Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-11
CLOUD DARkeNS.
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Britain will not permit further deliveries
to the Beers II this can be prevented.
Teh diplomatic circumstances surround
! ing the present presentation Of the ulti-
matum are probably without precedent.
Ordinarily a foreign power. when al
dressing peremptory demands to another.
| sends them through an ambassador or
minister. The Transvaal government.
however, has no diplomatic representative
recognized by Great Britain. Mr. Mont
| ague White the Transyaal consul gen
eral in London. would not be received by
either the foreign office or the colonial
office. Consequently President Kruger
was reduced to handing the ultimatum to
Mr.. Conyngham Greene AT Pretoria who
in turn, wired it to Sir Alfred Miner
British high commissioner in South
Africa. by whom 1t was transmitted to
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain. who thus be.
comes the first secretary of state of tha
colonies who has ever received an ultI
matum. As soon as the communication
is translated. Mr.. Chamberlain will for
ward it to the foreign office.
The Westminster Gazette says: I've
learn from trustworthy source that the
British government has also dispatched
a note containing stringent demands
which must have crossed the Boer ul.i-
matum. Diplomacy has thus played I'LL
last card and the last word on each side
is of the kind to which the other is not
in the least likely To yield"
The Transvaai ultimatum. which is
signed by Mr.. F. w. Rcitz. secretary Of
state, concludes with the following fouf
demands:
"First-7That all points. Of mutual diff
ference he regulated by friendly recourse
to arbitration or by whatever amicab!c
way may be agreed upon by This govern
ment and Her Majesly's government.
Second-That all troops on the borders
OF this republic shall be instantly with |
drawn.
'Third-That all reinforcements If
troops which have arrived in South |
Africa since June i. 1859 shall be - removed
from South Africa within a reasonable |
time to be agreed upon with this govern |
ment and with the mutual assurances |
and guarantee on the part of this govern |
ment that no attack upon or hostilitieS |
against any portion of the possessions ~
the British government shall be made By |
this republic during the further negOtia |
tons, within period of time to be sub |
sequently agreed upon between the gov
ernments, and this government will, on !
withdraw the armed burghers of this re-
public from the borders.
''Fourth-That Her Majesty's troops |
which are now on the high seas shall not |
be landed in any part Of South Africa"
To these demands is appended the def
milton of the time limit for reply
This government presses for an imme-
date and affirmative answer to the four |
questions and earnestly requests Her Nj
jesty's government to return an answer
before or upon Wednesday, Oct II. 1899.
not later than > clock F. Nj.
1t desires further to add that in the
unexpected event OF an answer not salts
factory being received by it within the in
terval it will with great regret be com
PEELED to regard the action of Her Ma
jestyS government as a formal dcclara
ton of war and will not hold itself re-
sponsble for the consequences .nereof
and that in the event of any further
movement of troops occurring within the
ton to our borders. this government viii
be compelled to regard that also as a for
NAL declaration of war.
II have the honor to be, respectfully
yours, p. W. RElTZ. =.
state Secretary"
Late this afternoon. the colonial office
gave out the text Of the following tele
gram. transmitted by Sir Alfred AIlner
British high commissioner in South
Africa. to the secretary of state for the
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, and re
ceived at Gas \. NJ today:
''Sr-The government of the South
African Republic feels itself compelled to
refer the government of Her Majesty,
Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, once
more to the convention of London. 1884,
concluded between this republic and the
United Kingdom. and which, in article II.
secures certain specified rights to the .
white population of this republic. namely ;
that (here follows article II of the con
vention of London. 1881.
This government wishes further to OBJ
serve that the above are the only rights
which Her Majesty's government has re-
served in the above convention with re
gard to the Outlander population of this
republic, and that violation only of
those rights could give that government q
right to diplomatic representations or in
tervention: while, moreover. the regulat ,
ing of all other questions affecting the
position of the rights of the Outlander ,
population, under the above mentioned
convention. is handed over to the govern ;
ment and representatives of the people of
he South African Republic.
Among the questions the regulation l