New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-05
CHAMBERLAIN AND KRUGER
A DIPLOMATIC BATTLE BETWEEN TWO
Willy POLITICIANS.

by THE PAIL MALL GAZETTE' on 'DtTCh
AND GERMAN PARASITES TIE
voLKsRAAD ALLOW KRUEGER TO
VISIT ENGLAND ?-vACIIIAT-
mo GERMANY.
London April 1T is learned that the dispatch Of
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain to President hru-
ger OF the Transvaal. insisting that the grievances
OF the Utlanders should be rcdressed and request
ing a reply to the invitation 10 the President TO
visit London. was crossed By official advces from
Cape Town announcing that President Kruger pro-
posed to summon the Volksraad at a date earlier
than that fixed FOR the opening Of the regular ses-
SON with a view to expedting the decision concern
ing his visit 10 London. President Kruger mas 10
obtain the permission OF the Voksraad to leave the
Transvaal and he attributes his delay In sending
decisive reply to the invitation to the fact that that
body ia not In session. !, IS the opinion In certain
quarters In nsand that the advisers or the frcSl-
dent are opposed to his coming to London rearing
that Mr. Chamberlain wtuld overrcach him IN hcso-
tiatlng for a settlement OF the Transvaal d.'hcu-
ties. and this Notwithstanding tAe ia't that INC
lsoer President has shown throughout the uouh's
diplomatic ability Of tho highest order. The Pan
Mall Gazette" commenting receny on the report
that President KRUGER would not visit England
said:
Mr. KRUGER enjoyed kind 9; neral , boom Ts Of
FOR an the prudence and rna<ranimiy he can carry
i.nlurk Xiv however Mr. KRUGER does no; stand alone
Left To himself and his Beers. II seems That ne
Iyould probably have come 10 England. after ~aith
I, would have been difficult for any power on cirth
10 inierpose between him and Mr Chamberlain
In; his morning We hear that the President Is
not coming. after al!-ni any rate, nor y'' '' W
decision is sct down to the prime authors ot all inc
n. scbief mat has been and is being wropgh; n
thr Transyaai Tho authors are The gang % Dutch
ana German parasites who have captured the .t'.'
dent fer the filliug II their own ppck,is per.
may hc t~O opinions ABOUT me , lla',,'' .-'',''
aud there may b. Two opinions about Nj. Nt|k.I'
about this r.sii.erous ring there can d. onil one.
Tney have 10 more IOv" for IN" h''FN ihAH 'lr
them. Ives out OF The labor ~ tae Iuanf"rt The
most arrant jewish capitalist ~ Johanh'rnute ~
after al ENGAGED IN l"gi,na'e p,l'S'r ,,'' IN.
GovefAmen. o. Pretoria 20 ch'ck I'm. IT.. I'D.
his business Is - conspire Nt,n i"e ,,is
not neiiireT docs nc spin. ne merry - H. - 80,
dent 10 sign him concession. FROM tAit ,'N-
cession tho Transvaa! Cor n,n'n, GO IT,. i,s
penny but the Industries OF IN" RAM ''." 'i,'l'''
OF pounds The NcthcrInts Hallway, 10 lax
Jingle instance pays the whole 81 la cNp'ns's hy
,hn short line which distributes cor, 20 the mines
OF the Rand. THIS means TIA; ne rac ron ''',S
nothnr and this power :; employ - hiring German
trade IN and keep English out ~ 1'.', WI,
Englishinen in the Cap" and England may have
their throa;r cut by German competition J. i II,
NEGATIVE business look with alarm upon ANYTHING
which may lead to an equitable fc,ucmrh' p~,"S,,n
Krnger should be given % understand that this
state OF thingy can be tolerated no longer.
BoER HATRED OF ENGLAND
with the memory OF Jaincson's raid and the
threat rncd revolt In Johannesburg a fresh In mnd
together with the strong suspicion That The "hole
business was a plot to overthrow the Hoor Govern
meat and annex the Transyaal to The possessions OF
the British South Africa Company. the above cdl-
toral. placing All the blame FOR the Trnnsvaal
troubles on Dutch and German parasites" Il pecu-
liar r,ading The fact is that the Bocrs hate the
British a Nation. and this is the one important
factor TO be always borne In MIND. Any concession
that Mr.. Chamberlain succeeds in worming out Of
President KRUGER will meet with the bitter opposi-
Telccrans were received on Thursday by two city
firms from their agents In Pretoria and johannes
burg. who have business relations Nth the Bocr
Government. Thcse dispatches stated that Presi-
ference with MI Chamberlain, and that the Bocr OPP
position 10 his visiting London has been overcome.
except among the rabid anti English section. which
has no great influence in ;he Noikaranl. II l.
thought probable here that President Kruger used
these agents ~ mediums 10 convey unoniciay what
they for his tcnpOrizng, II ming to be
impossible for those here interested IN the question
10 realize that perhaps the President Of the South
African Republic IL more astute. practical poll
tician and better equipped diplomat han the Brit
Of popularity, does not seem 10 have mad" much
actual progress in settling the Transvaal question.
a fact which H. considered significant Is that Krti-
GERS idea Of expeditins the sitting Of the Nolksraad
and these more paciie business mess9sss orS.natel
Transvaal. reached Pretoria from Europe. bringing
with him the Views Of the German Government on
what protection the Transvaal would get In the event
OF "A conflict with Great Britain. The Daily News"
Yesterday stated mat Dr l.ynH i.iei 10 cee.v, ny
,onrn hn, ,,,s in1ormed that Cermnnv yynuld NOT
interfere further than 10 urge Great Britain main
tain the status quo AS thls - az Mt chanberlaln
,oai ,rcenis Mr. Observation-Disclosures INTERPRETATION OF
British rights under the status quo. some signs OF
yielding on the part OF President Kruger might be
expected II the latter eventually comes TO London.
abandons his demands for a revision OF the Anglo
Bocr Convention Of lssi tina; the Transvaai Will
be completely indcpendcn OF ,'icel frlan hri lhur-
prnuchcc GuaI"n,eeu ~ VIZ ai ~ ~ ~.
e,"a in viii he The greatest triumph for Mr. Cham
berlalns policy and tact This condition OF affairs
presnpPoses Solhiag ,i,n ~ ~ y, ''h
ever becoming undcnabIc that Sir. Chamocrlain's
persistent strength and dominating personality are
poa" iu .,u p y his ,,r"r Comes ~ ~, :"
port that the Cabinet has refused to assent to his