The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-26
TIRED OF NEGOTIATIONS
England Will Formulate Her
Own Proposals.
CHAMBERlAIN'S LETTER
Great Britain Declares 1t Is Useless to
Pursue the Discussion Along the
Lines Previously Followed
Preparations for War.

London, Sept. 25.-The officials of the
foreign Office this evening gave out the
text of letter of Secretarr of State for
the Colonies Chamberlain to the British
high commissioner in South Africa, Sir
Alfred Miner, dated Sept. 90.
British reply will express regret that
her majesty's offer No. 5 of Sept. had
been refused, and says:
THE object of her majesty's govern
ment had in view in the recent negotia-
tons has been stated in a manner which
cannot admit of misapprehension. viz,
to obtain such immediate representa-
ton for the Outlanders as will enable
them to secure for themselves that fair
and just treatment which was formally
promised them in 1884, and which her
majesty intended to secure for them
when she granted privileges of self
government to the Transvaal. No con-
ditions less comprehensive than those
contained in the telegram of Sept.
can be relied on to effect this OBJ
ject.
THE refusal of the South African
government to entertain the offer thus
made, coming as it does after four
months of protracted negotiations,
closes five years of extended agitation
and makes it useless to further pursue
a discussion on lines hitherto followed
and the imperial government is now
compelled to consider the situation
afresh and formulate its own propo-
sails for the final settlement of the is
sues which have been created in South
Africa by a policy constantly followed
for many years by the government of
South Africa. They will communicate
the result of their deliberations in
later dispatch. In a later communica-
ton, dated Sept. %, the imperial gov
eminent takes up the charge of breach
of faith insinuated by Secretary OF
State Reitz Sept. 16.
Mr.. Chamberlain then says: 1.-THE
proposals made by the South African
republic in its letters Of Aug. 1920 were
not induced by suggestions given by
the British agent from the state attor-
ney, as claimed. 1t is impossible that
the South African government could
have held any doubts as to the imperial
governments answer to the conditions
named and my reply was actually the
same as the British agent had fore
Swallowed to the state attorney and
which therefore the South African gov
eminent must have anticipated in max
ing the proposals.
1.-THE imperial government also de-
MES that it's telegram of Sept. sub
stituted an entirely new proposal for
the invitation to the joint commission
of inquiry
The imperial government then quotes
the dispatch from South Africa of Aug.
10, containing an alternative proposal
identical with that which the imperial
government is said to have substituted,
and the communication then proceeds
as follows:
1.-The imperial government sees no
ground for misapprehension on the part
of the South African republic as to its
answer regarding non-interference and
suzerainty, as the imperial government
had already stated that 1t would not
press the appointment of another com
mission of inquiry in view of the fact
that such an inquiry would, in the opin-
ion of the government of the South
African republic, prejudice the right of
full independence repeatedly recognized
| by the imperial government. AS to
| using the English language in the
| volksraad the imperial government re-
| CARDS this as reasonable, and is aston
| ished that the government of the South
| African republic should deem it I'M
necessary and make point of deny
| ing that the government of the South
| African republic ever proposed the same
| to the British agent