The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-15
NO CAUSE FOR WAR.
Kruger Denies Chamber
Iain's Statements About
His Promises.
fBy Gable to The Associated Press.


LONDON, Sept. Is, 1854 Blue Book
containing the last Transvaal despatch
of the Secretary of tsate for the Colon
les, Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, relating to
the matters which led up to its being
sent, was issued today. The text of Mr..
Chamberlain's not is identical with the
despatch as cabled to THE Associated
Press September 49, The only import
ant feature is telegram from the British
High Commissioner, Sir Alfred Miner,
dated August 81, referring to the com
mercial distress and saying:-
IT am receiving representations from
many quarters to urge the Imperial
Government to terminate the suspense.
British South Africa IS prepared for ex-
treme measures and is ready to suffer
much more in order to see the vindication
of British authority. 1t is the prolonga-
ton Of the negotiations, endless and in
decisive, that is dreaded. I fear seriously
that there will be a strong reaction of
feeling against the policy of the Imperial
Government if matters drag. Please un-
derstand that l invariably preach con-
fidence and patience and not without
effect. But if I did not inform you of the
increasing difficulty Of doing this and of
the unmstakable growth of uneasiness
about tn present situation and of the
desire to see it terminated at any cost
should be falling in my duty"
Other lengthy dispatches from the Brit
ish High Commissioner are published, but
they only reiterate the Outlander claims
regarding the franchise and the Commits
sioner's ideas regarding the propositions
already made.
The Blue Book throws no new light on
the situation as it is today, except to
show the Commissioners patience has
reached the ebbing point.
published interview with President
Kruger, said to have taken place at Pre-
toria, yesterday, is far more important.
He is quoted as saying:-
ST have tried all along to place the
aliens in the Transvaal on the same foot
ing politically as the Burghers. Mr.
Chamberlain says I have not kept my
promises. This thundered President
Kruger, 81 deny
Continuing, the President of the South
African Republic is said to have added
'4The aliens of the Transvall have the
same commercial rights as the burghers
and have always enjoyed them without
the same political rights, but they would
not vail themselves of this. Roughly
there are more than fifty thousand aliens
who have been here more than seven
years and have registered, thus being
eligible to the franchise Yet, of the Brit
ish subjects who have ayailed themselves
of 1t the chief part have been Afrikanders
and no English born. This shows that the
British in the Transvaal do not want the
franchise.
I'm my opinion there is no cause what
ever for war. Everything could be set
tied by. arbitration"
A second edition of the London Times"
today prints a special despatch from New
castle, Natal, dated September Is, which
bears out the British High Commissions
ers statement, as it says the Outlanders'
Council has transmitted to the Imperial
Government what practically amounts to
a protest against further delay. The COR
respondent says:
ssThey cannot contemplate without grave
misgivings the possibility that the Pre-
toria Government will be permitted to
further delay matters on the plea of con-
sulting the Burghers."
The Times y correspondent adds
There is nothing to confirm the reports
that the Beers will concede Mr. Chamber
lain's demands. On the contrary, it is
stated that three thousand men win be
despatched to the border Immediately
after the Transvaaps reply is sent. Every
thing points to the prospect of an early
conflict
The advices from Cape Town today tend
to confirm the pessimistic views of the
Times z correspondent at Newcastle.
The news that strong force of Beers
has been stationed one hour from Ra-
mathlabama, commanding the Pretoria
and johannesburg roads. has created great
Indignation at Cape Town.
The first battalion of the Manchester
Regiment arrived at Cape Town today
disembarked and marced through the
streets. The soldiers were wildly cheered.
After they had been revived by Lieuten-
ant General Sir Frederick Walker, COM
mander of the British troops in South
Africa. they Battalion re-embarked and
proceeded to Natal. These troops, form
ing the first installment of the reinforce
ments, weier sent from Gibraltar to Cape
Town