The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-09-16
SEVEN YEAR FRANCHISE
is all that President Kruger
Will Agree 10.

London, Sept. ia special dispatch
from Pretoria says;
/ The Transvaal adheres TO tho seven
years franchise law but is willing TO con-
slider and II necessary to adopt any sug-
gestions Great Britain may make with
regard to the workin~ Of the law.
In regard TO the other points OF Mr.
Chamberlains dispatch the Transvaai
boldly stands by the London convention.
1t is said that the reply is couched in
polite terms.
State secretary Reitz, I'm the course Of
an interview today, expressed some doubt
as to whether any alteration would be
made in the existing franchise law but
said he believed a way should and would
be found to establish an arbitration court.
As TO suzeralnty the least said the soon
est mended remarked the state secretary.
In the forecasts OF President Krugers
reply there is undoubtedly a large basis
OF truth which seems 20 bring the dispute
within measurable distance OF war
Last evening the press association is
sued a curious statement TO the effect
that as soon as the garrison in Natal
had been sufficiently strengthened the
TransvRal government would be called up
on to accept new convention already
drafted which while guaranteeing the in
tegrity Of the TransvRal. provides for the
demolition Of the forts and limits the arm
ed force Of the Transvaal to a number
deemed sufficient 70 maintain internation-
al order
Accor tirg to the press association the
convention will demand that the diplo-
matte agencies be suppressed and the
judiciary be made Independent Of the exc
cutive.
This statement, which realizes s1e ex-
trcme demands Of the OutanGers mus
he accented under the reserve at the
present stage but # Is not unlikely to be
a sem.-offlcial hint as to the next move
Of the government should President
Kruger prove obdurate.
The morning paper editorials regard the
crisis as having reached it's most acute
phase. The Daily News says
We refuse to believe that President
Kruger is so foolish as to reject Mr.
Chamberlain moderate demands.
The Daily Chronicle which appeals
again 20 Mr.. Kruger Ito accept while It IL
yet time and before Englsnda terms be-
come harder" says
A refusal OF the present terms Will IN
volve the ruin Of the state over which
President Kruger presides. The British
government have placed their first and
second moves in the game and must per-
force play the third and then the fourth
If Mr. Kruger haggles the sinister sondi-
tons in South Africa will grow until a
catastrophe Is reached.
Other papers talk OF the imminence OF
war and all the dispatches from South
Africa continue to describe the military
preparations on both sides.
The Pretoria correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle says:
The Beers assert that Mr. ~. Greene.
British diplomatic agent at Pretoria knew
Il was their intertion to adopt the attl-
tude they have regarding suzerainty and
tnat he taoltly encourages TEN as the
documents show Ills forty-eight hour
demand and the string Of blue book innu-
endoes for which he and Sir AIRED Miner
are responsible have produced an atmos-
| phere I'm which anything IS possible Al
the same time Mr.. Hoffeyer ANA practi-
cally every member OF the Cape Afrikan-
| der party have wired, urging acceptance
OF the British demands.
The Pretoria correspondent OF the Tines
| In his forecast of the Transvaals reply
declares that the Beers vii lay strSsi
on the even year franchise law though
Offering 10 consider British suggestions a
TO its working and for the rest take their
stand upon the London convention.
The Times says:
We cannot believe that President Kru-
| ger win reject the latest proposals Of the
| government and we would remind him
that even. Mr.. Morley has -endorsed he
| FIVE year franchise and urged him to ac-
! cept the Capetown conference.
1t is understood that a cabinet council
! will be summoned as soon as the Trans
vaals reply is received
The Pretoria correspondent OF the Man
chester Guardian. telegraphing Friday
| says:
The situation has become extremely
grave. The material changes In the draf
Of the reply delivered to Mr.. Greene today
are due 20 representations from Bloem
fontein and the disposition OF the Volk
sraad.
This dispatch then yes what purport
20 be a summary OF the reply which :
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