sentences:  Commenting on the peace settlement, Hime in September 1902 stated that "there was naturally a little soreness against rebels who at the commencement of the war fought for the Boers; but he recognized the fact that both races had to live together ... he believed the Boers would settle down and become as peaceable and loyal as other subjects of the British Crown.″
  
  As Premier, he attended the Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra and the conference of Colonial Premiers in London in 1902.During his visit to the United Kingdom in 1902, he received the honorary degree LL.D.from the University of Cambridge in May, from the University of Edinburgh in July, and from the University of Dublin later the same year.