Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-15
Outlanders in Transvaal Opposed to
Further Delay.
CONFLICT REGARDED AS CERTAIN
Sir Alfred Miners kilograms Out
line the Situation There
PUBLISHED IN BLUE BOOK

LONDON. September ia blue book
containing the last TransvaaI dispatch of
the secretary of state for the colonies Mr..
Chamberlain. relating to the matters which
led up to the dispatch being sent, is
sued today The text of Mr.. Chamberlains S
note is identical with the dispatch as cabled
to the Associated Press September Is. The
only important feature revealed is tele-
gram from the British high commissioner.
Sir Alfred Miner, dated august 81, re-
fcrring to the commercial distress and say
ing:
Il am receiving representations from
many quarters to urge the imperial gov
ernment to terminate the suspense. Brit
ish South Africa is prepared for eeXtreme
measures, and is ready to suffer much
more in order to the vindiCation of
British authority. 1t is the prolongation
of the negotiations, endless and indecisive,
that is dreaded. l fear seriously that there
will be a strong reaction OF feeling against
the policy of the imperial government If
matters drag. Please understand that l in
variabiy preach confidence and patience,
and not without effect. But if | did not
inform you of the increasing difficulty of
doing this and of the unmistakable growth
of uneasiness about the present situation
and of the desire to see it terminated at
any cost l should be failing in my duty
othef Long Dlsp1tchcS.
Other lengthy dispatches from the Brit
ish high commissioner are published, but
they only reterate the outlander claims re-
garding the franchise and the commission
ers ideas regarding the propositions al
ready made.
The blue book throws no new light on the
situation it is today. except to show the
commissioners patience has reached the
ebhing point.
A published interview with President
Kruger said to have taken place at Pre-
toria yesterday, is far more important. He
is quoted as saying:
Il have tried all along to place the aliens
in the Transvaal on the same footing po-
litically as the burghers. Mr.. Chamberlain
says l have not kept my promises. This
thundered President Kruger, Il deny"
Continuing, President Kruger is reported
to have added:
THE aliens of the Transyaal have the
same commercial rights as the burghers
and have always enjoyed them without in
reference. l wanted TO let them nave the
same political rights. but they would not
avail themselves of this. Roughly there
are moIe than $4,000 aliens who have been
here more than seven years and have reg
istered thus being eligible to the franchise
Yet Of the British subjects who have avail
ed themselves of it the chief part have
been Afrikanders and not English-born.
This shows that the British in the Trans
vatl do not want the franchise.
In my opinion there is no cause what
ever for war Everything could be settled
by arbitration"
A second edition of the London Times
today prints "a special dispatch from New
Castle. Natal. dated September 10, which
bears out the British high commissioners
statement as it says the outlanders' coun-
Gil has transmitted to the imperial govern
ment what practically amounts to pro-
test against further delay. The correspond
dent says
Protest Against Delay.
''They cannot contemplate without grave
misgivIngs the possibility that the Pre-
toria government will be permitted to fur
ther delay matters on the plea of consult
ing the burghers"
The Times correspondent adds:
There is nothing to confirm the reports
that the Beers will concede Mr.. Cham
berlain's demands. On the contrary. il is
stated that 5000 men will be dispat ched
to the border Immediately after the Trans
walls reply is sent Everything points to
the prospect of an early conflict"
The advices from Cape Town today tend
to confirm the pessimistc view Of the Times
correspondent at New Castle The news
that strong force of Beers has been sta
toned one hour from Rama thlabama, COM
manGing the Pretoria and Johannesburg
roads, has created great indignation at
Cape Town.
The first battalion of the Manchester
regiment arrived a Cape Town today dis
embarked and marched through the streets
The soldiers We're wildly cheered. After
they had been reviewed by Lieutenant Gen
eral Sir Frederick Walker, commander Of
the British troops in South Africa, the
battalion re-embarked and proceeded to
Natal. These troops. forming the first
installment of the reinforcements, were
sent from Glib to Cape Town.