Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-23
THE Beers WERE MlSLED.
British Representatives Accused Of Breach Of
faith.


Pretoria, Sept. s2.-A grccn-book has
been issued containing the report Of
State Attorney SUITS 10 the government
ON the pour pnrlcurs between himself
and the British diplomatic agent, Mr.
Conynghum Greene, leading TO the con-
ditluuul nNC years franchise proposal
Mr. suts asserts that the proposal
was the result " a private discussion
ana an arrangement that both govern
ments should Informally decide about
the onvr and IT, acceptance before the
uner should be- formally submitted. lie
also contends that the exact draft uf
the oncr was wired 60 the British high
commissioner. Sir Alfred Miner. ana
that the Imperial government sent "A
dispatch 60 Air Greene. which the lat
ter Interpreted as an acceptance Of the
uner
Mr. SUITS says that had the Tranavnai
known any difficulty would be made
about auzgfalnty his government
would never have made the proposals.
hut would have probably Immediately
accepted the Invitation To Join "a COM
mission Of inquiry regarding the seven
year proposal lie also denies that he
promised sir, Greene that the new
members Of the ltuud would De allowed
10 speak English All he said on this
subject. he declares. was that the mat
shows that In the telegram 20 Sir Al
fred Miner no mention was made uf
this subject.
President Kruger has been In tel
cEuphiC conference with President
Stcyn this afternoon regarding the sit
uatinn, and the decision Of the Raad
of the Orange Free State IL awaited
with interest
Large numbers Of local Danes. Ger
mans, frcnchmen, Hollanders ana
Americans have offered their services 10
Cpmmnndnut General J0ubcrt In the
event ~ hustilitlcs
The elder burghCrl Ftill fail to see the
grounds N u cnsus bclli but II Mr..
Chamberlain makes what they would
characterize as "humlllnting demands"
such as. FOR instance, disarmament, war
would be inevitable,
Cnpetown. Sept. g2-writing 10 an
Intimate friend hero. President Kruger
said: Things are serious. and Will be-
come gruvcr. but a peaceful settlement
win be- attained"
In the Cape house u assembly to-
day, discussing the question Of volun-
tcera. the premier said he hoped some
day 10 see force established, The
English and the Dutch VIII unite for
the defense OF the colony and render II
independent NJ imperial troops
The Berkshire battalion, II II report
cd, VIII be moved tomorrow from King
Willlnmstown 10 the Orange Free state
border, apparently In response Co Prosi-
dent Stoyn's speech at the opening OF
the Rad yesterday
BRITISH INTENTIONS.
New York. Sept, GA dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
No retreat, no proyOcation, but more
troops TO the front This IN a brief
summary OF the last cabinet meeting.
The continuance Of negotiations with
the Trnnsynnl ON former lines
IN not considered desirable, and
% fresh start viii be made
ua soon as the ministers have
leisure for a deliberate review N the
whole situation Meanwhile the mill
tnry forces I'm South Africa viii be In
creased by ton or twenty thousand
men, The Trnugvaal government viii
be courtcouHly Informed that the min
listers require time FOR reconsidcrlng the
subject ~ EnElnnda relations with the
Dutch republic. ana the door viii not
be- closed against pacific diplomacy, II
President Kruger wi. hes 10 make fresh
overtures The ministers are deter
mined not 10 provoke O declaration of
war. especially when thcy are not IN
readiness for hostllitics, but they viii
not modify the terms OF the c0mmuni-
cation sOnt out by Mir Chamberlain.
The great stir ~ military preparation
prevailing az army headquarters bc-
tokens the dispatch Of large reinforce
mcnta 10 the Cape and Natal. The
prolonged conference between Mr., Bal
four and Lord Rothschild indicates that
the spending departments are short Of