The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-29
ENGLISH POLICY
IN TRANSYAAL
The Liberals Will Be Allowed OppOF-
tunity Tor Debate.
GRIEVANCES OF UITLANOERS
Mr.. Chamberlain Says They Are Badly
Treated By Beers.
THE SITUATION is DANGEROUS
President Kruger Has Invited Friendly
Advice Government Has Taken
Up a Just Cause and
Fights For 1t.

London, July 2S-In the house of COM
mons today the Colonial office voted TO tur-
nish the liberals with an opportunity for
debate on the governments policy in the
Transvaal. Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman,
the liberal leader, said he thought that in
view of the negotiations pending, retieence
and reserve must rule in the debate. While
he did not sympathze with Boer opposition
to franchise extension, he saw nothing front
beginning to end of the story to justify
armed Intervention War In South Africa
would be one of the direst calamities possl-
BILE. The speaker pleaded for further
friendly and prudent action through Dutch
sympathizers at the Cape. He saw no rea-
son why this should not achieve conspieu-
Gus success, as a similar course had done
in Canada.
The secretary of state for the colonies,
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, opened his speech
in reply by declaring that Sir Fl. Campbell
Bannermans language was calculated to
embarrass the action of the government.
Uitlander's Grievances
The grievances of the Uitlanders Mr.
Chamberlain said, was admitted on all
hands to be serious, but the most serious
part was that the outrageous treatment to
which they were subjected was part OF the
settled policy pursued by the Beers The
situation was dangerous to imperial inter-
ests. As regards the racial feud coming out
of war race antagonism already existed
and was poisoning the community. The
danger of disaffeetion in Cape Colony and
the Orange Free State was entirely due 10
the action of the Transvaal
1t was not a question of five or seven
years franchise, but of the power and au-
thority of the empire and the position of
Great Britain and South Africa. Referring
to offers of colonial help Mr.. Chamberlain
said that if the matter was happily ar
ranged it would always be q satisfaction to
think that in time of trial the country
might count upon the loyalty of the COLO
MES. Mr.. Chamberlain justified the right of
Intervention, firstly, because it was the
right of every civilized power to protect its
own SUBJECTS; secondly, because Great
Britain had the right of Intervention under
the convention of the suzerain power, and,
thirdly, because the convention had been
broken in letter and spirit.
Krugers Proposals
Referring to Sir Campbell Bannerman's s
eulogy of Hon. W. p. Schreiner, former
prime minister of Cape Colony, and j. Hof-
meier, the Afrikander leader Mr.. Cham
berlain said both of them had declared that
the earlier and illusory proposals of Presl-
dent Kruger We're entirely adequate and
satisfactory. When they were quoted as
impartial Judges, the house must remember
that they had at least been a premature.
In dealing with the latest proposals Mr..
Chamberlain said:
president Kruger has invited friendly
advice and the government has thought it,
self justified in appealing to him that a
Joint inquiry should be held. These pro-
posals were made with the view of deter
mining what representation would be I'M
mediately given, which can be the only
basis of satisfactory settlements. The in
quiry accepted, then experts will be ap-
pointed and the government hopes that
then it will be possible to reach an agree
ment. In any case the government will
press for necessary alterations in order to
secure the objects in view We have un-
dertaken the cause of the Uitlanders and
are bound to see 1t through.
1--WE shall not rest until a conclusion
satisfactory to US is received anticipate
the efforts will be successful but we will
not tie our hands in regard TO measures
that may be necessary to fulfill anticipa-
tions.'
The house adopted the colonial office vote
without division of a protracted debate
upon the Southern African policy of the
government.