Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-09-30
HER MAJESTY'SNOTE
Transvaal's Imputations OF
Double Dealing Denied
SOUTH aFRICiyS BLAMED FOR DELAY
Ns Groans fer as.>pprehe-st". Ne
sardias observation-disclosures fer
sse Of English Language Ne
aer&ea as Reeseaahf>.

LONDON, sept 2S.-The ofscisls cf
the foreign ofhce have given out the text OF
the letter from the secretary of state fvr
the colonies. Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, 20
the British high commissioner in soutbf
Africa. Sir .Slfred Miner. date6 sept -
The British reply expresses regret that
her nsajersy's ofer. No. 5. - SEPT. ; bad
I t.ecn refused and says;
The object her naiesty'- government
l had ir view va the secv0t negotiations
has been stated ina a manner which can
no, admit OF nil~appvehensiOn- 10
obtain such substantial and immediate !
/ representation for tho gitianderS a. VIII
! enable them TO secure for themselves that !
/ fair aud lust treatment which VA form
! aRv promised them in 1881 and which
her majesty intended 70 secure fOr their
when -he granted privileges ~ self gov
. crnmens 60 the Transvaal No conditions
less comprehensive than those contained
IN the telegram of Sept. : caa be relied on
,o effect this object. The refusal % the
south Afrscan government 90 entertain
the ofer thus made. coming a. does
after four months % protractrd nrrotia
tons. themselves the climax % hve years
81 ext.udod agitation. makes IL usele~s so
further pursue the discussion On the lines
hitherto followed. and the imperial Eov-
ernua-nt IL now compelled 20 consider tns
situation sfresh and formulate new pro
po~al- for a tnal settlement of the issues
which have bsen created in South Africa
, bv the policy constantly followed for
, many years by the government OF South
. Africa They viii Communicates the result
of their d~liberatiOns In later DIS
patch
In later communication. dated sept
4 - the imperial government takes AZ the
4 cnarre of breach 81 faith insinuated oJ
= Secretary % State ReitE sept i0
- ~sxh{ch." Il il pointed out. I'VE cannot
l., pass over in silence" Mr.. Chamberlain
.S then says.
3 The proposals made by the Soutf
a African Republic In IL Letters of Aug II
r. aud 20 were not snduccd by suggesticn'
D. given by the British agent from the stat
n attorney, as claimed. and that. on III
n contrary. the state attorney sounded IN
British agent both In writing and in con
g. vcr~ntion a. % the conditions which tn
~ imperial government wrcid waive 'he a
N / vitatiou 60 joint inquiry. and tss rFre
IA ~ these COMMUNICATIONS was pruposn'
ar | paatls. by the South African Eovetnnaft
ce ia those letters. Ii il impossible that n
a. Sosith African government could ha'
IA had any doubt aS "a the imperial goveri
"a u,ent's answer Go the conditions name'
"a and NV reply Was actually the same I
n th. british agent had forvshadOwed
al. the state attorney and which. therefor
they must have anticipated In makiE
the proposals.
The imperial government also deni
~. that its telegram 81 sept. substitute
m m entirely new proposal for the inris
~ ton a. the Joint commission 81 inquiry
m. The imperinl government se~~
- ground for nliSa pprehension on the %
;.a or the South African Republic as "a
ms answer regarding noEinterference
inr suzerainty. m the imperial governms
80. had already seated that Il would I
,he press for the appointment Of a Joint CO
mission Of inquiry In view of the Il
that such an inquiry would. ia the 90
ION Of the government OF the south A.
,e.l. can Republic. prejudice the right OF
ac- Independence repeatedly reeognsaed
He the imperial government
cnl. A. 10 the u~f OF the E'ns"sn 'aHso'
his Ia the volksraad. the impsrial COVE
ment regards this a. reasonable aud
astonsshed that the government OF
South African Repubiic shoald deen
rSxs unnecessary aud make a point % deny
,axs that the government OF the South a
the can Republic ever proposed the sans
the the British agent"
a special dispatch from Pretoria
that the members or the vclksrasd.
- lieving that the British notes are Int
ed to gain time for the concentration
tel. troops. urge the government 70 adls
leas. the raad Immediately aud 10 send q
oT., Britain a note declaring that further
- bilixation will be regarded as an anfri
-. ~ act.