| Show FREE WILL NOT SURRENDER Transvaal ers said to favor peace but their allies are irreconcilable though assured that surrender does not entail banishment london april 9 the associated press understand that the peace negotiations are progressing satisfactorily so far as the Transvaal ers are concerned but tho latest indicate that there is small probability of the free St aters surrendering in a body tho negotiations have been mainly explanations pla nations of british intentions it has been plain to the leaders that their surrender will not entail banishment and this has been a potent influence tho leading urge their allies to arrange peace terms the inner circles of the war office be cievo that if the present indications arc fulfilled and the Transvaal ers agree to surrender the backbone of boer resistance will be broken and that tho free St aters opposition will boon be over conic london april 9 the charges made against the conduct of british troops in south africa attributed to general DC larey have not been brought to the notice of alie war office and will be ignored unless a question on the subject is asked in the house of commons even in this chent it is not probable that any action will be taken unless a responsible authority formulates charges in a more definite and direct form it is pointed out that if general delarcy had to make such allegations he had ample opportunity to corn muni cata them to lord kitchener who it is believed at tho war office would have notified the home government of the fact which he has not done the war office officials ridicule the idea that the charges contain an iota of truth and arc inclined to assign their origin to purely continental sources the allegations have certainly not created a ripple of interest in war office circles and even alie pro boer press members of the house of commons and others appear to attach small importance to the matter courteous treatment of gen methuen it is asserted makes it difficult to believe that the boer commandant was personally responsible for tha charges which include persecution of Dela reys own family |
