New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-01
A TRANSTAAL REPORT

Word comes through one of the subsidized or
cans Of loom Paul" that the Transvaal Legis-
lature will be asked on Monday TO confirm an
agreement made by the Executive Council ac-
ceptable to the British Government. 1t Is hln'ed
that the Arrangement is TO effect important
changes in the franchise laws, practically grant
ing the Outlanders' demands for the rights OF
citizenship. OF course If such a request shall be
made of the Volksraad IT will be granted Tor
that body exists only to register the will of the
Executive Council-that Is TO say, OF President
Kriicer himself 1t will mean that Mr. kruger
has recaded from the high and mighty attitude
assumed by him at Bloemfontein the other day
and Is now disposed to listen to the demands OF
Justice and TO the voice of reason, upon which
all parties concerned. and especially Mr. Kruger
and his Boer comrades. VIII be entitled 10 hearty
congratulations.
We are by no means sure that such request
will be made or that there is any truth IN the re-
polt for unhappily the BOer press, both in ana
ont of the Transvaal is not always IN stric' az
cord with the eternal verites. Yet ii is by 10
means impossible. nor even improbabie' 'hat "
is true We have been inclined to believe from
the outset that Mr. Kriiger would ultimately
WELD with much talk but without blow SUM
cent time has now elapsed since the BloehIoh-
teIn conference for him to ascertain. not onH
through the press but through the army OF
agents which he maintains -. his vast secret
service fund how solidly against him is the sell
timent OF the world. The Opposition press Oh
England is supporting the Government III 'hIS
matter The German Government long ago told
Mr. Krtigcr hluntly that he could expect no ala
or sympathy from IT, Not one European voice
Is raised in his behalf, not even that OF Holland
America sides with the Outlanders. many or
u.bon are from her own shores. And, finally
Game Colonv itself. with its majority Of Dutch
mon gives no sign OF anything but loyalty TO
the Empire. In such circumstances Tor MIN 10
hold out against Great Britain would ne mao
ness 1t would not he an heroic "AthanasluS
contra mundum.' 1t would be "Oom faui
against the world with sense and reason anu
Justice and humanity all on the SIDE OF the
world We sincerely trust, therefore, that the
report is true. If it is, an equitable settlement
of the Transvaal dispute and an era OF uhprece-
denied prosperity for the Transyaal may ne
reckoned 10 he at hand.
II is pleasant 10 note, by the way. that trim
and handy ship of the United states Navy ar
rived at Deagoa Bay yesterday, ana mat she
will stay there for some time, presumably uhti
the troubles are ended one way or the other, 10
guard American interests in that quarter OF the
world. There are American interests there OF no
mean magnitude 1t was American capital ana
enterprise that made DelagOa Bay the supreme
" important place it is 1t was Boer greed ana
Injustice that sought to destroy those interests
American capital and enterprise and energy are
now contributing largely to the development OF
the Transvaal and to the filling OF Mr.. hru-
gers formerly bankrupt but now plethora treas
urv 1t will be a good thing for American UNI
forms 10 be seen in the streets of Pretoria anu
the Stars and Stripes in Delagoa Bay. Inc!
will not hurt the Transvaal If the Transvaal does
not deserve hurting and they may considerably
HELM American interests and the interests OF
civilization.