Show 7 t tH PEACE OVERTURES FAILURE FA I T I There will be genuine regret in this country I in Europe as well because of the failure of ij Wilhelmina Wilhelmina and her bel go government t to I J basis for peace negotiations between Great I rit iri and the Boers Boer Yet if the exact terms of tT G 1 Jl Dutch l h note had bad been made public before the i lut futility ci of r expecting the British foreign office ce to act i its proposals and suggestions would h have ne been be e n apparent his reply to the prime minister of the N Neth eth- eth I Cl Wc J Lord Lansdowne His Majesty's Majest's principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs tak takes s the upi unavailable position that it has not been cn shown if the Boer delegates in Europe arc are clothed with plenipotentiary power and that what ol organized i there is among their p people ople is wielded by iJ JH 1 Burger Schalk-Burger for the Trans and M Steyn for fOl the tile Orange Stat ls Hence that any Ii proposition JoB lion for a discussion of tf terms must come colite from them and an any negotiations must be conducted k General Kitchener the British commander in fin u South Africa J Jj j j J Jf the Boers in arms want peace the way to tov toI I r. r v curo re it is open to them In the meantime Lord f Lansdowne t advises the Dutch premier that Great fi n must reiterate her former notice to the thet t t- t t- t wot od d. d t that mt she cannot accept the tile interference of an Power in the war with the tile burghers Unless arc are prepared to ask for peace the go on to the bitter end Let Le us hope that alk r Steyn Botha and De Dc Wet Yet ma may see seethe the folly of continuing it and seek an honorable honor accommodation L L |