The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-11
WITHDRAW ALL TROOPS
LET POINTS OF DIFFERENCE BE
REGULATED BY ARBITRATION
ANSWER NOT LATER THAN WEDNESDAY
If the Answer Be Unfavorabe the Transyaal
Will Regard it as an Act Of War
and Will Not Be Response
Bile for Results.
Bile for Results.

bic for Results.
Cape Town, Oct 10.-The Transyaal
Government has sent an ultimatum to
Great Britain.
London, Oct. 10.-The Transvaal's nj
timatum, which is signed by f. w.
Reitz, Secretary of State, contains the
following:
Her Majesty's unlawful intervention
in the internal affairs of this Republic
in. conflict with the London convention
of 1884 by the extraordinary strengthen
ing of her troops in the neighborhonl
of the borders of this Republic has
caused an intolerable condition of things
to arise. to which this Government feels
itself obliged, in the interest not only OF
this Republic, but ALSO of all South Afrl-
ca, to make an end as soon as possible;
and this Government feels itself called
upon and obliged to press earnestly, and
with emphasis for an immediate tei-
animation of this state of things and to
request Her Majesty's Government to
give assurance upon the Following four
demands:
"First-That all points of mutual DIFF
ference be regulated by friendly recourse
to arbitration or by whatever amicablc
way MAY be agreed upon by this Govern
ment and Her Majesty's Government.
'1Second-That all troops ON the Dor-
ders of this Republic shall be instantly
withdrawn.
"TIhird- d-Ihat all retnforcements OF
troops which have arrived in South
Africa since June 1st, 1899, shall be re-
moved from South Africa within a rea-
sonable time as agreed upon with this
Government and with the mutual assnr-
ance and guarantee on the part of this
Government that no attack upon or hos
tili.ies against any portion of the posses
Sions of the British Government shall
be made by this Republic during the fur
ther negotiations within a period of
time to be subsequently, agreed upon be
tween the Governments: and this Gov
ernment will ON compliance herewith,
be prepared to withdraw the armed bur-
ghers of this Republic from the borders.
.Fourth1That Her Majesty's troops
which are now ON the high seas shall not
be landed in any part of South Africa"
This Government presses for an I'M
mediate and affirmative answer to these
four questions and earnestly requests
Her Majesty's Government to return all
answer before or upon Wednesday, Octo-
ber 18th, 1899, not later than five O'Clock
p. IN.
1T desires further to add that in the
unexpected event of an answer not satis-
factory being received by it within the
interval it will with great regret be com
PEELED to regard the action of Her Ma
jesty's Government as formal declara-
ton of war and will not hold itself re-
sponsible for the consequences thereof,
and that in the event of any further
movement of troops occurring within the
above mentioned time in nearer direc-
ton TO our borders, this Government
will be compelled to regard that also as a
formal declaration of war.
Il have the honor to be,
Respectfully yours,
(Signed) n W. RElTN,
''State Secretary"
Late this afternoon the Colonial Office
gave out the text of the following tele-
gram. transmitted 10y Sir Alfred Mi
ner, British High Commissioner IN
South Africa, to the Secretary of Stale |
for the Colonies, aad received at 6.45 |
q. m, today:
''Sr: The Government of the South |
African Republic feels itself compelled |
to refer the Government of Her Ma |
jesty, Queen of Great Britain and Ire |
land, once more to the Convention of |
London, 1884, concluded between this |
Republic and the United Kingdom, and |
which in Article XIV, secures certain |
specified rights to the white population
of the Republic, namely, that all per-
sons other than natives on conforming |
themselves to the laws of the South
African Republic
"A-Will have liberty, with their
families, to enter, travel or reside in
any part of the South african Repub-
lie.
"B-They will be entitled to hire or
possess houses, manufactures, ware
houses, shops and other premises.
"C-They may carry on their COM
merce either in person or by agents
whom they may think fit to employ.
''D-They shall not be subject in re-
spect of their premises or property, or
in respect of their commerce and indus
try, to any taxes other than those which
are, or may be, imposed upon the citi-
zens of 4the said Republic.
i'.This Government wishes further
to observe that the above are the only
rights which Her Majesty's Government
have reserved in the above Convention
with regard to the outlander population