Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-09
CASH NOT GLORY
Was Behind the Recent Up
rising in the TransvaaI.
Sir VIM. Harcourt Says It's Story Of
Stock Jobbing Imperialism.
Rhodes Rendered England Good Service and
Deserves No Punishment.


| today. Sir VIM. Harcourt said the
trial of the members of the Johannes
burg reform committee in Pretoria dis
closed important circumstances, and
the government now owed the country
an authoritative statement In the
present condition Of affairs, he said
ne would contine his remarks to the
position Of the Chartered Company
into which an inquiry is absolutely
| necessary because il has effected the
relations between the English and
Dutch in South Africa
In the light Of recent disclosures the
case of Dr. jameson had fallen directly
into the background. What the gov
eminent had to consider WAS the mat
ter of instructions under which Dr
jameson had acted. From the cipher
kilograms interpreted aud published
he declared. it was obvious that tho
whole affairs were conducted between
Johannesburg and Cape Town by the
principal and Responsible direction OF
the British South Africa Co
sip William said the whole story was
an inexpressibly revolving sor.lid and
the squaiid picture of stock joibing
Imperialism. He admitted that Mr..
Chamberlain had been surrounded by
difficulties and had shown a courage
ana decision worthy of his position.
but that the question was what was
the government going to do.
MI. Chamberlain, colonial secretary
sad that the deplorable result of Jane
son 5 raid had been to jeopardize Eng
iish predominance in South Africa. and
II mad delayed the concord of the two
races, which was England's main
policy. He was convinced, he said
| that there had been faults on both
sides, and until they had got to the bot
tom of the matter, the government
could not properly judge the merits of
the case. There had been frequent
Boer invasions. he said not merely into
the territory outside of the Transvaal
but into the British territory The
Beers had shown a great want of con-
sideration for the rights of the Tit
landers
The harmonious settlement of the
question of the rights of the Uitlanders
had long been Mr.. Rhodes dearest OBJ
iect. If he could only have found a CO.
worker in President Kruger. the re
suits would have been beneficent in
|
African states wherein the local rights
would have been fully regarded
Though the recent events sadly inter-
fered with these objects. their accom-
plishment still remained the govern
ment $ chief aim.
President Kruger's refusal to come
to England at the governments re-
quest. to modify the convention of 1884.
l. 49,
ference upon the leading difficulties. 1t
had been suggested that the govern
mant ought to have sent an ultimatum
to President Kruger. This would GER
tainly have been rejected and led to
war. The government, he declared,
could not think of resorting to war to
enforce the internal reforms in the
Transvaal. This declaration was re-
ceived with cries of Hear, Hear
Mr. Chamberlain said he had not
threatened President Kruger but
claimed the right to make friendly rep
reservations. President Kruger prom
Used 10 consider these representations
and the government awaited the fulfill
ment Of his promises. In the mean
time. he had asked Sir Hercules Rob
inSon, Governor of the Cape Colony, to
come to England, but the request for
him to come was not intended as a re-
call. In regard to the Chartered Com
pany, he said he did not dispute the
authenticity of the cipher kilograms
the Transvaal authorities published.
although there was as yet no legal
proofs that they indicated completely
on the part of he directors of the com
pany. fEear. Hear'D.
But he continued, as regards the ac-
tual invasion of the Transvaal, there
was reason to believe that Mr. Rhodes
expressed his disapproval and en-
deavored to stop the raid Did the
opposition, he asked, demand the pun
isshment of Mr.. Rhodes? Whatever
may have been Mr. Rhodes errors. he
had rendered great services which
could not be forgotten. Mr.. Rhodes
was now deprived of the power for mis- |
chief and the directors of the Chartered |
Company had shown confidence in him
by deferrring their acceptance of his |
resignation. Considering the dis |
turbed state of the influence of Mr. |
Rhodes in that territory he did not J