The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-14
KRUGER Is OFFENDED
Advises Chamberlain to Mind
His Own Business.
DISCUSSION IN PARLIAMENT.
Chamberlain Assures the Radicals
That Rhodes VIII Be Investigated
sorry Kruger Misunderstood.

Pretoria, Feb. is-The Stats Courant
publishes the reply os President Kruger to
the dispatch % Colonial Secretary Cham
oeriain- Mr.. Chaaaberlain's dispatch pro-
posed to President Kruger certain reforms
which he deemed should be adopted 5y the
Transvael government and invited Presi-
dent Kruger To London 10 discuss the b
1ecI President Kruger in his message 10
Chamberlain complains Of the publication
OF Mr. chaznDeriaIns dispatch as enoar-
RAISING to the Transvaai government, and
ne announces that MS government Will not
suffer any interference with its internal
affairs. President Kruger also says that
he considers that the situation has been ag-
graFated Dy Mr.. ChaTnberlains suggss-
tons
London. Feb. BIN the commons today
Mr.. Bacouchere moved an amendment TO
the queens speech On the subject of the
Transvaal. He said that Cecil Rhodes a.
Co. had directed the South African troops
and had received E6e.0ss for their services,
and there was. therefore, a strong pre-
sumption that they had had hand il the
recent events. He maintained that the
raid Was carried out for stock market pur-
poses, and demanded that there should be
searching inquiry into the acts and the
financial and political character Of the
Chartered South African Company
Various members having spoken, Mr.
Chamberlain arose 10 reply and was loud
~ eheered He pointed out the confusion
tnat had arisen through mixing two dis
uaet matters. namely, the Uitlander agi-
tation and the DR.. jameson raid. The for
mcT was an old trouble in which the cry
or Wolf had been raised too often With
regard TO the raid. 10 the best OF his be-
lief, Mr.. Rhodes, the Chartered South
African Company, the reform committee
and Gov. Sir Hercules Robinson were ig-
norant OF DIR. Jameson's intended action.
and there Was no reason to doubt the truth
OF President kruger's statement that he
was unaware that the invasion was in
tended. AS the inquiry was pending. he de-
sired 20 protest against preiudgment on
either side. Mr.. Chamberlain then ex-
plaiDed that tie promised Inquiry came
Under 1nfee needs: First, the Jameson
raid: second. the completely of the leaders
IN Johannesburg, and third, the response
billty of the Chartered South African Com
pany, The inquiry as to the latter. he
said. was not &c be conducted with any
vin6ictive motive, but Its object was 10
discover whether or not the company was
fit to be stIl intrusted with the admins
tartion Of the territory. Therefore he
thought the inquiry must include
the subject AiI. Labouchere ad men
toned One reason for hesitation.
Mr.. Chamberlain said. was that
OF the 10000 shareholders In the Char
tered Company 10000 were Frenchmen. He
did rot think it desirable that the general
administration OF these new territories
should be transferred to the colonial office.
which Gould not do the work necessary for
the speedy development. While the Char
tered Company would be allowed TO con-
tinue its useful work of developing the
country. the military and police forces
would be removed from their control and
placed under crown officers, taking orders
from the high commissioners, but being
paid by the Chartered Company. No
magistrate would be allowed to be ap-
pointed without legal or colonial expert
ence TIE authority on the border of Brit
ish Bechuanaiand would be the command
ans Of "A military force under the service Of
the queen. These measures, Mir. Chamber
lain felt confident. he said. would effect
uaIly prevent further raids. He had moth
ing to do with sir. Cecil Rhodes return 10
Africa. he asserted.
II was not in the power OF the govern
ment, Mr. Chamberlain continued, to pre-
vent the internal weakness of the Trans
yaal. which was due To Uitlander discon-
tent, but the government would continue
10 give President Kruger friendly counsel.
The invitation 10 President Kruger TO visit
England was given only after the receipt
Of a private intmation that IL would be
accepted He regretted President Krug-
er's reply. as reported from Pretoria. be-
cause il was due TO a Misrepresentation.