Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-08
|TELBGRAPHIC.
TRAESTlAL EVENTS
,,,,v Of th, lHlls Of The Republic
By Joseph Chamberlain
,,,,,,Drns sORELr OPrREssEO'
,.,.. If Great Britain and Her
c,,,u,--Trial Of ihe Reform
Committee.

Dos. ,,,,,y Of state for the colonies
-, chamberlain, Of Feb. ., TO inc
lh ~" of Cape Colony. Sir Her
on ,oslpsop, was gszelIed this even
l' n review Of tho history Of events
ny r,.,syaal .lnce 1891, and points
'H ma, the mining Interests the
,,.,,y Of the counIry,sre mainly IN
.'-a, Of tue Uillandets, who are
,.,,.I BY legislation from the riga"
.,,,,sp,hlp, and states that Ies
~ t,,,s,lon Of afialrs and the
ri, a, taxation femain monopoiy
~ Ssnds Of n decreasing minority
W. nafnlstlon engaged In agricul.
Ws tsitst The naioriiy, who raisou
lug snnss nom 10000 to E2,OOU,-
.isnted any voice In the gov
~ w., M Inc Tfansvaai and are un-
I,sahtain redress for the lofmiuh'
,9.,I.vsaers hampeIing and injuflng
issm ipesssantly. ,, ,h.
"a "a. snd ab9ve.boafd character OF
~ IilIandcr agitation, and recalls
,S,, the Ultlandet9 petitions were ,oi
I'D by dc Volssfaad amid scoiniuI
's,sy ono msmbef VI that body
Satisnsipg the UitlAndors 70 take up
Ts. mss.,pp Of the BschuanAland
- Al Meleking did not cause
.tstv as II vas understood 10 DC
,"iv a tondeIvOus prior 10 disbsnd-
~ Whsu II was suggested, ON the
~ At December, that The Chhrtereu
%,sny,, police might intervene NJ
ios,nnssburg, It appeared incfoulble,
~ a., rhan,betlain wired n warning
4 tioy. Robinson, instfuo1ing MIN 70
.,to Nj. Cecil Rhodes, tue premier OF
t,pe Colony, oi tue Consequences
iibiouunalely, DR.. jameson hau AL
,,1iy entered toe rfansvAai,
M. douument then reviews the sub
,,oa,nt events and proceeds 70 slate
~ rssltlon Of Great Britain and her
IA. ioWafl tho rfansvaal, saying;
$40, the convention OF 1854 Great
1,Ii,iu has recognized the Tfausvaa!
..igdtpsudtnt internally, but It's ex'
,,fpsl relations are subject TO
,ts CONTROL OF Great Dritain.
~, 4, no reason 10 suppose
hl, any foreign state VIII dis
u.s out rights, but u IL necessary TO
,n.s clearly that tho government In
lends 10 maintain them In tbeir In.
isstl,y, Internally Great Britain 10
ll,Ilnsd, Ia tile intests Of South Africa
whole, and for the stability OF the
qnusyaal, 10 tender friendly cOunsels |
fsnrding the newcomer, mainly
hiiilsh subleolr."
Ipe disIalch then deals NJ length
With the lrevancts OF the Rand, aud
,Ibie,sss Mf. Chambcrlain's belief that
lbs difficulty Of naturalization aud the
lfltehise IL 10 be met by granting the
franchise after i've yeArs' residence,
.ud the removal Of the Objectionable
iAufes Of the oath OF allegiance,
which would ,till deprive the Gather OF
\. status a. n British subject Cham.
Ilsi,in then suggests the consideration |
b The other grievances, taxation, edu. |
tlllon aud m0nOpollta, anu especially
be- exclusion Of Uitlandera from the |
Police, aud proposes that the Rand be
Beclfded modified lVcal autonomy, In.
tullng control OF It's own taKhtion,
,ltltoi to the payment 10 the govern. |
neat OF an annual sliding tribute based |
b. the fluctuations Of the mining In |
tuiIy, such legislation 10 DO subject 10 |
ias veto Of the pttsldont anu sxoou. |
live.
Ths diipslch concludes: "rheso
llggsslions are not offered in deKrada- |
ien Of the prtsidents authority, but
>, sincere And friendly contribution
oi bet mbIesIy's government TO the
sellement Of question which con.
itues 10 threaten the quietudo OF tho
lspubllc and the welfare and progress
ol south Africa"
THE TRIAL.
PRETORIA, TTangvaal, Feb. THE
lllAl OF the members OF tho reform
commltIee was continued To-day.
JAcsbus Demolition testified that tho
Mpubllcan flag was hoisled on the
soll'heldP offices on December 2Sth.
tnd men were enlisted.
Col. Rhodes, brother OF Cecil Rhodes.
hld Iold him that tho Uitlanders hal
Drought the country 10 ita prosperous
condition, and II was hard for them 10
" governed by the stupid Beers,
!ohn Keith, an American Gu ployed
" lne Geldonhuls company, UPON
lelus examined, said that he was iu.
uueel 70 lOln tho George Washington
I.dps unieT prelext Of protecting life
hnd property and Of suppofting tbs
Ihh'yAAl dag. HeiwAs onrolled by
captain Caflen.
Were you pald2o
ne was tho reply,
wa, any salary promised 10 youqD
What oecurredqD
we were told that our oofps vouIa
we hret 10 march TO PfstoTia m
~ s 'ae boers. | thereupon cleared |
was born under a republican
Myself 4 and othera tore tbs col
.u cur arms and We were pInced
,sI arrest, The officers OF tho oorns
VIZ ne handcpfed TO tbs ohnmhsra ~
,.lls,' where they !u.tTeatsd mo md
l',o s y lIishlen ms by ihrustlnv a gun |
l,S U,e ms, They thought me an Eng
4 ca c,',,' W, am : free-horn Amer.
u, I tsv, long ., were you detAined?" was
ltA question.
aw Sul II O'clock The next dsy.u
hAmiuer asked ~ 'ou'" the
InnsyAAl.D N Fl" hgh' Tor the
''tI,l" he was asked. NH" o' the
cans sT Ts a hundred, very few Amor,.
ean,p 'ui everything but Amer.
Aminet. ''N wv" pursued the ex-
csien, eron, sse'imhhlng drill on Wan. |
"whSS ' S,,I,, bus had no AIMS"
4 APP. Caten.p
Ieiorm c ~ come into contact with tho