The herald., 1896-01-08

Hercules Robinson informed the Rand peo-
pie that they would be allowed "a hours
from noon to relinquish their arms uncon-
ditionally.
PEACE IS ARRANGED
LONDON, Jan. Sir Hercules Eobinson
has telegraped the colonial office, under
date of Pretoria, January z, as follows:
The reform committee has resolved to
relinquish their arms and to comply with
the demands of the Transvaal government.
The JohannSsbergers have placed them
selves unreservedly in my hands, conf
dent that will see justice done.
LOOKS LESS PEACEFUL
LONDON, Jan. IA long dispatch from
Cape Town to the Times describes the in
tense feeling there at the failure of the Jo-
hanne esbergers to succor DR.. Jameson, bu5
the National Union delegates say that a
disobedience OF Governor Sir Hercules
Robinson's orders would have frustrated
| his belaied mission of mediation, and all
the old animosities of the Majuba times
| would have been revived.
The people are angry and at cross pur-
| poses, bu, are unanimous in their enthusi-
| asm for DR.. Jameson.
| The Times dispatch from Johannesburg
| says that Colonel Rhodes tolls the crowd
the whole truth, declaring that it was the
| bitterest moment of his life. The COM
mittee never imagined that DR.. Jameson
was in such desperate straits, having re-
ceived hopeful messages.
| The Times this morning makes the fol-
| lowing announcement:
Orders have been sent to Portsmouth,
Davenport and Chatham for the immedi-
ate commissioning of six ships to form a
| flying squadron, the object OF which is OBJ
viously to have squadron ready for any
required emergency. 1t will be composed
of two first-cass batteships, two tirst-class
| and two second-class cruisers.
The possibility of the commissioning of
such squadron at a moments notice
! shows that our resources are better than
was supposed and is proof that our naval
organization mas greatly improved in late
| years.
Ii has also been decided TO dispatch a
naval force to Delagoa bay, but it is ur-
known whether it will he composed of ves-
sells from the Cape or the East Indies.
| The Daily Telegraph announces that il
| has been decided to intercept the troops to
and from India in order TO send strong re-
| Inducements of infantry and cavalry TO
| the Cape. This paper also states thar
troops in addition will be sent from Eng
| land, and that a first-class cruiser will be
| ordered TO Delagoa bay.
The correspondent of the Standard at
| Aldershot believes that there is a question
of cal ing out the army reserve and por-
and the staff officers, the correspondent
says, are busy at headquarters and are ir,
| constant communication with the war
| office.
| A special from Berlin says that DIR. Leyds
| has received a dispatch stating that the
| Trahsvaal demands from Eugland an in
demnity of E50O,OU for DIR. Jameson's
| invasion.
WILLIAM WON'T HAvEIT
| BERLIN, Jan. 7,-At a special audience
which DR.. w. j. L'oyds, secretary of state
of the Trausvaal, had with Emperor Will
liam today, his majesty declared he would
| not recog nize any claim of suZerainty over
the Transvaal. Great Britain, by the
| treaty Of 1914, claims suserainty over the
| Transvaal republic.
| GOVERNMENT GAG IS ON
| New YORK, Jan. S.-A dispatch to the
Journal from London says the government
gag is still on news from Cape Town.
| Meantime the most serious condition is
nearer home. England and Germany are
on the ragged edge of war. The corre-
spondent cabled yesterday that it was inn
possible to believe the rumor that Emperor
William had told Leyds, agen. of the
| rransvaal, that he meant to send Ger
man minister to Johannesburg. Leyds told
| this to a reporter yesterday and now he has
said to another newsman at Berlin that the
emperor told him he would recognize he
complete independence of the Trhnsvaal.
The editors-in-chief of all the leading
| London papers were sent for by Mr., Cham
berlain and closeted with him for some
| time, after which he went to the Isle of
| Wight TO see the queen. BY her command
| he has been sending dispatches by wire
and the papers jwice day, so the queen
was well informed before commanding
| him to visit her.
The whole situation therefore bears an
| ugly expression.
A glance at the Chronicle revealed the
! fact that war with Germany is believed to
| he close at hand, and discloses the fact
that the government has decided to APP
prise the English nation that it is facing a
crisis.
No such words have been read and no
| such tone used in English newspapers in
| many a year
| The editor of the Chronicle, under the in
spiration of the colonial Office, starts his
| leader thus: "Warlike Ut'erances." "The
patience and good sense of English people
stand today in need of reinforcement. We
| observe a haste, not to say panic-strcken
call for the immediate summoning of the
defensive forces of the empire.
We assume that they will be ready. We
| expect that they will be adequate. We
hope that their employment will not be ad-
vertised in the spirit of a vulgar ard tmor-
| Gus haste. Peace is one of the greatest
requisites to British interests, and, above
all, peace with America is not merely an
interest. 1t is first condition of honora-
! BILE life for both people"
The editorial goes on to say that no dis
pute between England and America, how
ever embttered, should be allowed to pro-
ceed to the XtIemity of war. The leader
is column long and all of it is directed to
America. Then comes the treatment of
the German subject in a second editorial.
| 1t begins:
1.-The tension is so extreme at the pres
ent moment that every man in these
islands should feel resting on him heavy
responsible ""
The editor quotes the vital clause of the
convention with the Transvaal in 1874,
enforcing suzerainty over that country,
and adds:
"No language can be palmer, and we
have simply to inform the German empe-
ror we abide by that language as COM
pletely as we do our intention to respect
the liberty and independence of the South
| African republic"
| Sir Edward Arnold begins his leader in
these characteristic words: SIT is not
enough in these days to have merely just
! cause. Justice, Englishmen are painfully
discovering, must wear the panoply of
strength, and we are, therefore,
! glad to announce that her majesty IS
cove rnment is confident in the cor
rectness of their action in the
matter of the TransvaaI and resolute to
maintain the rights of the queen. 1t has
| directed naval and military measures to be
taken which will put anything like sur
prise and defiance in South Africa as