The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-27
CAN NOT CONTINUE.
Crisis in the Transvaal Not Passed,
Said Mr.. Chamberlain.
THE SITUATION is DANGEROUS.
The Knot Is too Strained and Must
Be LoOSened.
IF NECESSARY, FORCE WILL BE USED.
Having Taken This Matter in Hand We will
Not Let 1t Go.
OUR SUBJECTS MUST HAVE EQUAL RIGHTS
Great Britain VIII DC Estnblishcd
rs the Paramount Power in
South Africa.
F NECESSARY, FORCE WILL Be USED.
Having Taken This Matter in Hand We Will
Not Let 1t Go.
UR SUBJECTS MUST HAVE EQUAL RIGHTS

pyrighted, 1899. by Associated Press)
London. August 26.-Though no actual
have apparently taken place
since the Transvaal situation was pre-
viously reviewed in these dispatches, pub
lie interest in the crisis has been wonder-
fully quickened. This is due to the dawn
ing realization that Great Britain is maxi
ing the most methodical preparations for
war. The utter lack of official news and
the serious outlook have made the week
one of tension. Contradictory reports
from home and abroad have hourished
and on the strength of these the newspa-
pers have see-sawed from peace to war
and vice versa, hopelessly at sea.
Endless supposition has been INDUCED
in regarding President Kruger's counter
proposition, but from broad position of
view, such details are not important as
compared with the fact that President
Kruger has refused, some say evaded, the
"irreducible minimum of Sir Alfred Mil
ner, the governor of Cape Colony and
British high commissioner of South Africa
1t is now nearly week since the British
government has been in possession of
President Kruger's reply. Whether or not
a decisive ultimatum is already on the
way to the Transvaal is a subject for con-
lecture
The most conservative opinion is tina,
the Beers will ultimately back down. There
are no signs judging from the military
activity at the British war office and the
same activity in the South African repub-
lie, that such is likely to be the case.
though both sides may be using the move
ments of troops as a bluff. That MIR.
Chamberlain is not in pacific mood Is
to the reception of Kruger's reply of the
differences between the Transvaal and Sir
Alfred Miner. According to the Speaker
this action has immeasureably increased
the difficulty of keeping the peace
Commenting on this fact the Speaker
says: unfortunately neither in Downing
street nor at Pretoria is the value of mod
Grafton and good temper sufficiently ap-
preciated. The consequence is that every
day the situation becomes more dangerous
and may yet see these two races locked In
sanguinary struggle. simply because the
leading men on both sides have failed to
keep sufficient command over their own
tempers and those of their immediate sup
porters."
Definite representations as to the out
come of the Transvaal crisis, hedged in
as it is with secrecy and countless loop
holes through which either side -rfay
crawl are thus debarred. All that can be
said is that in a very short period, prob
ably less than a week, the world viii know
definitely whether President Kruger final
ly acknowledges British supremacy and
its potentialities or whether he really in
tends to resort TO arms in order to defend
his contention. 1t is palpable that the
British will now accept any evasion of
their claims whatever other concessions
President Kruger might make.
The Transvaa correspondent of the
Manchester Guardian, well known writer
on economics, says that he finds wide
spread Willingness among the Johannes
burg Uitanders to take the franchise in
sisted upon by Mr.. Chamberlain, but no
eagerness. He says the Uitlanders griev-
ances are genuine but greatly exaggerated
and keenly felt except by the hot headed
politicians.