The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-05
ENGLAND And TRAESVAAL.
President Kruger is Said TO b Afraid 70
Visit Great Britain.
CHAMBERLAIN NIGHT OVERREACH HIN
In Negotiating for Settlement of the
Trsnsvaal Difticulties Pail Mall
Gazette's Plain Editorial German
Governments Influence.


the Uiuanders should be redressed, and
requesting a reply TO the invitation to
the President to visit London, was cross
ed by official adyices from Cape Town, an
nouncing that President Kruger proposed
to summon the Volksraad at a date ear
ler than that fixed for the opening of tie
regular session, with a view 10 expedite
ing the decision concerning his visit TO
London. President Kruger has to obtain
the permission Of the Volksraad to leave
the TransYaal. and he attributes his de-
lay in sending decisive reply 10 the in
yitation to the fact that that body is
not in session.
AFRAID OF CHAMBERLAIN.
1t is the opilion in certain quarters In
England that the advisers Of the Presi-
dent are opposed to his coming 10 Lon
don, fearing that Mr.. Chamberlain would
oyerreach him IN negotiating for set
! uement of the Transbaal diihculties, and
this, Notwithstanding that the fact that
the BOer president has shown throughout
the troubles diplomatic ability OF the high
| est order. The Pall Mall Gazette, conf
mentlng recently on the report mat Presl-
| dent kruger would not visit England,
| SAID
mir. Kruger has enjoyed a kind Of
| moral boom OF late, and most people are
| inclined TO give him credit for all the
/ pi Idence ana magnanimity he can carry.
! Unluckily, however, Mr.. Kruger does not
/ stand alone.
/ Lett to himself and the Beers, it seems
/ that he would probably have come to
/ England, after which IL would nave been
! difficult Tor any power on eafth 10 inter-
] pose between him and Mr.. Chamberlain.
/ But this morning We hear that the Presl-
! dent Is not coming after all-at any rate.
! not yet-and the decision Is set down ID
| the prime authors OF the nlschiet that mas
been, and is being wrought IN the Trans
vaal. The authors are the gang OF Dutch
and German parasites, who nave cap
! tured the President for the filling OF their
own pockets. There may be two opinions
! about the UitlaEders leaders, and there
/ may be two opinions about Mr.. Kruger,
about this pesrferOus ring there can be
only one.
ONLY AFTER PELF.
They have no more love Tor the Beers
than the Beers have FOR them. Their
| sole aim is 10 enrich themselves out ot
| the labor OF the Uitgnders. The most
arrant Jewish capitalist in johannesburg
| is. after all, engaged in a legitimate pri-
vate enterprise, ana II lie oveisteps the
! proptt bounds there IS the Government
| OF Pretoria TO check him. He is en-
gageu in no enterprises. his one business
is to conspire with the Government to
bleed the enterprises OF others. lie tolls
not neither does be spin he merely gets
the President 10 sign him a concession.
/ From that concession the Iransyaal
! Government does not gain a penny, but
the Industries Of the Rand lose millions
| of pounds. The Netherlands railroad.
to take IA single instance, pays the whole
! of its eXDen.es by the short line, which
distributes coal to the mines of the Rand.
This means that the line from Delagol
| Hay can afford to carry goods into Pre-
| tOria for nothing, and this power IL en-
! plOys 10 bring German trade IN and keep
English out. 1t is no wonder that the
men engaged In this easy and lucrative
business look with alarm upon anything
which may lead TO an equitable settle,
ment between Beers and Englishmen.
1T is high time that Mr.. Kruger should
be given 10 understand that this state OF
things can be tolerated no longer"
BOERS HATE THE BRITISH.
With the memory of Jameson's raidan
the threatene- revolt In johannesburg
stil fresh IN mind together with the
strong suspicion that the whole business
was plot 10 overthrow the Boer Govern
mcnt and annex the Transvaal TO the
possessions Of the British South Africa
Company. the above editorial placing all
the blame for the Transvaal troables on
Dutch and German parsites," IS peculiar
reading The fact IS, that the Beers hate
The British as a nation, and mis- is the
one important factor 20 be always borne
la mind. Any concession that Mr.. Cham
berlain succeeds In wormipg out Of Presl-
dent Kruger will meet with the bitter
opposition OF the Burghors
| Ielegrams were received on Thursday
BY two city firms from tneir agents m
Pretoria and JChannesburg VINO nave
business relations with the BOer Govern
ment. These dispatches stated that
President Kruger seriously desires TO
have a personal conference with Mr.
| Chamberlain, and that the BOer Official
| objection 10 his visiting London mas been
| overcome, except among the rabld an IL
| English section, which has no great IN
huence in the NolSsraad. IL Is thought
probable here that President Kruger used
these agents as mediums TO convey un-
officially what excuses they can Tor ms
tempOrizing. 1t seeming 10 be impossible
for those here interested IN the question
70 realize that perhaps the president OF
| the South African Republic Is more
astute practical politician and better
equipped diplomat than the British Colo
NAL Secre ,ary, who, though on the top
wave OF popularity. does not seem 10
have made much actual progress IN set
| tling the Transvaal question
GERMAN GOVERNMENTS INFLU-
ENCE.
a fact that is considered significant
is that Krager's idea OF eXpediuns the
sitting Of the Volksraad, ana these more
| pacific business messages, originated al
| ter DR.. Leyds, the Secretary OF state OF
| the TransyaaI, reached Pretoria from Eu-
| rope. bringing with him the views or the
| German Government on what protection
| the Transvaal would get In the event OF
| a conflict with Great Britain, The Daily
News yesterday stated that Dr. Leyds
failed TO receive any promise that Ger
| many would support the Beers. Dut was
| Informed that Germany would not inter-
| fere further than TO urge Great Britain
| 10 maintain the status quo. AS TINS is
| all that Mr.. Chamberlain demands. with
( the important proviso that the iransvaai
| accents Mr.. Chamberlains Interpretation
| of British rights under the status quo,
| some signs OF yielding on the part oil
| President Kruger might be expected. n
the latter eventually comes TO London.
| abandons his demand for revision OF
the Anglo Boer convention OF ls1 SO
that the Transvaal will be completely in
dependent OF Great Britain. the inde-
pendence guaranteed by the powers. and
| accents Mr.. Chamberlalns proposals as
| the basis of the conference, II VIII be
| the greatest triumph for MIR. Chamber
Ialn's pollcy and tact. This condition OF