Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-05
THE COHEN co.
ON THE TRANSVAAL.
Concerning The Grievances Of The
UitlanderS.
The "PALL MALL GAZETTE"
Comment of That Journal on the
Report That President Kruger
Would Not Visit England-PIaying
n Strong Game
The .PALL MALL GAZETTE"

LONDON, April At transpires tnat
the dispatch of Colonlal-Secretary Cham
berlain to President Kruger, OF the Trans
vaal, insisting that the grievances OF the
Uitlanders should be redressed and re-
questing a reply to the invitation to the
President to visit London. was crossed
by official advices from Cape Town. an
nouncing that President Kruger proposed
TO summon the Volksraad at a date earlier
than that fixed for the opening of the
regular session, with a view to expediting
the decision concerning his visit to Lon
don. President Kruger has to obtain the
permission OF the Volksraad to leave the
Transvaal. and he attributes his delay In
sending a decisive reply to the invitation
sion. 1t is the opinion in certain quarters
in England that the advisers of the Pres
ident are opposed to his coming to Lon
don, fearing that Mr. Chamberlain would
ovcrreach him In negotiating for a set
Element Of the Transvaal difficulties, and
this notwithstanding that the fact that
the Boer President has shown throughout
the troubles diplomatic ability OF the
highest order. The Pail Mall Gazette.
commenting recently on the report that
President Kruger would not visit Eng
land, said:
KIND OF MORAL BOOM.
''Mr. Kruger has enjoyed a kind OF
moral boom Of late, and most people
are inclined TO give him credit for all
the prudence and magnanimity he can
carry. Unluckily. however, Mr.. Kruger
does not stand alone. Left to himself
and the Beers, 1t seems that he would
probably have come to England, after
which 1t would have been difficult for any
Power on earth to interpose between him
and Mr.. Chamberlain. But this morning
we hear that the President is not coming
after all-at any rate. not yet-and the
decision is set down TO the prime au-
thors OF the mischief that has been and
is being wrought in the Transvaal. The
authors are the gang of Dutch and Ger
man parasites who have captured the
President for the filling of their own
pockets. There may be two opinions
about the Ultlanders' leader and there
may be two opinions about Mr.. Kruger;
about this pestiferous ring there can be
only one. They have no more love for
the Beers than the Beers have for them.
Their sole aim is to enrich themselves
most arrant Jewish capitalist In Jo-
hannesburg is. after all, engaged in a
legitimate private enterprise, and II he
ovensteps the proper bounds there is the
Government OF Pretoria to check him.
He is engaged in no enterprises; his one
business is to conspire with the govern
ment TO bleed the enterprise of others.
He tolls not, neither does he spin; he
merely gets the President to sign him
a concession. From that concession the
Transvaal Government does not gain a
penny, but the industries of the Rand lose
millions OF pounds. The Netherlands
railroad. to take a single instance, pays
the whole of its expenses by the short
line which distributes coal to the mines
Of the Rand. This means that the lire
from Delagoa bay can afford TO carry
goods into Pretoria for nothing. and this
power 1t employs to bring German trade
in and keep English out. In other words.
the Englishmen IN johannesburg are bled
that the Englishmen in the Cape
may have their threats cut by
German competition II is no wonder
that the men engaged in this easy and
Lucrative business look with alarm upon
anything which may lead TO an equitable
settlement between Boer and Englishman.
NOT TO RE TOLERATED.
TT is high time that Mr.. Kruger should
be given TO understand that this state Of
things can be tolerated no longer"
With the memory CT Jameson's raid and
the threatened revolt in johannesburg
still fresh in mind. then together with the
strong suspicion that the whole business
was a plot to overthrow the Boer Gov
eminent and annex the Transvaal to the
possessions OF the British South Africa
Company, the above editorial placing all
the blame for the Transvaal troubles on
Dutch and German parishes Is peculiar
reading. The fact Is that the Beers hate
the British as n nation, and this Is the
one important factor to be always borne
In mind. Any concession that Mr.. Cham
berlain succeeds in worming out OF Presi-
dent Kruger will meet with the bitter
opposition OF the Burghers.
kilograms were received on Thursday by
two city firms from their agents In Pre-
toria and johannesburg who have busi-
ness relations with the Boer Government
These dispatches stated that President
Kruger seriously desires to have per-
sonal conference with Mr.. Chamberlain,
and that the Boer objection 10 his visiting
London has been overcome, except among
the rabid anti-English section. which has
no great influence In the Volksraad. II
II tuOuhHi DIVUdbiC Htit tilht ttHiAutie
Kruger used these agents as mediums TO
convey unofficially what excuses they can
for his temporizing. II seeming to be i'm
possible for those here interested IN the
question to realize that perhaps the Presi-
dent OF the South African republic il
a more astute practical politician and a
better equipped diplomat than the British
Colonial Secretary, who. though on the
top wave OF popularity. does not seem TO
have made much actual progress In set
Ting the Transvasl question. A fact that
II considered significant Is that Kruger's
idea OF expedlting the sitting OF the
Volksraad and these more pacific husl-
ness messages originated after DIR. Leyds,
the Secretary Of State Of the Transvaal.
reached Pretoria rom Europe. bringing
with him the views OF the German Gov
eminent on what protection the Trans
vaal would get In the event OF a conflict
with Great Britain. The Daily News yes
terday stated that DR.. Leyds failed to ro-