The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-27
BRITAIN IS DECIDED Transvaal Republic Must Accede to the De-
 mands Made.
CHAMBERLAIN SPEAKS OUT
BITTERLY DENO UNCES THE I CTION
 OFTHE BOERS.
: Charges Them With Flagrant Viola tiOns of the London Convention British Government Does Not Want War but It VIII Not Draw Back Now That Its Hand is on the Flow.

That It's Hand is on the Flow.
 Birmingham, Eng, June 26-Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state for the colonies, addressing the Unonists of this city this evening, reviewed carefully the Transvaal question. In the course of his speech he said that owing to the enormous military preparation of the government of the South African Re- public, Great Britain had been compell- ed to increase the British garrisons in Cape Colony and Natal, entailing an ad- ditional expenditure of G500,000 annual ly. "If the reforms which Lord Ripon proposed in 1894 had been accepted" he said, there would have been no crisis at the present time."
 MT Chamberlain said the government had tried to establish friendly relations with President Kruger, but all their ad- vances had been. received with con- tempt. He then proceeded to eulogize Sir Alfred Miner governor of Cape Col ony and British high commissioner of South Africa. The government accept ed full responsibility for the actions of that official. As for the counter pro- posals of MT. Kruger, they did not con- stitute even fair installment of reform.
 After denouncing in the strongest terms the attitude and actions of the Boers, Mr. Chamberlain, with great de- liberation and emphasis added: 'The Transvaals enormous secret service fund has procured it friends and advo- cates in every country. The way the British subjects there are treated is not only menace to them but inter feree with our prestige among the na- tives who now regard the Boers and not the British as the paramount power Besides the breaches of the London con- vention, the Transvaal is flagrantly vio- lating the principle of equality that the convention was intended to secure. Its misgovernment is fostering sore, pois- oning the whole atmosphere of South Africa. The Dutch in Cape Colony and Natal would be in the happiest condi- tion, but so long as the disease of hat red and suspicion prevails in the Transvaal it is impossible to stop the contagion.
 -Four times since independece was granted, we have been on the verge of war with the Transvaal. It is erroneous to say the British government wants war, but it is equally erroneous to say that the government will draw back now that it has put it's hand to the blow. We hope the efforts that are now being made will lead to an amicable Nsettle- ment, for Great Britain only desires justice. but there comes a time when patience can hardly be distinguished from weakness and when moral pressure becomes farce, that cannot be contin- ued without loss of self-respect. I trust that time may never come in this in- stance; but if it does, Britons will in- sist upon finding the means to secure result essential to the peace of South Africa"
 The speech was warmly applauded. In replying to vote of thanks MT Cham berlain said he felt strengthened and encouraged by their confidence and sup port. He had spoken from the heart, be- cause he believed they had reached a critical turning point in the history of the empire and that the whole world was waiting to see how they would is- sue from the difficulty. ''It is my be- lief" he said in closing, "that the coun- try will show itself not unworthy of it's glorious history and traditions"