The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-10
DEMANDS OF THE BOERs.
Britain Must Surrender All Rights I'm
the Transyaal.

LONDON, Jan. 9. = Outwardly, at least,
there is little, If any, change in the political
crisis between Great Britain and Germany
brought about, it Is asserted, by Emperor
Williams support of the South African re-
public, in the face of the suZerainty of Great
Britain over the Transvaal. The dispatch
from Berlin to the Times published this
morning, saying that ii Is explained that
Germany only desired to protect German
residents and its consulate at Pretoria by
dspatching an armed force from Delagoa
bay, and no arrangement on this subject had
previously been made with Portugal, has
tened TO produce better feeling. But this
slight change for the better has been coul-
teracted by the receipt of a special dispatch
to-day from Pretoria, capital of the Trans
vaal, saying that the Beers demand the sur
render of all British rights and suzerainty
over the Transvaal. and the pre-emption of
Delagoa bay and the cancelng of the char
ter of the British South Africa Company.
1t l.; further stated that the Beers have
arrested, on the charge of treason, eight
leaders of the recent movement among the
UitlanderS of johannesburg. These de-
mands, il the dispatch is based on fact
coupled with the previously reported de-
mands of the Beers for the expulsion from
Africa of Mr.. Cecil Rhodes, the Premier of
Cape Colony and DR.. Jameson. who led
the freebooters into the Transyaal. and the
imposition of a very heavy fine upon the
British chartered company, the demand
for an indemnity of $250O,GO0 from Great
Britain, or both, are not likely to be granted
by the British government without q severe
struggle
The opposition to the Beers demands will
mainly rest on the fact that * is generally
admitted that they are generally instigated
on the whole by Emperor William. and that
they form part OF a studied opposition on
his MaJesty's part to the colonial policy of
Great Britain in Africa. 1t is admitted in
some quarters. however that or the face of
things, the South African republic will be
Great Britain for the invasion of Boer ter
ritory, and there is q general sentiment in
favor OF dealing severely with the British
claimed in Pretoria that the Transvaal au-
thorities have documentary evidence show
ing that the raid and uprising in Johannes
official, TO annex the Transvaal to British
South Africa. But it Is held here. there is
no justification for demanding the expulsion
of Mr.. Rhodes from South Africa or fer the
surrender OF british rights and suzerainty
over the Tran3aal or for the cancellation
tn; or agreements a c made in 1891 between. Por-
tusal and Great Britain, by which the latter
country has the first right OF purchasing
Delagoa bay, should Portugal desire to part
with It.
CONTINENTAL VIEWS.
The Berlin and Vienna newspapers this
morning regard the warlike preparations OF
Great Britain as being of little Importance.
however, and being more in the nature
of a political move than military under
taking. so far Germany is concerned:
but the same papers take more serious
view Of the proposed strengthening of the
British forces in South Africa, which step
Is regarded as having in view a possible
aggressive action towards the South Afri-
can republic. AT the same time. it should
Great Britain and Germany are looked
on as being remote, and there is a decided
tone Of hackdown in the utterances Of the
German press towards Great Britain
The Pail Mall Gazette this afternoon SAYS:
steps were taken in the highest quarters
to obtain. by family influence. full ex-
communications which have passed have
done more than anything else 10 bring
Official press towards Great Britain" Later
on, commenting on this change of tone.
the Pail Mall Gazette remarks: The Ger
man newspapers-official, semi-ofIicial and
reptile-are tumbling over one another in
their anxiety to explain that the tension
was the fault of England. We are now
told IL was no concerted action with the
Transvaal and that the extreme point of
German interference would have been
reached by. the landing of few police
man Uitlanders. and that the Emperor's
telegram was not meant for what it was
tEOugnt 10 mean.
These remarks and the better feeling
referred to, however, ante-date the
receipts of the dispatch from Pretoria an
nouncing the extreme demands of the
South African republic for the surrender
OF all British rights and suzerainty, ETC.
over the Transvaal and Delagoa bay
which has again changed the complexion
OF affairs. Also, in the meantime, there is
little or no abatement in the anti-German
feeling here: At meeting of the London
Radical Federation to-day, after r,any
fierce speeches, resolution was passed
demanding the immediate removal of the
name of Emperor William from the Britisl,
army and navy lists. A baseIess report
was received at the meeting that the Off
GERS OF the First Dragons. in garrison at
Dublin. OF which regiment tho Emperor was
made honorary colonel by Queen Victoria
had burned his Majesty in ef.igy On re-
ceipt OF the rumor there was a loud and
prolonged outburst of cheering and other
applause. The colonel Of the First
Dragons, this afternoon, reIegraphed the.
there is absolutely no ground for this
story. II is said. however, that before the
receipt OF this official denial. the German
ambassador. Count Won Hatzfeldt- Widen
burg. made representations on the subject
to the Marquis OF Salisbury, asking TO be
informed as TO the truth OF the report
At the Foreign Office this afternoon the
dispatches saying that the Beers demanded