The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-20

0ens SoooetS Woob0 Iry - Ae00
BEERS - Victory IN Case es Was.
LONDON. juno ia-Ihe blue took.
while presenting nothing new on The
Tranavaai question. gives . lucid view oe
Str Alfred Milner's posiiion On the south
African problem. Tho high commissioners
regards the franchise question IN the
Transvaal simply - test In settling
the far wider problem Of British suprem-
aey in South Africa One sign Of hesitan-
cy on the part Of the British government
now means . loss Of preaiee absolutely
fatal 70 British interests IN the CapA
II was always supposed Sir ALFRED NIL
ner took serious view Of the situation,
but the publication OF the offcia, dis
patches shows him even more decided than
was imagined.
AilaeR Urges lnAefventton.
fisrs are sar Alfrsd's own words:
1T h . case for Intervention overwheina-
in9iy. Ths only afssmpsed answsr 10 that
thineo will right themselves II left alone,
alone has been tried tor years. and has
led % their Hctng from had 20 worse.
IL = not true this y owing to the Jane.
ooA raid They were going from bad 70
worse before the raid. and the Trausvaai
WAS on the verge Of revolution The ef-
feet Of the raid has been to give tho policy
OF leaving thinGs alone . new lease oe
iifa. with tho oad consequences og the spsc-
taeis Of Thousands OF BsitiaA subjects ksps
permanently IN position OF helots, cosI-
stantIy chAAng under undouh1ed gr5ov-
ancss. and cAliing vsinly 70 her majsaty's
snysenznea& tor fsdseeA TAis policy =
steadiiy underninial the inhusncs ana
reputation Of 0femt Af1tata ana respect t.
government within the Qusen's dosninions.
"A certain section Of The press. not IN the
Trsnsvaai only. breaches openly ana con-
stantiy the doctrine OF republic embrace
ing all Of South Africa. and supports II By
menactng references 10 the arEuments ef
the ransvaal. iss alliance with the or.
Angc Free State. and the active sympathy
which In ease Of war u would receive from
large section OF her majessy's subjects.
Stream - MsliGaant Lies.
Il regret to say that this doctrine. sup
ported by . cessrlesa stream a malignant
lies about the intentions OF the Br1t,sh
upon . large number Of our Dutch fellow
ccionisto.
Language - frequently used which
seems 10 imply me Dutch have some eu-
perior right. even In this country. 70 their
feilow-c!sixens Of British birth. Thousands
of peaceabsy disposei men. perfectly eat
isied WITH their positions a. British sssb-
jects. are bstng drawn Into diAanecsion,
with corresponding exasperation on the
side Of the British
Il can 20 nothing that win put q stop
20 this mischievous propaganda hut acmo
slrtkinw proof Of the intention Of her maj
essy's sovernment not to b. ousted from
i,a position In South Africa
The best proof alike OF Hs power and
its Justice would b To obtain for the out
Ianders In the Tsansvasi = fsir share In
the government Of the country which owes
everything 20 their exertionA
TT could b. made perfectly clear that
our action WAS not directed against the En-
istence Of the republic We should only ~
Demanding shs re-ee.ahssshment of rights
which now exist In she Orange Free gtntA
and which existed IN the Transvaai Itself
NJ the time OF and long after the withdraw.
ai of British sovereignty.
1T would IN no seifah demand ~ other
ousiandsrn beside those OF British birth
would benefit by II. II II asking for nosh&
ing from others that We do not give ourI
selves II would certainly 20 10 the root "a
the political unrest In South Africa, thouxff
temporarily IL might axxravase II. AMI
would ultimately sxssnxusah the rac~ seuA
which 10 :he great bane OF the country"
Chanbesiaia rpheids Mslsss.
The most significant fact about the blue
book is this: Mr.. Chamberlain. after re-
cefving this remarkable dispatch OF CIR
Alfred Miner. with IT'S heavy indictment
against the Beers. allowed him 20 90 70
the piosmfcnt~sn conference with suil
powers 20 act upon his own discretion,
merely pointing cas the sdvisabilisy %
putting the franchise In the forefront of
the British demand Evidently. there
fore. Mr. Chamberlain was In full ac-
cord wt,s SIR Alfred Miner and prepared
90 70 so extreme measures. n II equally
certain Miners view II rather more ex-
agesrated than thar generally held by
the other members of she cabinet II
In by no means certain the cabinet n 30
united a. was supposed. Lord Salisbury.
Arthur Baisonr and Sir Michael Hicks
Beach would like 20 have some ioopho.e
for escape. since var means an sner~as.
ed dea.it IA the budget. President Kru-
gers speech 10 the Rad shows him ssflj
ohaarate on the main franchise issue.
Hs sAys II II tmposssbae 70 gfrs more.
that he Goes not want wsY. but does NOT
wan, 20 sivs away any rights which ha
gave the Beers.
sstussssa u sevsess.
II Kruger sheaIa. contrary "a expecsa.
tson. remain oksssnass. the government
viii be ses, In nasty position Mr.
Chamberlain certainty viii nos Yield 4
rupture h quite possseEs. The TransvaAI
debate 10 expected Ia the houss oe CON.
asaa n . ssx layA Asnss uaax -