The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-26
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n Settlement of the Issues and Notify
tho Transvnal of It's Terms - Result of
tho Last Cabinet Meeting - Transvaal's
Hint of Bad Faith Vigorously Answered.
speci al Gable D,spdtch 10 THE suS.
LONDON. Sept 25.-The two dispatches sent
to Sir Alfred Miner after the adjourn ment OF
the Cabinet meeting last Friday have been
made public simultaneously. The first OF these
acknowledges the receipt OF the Transvaals
reply to Colonial Secretary Cham berlain's note
OF Sept =, and answers TINT reply thus
The offer made by her Majesty's Government
was moderate and coneiliatory. and 1t has to
express profound regret that the reply OF
the South African Republic Is refusal to accept
II. Her Majesty's Government has on more
than one occasion repeated assurances that 1t
has no desire to interfere In any way with the
independence OF the South African Republic.
provided that the conditions upon which
1t was granted be honorably observed.
both in spirit and letter. and 1t has
offered. as part OF the general settlement.
to give a complete guarantee against attack
upon that independence. either from any part
OF the British Dominic or from any foreign
State. 1t has not asserted any rights Of inter-
ference In tho internal affairs OF the Republic.
other than those derived from the conventions
between the two countries. or those which be-
long to every neighboring Government. and
especially to one which has largely predomi-
nant interests in adjacent territories. for the
protection OF its subjects and its adjoining
possessions. But IT has been com pelled bv the
action o, the South African Renuhiic which in
it's note Of MAY 8. asserted the right of the
Republic to be a sovereign international State.
absolutely to deny and repudiate this claim.
The object which her Majesty's Government
had in view In the recent negotiations has
been stated in A manner which cannot admit
OF mi.apprehension. viz 10 obtain such sub.
stantial md immediate renre..ntatton Tor the
Uitlanders as her Maie.ty's Ciovernment honed
would relieve II OF anv pecessitv for further in
terference in their behalf. and enable the UT.
landers 70 secure for tbemssIvs. that fair and
inst treatment which wa. formally nromis.d
to them in 1891 and which her Maiestv in
tended TO secure for them vhen abe oranted
the priyileoe Of self-poysrnment to the inbabi.
tants n, tho Transv,aI
As stated in nv telegram OF Sent q her
Msiestv's Governm.nt ia ~ the onipion that M
conditions less commemorative than those oon-
tanned in its offer ~ that data can be rslisd
upon to effect this obiect
"The refusal of tho Governmant NJ tbs South
African Republic TO entertain the offer thus
made. coming at tho end Of nearly four
month. n, nrotract.d naootiation. than
sslyes the climax Of an agitation ar.
landing ovsr A noriod n, mora than
Ave vsars mok.s n u.eI.s. ,,rtbor
To pursue the j,scussion on tho lines hitherto
followed and ber M,iastv,s Government IA
now comn.I,.d IN .onsidartb the situ,t;on .trash
and formulate ita own nronosals for tho ssttIe.
ment OF the issues. which have been created in
South Africa nv the policv which has hesn con.
stantly followed for many vears nv tho Gov.rn-
ment Of the South African Republic Hor
result OF its deliberations in later despatch."
The despatch concludes by instructine Sir
Alfred Miner to communicate the foregoing 10
the South African Republic.
Afew minutes later a second despatcb WINS
forwarded directing Sir Alfred Miner to conn
mupicato to the South African Republic TINT.
Her Maiesty's Government cannot nass over
IN silence the charges OF breach OF faith which
were practically ipsinuated In a letter from tn.
Secretary of State OF the South African Repub-
lie and forwarded in your telegram OF Sent
10. The proposals made by the Secretary OF
State OF the South African Republic on Aug.
10 and Aug 81 were not induced by
suggestions given by the British Agent to the
State Attorney. On the contrary the State At
torpey sounded the British Agent. both in
writing and in conversation. as to the condj
tions on which her Majesty's Government
would yaive its invitation to a Joint INQUIRY.
and the result OF those communications was
the proposals made by the Government OF the
South African Republic
The Government OF the South African Re-
public states in the letter from the Secretary ~
State. conveyed In your telegram OF Sent 1e
that il understood that it's proposals vera con-
sttuted both In spirit and in form in a manner
satisfactory to her Malesty's Government. Ills
that the Government OF the South Az.
rican Repu bile could. in making these proposals
have been in any doubt an to the ansver which
her Maiesty's Government would give to the
conditions attached to than. Tho ,nsvar
actually piyen by her Naiesty's Government
In INV telegram OF Aug. %. and which the
Government OF the South African Republic
alleges as its reason for withdrawing its offer
was precisely that which the British Agent had
to the State Attorney. and which
therefore the Government OF the South African
Republic must have anticipated in making its
nronosals
Nor can ber Naiesty'a Government admit
that II was nv telegram Of Aue q which sinh