Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-31
England's Pent Up Feelings to
Find Vent in the Peace
Announcement.
II Mondays Statement Is Favor
able Night OF Widest Tu.
multi will Follow.
Mafeking Relief Celebration WILL
Be Observation-Disclosures Hero
OF the Hour.

London, May 31.-If a definite an
inouncement of peace in South Africa
is made on Monday, as expected, that
night will bid fair to rival the cele-
Ibration which occurred when the re-
lief Of Mafeking was officially am
nounced in May 1900. Thruout London
arrangements have already been made
for numerous peace dinners. The ar
istocracy will ''Maffick' on no small
scale and doubtless the denizens OF
White Chapel and various east end
quarters will invade the Strand and
other thoroughfares with there wild
exultation.
| For Monday afternoon every seat
in the house of commons is already
pre- -empted. If the statement of Gov
ernment Leader Balfour comes up to
expectations little will be done in the
United Kingdom that day, except eX-
ultation over the end OF the war that
has tried the spirit of the nation to
| its uttermost.
Already the wiseacres are saying
VIII ne llddS Oil Sstii anu ~
ceiye the thanks of parliament, ac-
companied by a substantial grant pei
month.
One of the most curious features OF
the war is the remarkable way in
which Kitchener has deepened the
awesome respect, akin to fear, with
which the British nation regards him
and his laconic reports and his utterly
independent prosecution Of the cam
paign in South Africa has heightened
his military reputation to such an eX-
tent that he has actually become god
to the average man-in- the street. Yet
he is universally admitted to have next
to nothing in common with his coun-
trymen or their government. An
kitchener's star has ascended, so mas
Lord Roberts declined The genial
optimism of the old fighter, who is
now commander-in-c chief, CRATES so
bitterly upon. the people severly over
taxed for the war which Roberts Sc
long ago declared finished, that the
snon. sneous popularity which made
him the hero jubilee procession couid
never be repeated at the coronation
Indeed it is more likely to be trans
ferred into hostile demonstration, in
which Buffers name may be greeted
with cheers.
However, peace is undoubtedly the
question of the hour, and Kitchener
lis once more the man -of-moment.
Lord Miner may not have played an
important part in the peace negotia-
tions, but popular and political opin-
ions assign to the eX-Sirdar of tho
Egyptian forces prominent place in
the present negotiations. This feeling
| is by no means confined to outsiders
The great financial magnates whose
information. regarding conditions in
South Africa has been better than the
governments, and whose interests
there are almost as great as the en-
pire's, declare that Kitchener is the
savior of his country.
Those in touch with royal circles are
busy gossiping about the reported tiff
between Lord Salisbury and King Ed
ward which is said to have arisen on
account of the kings demand that the
premier recommend Sir Ernest Cassel
for the peerage. Last year the same
request met with a refusal. This year
l. was again urged by the king on the
ground of Sir Ernest's munificent gift
of 6 100000 towards the cure of
consumption. The premier absolutely
refused to countenance the suggestion
and at the end of a stormy interview
which occurred on the day of the seat
dinner held at buckingham palace Lord
Salisbury remarked: We'll, sir, l sup
pose l had better leave my place at to-
nights banquet vacant?" to which the
king is said to have replied:
Yes, l think you had" and stalked
out of the room. Since then, according
to court gossip, the king and his aged
prime minister have scarcely been on
speaking terms.
Another incident which is causing
commotion in royal circles is the dis
agreement between King Edward and
Duchess Buccleuch, a/member of the
| old-style, exclusive aristocracy. who
has not countenanced the so-called
Smart set" The king was to dine
with the Duke and Duchess Buccleuch
and intimated his desire that lady of
the surrounding country be invited.
This is usually tantamount to a COM
mand, but Duchess Buccleuch, nothing
daunted. refused blank to ask the
kings friend to make one of the dinner
party. His majesty was furious and
threatened to cancel his promise to dine
with the Buccleuchs, whereat Duchess
Buccleuch retorted that she was quite
willing to send her resignation as mis-
tress of the robes to Queen Alexandra.
Later in the day the king thought bet
ter of it and informed the Buccleuchs
that he accepted the exclusion of his
favorite and forbade the duchess to re-
sign.
Many members of the nobility, espe-
cially the old country families. make no
sccre; of their disapproNal of various
events in the kings social life.
PROGRESS OF ARBITRATION