The herald., 1896-01-01
TROUBLE IN IN The The TRANNSSVAAL
Is Rapidly Developing Into an
Open War
THE UlTLANDERS OBJECT
To Taxation Not Accompanied by Poll
ticaI Representation
British Troops Invade the TrausvaaI Terri.
tory-Armed Resistance viii Fellow Pro-
testation, and Conflict Inevitable
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associat ted Press Special Wire.
BERLIN, lec. 8 An alarming telegram
has been received here from Pretoria,
Transvaal, which states hat an armed
force of the British South African COM
pany, numbering 800 men, with six Maxim
guns and other artillery pieces, is reported
to have invaded Transva i territory.
| A telegram from Pretoria further states
that the British forces have already reach
ed the vicinity of Rustenburg and are ad.
vaucing on Johannesburg. On learning of
the news, President Kfleger of the Trans.
vaal ordered that further advance of the
invaders should be prevented by force of
arms, and he issued proclamation call
| - upon all ''burghers'' to defend the
.Seuntry. An armed conflict as the result
of The appeal is inevitable.
/ CoNFIRMAToRY ADvIcEs.
| LONDON, Jan. IA special to the Times
from Cape Town says:
| Consequent upon letter signed by the
leading inhabitants of Johannesburg,
which was sent TO DR.. Jameson at Chit
Mafeking on Saturday, DR.. Jameson on
| Sunday crossed the rransvaal frontier
near Mafeking with 700 men. 1t is known
that he passed Melmani at o'clock on
Mond iy morning.
| No further direct news has been received
i from Transvaal. The letter from Dr.
Jameson was dated December 2Sth, and
said:
"Matters in this state have become so
| critical that we are assured that at no dis
tant period there will be a conflict between
| the government and the Uitlander popuia-
| tion. he position of thousands of Egg
lishmen and of others is rapidly becoming
unbearabio."
The letter then proceeds TO complain
that the government virtually compeis
Uitlanders to pay the whole revenue of the
country while denying them representa-
ton.
"Every public act betrays the most posi-
tive hostility, not only to everything Eng
lish but to the ne!ghboring states. The iu-
| terna' policy of the government has in
censed not only the U,tl4nders, but a large
number of Beers, while its external policy
has exasperated the neighboring sta tes O
the extent of endangering the peace and
Independence and the preservation of the
republic. The people here only desire fair
play and the maintenance eofiudependence of
and the presence of thoss public liberties
without which life is not worth living. The
government denies these things and vio-
, lates the national sense of Englshmen at
every turn.
"We must consider what must be the
CO.. dition of things in the ev-nt of an
men, women and ch ldren of our race will
be at the mercy of the we'll armed Beers,
and property will be in the greatest peril.
We feel we are justified in taking any step
to prevent the shedding of blood, and TO
nture the protection OF our rights.
ut is under these circumstances that we
feel constrained to invoke your aid.
Should a disturbance arise here the cir
cumstances are so extreme that we cannot
but believe that you and the men under
you will not fail to come to our re-cue. We
guarantee any reasonable expense you
may incur in helping us, ard ask you to
believe that nothing but the sternest neces-
sity has prompted this appeal"
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of
state for the colonies, has just returned 20
London unexpectedly and remained at the
! colonial office the whole day.
The Times, in an editorial, thinks the
letter hardly justified DR.. Jameson's start.
ling move.
"But it will be necessary" the Times
continues, ITO wait for further news before
ju lying his ac ion. Ii we were satisfied
iha nothing but immediate and decisive
intervention on his part could save a great
| British community from armed violence
his conduct wil be approved here. 1t may
| have been technically incorrect, but the
| sense aud feelings of The nation will recog-
nlze that techuicaiities could not have been
suffered to stand in The way where the
! lives and property of their citizens were at
stake.
"Mr. Chamberlain's action indicates,
however, that no adequate justlti alton
exists for DIR. Jamesons apparent breach
| of the law of Natl ms. II was known in
official circles yesterday hat in the course
| of tn. day Mr.. Chamberlain had wired to
| DR.. Jameson ordering him to return with.
out delay to the company's territory. 1t
| cannot be supposed such a step would
/ bave been taken bad the colonial office
seen reason to believe that the orderly
| British subjects of Johannesburg were in
immediate danger Until they have strong
grounds for retaining such fears it is their
| obvious duty to prevent any infringement
| by the chartered (South Afric ny company
on the rights of friendly states.
"rhe adoption of this course manifestly
places serious respon sibl ty upon the
shoulders of the colonial office. 1t is be-
| lirved the Borr forces have been mobilized
under Gen. Juebert and that an explosion
is possible at any moment.
| "Mr. Chamberlain is believed to have
addressed himself 10 President Kruger as
clearly and firmly as DR.. Jameson. He
called upon the Boer leader 10 do his ut
most to prevent hostilities, and has offered
his aid to promote a peaceful settlement.
''If no rising is occurred, Mr.. Chamber
lain's attitude will command universal APP
provs |, but it British blood has been shed
winch might have been saved, it is lnevita-
Die tnnt some part or the Dldmes however
unjustly, shoull attach to his Intervention.
! NJ replies have been received from DIR.
j meson, and it is doubtful, in fact,
whether he will receive The kilograms be-
fore his arrival at Johannesburg, when
they may be too late.
"President Krueger would do we'll to ac-
cept the British fer of mediation, but 1t
is rumored hat lie has been ill-advised
ennugh to resort to a measure OF a very
different kind. He is said to be 30 far for
ge iui of the position of the Transv ial as
subje suzerainty of Great Britain as to
appeal to the French and German consuls
for support. Conduct of that kind betrays
a remarkable ignorance of the rights OF
this country over the Transvaal and of 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 Transvaal nor suffer
the Transvaal to fall into anarchy"
A special article in the Times Gays: Nc
statement has ,et been issued Dy The gov
trnme . Ut it is under stood President
Kruege, mas informed High Commissioner
Robinson at Cape Town, that a rufnor has
reached him of The invasion OF The Trans
vaal and asking him what steps had bettel
be taken. Gvoernor Robinson repl ed thai
he had head a siInia ruinor but tha he
had no knowi dge of the case; 1t it was
true DIR. Jameson must have acted on his
own responsibility. he had. however, dis
pate he'd messengers to he frontler to re
call any force that might have been NOV