Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-16
ANGLO RTR0UBLE
Talk Of ihe Sending Of a British Army
10 Natal.
IT MAY EASILY LEAD TO WAR
II IL Held i'm Some Quarters
deed. That only Mir"e" ~"
Avert Hostiiities be'"'
and Germany.


raid into the rranssaaI' or p''""'9' 49,"
more remote cause, does no. aPp'ar I'm"
h, 20 he settled by mere exchange Vi w.
,,,o,os,ic correspondence or VISIT u
-, Kr,icer's TO London. on the sur
.. All sppcars 10 be clear saihhg' Pu'
8 ,s st,led with certainty that there
=. ..,,e,blne In the wind Of which the
-.,,,,,i pubilc has as yet no knowledge
p,,,or,a advlces Of Thursday showed
that the Boer Government was ihcei'se''
and with reason, because OF Mr. Chah-
h,rlaiu's dispatch 10 Sir Hercules RoDih-
e., hex Majesty's High COMMISSIONS IN
s,,ab Africa, IN when the Secretary OIL
STATE for the Colonies set forth the al
laeed grievances OF the foreign resideh's
81 the 'rranssaaI. and suggested scheme
Of reforms. which Included the sIantIhS
=, .,t,romy 10 the residents OF me
% President Kruger thought that lh'S
,',sap ,iuvarranted Interference VITA 'n0
t-.~r.t affairs OF the South African -
,-..... and ne oid not hesitate 10 pi"''''
I'm H.. face Of things. IL appeared ' '
the moderation OF President hrueei az
war. Dr. Jameson and has I.io" 49,,
bustcrers, and me ostehs'Die ,,ofect
~ the British Government 10 w.,
- ,t,era in their rignts, would, ai'VI
ma dtulornatic correspondence l''- I.s -,
a. restbration of the condition Vi --Al'
,hat ur,yailed before the Ia'u. -.
me surface. however u t!F'"t,o -
,n. priti.h Government Is not "tllns rs
t.reiv in good faith. he Itpi1So,I' o,,,c,aI
I.. United Press learns nom . 90 ,|nGer
ROO tbat the Mar-Omcc dCtiis 80
-, ,r.narafion 10 send al army e'iP'
az a, ooD men 10 south Ai'lea'
AN ARMY FOR NATAL
-. ,ne silence of the Enghsh
and i'm the face OF possible ue-
- ,,. absoluto accuracy OF this ssa'e
-, can be relied upon. Inc va -,
ses consulted 10y TAG soVerH'nens
,.eek aftcr Emperor Nllildin -.
".s.'t,b 10 President Kruger as 10 M"
'ong II would take 10 laHu 80
.e9,.,'sa army In Natal Plans were pio
-'ti tstoy.rn the War-Olbce ana IN
f''..'t, with the result that IL wa
H,+ that an expedition coslu -
a.. min qhree months. Inc uc'a,'9
- ito scheme are known ohiS " -
.,,ds ~ The War-Oiice ana tne nT',,,a.
~ tne inner Cabinet. put IN IN 20 the
lion received by the rep esei''"'l' ,,,,ent
tl..d press points 10 large Con'l"e
L''''' I'm from India, cavalry. ar
III. uffA
tulary, ana infantry iheiu"i"e
,tbsr native troops. , oe,,le-
N ,rouise Of peaceini se''io-
1t Of the Transvah dhiell' 80
80 auuear 10 have suihceo 10 '"' a..
,he Tritish GoyerSment 10 ab'.'uo.i -
,ros.~t Final orders Tor the uopo -.' 49,.
mo troops have not Yel De" 1',a3
lut II the present designs NataI
,.,,, a nm army corps VIII DC i'll -N"'"'
80. time In May. What real use u 10
=, ,nade OF this force can only DC sur
missed. The C;lobe
lone of an he newspapers. seems -
NJ. received some hint OF the Govern, -.
,rent's intentions. Ii argues thal s oi'
woras with the Beers are a sheer ~, M" '5ls
OF tine. England, II declares VIII So
what she wants Only 10y 10.
force-pot an actual collision, but "
-,onstrafion. Therefore. the govern
mont must Increase its forces IN Sou'l
,f,lea 70 such an extent as 10 convince
the government at Pretoria that nei1ner
he poers nor the Germans VIII DC
.o,oer allowed 10 prevent submission 10
euclaud's just demands.
TO OVERAWE THE BOERs.
.r,o clohe does not attempt TO esu-
,~ste what force will be required 10
o,,erswe the Beers, but says that tae
Government has not enough troops III
sonth Africa az present to do what at any
moment II may be imperatNey heces-
s,r, Ia 90. The English, after thelr
,|,.,.,.b aer.st at Maiuba Hill. In ISL,
had 9DDo troops opposed to the boeIs'
,vao were not at ali oVerawed tnen II
=, the protected expedition there shouiu
ie "a idcd the existing forces IN Sou1h
Africa there would be, Of all arms com
bnea. from 5000 20 3oOW men Who
roi be used In demonstration against
the Twusyaal
The republic might and propapy
would. find an ally in the orange free
State IL would also receive assistance
from Dutch sympat hizers in Cape colony
and wos.l prohablv secure tho active in
PREVENTION ~ Europe. II would De
biz iab for England TO make even Inn
iici demonstration.
Although the First Lord ~ the Urea
s.rv. MIR. a !. Balfcur, referred nope
fully In the House Of Commons iast
n.ght TO President krugers coming 10
England 20 discuss the questions ~ IS
SUE. nobody within or without the ohelai
circle believes that he "a coming. ON
Thursday night Mr.. Chamberlain an
uoaucei his readiness 10 abandon his pro-
posal that home-rule should be grant
Il 10 the residents Of the Rand, ana
o. ask Prcsdcn. Kruger 10 suggest an
affirmative. The sturdy BOer President
stated the alternative explicitly In his last
dispatch. I'm which ne declared that The
rrausvaal would allow no interference
with us internal affairs. With this DIS
patch before him. Mr.. Balfour affirmed
,ie decision Of the British Govern
rnent 70 interfere somehow 10 secure TO
the fore f,ners IN the Tfansvaal equal
rights with the Beers. The question now
s.. What form will this interference
take?
ARMENIA.
The ministerial explanations In Parla-
ment regarding Armenia have not been
satisfactory. even to the governments
sr porters. and have distinctly weakened
Prime Minister Saiisbury's reputation.
The old description Of "a lath painted to
look like iron" Is plentifully quoted.
The Liberals have postponed their
general attack on the governments Ar
nenian policy until the newly-issued blue
book can be studied.
The tone Of the Conservative and Libe-
raj speeches in the debate last night
the House OF Commons. and the con-
teaueht comments to-day OF the newspa-
Iets or 10Th parties. disclose the fact
'nat mere rs current Of opposition IA
nVi"hie 10 British Intervention i'm the
IransVaal on the pretext OF defending the
Hkhs 81 the foreign residents OF that
republic. Sir William Vernon Harcourt' g
morahzng on the fate which attends
tn"se VINO interfere In the Arrangement
OF domestic differences dd not seem 10
be taken seriously by the Liberals v,iosa
leader IN the House ne is
The Westminster Gazette xvh,cn g. n
liberal organ, replies 10 Sir vrrniar,
saying 'hat as lar as The domestic COM