The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-13
TERMS OF THE BURGHERS
Amnesty for Cape RebcI
 Causes Hitch.
Believed That Sir Michael Hicks Beach will Again Postpons x His Budget Propozals--Rs-
 garded as Good Omen

London. April 12.-"Peace is wfthi0S measurable distance.v That probably sums up the present crop Of rumors con lectures and deductions which has Great Britain by the ears. As pointed out ts these dispatches yesterday and confirnaej at midnight by Mr. .Balfour. the dov1xsk ' ment leader in the Hoifse of Comuona the reports of the definite end of . con fiict of such length, involving so many lasting and intricate issues, being arrived at practically without any time being dev voted to negotiations. arc paIpably pre. mature.
 It is announced that the ministers n 2 today's meeting. which lasted an hour. discnssed 8, communication from Lord Kitchener. While Lord Kitchenerss mes sage may have been of vital importance the Associated Press has good reasons :ta believe that tho sudden summons of the cabinet ministers was due to a desire to decide whether the presentation; of ths budget could be postponed until ths KIerksdorp negotiations arc settled one way or the other.
 Criticism is Expected
 Whatever the proposals of the chancet Tor of the cxcheauer. Sir Michael Hicks Beach. may be, they are expected to bs greeted with storms of criticisms frou various quarters. Peace will not modify the crying needs for additional revenue. but it will take off the sting Of additiphaI taxation. but It is bound to raise a pro- test from every class of industry ajfeet-. ed. It will be no surprise if itzis am nounced on Monday that the budget pre- sentation once more has been postponed and if this does take place Parliamentary circles will regard it as one of the best ofnsns that the government prasficallx is assured of a successful termination of the Klerksdcrp conference.
 The cabinet council teddy. while ir probably did not fiitiH tho sensa ationaliy attributed function of deciding between peace or war. undoubtedly reviewed the entire situation, both as regards homo finance and the situation in South Africa How complicated and impossible of off- hand solution Is the latter question can be judged by an Apparently authentic statement published in The Edenburg Evening News this afternoon. The News, whose editor IS in close touch with Mir. Kruger, declares:
 The Conditions.
 They will not make absolute indeperid- enee cardinal feature. if they can come to a satisfactory agreement as to future internal government.
 The banishment and couflscatiop of property proclamation must be cancelled and confiscated property must be restor- ed to its owners with remuneration for private stock and property destroyed or taken by the British.
 Full recognition of State debts contract. ed before and after hostilities and up to the date of the annexation proclamation issued by Lord Roberts.
 The language question is to be mutu- ally agreed upon.
 Amnesty for the Cape rebels,
 The release of all political prisoners.
 The date to be fixed when all prisoners of war will be returned to South Africa
 The officers of one or two friendly pow CTS to be accepted to snperintsnd ths carrying out of the terms of peace.
 Where Trouble Lies
 Of these. the cardinal point and the hardest for Great Britain to concede is the granting of amnesty to the Care Rebels. not so much because of British opposition. but owing to colonial opposi- ton in South Africa itself While there Is no reason to believe that this is not a semi official summary of the Boers' de- mands. there also is reasonfto think they may be modified. How strongly the Cow ernment shares that hope may be judged from the fact that the London police or hcials today were ordered to keep espe- cially large forces on duty until further notice. in order to avoid any repetition of 'Mafeking Night" which. 1t is feared. might ensue should the conclusion of peace be announced. One Of the curious features of the present negotiations Is that five of the Boer representatives se- cured legal training at the English bar. Tho repeated rumors of Joseph Chamber lsin'S resignation of the office of Colo nial Secretary, which recprred after the publication of his signed denial may be utterly disregarded. They rise out of se- rlous differences existing between himself and the Chancellor of the ExShequer over the West Indies aud ether. eoonial maE- tfrs requiring treasury cooperation, and are no more serious than usual x