Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-18
II IS DEFIANT.
1ransvaaI's Answer to England
IS Just as Expected.
Styled Politely Negative and Defiant"
and Is Very Unsatisfactory.
Cabinet TO Meet. This Wcek-Hcxt Step Is
Undoubtedly War.


petIalH latest note Is said 70 cover
nine pages 1t ise minentlyof the mega
I'VE ana inclusive character which
Mf' Chamberlain declared would com
pei The imperial government to con-
Slde' me situation afresh. II praci-
caIiy repudiates suzerlnity, revert 70
the seven years franchise and declines
TO give equality to the Dutch and
EhsHsh language IN the Nolksraad.
In short. ii is politely negative and
dehaht. lhe full text may not be
available foT a DAY Or two, but il Will
hot chahse the aspects Of affairs The
canlaet VIII probably meet. Nednes-
Gay pr thursday, 70 consider the next
step
Ihe Morning Post says: The Beers
mean p fight That is the plain Eng
llsh or IL
The Standard says: Tho Transvaal
ho'c i unsatisfactory and. indeed. q
dangerous composition. II might be
gong t"' iar /" nay that the iasi more
~ peace haS vanished pr tina diplom-
4ty mas Sa'd ITS mai word; but it IS
lHle 70 Heny that the rulers 4 tbs
iTahSNa'i nave Drought thrlr country
very 'l'S' To- inc DRINK oi disaster,
VINCE HI" bIluSh government has done
us pest I" avert.
-~-Thc DalIy Mails says; President
Kruger crilanc" mas terminated
long period ~ unrest ana uncertainty
III South AREA. Tor Whatever may be
mn issue n the present situation, one
nlHG IS certain. thdt NlaISm III South
Africa VIII end forever.
TIN" Daily Chronicle says: We re-
gret that the Beers by rejecting fair
offer made IN fair language have taken
q Tins g!yInE fresh point to the argu-
m"nt of their enemies that President
Kruger is a shifty and impracticable
politician, 1T only n pc spoken y
across a line Of bayonets.
These extract fairly represent press
opinion in London All the papers
characterize the attempt to represent
Mr.. Conyngham Green as suggesting
he TransvaaTs former proposals as
mere shifty preVaricaton.
The Pretoria correspondents Of TIL
Morning Post. in his summary Of the
TransvuaI reply. SAWS the Transvaal rc-
puiiatos suzcrainty and the right Of in
reference ana denies that either State
Attorney SHUTS III hezoverrment Offered
a 5-vcars franchise otherwise than on
larr. Convnsham Greene's assurance that
the irneri4I governments would Withdraw
its claim or a ,irht 10 interfere in The
Transvaars international affairs. In.
correspondent adds: The reply aniici
pates a final alternative Of the British
note BY saying that further suggestions
on the lines indicated are vain
The Cane Town correspondent Of the
Daily Mail says: "Afrikander Bund cir
cles profess to have information that
President Mckinley has interviewed be.
tween Great Britain and the Transvaal.
Sir Alfred Miner British high com
missioner in reply to a correspondent
who had requested information regarding
the position of the British subjects in the
Orange Free State in the event of hostili.
ties has replied that he is unaware Of
anything in the relations between the i'm
perial government and the Orange Free
States which would Justify hostile action
on the latter's part. ana expressed the
opinion that it would be equally contrary
70 international law 70 order out British
SUBJECTS against the queens soldiers or
20 uuliize 'hem IN such manner as TO SET
I gi'.''i7 iiNiiipe' - MI silers
'''''i'S' iiei MAJESTY troops ms Is
US ~ 'ul.e - 'iio9 'iceihcht' as me
$500 oUiPoses coihlhalder-
,4i7 % i''94 u guard 'he basute-
~
II IT u'9patSics rom south AFRICA,
.iii' iiioi iiiia' tdhN ol the lmfnlhence OF
lo0'iiieles anu me preparations 1of
'AeNi' - : oiiailiespurs II seems % pc
amen i'l 'idAteu liidt the orange free
o'd'e ii'S dpProN rresiueht Kruger
na'e az pioiiilseu actiNe assistance In
'he event Oh war.
- oiiicietl teits raIh posted al Noiks-
~ s'Sa '',at is liahsNaal' win the
assent VI tne orange free state re-
puu'''1e9 p'i'is" u~eiainty ana az
~, = y ~ Neii years Irdiichlse.
AZ '"PV LOW 1t Is salo tlaI MT
iioiiiie ~ - iNIl'uei ledocl' Sent
: ~. - o'eN IT
y. ti,e VI ms zee SAT- eHti eatinS
Iii = l. ~, - rs
| II 80" ~ ~ "'4"a ~ i'''e'
of the m1est;on to beqin hostile onara-