Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-03-25
WILL Be fRulrLess.
Not Believed Boer Leaders Can Ne In
ducsd to Surrender.

ducsd to Surrender.
London. March 2f.-Thcro Is little
disposition In London to regard the
news Of the Boor governments visit TO
Pretoria any too hopefully. Omcial
circles express doubt as to the ability
OF acting President schalk-Burger and
other civilian leaders Of Beers 20 an
duce such men as De Wet and De'arey
10 surrender Possibly. they think rep
iosentatlyes Of the Transyaal govern
ment a'e desirous Of sueing for peace.
but there Is nothing to show they have
any authority % impose submission on
commanders In the field. The most
hopeful sign they see Is the announce
ment that Kitchener permitted schalk'
Burger and companions TO proceed TO
Orange River Colony the contention
being that unless the British COM
mander-ln-chlef In South Africa. who
Is on the spot and therefore most thor
oughly eonversant with the situation.
recognized the possibility OF fruitful
results and believed IN the good faith
Of Transyaa'crs. he would not have
permitted the visitors TO continue their
pilgrimage 90 headquarters OF their
Orange River Colony allies. The same
cautious reserve pormoates newspa-
per utteranccs and comment IN we'll
informed circles.
somc significance Is attached 10 tho
fact that. IN approaching Kitchener.
schalk.Burger and those associated
with him have carried out 20 the letter
the advice given by the British for
elgn secretary. Lord Lansdowne IN his
reply to the peace note OF The Neither
lands government. that the quickest
and most satisfactory means for ar.
ranging a settlement would be by d.
rect communication between the lead
ers OF the Beers and the British com.
mander In South Africa.
There Is no sign. however. that the
Transvaal mission received any man
date % the nghtIng generals or that
the latter appeared TO recognize the
authority their Acting President
schalk- Burger % negotiate terms for
peace. but presumably the latter salts
fed Kitchener he had certain clearly
defined proposals % submit 10 his ally.
President Stein. but the best lnforma-
tlon from South Africa deprecates any
belief IN the likelihood OF simultaneous
surrender OF the burghers still on the
field on an order Of the B0er govern
mont Almost the best hoped for Is
that overtures will so modify the siiua
tlon as 20 bring peace nearer
The Westminster Gazette urges that
any peace proposals should be regard
ed on merits. pointing out that un-
generous assumption that previous
previous BOer overtures were signs OF
weakness contributed largely 10 fail.
ures OF negotiations.
Pail Mall Gazette would like 10 think
that brave sklllful commanders. Dc
Wet and Delaroy. have arrived az the
height OF moral courage. once attained
by General Lee. and have realized that
truest patriotism does not consist In
prolongation OF q hopeful struggle"
That paper confesses. however. that
the military situation is not ausplclous
for such a change OF mind.
The 81. James Gazette extracts from
the dispatches thus far received from
Pretoria the theory that Schalk-Bur-
ger and other members OF the party
have possibly already surrendered and
have been released on parol for the
purpose OF seeing President Stein and
General De Wet.