New-York tribune., 1891-05-08
moDd and oKely are in town and with their friends
ara prcparfng for tho meeting
GREAT BRITAIN MAY OPPOSE THE "Ihhh'
PLANS OF THE BoERs FOR REPUBLIC of
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London May 7.-Replying to a question III tne
House Of Commons to-day in regard to te repOt'e.
Boer trek being prepared for the lnVasion Vi
Mashonaland, Mancaland, and other Sohth |'iiesn
territory for the purpose Of establishing the socaeu
Republic Of the North" Edward Stanhope, secretary
of state for War, intimatcd that troops were oehg
sent to British Bechuanaland in order TO oppose the
proposed " trek"
some weeks ago 1t was announced that force OF
5OOo goers contemplated treking into invading,
norton OF the territory now in dispute between Cleat
Rrtaln and Portugal. This announced l1ovement OF
the poers and intmated countermovement OK British
| ,roons in Becbuanaland To be the prelude TO
another little war" in South Africa. The Boers have
never forgotten their over the British troops
in Tho ransvaal where the Beers superior marksnan
shin enabled them inhct severe loss upon the Eng
| lish troops sent against them.
vh.n u first became known that the trek pro-
| ected 5000 Beers were calculated to be upon the
nont OF forming the army OF INVASION The British
| HIGH Commissioner and ,Commander-inChief at Cape
Town Sir Henry Brougham Loch, was instructed, about
| ton days ago. TO inform President Kruger, OF the
rransvaal Republic that any movement Of the Beers
into be disputed territory would be considered as an
act of hostility TO the Queen of England To this Presi-
dent Kruger replied briefly that he had "damped the
TREK and IL was supposed that the affair was ended
day or two later however, II became known IN cape
Town and elsewhere that the force Of Beers which pro-
posed of 10000 men, instead Of 5,0Oo as at first sup
| posed The trekers are understood to be upon the
point Of massing together om the Transvaal the Free
| state and from the Cape Governments According to
the plan announced, these warlike farmers VIII as
sembe on the southern bank Of the Limpope River, be-
tween May IS and 81, and will cross the Lmpope on
June and Immediately proclaim the Republic of the
NORTH The leaders of the trek include men OF posi-
ton from both the Free State and Cape Colony and
all steps taken are said to have met with the approval
of the famous Afrikander Bund which was recently In
| session at Kimberley.
| The Boer movement is bound to conflict
with the claims of the British Chartered Com
| pany to say nothing of the claims Of the Portu-
| guese South African Company In fact, one OF the
objects OF the raid said to be the extinction OF tho
claims of the Chartered Company and the replaocmeht
Of the company by popular South African movements
free from all control of the Imperial Government Inc
leaders of the trek however say little or nothing about
the Chartered Company asserting that they psSe tneir
proceeding upon concessions granted long before te
| Chartered Company existed. There Is vide dlstIct
between tho eastern boundary OF MataDeand ana tie
western frontier Of the Portuguese setuehehts ana
an this district which extends noThwarn from inc
Jimnope 10 the Zambesi, that the new Republic OF
| tho 'NoTthS NAV be established. The new Republic
viii he founded on the constitutional laws OF the South
African Repubc and is expected TO attract men OF
high character and ability from all parts OF South
| Africa.