The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
OUTLINES BOER POSITION.
President kruger Presents Ills Case
to Americnns-Repu VIII
De Defended.

New York. Sept. THE World pub
fishes the following dispatch from Paul
Kruger, president Of the South Afri-
sent by that paper:
II gladly accede TO your request TO put
the Boer side before the American public
The present agitation against this repub-
lie ernanates partly from a certain sec
tion of British residents to whom the ex-
istence of the republic. which embraces
the most nourish!ng parts CT South Africa
Is a standing Cyosore. and who suffer from
the prevailing lingo mania, partly also
from mining capitalists, who, not content
with having here the best mining laws
in the world, wish also to have complete
control of all legislation and admnistra
ton.
The franchise voting question was taker
up by England because ii was thought the
republic would not yield on that point
Now that the altered franchise does rot
materially differ from the American--it Is
in many respects oasier-the agitation has
become worse. The object clearly Is the
destruction of our republic and the com
plete control of the richest mines in the
world
The press, entirely controlled by capt.
talists, spreads unprecedented misrepre-
sentation and prejudice throughout the
we are determined to defend to the ut.
termost that freedom and self-government
for which our people have shed blood il
every part of South Africa. Though we
have no such powerful friend as you proved
to Venezuela ard to other republics. we
have strong faith that the cause of free.
dom and republican fsm will triumph in The
end"
Pretoria, Sept. THE latest reply OF
the Transyaal republic to the British
demands has been published. In this
reply regret is expressed that the pro
posals of Great Britain are unaccept
able. The Transyaal government adj
mits Great Britain's rights under the
convention and international law tC
protect her subjects, but denies claim
of sulerainty. The reply agrees to o
further conference regarding the fran
chise and representation.
London, Sept. 9. - The cabinet cOun
ell here Friday attracted greater public
interest than any meeting of the min
listers for years past. 1t is understood
that the result of the meeting cstab
lished these facts:
Parliament will not be summoned.
The reserves will not be called out.
Ten thousand troops will be sent tC
| South Africa.
The council was marked by absolute
unanimity, and in spite of a lack of Off
cial information and the presence OF
much corroborative evidence that the
| situation is scarcely less strained there
| is no sign of any intention to convene
| parliament and no immediate necessity
exists to call out the reserves. it is
| probable, however. that the appeals
from the government of Natal will re
suit in the dispatch of a large body oil
| troops from England and India to Natal
| AVID Cape Colony.
Although the foreign Office has not
given out a statement, the general i'm
| preston was that no ultimatum would
| be sent TO the Transvaal at present anC
that time-limit will be placed for a
conference at Cape Town.
Pretoria, Sept. 8. - The government
| has issued formal announcement that
| its last dispatch was intended as an &c.
ceptance of the joint inquiry. The
mistaken Interpretation arose through
a confusion of ideas. Both President
| Kruger and Vice President Joubert de,
clare that they are determined to work
| for a peaceful settlement.