERS.
THE man on horseback at this mo-
ment is not Mr.. kruger. but Stevn
Delarry and De Wet are masters of the
situation, having a better disciplined and
more effective force than that which fol-
lowed the vierkler (fagl at the outset
of the war. They have plenty of am
munition and replenish their stores con-
tnualIy from the British conveys. They
nave taken enough Lee Metford rifles
10 arm all the burgers new in the field
;r. found Mr.. Kruger hale. His bear
ing is not so good as it was. His mind
moves more slowly, but the old fire flashes
from his eyes and Your hear the 6eeD
resonant voice, that has so often rallied
the burghers in battle
WILHELMINA's SYMPATHY.
Queen Wilhelmina is kindness itself.
she has displayed pluck In remarka BILE
advisers.
I found the OLD mans spirits mistaken
by his reverses. He disclaimed any
aeslre to humiliate England, and said
lhey only wanted their rights
1t may interest Americans to know
that Mr.. kruger's appeal to the civil
Ized world would be received every
M Hde with enthusiasm were it not for
93eep-rooted distrust and jealousy of the
0yn2stles of Hapsburg and HohenzoIIern
against the president Of a republic. If
ne were king the courts would have
Eeen open everywhere. But the central
Eui opeah monarchs dread the popular
enthuslaSm excited by the heroic figure
OF the republican president pleading for
justice. w
This feeling. it is well to note, is not
shared by Russia "
''Tlfe Beers will NOT listen IN any nro
posals for a compromise They are man
inlouS raining Independence or arbitra-
e1oil' lucy VIII prefer to die fghting.'