The record-union., 1899-09-19

Let England clearly understand
what war in South Africa means. The
largest empire the world has ever seen
will hurl its full force against small
state and about thirty thousand men,
including lads of Is and old men Of
90, without standing army or organ
lied commissariat. The entire little
people will have to resolve itself into
an army of their wives and daughters,
who will prepare the bread and meat
the farmers will put in their saddle
bags when they go to meet the enemy.
To-day the women of the TranSvaaf
are demanding guns that they may
take their part in the last stand. We
may crush the little people with the
aid of Australians and Canadians,
since the British Isles seem unable to
crush them alone. We may take their
land and fower the little flag of his
independence, so dear to the Boer, but
we shall have placed stain upon our
own that centuries will not wash out.
Only the International speculator, who
through persistent misrepresentation
and by means of the press has wrought
this evil, will gain and fill his already
overloaded pockets with South African
gold"
GERMANY WILL NOT ASSIST
KRUGER.
BERLIN, Sept 1S-The Associated
Press learns authoritatively that the
German Government has en1phatically
informed President Kruger to expect
no assistance in the event of war with
! Great Britain, and that the German
{ in,
instructed to inform Germans who vol
unteer their help that they will be aid
ing President Kruger at their own risk
ANXIOUS FOR AMERICAN INTER
VENTION
LONDON, Sept. 19.-The Cape Town
correspondent of the Daily Mail"
says: The United States Consul in Cape
Town has gone to Bloemfontein at the
request of the government of the
Orange Free State. to confer regarding
the crisis. The Orange Free State Eix-
ecutive is anxious to secure American
intervention. Roer spies invest all the
border towns. Two troops will be dis
patched to Kimberly within a week.
Five hundred started tonight and
others will go forward tomorrow.
The Daily Chronicle" points out
this (Tuesday) morning that the
Orange Free State would probably bet,
ter serve the Transvaal by remaining
neutral than by active assistance. be-
cause the easiest route for marching
troops TO johannesburg and Pretoria
lies between Orange River and Vaal.
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle" says: It is reported
here that Coyngham Greene, British
diplomatic agent at Pretoria, fears that
an attempt will be made to dynamite
the British agency
BOERS MASSING ARTILLERY.
LONDON, Sept. 19. = The special dis
patches from South Africa confirm the
report telegraphed yesterday that the
Beers are massing artillery in positions
commanding Laing's Neck Small Boer
detachments occupy positions above
Buffalo River
The members of the Afrikander Bund
in Cape Town intend to convene the
Bund in Congress to consider the sit
uation.
Bloemfontein paper reports the dis
missal of several Englishmen from the
Bloemfontein police force, because of
their refusal to serve on the commands.
ATTITUDE OF THE TRANSVAAL
UPHELD.
PRETORIA, Sept 1S. - The Trans
vaal State Secretary, F. w. Reitz, in
the course of an interview to-day, de-
clared that the Government, the Volks-
raad and the people were unanimous
regarding the attitude which the Trans
vaal has assumed, and that there was
no foundation whatever for the reports
of the differences.
Mr.. Reitz asserted that the Trans
vaafs decision was arrived at in con-
junction with the Orange Free State.
The Volksraad to-day re-adopted the
mining article, empowering the Govern
ment to confiscate the claims and mines
belonging to people convicted of treason
or conspiracy against the State and
empowering the Government to order
that the mines be worked and if their
instruction is disregarded, to work
them through the crown agents The
re-adopted article comes into force i'm
mediately.