The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-13
ENGLAND AND THE rRAxsvAAL.
President Kruger Appealed TO Ger
many and France.

London, Feb. 12.-The government has
issued a blue book containing the dis
patches which passed between Mr.. Cham
berlain. secretary Of state for the colo
nies; Sir Hercules Robinson, governor of
Cape Colony; President Kruger Of the
South African republic. and others in re-
gard TO the disturbances in the TransvaaI.
The book contains a dispatch from Sir
Jacobus A. Dewet, the British diplomatic
agent at Pretoria, addressed TO Sir Her
cules Robinson. which announces that
President Kruger, upon learning that DIR.
Jameson and his followers had crossed
the frontier of the Transvaal made an
appeal to the governments of Germany
and France for their Intervention.
In consequence of the receipt of Sir j.
A. Dswets dispatch to Sir Hercules Rob
inson, Mr.. Chamberlain telegraphed to
Gov. Robinson, Jan. l3, as follows:
Great Britain will resist at all cost the
Interference of any foreign power in the
affairs of the Transvaal. The suggestion
that Germany had contemplated such a
step was met in this country by an un-
precedented and unanimous outburst of
public feeling. Great Britain will not toll
crate any change in her relations with the
TransVaal"
Prior to teIegraphing Great Britain $
positive refusal TO permit any foreign in
reference in the Transvaal, Mr.. Cham
Deriain wired Gov. Robinson, in reply "a
an inquiry from President Kruger, in re-
gard to the destination of the new flying
squadron of British warships, that II was
not the present intention of the govern
mont TO send the squadron to South
Africa, as already three British warships
had been sent to Delagoa Bay, the rem
devious of number of foreign warships
Later. Mr.. Chamberlain informed Gov
Robinson that England, while respecting
the independence of the Transvaal, on the
subject of conventions, would maintain
her position as a paramount power at all
Concerning DR.. Jameson's raid, Mr.
Chamberlain telegraphed Gov. Robinson
instructing him to represent to Cecil
Rhodes, the pIemier of Cape Colony, that
DR.. jameson had been guilty of flibuster-
ing, and to inform him that II II should be
proved that the British South Africa
Company was cognizant of his movements
or privy thereto, the government would
be called upon to revoke the company
charter. In any event, he said, the COM
demnity.
To this cablegram Gov Robinson replied
that Mr.. Rhodes declared that DIR. Jane
son had acted wholly without authority
The Bluebook also says that Mr. Cham
| berlain telegraphed on Jan. 13 that the
| United states government was Informed
that John Hays Hammond, an American
| citizen, had been made a prisoner charg-
| ed with treason. Mr. Chamberlain in
| Structed Gov. Robinson TO take upon be-
| half of Hammond and the other Amer
| leans arrested the same measures as
should be taken on behalf of British sub
| jects.
| The Bluebook also contains letter from
| Hon. Thomas +. Bayard, United States
ambassador expressing the American
| governments appreciation of the courtesy
| Of the British government toward Amer
| lea and her citizens.
Prominence will be given by the Dali,
! News. Tomorrow TO rumor that aft.i
| Itt Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, secretar.
| of state for the colonies, haC
! had an interview with Hon
! Cecil Rhodes the ex-premler o
! Cape Colony the government de
! cided that it was highly important to in
| sure the prevention of DR.. Jameson'l
! communicating with any one before b,
| shoul1 he delivered over to justice, ar
| thar they therefore hurriedly dispatche,
| Inspector Froest with a warrant for hi
arrest on his way to England, with in
| strCctions to prevent DR. Jane
! scr FROM holding communication
| with any persons. The rumor hai
| 1t that upon learning of uhi
| step on the part of the government ~
| Premier Rhodes started forthwith for n a
! pies with the intention of circumventini
! Inspector Froest and obtaining an inter
| view with DIR. jameson.