Show WAR WAE OR PEACE irk ID london there to ie just uit now BOW a grow ing conviction that the britten british government orn merit Is ib only at the beginning of its troubles in south africa every sign beems to indicate the approach of race troubles both in the orange free state the Trane transvaal vaal and cape colony the parliament of the first fint named darned country now in session aee aion Is ie oon con si dering a proposition virtually to deprive all landers uit of the franchise lep the boers boere propose propose to distribute arms arme among amone the burgherr bur burg ghera hurs to the extent of providing every boy over twelve years of age with a gun and to store up ammunition to the amount of 1 the llie 3 frontiers frontier are to be fortified ostensibly as aa a measure of pre pis caution against africans on the be other hand band the me english dolon lati lets are indulging in meetings and inflammatory speech P their speakers speaker insist on the necessity necee sity of pro preparing paring for resistance si of any attempt to curtail their heir liberties tue alie home government is in being for its ita supposed cowardice as shown in its south african atricia policy how long this strained rained et state of affairs cao can last without causing an actual actuel rupture la Is impossible to say but the conclusion seems seem irresistible that a race war is 18 on which eventually will call for interference by the british government govern meet nor Is south africa the only source of trouble to england the turkish question continually rises to the surface the recent atrocities in crete remind the world that harmony can not be established between the followers of the cross and the crescent at least not dot until the time shall have come when tte lamb and the lion can lie down together in perfect peace in the case of the occurrences at canesi it is pointed out that lord salisbury cannot plead inability to deal with the perpetrators of the murders they are within easy reach of the guns of the english fleet to tall fall to act in the matter will bo be regarded as a repudiation ot the responsibility undertaken by england to in relation to the sult aias christian subjects the political sky 8 although comparatively cal calro calm M has a decidedly cloudy appelt the bright spot Is the effort ol of tue tile sirlenus ut of peace to bring about a mure more ratio rational ool mode of settling international questions than throe three hitherto resorted to notable in this effort is the plan of influential french women who have formed a Woma comans womans league for general disarmament armar nent at the head bead of which stands mme ame Flam marion wile wife of the celebrated astronomer this field of work is 10 particularly one in which women should be interested and it la in safe to say that it once wives mothers bed grasp the idea and real realize lize their power to turn thought and sentiment into new channels ane day cannot be baroff far off when all the vexed butet national aati oual questions will be referred to intelligent and just arbitration rather than ban to brute force may the angels of peace baoe on succeed oceel I 1 |