New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-13
DID KRUGER BREAK FAITH9
MADE AN APPEAL TO GERMANY AND
FRANCE TO INTERFERE.


FRANCE TO INTERFERE.
THF vrw BLvE BOOK SHOWS THAT ENGLAND
INTENDED TO MAINTAIN HER POSITION AS
\ PARAMOUNT POWER IN THE TRANS
vAAL AT ALL HAZARDS RHODES
SAID THAT DIR. JAMESON
ACTED OK HIS OWN RE
sPoNsiBIrITY FROM
\ GERMAN POINT
or VIEW.
Lordon. Feb. 1.-The Government has issued
O nlue Book containing the dispatches which
,assed between Mr.. Chamberlain. Secretary Of
e.ate for the Colonies; Sir Hercules Robinson,
Governor OF the Cape Colony: President Kriger,
of the South African Republic. and others in
regard to the disturbances in the Transvaal
The book contains dispatch from Sir Jacof
bus 4. Re Wet. British Diplomatic Agent at
Pretoria addressed to Sir Hercules Robinson,
which announces that President Kruger upon
earning that Dr. jameson and his followers
had crossed the frontier of ;he Transvaal. made
m appeal to the governments Of Germany and
France for their Intervention.
In consequence of the receipt Of Sir J. A.
De Vets dispatch 20 Sir Hercules Robinson
Mr. Chamberlain tecgraphed to Governor Rob-
ipson on January IL follows
Great Britain will resist at all cost The interier-
ence OF any foreign Power In the affairs o: the
Transvaa The suggestion that Germany had
contemplated such a step met in this country
BY an Unprecedented and unanimous outburst OF
public feeling Great Britain will not tolerate any
change in her relations with the Transvaal.
JAMESON ALONE RESPONSIBLE.
J2rita inns osit Two
refusal to permit any foreign interference in
the Transvaal. Mr. Chamberlain informed Gov
ernor Robinson. in reply to inquiry from
President KrUger in regard to the destination
of the new flying squadron OF British war
ships that it was not the present intention OF
the Government to send the squadron into
South African waters. as already three British
warships had been ordered to Dclagoa Bay the
rendezvous of number OF foreign war vessels.
Later Mr.. Chamberlain informed Governor
Robinson that England. while respecting the
INDEPENDENCE of the Transvaal on the subject
Of conventions. would maintain her position as
a paramount power at all hazards
concerning Dr. Jamesons raid Mr.. Chamber
lain telegraphed Governor Robinson instructing
him TO represent to Mr. Cecil Rhodes, the Pre-
mier of the Cape Colony. that Jameson had been
guilty Of flibustering and to inform him that II
q should be proved that the British South
Africa COMPANY was cOgnizant OF his move
,nents or privy thereto. the Government wouid
he called upon to revoke the companys char'er'
In any event. he said. the company would nave
TO pay an indemnity.
To this cable dispatch Governor ROBINSON re-
nlied that he had Mr. Rhodes's declaration 'h"'
Jameson has acted wholly without authority
The Blue Book also says that Mr. Chamber
lain telegraphed on January 1S that the Ohiteu
States Government was Informed that jun"
HAYS Hammond. an American citizen hau pee"
made prisoner charged with treason MI
l,ho,,barlain instructed Governor Robinson 10
,aEa unon behalf of Hammond and the other
Americans arrested. the same measures 90
should be taken upon behalf of British suoJ 80,
The Blue Book also contains icttet AN
q,hor,as + Rayard United States Ambassadors
EXPRESSING the American Governincnl "pp
citation Of the courtesy of the BRUSH "oNe'"
mant toward America and her clti%e
THE GERMAN WHITE BOOK.
Berlin. Feb. 12-The Government has issueu
White Book containing the letters "hic" nave
u2ssed between the Government ana Oount w"
Hatzfeldt. German Ambassador to Great fr''ai"
or tho subject Of the troubles in the Trans
yaal and also the kilograms sent ps '"e I'm
peror TO President KRUGER at Pretoria
Tho white Book shows that Germany on
January l minated to Portugal that Germany
evDactad 70 RELY upon Portugais assent 70 t'e
lsndjng of a German detachment at oeiasoa
Ray 10 protect Germanys threatened supJeO'.,
The White Book contains the mrs. usp .',
cent nv Freiherr Marschall Won BleDers'e.l'
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, to Count Won a.
feldt German Ambassador 10 , H.ea. rAt.rs -
written in February. 1888. ms letteI ie.ei 90
remarks made by the Earl Of kmperIes' mn
British Foreign Minister in regard TO rIe o, a.,
Krjger's toast TO the Emperor OF herman! -
honor OF that monarch's birthday l me us w.,
Minister in this communlcatloh utcIa, ,,o 49,
the material interests OF germany a 49, s az inde
tho Transvaal shall be maintained as an nut
nendent State. in accordance with ,he TERMS "a
tba treaty of 1884 and that the status quo re-
eardinp the railways ard the harDor OF I'elato"
D. he rnhed DR. JamesOn's idea. ne says
nat Rhodesia was TO become fedefauoIi Vi an
the south African States antagonized 'he III
terests OF Germany. ,, ,,s 49,. ord
cai;shnrv had EXPRESSED his concurrence win
Germany In her deslrc II MAINTAIN the statAs
ouo of the Transvaal 1,,;,,,o, W.
ON December 30. 1885, Emperor imam n,o
oeiyad n Telegram from the Germans OF pretoria
bcsaoching German Intervention 10 prevent
bIoodshcd. Next day the German toreign NH
ister telegraphed the German consul d. lIetoi ,.
authorizing him In an emergency, az. co' r =
inc President Kriiger. to make requisitl3n lor
ias5i~y Marty from the German Warsnlp sec
Adler as long AS might be necessary ine y,
tuguese Government was at me SAM 'ln,,e 40
formed that the permission OF Io,. SO Ca~nan
lied upon 10 LAND q uetaciiAie"' VI
sailors at Delagoa Bay .,s. ,tor,,ad
On January l Count Won HatzleIat N.Y. i,t "a. ~
his Government that he was impressed win tne
belief that the British Government was e''"'''
dspleasei al Jamesons ralc. ., a,a
~ crr cirsion The White Book contains as
match from the German Foreign Minister 10 inc
German Ambassador at Londoh, pro'esuii.s
in assuming that the Emperors telegram 10
Prssident KRUGER was hostile to Great britain
or an invasion of British rights.