New-York tribune., 1896-05-10
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RESPONSIBILITY FOR JAMEsoNs RAID-rHD
ULTIMATE DOOM or THE CHARTERED
COMPANY cERrArN-coLoNEL NORTHs
osrEND SCHEME THE TIMEss'
TRIBUTE TO PLArr-THEArRi-
CAL AND SOCIETY NOTES.
(BY CABLE TO THE TRrBrNEl
London. May 0-Sir John Tenniel portrayS
the main political situation with unerrng 40
curacy In this weeks Punch" The subject OF
his cartoon Is the fencing bout between Presi-
dent Kruger and Mr. Chamberlain. with the
latter dsarmed and looking sheepish In the
BACKGROUND stands Lord Salisbury as a veteran
maitre d'armes with critical eye. and ex-
claims: Hum. Joe's styles trihe too open
There's something to be said for the old school,
after ALL" The Colonial Secretary's style has
been too OPEN the Transvaal Blue Book shows
that President Krtiger has been merely playing
with the Colonial Office. Assuming that Eng
land had no right 10 interfere In the internal
affairs Of the Transvaal. he has demanded the
abrogation Of Article OF the London Con-
vention. and has proposed a new treaty OF
peace and commerce with England. He was
willing to attend a round table conference AT
which the control Of the foreign alliances OF
the Transvaal should be surrendered. and tns
absolute charter of Boer independence signed;
otherwise ne had nothing 10 gain and would stay
away. Mr. Chamberlain naturally did not want
him to accept the invitation on those terms. 30
diplomacy is suspended. Sir Hercules Robinsonn 70
coming to England without KRUGER. and Sir
Jacobus De Wet will soon be pensoned on
Mr. Chamberlain made a spiritless speech last
night in the House Of Commons In reply TO Sir
william Harcourt's strong indictment OF the
cipher conspirators with their low morality ana
vulgar slang Sir William Harcourt has been sup
posed 10 be a friend Of Cecil Rhodes. but not even
Mr.. Labouchere could have spoken more vigor-
ously Of the reform agitation. conducted. wire
pulled and financed from the office OF the Char-
tered Company at Cape Town. and backed by the
resources Of the De Beers and other companies at
johannesburg. This speech was merciess on
slaught upon the methods Of s,ock-jobbing I'M
perialism dis closed by the cipher dispatches Mr.
Chamberlain made no attempt to break the force
OF Sir William Harcourt's powerful nvective, but
contented himself with lamenting the deploraois
results of the Jameson raid and deprecatlng
premn ture Judgment when all the facts were not
known.
The cipher disclosures have made II lmprac-
ticabe for Mr.. Chamberlain or any other Minister
70 defend Rhodes or 10 deny the pertinence OF
President Krugers plea that the charter OF the
British South Africa Company should be revoked.
The Chartered Company directors are themselves
divided respecting the necessity and wisdom OF
accepting the resignation Of Rhodes and Belt.
Rhodes may fight the Matabeles every day for .
week. but victories over savages will not alter
the discreditable disclosure Of the dispatches
that the Jameson expedition was q stock-1ob-
bing raid.
While the directors Of the Chartered Company
are in a futter OF excitement. and do not Know
which way to turn the Ministers are equally per-
picked and embarrassed. Mr.. Chamberlain him.
self has no other resource than what Is called
waiting policy while KRUGER has cynically ex-
pressed his sympathy for him. The whole situa-
tion is so humiliating TO British pride and so Of
fensive to old-fashioned ideas of public morality
that the Ministers may be compelled 10 take ac-
ton against the Chartered Company either by the
revocation Of It's charter or by ordering thor
oush Parliamentary investigation OF the whole
affair.
Major Whites notebooks, II correctly trans
cr,bed by the Beers. convict Cecil Rhodes Of
duplicitv in denying last January his response
biity for Or. Jamesons raid This new evi-
dence while not yet verified. shows that the
Pltsani conspirators refused TO move without
orders from Rhodes AMI that they finally re-
ceived instructions from him on December 70 10
advance at once TO johannesburg. Unless Major
Whites notebook has been invented by the
Beers Instead of being taken from his pocket
and copied. Jameson must be regarded as
| lieutenant obeying orders from the Premier OF
| Cape Colony. and not as hotspur who had
| taken the bit between his teeth and oolted.
The Cabinet Council meeting held to-day was
chiefly concerned with South African affairs. but
there is no reason to believe that waiting policy
| in dealing with the millionaire conspirators OK
| "a nd Pa W be modified.
Dr. Jameson would not now be able TO command
| a cheer anywhere in London. The opinion 10
| generally expressed that. with the cipher dis
patches available as evidence Of deliberate and
premeditated conspiracy, he will plead guilty
! on the issue OF fact. Whatever indemnity Is de-
manded by the Transvaal Will have 10 be paid
! either by the Chartered Company or the British
! Government. Rhodes and Belt have long purses,
and 1t has been rumored that they intend to
! relieve the Chartered Company from financial re-
| sponsiblity for the raid. This makes II incon-
venent for the directors 10 accept their resigna-
| tons Mr. Chamberlain moreover, having failed
| completely IN his negotiations with KRUGER.
naturally does not want 10 shift the burden Of
| indemnity from the treasury OF the Chartered
Company TO the British taxpayers He insists
| upon having Rhodes and the stock -jobbng MILL
lonaires pay the bills and does not wish to take
| away the charter prematurely or commit himself
recklessly TO summary processes Of investigation.
The ultimate doom OF the Chartered Company 10
certain The system Of enlarging the British En-
pire and multiplying imperial responsibilities
| by powerful corporations officered at home by
titled figure. heads and controlled abroad BY
| ambitious Colonial statesmen who have made
| fortunes In the London Stock Exchange. affronts
| the moral instincts OF Englishmen II is we'll de-
scribed by The Economist to-day as chartered
| Nbertin!sm."
| The sudden death OF Colonel North mas re-
| moved a hnancier OF different type from the
| speculators In the Kafir Circus. He was not
! an ,mnerial politician like Rhodes or Belt. but
| s,.,,,,, q yorkshire workman who made a great