The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-09
President Kruger May BE Asked to
Grant the Demands of the TIT
Ianders without Delay.
COMMENT OF LONDON PRESS
MIR. CHAMBERLAIN's "wARLIKE At
TITUDEv DEPRECATED.
~Oom Paul. Urged to Grant Full Citi-
xenshfp to Englishmen and Thus
End the Dispute.

LONDON, June 9.-The morning papers
are beginning to talk quite seriously of the
possibility of war in South Africa. Mr..
Chamberlain. secretary of state for the
colonies. in his speech I'm the House of
Commons, yesterday, announced that his
reply to the petition of Uitlanders. which
had been held back pending the result of
the conference at Bloemfontein. would now
be presented to the Trsnsvaal. This reply
IS semi-ofhcially described explicit, but
conciliatory." but II is believed TO be In
the nature of a practical ultimatum. The
resources of diplomacy regarded ex-
hausted with the failure of the conference.
Nothing is left. it is felt. but a recourse to
force.
The Daily Mail says IL learns that IL was
President Kruger himself who suggested
the conference; and IL claims to have reli-
able authority for declaring that Sir Al
fred Miner. the British high commissioner,
has his back TO the wall and Is supported
TO the utmost by the Cabinet Commenting
editorially on the situation the Daily Mail
says: IF we know our Kruger Alright. he
will back down; and, IL not, why?"
The Daily Chronicle deprecates Mr..
Chamberlain's warlike attitude. but does
not deny the gravity OF the situation and
seriously counseIs the Beers to grant reas-
enable reforms, las the only means of pre-
serving their Importance against the plots
of the Stock Exchange and the violence of
Downing street"
The Standard. which reminds the Trans
vaal that its importance Is not absolute,
but is contingent on a faithful execution Of
the agreement stipulating equal rights for
all white inhabitants. says: I'VE now de-
mand that all Englishmen resident in the
Transvaal shall be treated with justice and
President Kruger may rest assured that the
whole country will support the government
In any measure required to make this de-
mand effective
The Times says: LET Mr.. Kruger grant
the Uitlanders full citizenship and the
whole question Is ended. At present he only
offers a note of hand for a ridiculous sum.
payable many years hence. in return for
our immediate abandonment of all the legal
rights we now possess for enforcing the
payment of debts leng overdue" The Cape
Town correspondent of the Times says:
AT the close of the conference Mr.. Kru-
ger declared that he was pleased at the
friendly way in which matters had been
discussed and hopes they would understand
each other better In the future
Comments of the Afternoon Press.
LONDON, June s.-The advices received
here to-day from South Africa, emanatins
from British sources, show more completely
the utter failure of the recent conferences
1T Bloemfontein between President Kruger
and the British high commissioner. Sir AL
fred Miner. The London afternoon papers
all refer TO the dangerous situation. A dis
patch from Mates Fontein says Sir Alfred
Miners proposals included granting the
Uiflanders additional seats in the Rand dis
trfct. and that President Kruger. under
pressure. finally offered three additional
seats. The British high commissioner there
upon pointed out the inadequacy of the
Presidents proposals. adding that he had
come TO the conference In the hope of being
able to inform her Majesty's governmen,
that the President Of the Transvaal was
prepared to afford such liberal measures of
reform as would enable the Uitlanders 10
help themselves and relieve the government
OF the obligations TO intervene In order 70
redress particular grievances. Throughout.
1t is added. President Kruger sought to use
the franchise proposals as the means of OBJ
tanning a promise TO settle the differences
under the convention by arbitration, but
the British commissioner refused to treat the
two subjects as 1nterdependent, taking the
ground that internal reform in the Transvaa,
was necessary in any case in order 10 pre-
serve the independence OF the republic, and
as regards arbitration there were certain
questions on which II could not be admit.
ted. while on other questions arbitration
was possibly admissible. provided suitable
tribunal was suggested not involving the In,
PRODUCTION OF a foreign power. which the
government would never allow
In the House Of Commons to-day the sec.
retary Of state for the colonies, JOSEPH
Chamberlain. replying 10 various question.
on the subject. confirmed the reports ot
the failure of the Bloemfoutein conference
and also admitted the accuracy of the state
ments made in the dispatch from Matte:
Fontein. explaining that the British high
commissioner informed President Kruge,
that Great Britain would not consent to tho
Intervention OF a foreign power in Anglo
Transvaal disputes. With reference 10 the
Jameson raid, Mr.. Chamberlain added. tho
commissioner informed the President the
British Chartered South Africa Company
while protesting against the unreasonable
amount OF the claim. would consent TO sub.
init TO arbitration the question Of the amoun
OF damages TO be paid.
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