Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-06
CLAIMS INNOCENCE.
England Denies Having Instigated
Trouble in the Transvaa.
Kaiser is Firm in His Posiiion-Has Support
OF Austria.

Berlin, JAM sir +. s. Lacelles. Brit
ish ambassador to Germany. of late has
had daily interviews with the chance li0r,
| Prince Hohenlohc, and these conferences
have led to Il much calmer tone in official
circles and in the articles published in the
semi-oflicial newspapers
The violent tone displayed by the Eng.
lish press, especially in their TRADES
against the Kaiser, DOES not agree with
the character of the communications re.
ceved at the foreign Office from Lord
salisbury. who protests his innocence of
all Wedge of the plans of the Char
t rcd south Africa Co. and declares the
determination Of Great Britain to act
strictly 10 acc orlance with the terms If
the Iransyaai treaties concluded in 1881
and 1854.
So far nothing has been heard at the
foreign oilire rs to how the government of
G7cat Britain will treat the coneratu
l1tory message cabled President Kruger by
the Kaiser, Nothing appears likely to
cause any alteration in the attitude of
Germany in respect to her resolve to sup
pJI1 the 1ransvaal republic in declaring
the convention Of 1854 vcid thus enabling
the Beers to obtain their Independence Of
England
The contention Of Germany is that the
convention Of 1891 must lapse and the
new relations OF England with the Trans
vaal must give the latter the right to
direct ard uncontrolled intercourse with
other powers.
The United Press obtained, last even
ing, an interview with DR. Loyd. secre
targ Of state of the South African Rcpub-
lie, row in Berlin Ii was the Chartered
South Africa Co and the Rhodes and
Bcrnatto groups, he said, that provoked
the revolution in the TransVaal. aiming
to overthrow President Kruger and re
place him with creature OF Cecil Rhodes.
and then, through the agency of the new
President, annex the Transvaal to Cape
Colony. The movement WAS associated
with the plans of throwing the markets
into disorder and acquiring good stocks at
the lowest figures.
The Beers, DR.. Leyd said would treat
the prisoners that they captured in the
battle with DR.. jameson and his fol
lowers humanely. despite the fact that
they were brigaDds and had been secretly
armed by Rhodes.
Dr. Leyd entertains hopes that he will
be able to obtain an audience with the
Emperor AS yet he has only been able
to see the foreign secretary The au-
thori,ies at the foreign office deny that
the Transvaal government has asked Gel
many to assume . protectorate over the
South African Republic
Austria has no special interest in South
Africa, but'she supports the idea of Ger
many's Intervention i'll the IraUsvani.
Inc. Vienna papers concur in expressing
the hope that the powers Will take advan
tage OF the present opportunity to curb
English eneroachmehts.
Under the presidency of Duke Albrccht
OF Mecklenburg, committees are b.jnn
formed In Berlin, Hamburg and other
German cities for the purpose of collecting
funds for the relief Of the Boer families |
who are suffering as result of the war !
like operations la he.Transvaal. Alreniy |
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