The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-17
FOR PEACE N SOUTH AFRICA
BELIEVE THE END Is NEAR.
Cabinet Meeting Of the Ministers
Ueld-It viii Take Time to Els
Final rerms-Taxes Will he
overwhelmingly Waits for Word
From Kitchener.

| London. April 14.-"Peace is within
/ measurable distance" That probably
| sums up the present crop of rumors,
| conjectures and deductions which has
| Great Britain by the ears. rs it
| peace?' meets the eye in glazing pos
tiers of newspapers and the question
is re-echoed throughout the United
Kingdom. AS pointed out and con.
firmed by Mr. Balfour, the government
leader in the house Of commons, the
reports of the definite end of a con-
tlict of such length. involving SO many
lasting and intricate issues, being
reached probably without any time be.
ing devoted to negotiations, are palpa-
bly, premature. 1t is announced that
the ministers at the meeting. which
lasted an hour, discussed a communi
cation from Lord Kitchener. This is
quite within reason and government
circles expect several similar mes
sages from Lord Kitchener before any
thing definite can be announced. While
Lord Kitcheners message may have
been OF vital importance. the Associ-
ated Press has good reasons to believe
that the sudden summons of the cabi-
net ministers was due to a desire to
decide whether or not the presentation
OF the budget could be postponed I'M
til the klerksdorph negotiations are
settled one way or the other.
Whatever the proposals of the chan
cellor of the exchequer. Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach,. may be. they are bound
to be greeted by storms of criticism
from various quarters. Peace will NOT
modify the crying need OF additional
revenue. but it would take off the
sting from the additional taxation.
which is bound to raise a protest Of
protestation from every class of in
dustry affected. In the national jubi.
latlon over the end of the war these
industrial protests will he lost to
sight. 1t would be no surprise If it
is announced on Monday that the
budget presentation once more has
been postponed, and il this does not
take place parliamentary circles will
regard 1t as one Of the best omeus that
the government practically is assured
OF a successful termination of the
klerksdornh conference.
me CABINET council today, while It
prohablv did not fulflll the sensation.
allv attributed function o. deciding be.
tween peace or war. undoubtedly re-
viewed the entire situation. both as
regards finance and the situation in
South Africa. How complicated and
imnossible Of off-hard solution is the
latter question can be Judged nv :.
apnareptiy authentic statement pub.
Ished in the Edinburgh News this
afternoon.
Whlie there Is no reason to believe
that this Is not semioficial SUMMARY
OF the Beers demand. there is also
reason to think that they NAV no
modified. How strongly the govern.
ment shares that hone nav be iudeed
from the fact that the I ondon police
omcials today were ordered to keen
large forces in order to avoid anv
repetition Of "Mafeking night" which,
It IS feared. might ensue should the
OF peace be announced.
1t was ascertained late tonight that
another cabinet meeting had been ar.
ranged for tomorrow afternoon.
6oer Leaders at Pretoria.
Pretoria. April 14.-Acting Presi.
lent Schalkbureer, Generals Iouis
Botha. Lucas Never, Delarev and
Dewet and Mr.. Steyn have arrived
here from Klerksdorrh.
The Transvaal and Orange Free
state DELEGATES iourneyed on separate
rains. both OF which were rushed
through. the delegates travelling all
hight. The trains arrived close to-
yether. The two parties are not
odeed together here. but are quar-.
cred In separate houses.
London. April 1.-THE announce ,
nent Of the presence at Pretoria Of ;
he Orange Free State and the Trans
'aal leaders and generals who have !
zen at klerksdorph considering terms
y peace. has caused a decided in.
rease In the hopefulness of the pub
Ic concerning the possibilities of
'eace
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