Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-10
NATAL TO GET TROOPS.
England Sending Regiments at Re-
quest of South Africa.
PARLIAMENT PROROGUED.
Queen Victoria, In Her Speech, Re-
fers to the Uitianders' Grievances
and Says That They Are Not
Being Fairly Treated.

London, Aug. 1O.-Replying to various
questions in the house Of commons, Mr..
Joseph Chamberlain, the secretary Of
state for the colonies, said no official con-
frmation had been received of the re-
port that the Transvaal had declined to
agree to Il joint inquiry into the effect
which the franchise reforms will have on
the uitlanders.
Several regiments, he added, were
about to be dispatched to South Africa
for the defense Of Natal, In response to
the request of the Natal government,
and preparation was being made for all
contingencies.
The additional troops ordered to be In
readiness for transportation to South Az
RIGA include battalion of the Grenadier
guards and three batteries of artillery.
Replying to Mr.. L. P. O'Connor, Irish
Nationalist, member Of the Scotland d.
vision Of Liverpool, Mr.. Chamberlain
deprecated a resumption of the debate
on the Transvaal situation, which, he
pointed out, while serious, still remains
doubtful.
The colonial secretary added that he
sincerely hoped that the report saying
the inquiry proposal had been rejected
was untrue. While he regretted the ne
cessity Of answering Mr.. O'Connor, it
would be fatal mistake to allow the
latter'S viewS-that q war was entirely
needless and that the government ought
to express willingness to wait, maybe %
years, for a redressal of the grievances
Of which they complained-to be consid-
cred.
He added: "The representative opin-
ions of even the small minority in the
house of commons or anything but the
most insignificant minority In the United
Kingdom on the governments policy have
been clearly expressed. We recognize
the grievances of the uitlnnders and
have said that these grievances are not
merely themselves serious cause for
interposition, but are a source Of danger
to the whole of South Africa. We say
our predominance is menaced by the &C.
ton Of the Transvaal in refusing to re-
dress the grievances or give consdera-
ton to requests hitherto put In the most
moderate language of Il suzerain power.
We say that this state of things cannot
be tolerated. We have put our hands to
the pillow and won't draw back. With
that statement | propose to rest con-
tent"
The Queens Speech.
Parliament was prorogued at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon by royal commission.
The house of lords met and summoned
commons to the bar, and the proceedings
terminated with the reading Of the
queens speech, which contained the fol-
lowing statements:
my Lords and Gentlemen-My rela-
lions with the other powers continue
= Il Nv,
the emperor of Russia to consider meas
ures for promoting the maintenance Of
peace has completed its sittings. AL
though the result of its deliberations did
not fully correspond with the lofty aims
which it was summoned to accomplish,
it has met with considerable measure
Of success The institution of a perma-
nent tribunal of arbitration cannot fail
to diminish the frequency Of war, while
the extension of the Geneva convention
will mitigate its horrors"
After reference to the conclusion of
the lo-French convention on the sub
ject of the Nile valley and the Anglo
Russian convention in regard to railway
enterprises in China the speech contn-
ued:
1--WE have received a petition from
cOuSiuerdDle uuI1Def OF my SuDJectS re-
siding in the South African Republic
praying my assistance to obtain a re-
moval Of grievances and disabilities Of
which they complain. The position Of
my subjects in the South African Re-
public is inconsistent with the promise Of
equal treatment whereon my grant Of
internal independence to that republic is
founded, and the unrest caused thereby
is q constant scource of danger to the
peace and prosperity of my dominions in
South Africa. Negotiations ON this sub
ject with the government of the South
African Republic have been entered into
and are still proceeding"
Another paragraph dealt with the sat
isfactory reports of the recovery of the
agriculture and trade of India from the
depression caused by the famine; but, it
added, fears are now entertained of the
prospects of the harvests in western and
central India, owing to the insufficient
rainfall though the officials are taking
timely precautions to meet any scarcity.