Show END NOT HOT IN SIGHT Montagu Montage White Prophesies a ao Long ng Continuance of the War New ew York March Mar h 17 In his article on The Tho Policy dt ce Mediation which serves ser as an introduction to the Story of the Boers which will be published during the coming week under author authority authority authority ity of the South African republic White formerly consul general of the Transvaal at m London discusses the possibility of mediation on the part of the United States and prophesies a along along along long continuance of the war Mr White says With regard to the contention that the United States though willing to tose use u se its friendly offices cannot intervene i unless u requested sted to do so by both hal bel belligerents l it may m mn be bc b argued that Jf If the two t wo combatants Jointly joi desire peace they can con dispense with the services of ofa ofa matter metter be between between a mediator and settle the tween t themselves To remain passive until u such a contingency arises and then hen t offer to mediate would bo De a cheap heap and a nd tawdry act of benevolence The es essence essence sence ence s of mediation is that a friendly neutral n should act net spontaneously and andon andon on o n its initiative The end of the war is not DOt yet in insight Insight Inight sight ight s The defensive campaign camp is Js likely to t o be less dramatic than then the een events event of the last few months but it will be protracted p and wearisome even e to the cosmopolitan c financiers who are solely responsible r for the whole tragedy Events involving prompt action may easily e happen in other quarters of the world where the interests of Great Britain Brain are arc far more vulnerable and important i than the issues in South Af At Africa rica ica r while the shameful Inaptitude 1 which brought about this war must daily become clearer to ti Englishman J n in spite pite s of all the sophistry of ot adroit droit de debaters haters baters |