Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-01

A CALL FOR HELP.
Lord salisbury snid to De Dispicascd
sith the Action and Calls
Halt.

London, Jan. IA dispatch to the
Times from Cape Town says:
Consequent upon letter signed by
the leading inhabitants OF Johannes
berg. which was sent to Dr. Jameson
at Mlfeklng. on Saturday. DIR. Jameson
on Sunday crossed the Transvaal from
tier near Mafeking with seven hundred
men. 1t is known that he passed Mel
mani at o'clock on Monday morning.
No further direct news has been receive
cd from Transvaal. The letter to DR..
Jameson was dated December rs. and
said:
Matters in this state have become so
critical that we are assured that at
no distant period there will be a con-
nict between the government and the
UItlhnder population. Tie position OF
hhghshmen and OF Others Is rapidly
becoming intolerable."
The letter then proceeds to COMPLAIN
that the government virtually compels
uHlanders to pay the whole revenue OF
the country while denying them repre-
sentativn.
Every public act betrays hostility
not only to the English, but to the
or the government has lncensed not
only the Uitlanders but a large number
or Beers, While Its external policy has
eNasper1ted the neighborlng states to
the extent of endanRering the peace
ana independence and preservation OF
the republic. The people, however. only
desire iair play and the maintenance or
the Independence and the presence OF
those principles OF liberty without
which life Is not worth living The
government denies this and violates the
sense Of EnFlishmen at every turn.
we must cope with the nature OF
things In the event of an armed con-
met thousands of unlrmed men, wo-
men and children Of our race win be
at the mercy of the well armed Boers.
while property OF enormous value will
be IN the greatest peril we all feel that
We are justified In taking any steps TO
prevent the shedding OF blood and to
insure the protection OF our rights.
1T Is under these circumstance frat
we feel constrained 10 ask Your aid.
Should disturbance arise I,re the
circumstances are so extreme that we
cannot but believe tnat Won ana tIe
men under you VIII not fail to come
to our rescue. We guarantees any tx
pense you may reasonably incur In
helping Us and ask you to believe that
nothing but the sternest necessity has
prompted this appeal"
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, secretary
OF state for the colonies, has returned
to London Unexpectedly and remained
al the colonial office the whole day.
The Times, In an editorial. thinks
that the letter hardly justified Dr.
Jameson's movement
But II VIII be necessary" the Times
continues, TO walt for further news
before Judging his action. If he were
satisfied that nothing but immediate
and decisive intervention ON his part
could save a gr u British commtlnI-
ty from armed violence, his conduct
VIII be approved here. 1t may have
been technically incumbent and the
sense and feeling of the nation will
recognize that technicalitles could not
be suffered TO stand in the way OF the
fellow citizens
Mfr, Chamberlaln's action, however,
"Mr' Chamborlain's action, however,
Indicates that no tustlnable reason can
excuse DR. Jameson's breach of inter
national laws. II is understood that In
the course OF the day Mr. Chamberlain
had ordered DR.. Jameson by wire to
return without delay to British terri
tory. II cannot be supposed that such
step could have been taken had the
colonial Office seen reason to believe
that the orderly British subjects of
Johannesburg were in immediate dan
ger
Until they have strong grounds for
entertaining such fears II is their OBJ
viuus duty to prevent any infringement
by the chartered (South Africa COM
pany OF the rights OF friendly sotates.
The adoption OF this course mani
testify places n serious responsibility
upon the shoulders OF the colonial Of
foe, II Is believed that the Boer
forces have been modified under Gem
eral Gubert and that an explosion Is
possible at any moment.
Mr.. Chamberlain is believed to have
addressed himself TO President Kreuger
as clearly and as firmly as to Dir.
Jameson, He called upon the Boer
leader TO prevent hostilities and has
offered Great Britnin's aid to promote
peaceful settlement. II no uprising
has occurred MIR. Chamberlain atti-
tude VIII command universal approval,
but II blood has been shed which might
have been saved, II is evident that some
part OF the blame, however unjustly,
should attach TO his action No replles
have been received from DR.. Jameson.
and II Is doubtful In fact whether he
Will receive the kilograms before MIS-
arrival at johannesburg, when they
may be too late.
president Rreuger would do wen
TO accept the British offer OF media
tion, but II Is alleged that he has
been advised to resort to a measure
,"'f fferent kind He IL said 10
have been SO far forgetful OF the nosI.
ton OF the Transvaal as a subject OF
the sovereignty OF Great Britain as
to appeal to the French and German
eonsuls for support. Conduct OF that
Kind hetrays remarkable Ignorance
OF the rights OF this country over the
Transvanl and her resolution to enforce
them, Whatever else we may tolerate
at the hands OF the Beers we will not
endure foreign Intervention in any
shape within the Tranvaal nor suffer
the Transvaal to fall In anarchy