The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-06-10
BRITAIN IS
READY To
CELEBRATE
Peace Is Expected
To Be Made
Soon

LONDON. May 3l.-If a definite an
nouncement % peace IN South Africa h
made on Monday. as expected. that
nght will bid fair to rival the cele-
l'ation which occurred when the relief
of Hafekng was officially announced In
May 1900 Throughout Jondbn al
arrangements have already been made
fer numerous peace dinners. The aris-
tooracy will mark" on no small
scale and doubtless the denizens Of
Whitechapel and the East End quarters
VIII invade the Strand and other tho; %
oughfares with their wild exultation.
For Monday afternoon every seat 10
the House OF Commons is already pre-
eapted II the statement Of the Gov
erament leader, A. j. Balfour. comes
Up 10 expectations, little will be done
10 the United Kingdom that day eK
Ceet exult over the end Of the war that
has tried the spirit OF the nation TO
its sttermost. Already the wiseacres
are saying that Lord Kitchener will be
made an Earl and receive the thanks of
tial grant OF money.
oRe of the most curious features OF
the war Is the remarkable way In
asesome respect. akin 10 fear. with
whioh the British nation regards him
and his laconic reports and his utterly
Independent prosecution of ;he cam
paigR in South Africa has heightened
his military reputation to such an ex-
lent that he has actually become n god
10 the average man in the street. Yet
he Is universally admitted 10 have next
10 nothing i'm common with his coun-
trymen or their government.
As Lord kitcheners star has ascend
ed, 50 has Lord Roberts declined The
general optimism of the old fighter who
IS now commander in chief CRATES so
bitterly upon a people severely over
taxed for the war which Lord Roberts
20 long ago declared finished, that the
spontaneous popularity which made
him the hero Of the jubilee procession
could never be repeated at the corona
ton. Indeed, it Is more likely TO be
transformed into a hostile dem nistri-
zion, in which General Buffers name
may he greeted with cheers.
However peace Is undoubtedly the
question of the hour and Lord Kitch-
ener is once more the man OF the mo-
ment. Lord Milner may or may not
have played an important part in me
peace negotiations. but popular and po-
litical opinions assign TO the sx-Sirdar
Of the Egyptian forces the bringing
about OF the present negotiation This
ieeling is by no means confined to out
siders.
Great financial magnates whose in
formation regarding the conditions IN
south Africa has often been better
than the governments. and whose in
there "a
empires, declare that Lord Kitchener
rs the savior of his country.
BRUSSELS, May 30.-It is said here
that the Boer delegates in Europe now
ADMIT that peace in South Africa has
Deea secured and that the settlement
between the Beers and Great Britain
VIII be signed in the names of the for
iher citizens Of the two South African
republics who are now in Europe in
GLIDING Kruger. thus preventing the
irreconcilables from continuing a guer-
rIIls warfare on the Dretext that they
are obeying the orders of the Boer del
esates In Europe.
LONDON, May 30.-The government
has not yet received the decision from
the Boer conference at Vereeniging
Transvaal, which was expected today
ans which was to enable Balfour the
government leader, to make his state
meat concerning peace next Monday
dispatch received from Pretoria
says that the British columns in South
Afrea, especially the cavalry, have
been greatly benefited by their long
rest Preparations have been made,
and Lord Kitchener viii again take the
iiels If there is any delay I'm the ac-
ceptance of Great Britain's terms by
the Beers. In the meantime prepare
tons are being made for the repatria-
lion Of the Beers on the termination of
hostiities.
LONDON, May 2s.-The Daily Chron-
icle this morning declares that the ne
EQUATIONS of the present week will wit
ness the termination Of the war In South
Africa. The paper says II understands
mat the Government has declined TO grant
the rebels unqualified amnesty or to fix
a date for the establishment of self-goy-
eminent and that English viii probably
be the Official language In the two coun-
tries.
Against this idea OF a speedy announce
ment OF peace Is the decision reached In
Parliament yesterday to debate the cdu-
cational bill next Monday and TO prepare
iurther debate on the budget. which
seems 10 show that affairs in South Africa
may require more time for settlement
III Is now regarded az certain that the
chamberlain party will be victorious, and
Inc Government has decided TO retain the
tax on grain. Mr.. Chamberlain, the Colon
iai Secretary, is again indsposed, and
some people believe his indsposition
merely diplomatic"