The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-13
BRITISH CABINET
TO MEET SUNDAY
BELIEF THAT PEACE is NEAR AT
HAND GROWS, WITH BOER
LEADERS IN PRETORIA
DISCUSS KITCHENER MESSAGE
Simply the Fact That Word Has
Been Received From Army Com
nlander Is Given Out, but
Hope War Is over Grows.

PRETORIA, April 12.-Acting President
.Schalkburger, Gems. Louis Botha, Lucas
Meyer, Delarey and Dewet and Mr. Steyn
arrived here this morning from Klerks-
dorp
The Transvaal and Orange Free State
delegates journeyed on separate trains,
both of which were rushed through. the
delegates travelling all night The trains
arrived close together. The two parties
are not lodged together here, but are
CHARTERED in separate houses.
LONDON, April PIT was ascertafned
late tonight that another cabinet meet
ing has been arranged for tomorrow aft
ernocn.
Peace is within measurable distance"
That probably sums up the present crop
Of rumors, conjectures and deductions
which has Great Britain by the ears
is 1t Peace?' meets the eye in caring
posters of afternoon newspapers and the
question is echoed throughout the United
Kingdom
Discuss Dispatch From Kitchener.
1t is announced that the ministers at
today's meeting, which lasted an hour.
discussed a communication from Lord
Kitchener. 1t is evident that the sudden
summons of the cabinet ministers was
due to desire to decide whether or not
the presentation OF the budget could be
PO1lpOAAOo ullil Tie hlEThSGOIp nGSOLld-
tionS are settled one way or the other
Whatever the proposals of the chancel-
lor of the exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, may be, they are bound TO be
greeted by the storms of criticism from
various quarters. Peace will not modi-
fy the crying need of additional revenue,
but it would take off the sting from the
additional taxation, which is bound TO
raise a protest from every class or in
dustry affected
In the national jubilation over the end
of the war these individual protests
would be lost to sight. 1T will be no sur
prise if it is announced on Monday that
the budget pr presentation once more has
been postponed, and if this does not take
place parliamentary circles will regard
il as one of the best omenS that the
government practically is assured Of
successful termination Of the hlerksdOrp
conference
The cabinet council today, while it
probably did not fulfill the attributed
function of deciding between peace or
war, undoubtedly reviewed the entire sit
uation, both as regards home finance and
the situation in South Africa. How COM
plicated and impossible Of off-hand solu-
tion is the latter question can be judged
by the apparently authentic statement
published in the Edinburgh Evening
News, whose editor is in close touch with
Mr. Kruger
OF these, the cardinal point and the
hardest for Great Britain to conctde, Is
the granting Of amnesty TO the Cape reb-
els, net 50 much because Of British OPP
position but owing to colonial op1osi-
tion IN South Africa itself. London po-
lice officials today We're ordered to keep
especially large forces on duty until fur
ther notice in order to avoid any repeti-
ton Of "Mafeking night" which 1T is
feared might ensue should the conclu-
sion Of peace be announced.
One of the curious features Of the pres
ent negotiations is that five Of the B1er
representatives secured a legal training
at the English bar.