Show Tim TIlE V Sun It If our cannot net except as a on an intermediary for lor the ot of b twin tween London and Ire Jre there is n nothing to prevent d dent nt Aru a Iny tram from giving Lord the British am ambassador wholesome u Un and In ft b delicate way They could intimate to him that the United States all as the tho greatest Republic In the world naturally feels keen Interest In Inthe inthe the fate toto of the little Dutch republic that It would be good policy for tor rent Britain to d deal al generously with them In Imposing a or of and that there ate are millions or of people le In the United States wiro will deplore any terms which do not concede the national In Independence Independence dependence ot of the Dutch republics New York Malt rind and Express The Doer request for tor mediation dently comes too ton late Had it been made when the on tire the defensive and when their arms were suffering ni al almost most doiLY daiLy disasters it I might have hao en enlisted listed lilted some which Great Britain would have been willing to con now with the conditions re reversed reversed versed It is 18 more and more likely that Great Britain will insist on forcing the war nar to a finish with without without out concession compromise or City star tat The offers ot of the United States to act In the interest oJ of peace between betten Great Britain and the African Republic and the Orange Free State appear to have been met br 11 Lor Salisbury b by n a polito statement to the effect that the British government Is much obliged but that there Is nt present that the United States do under the elm cir circumstance wAs precisely the tho answer that have been expected Chicago The Tho administration has hils already gone Ione further r thrum than the r representatives ot of liny Iny other nation nollon It Il has ha its services as Its critics have desired onlY to have theta them rejected and ts is Informed by the British press that Its Ita action was as not sincere bUt was merely merel part ot of the cheap game Jame ot of domestic politics In the United States V Omaha Omah W It the tho two republIcs ha have e any hope left It Is I In the course ot of the Jealous continental powers and nothing Is so BO In ranking making their jealousy ac active thc tive as the immediate prospect ot of the acquirement of territory Denier Dealer There the tho matter tests tot tor the present The Doers Boers are fighting and toiling failing bock back the everywhere o advancing anti although much blood zany may yet et be shed the result seems be When all Is over Oer the question how to dispose of at the tho two with the least danger tar far the future will have to 10 bo b faced and It will vIII not be an easy one olle to anSWer New York PostAs Post PostAs As for tor terms no one ne can know knoT bet better better ter than Kruger that his hili alleged pro proposal to return to the status quo ante Is II wholly Ills His last October ruled that out Doubtless 1111 hay irig asked for peace penco he Is read ready In the end to accept r reasonable terms of oC It If these could be offered In a ten gen generous erous and wa way hostilities might cease very tr soon loon and the world might be spared pared the horrible spectacle ot of n a desperate fight by the burghers V Boston Transcript Great Britain trIumphant Js Is a alu able abie 1111 ally and the statesmen ot of Europe are too shrewd to take a course coune today that may be remembered d In London Lonrlon to their disadvantage a sear or two hence France I is rather doubtful It if the tho Rus nus Russian sian alliance means much of at anything Germany German which has baa reached an under understanding standing with Great Britain trill hold France and RussIa In play and carries Austria and Italy With her Russia is II I uncertain as 08 to how tar tor she may ml depend de depend pend on France c comes mes to fighting The Tho other European nations nation are not of at power to make possible a an tl n worth considering ChIC JQ Rt r 1 At present at least alt the statement of at purpose seems e ms unlikely to bring About Europ European It H the DO floors rs continue to light It will vIII be either because they faith In some ome unexpected resources or else Ilfe because the they m mean lm to meet theIr national death while still fighting Inn In that CUe case It can hardly be doubted doubled that at least leut one desperate de l battle the force It hot at Pretoria then at the river r or nt at tome point ot of vantage on the line or o Lord advance |