The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-29
WARNING TO THE beers.
THEY MUST GRANT ESGLAND'S DE
MISDS OR FIGHT
Plain Declarations Made by Lord Salisbury
and MIR. Chamberlain In Parliament
Liberals Pass Over u Chance TO Move .
Vote of Censure on Mr.. Chamberlain.

| Noto Oh Neubure on
| SPECIAL Cabl, Deipateh TO THE Sur
LONDON. July 2s.-The Transvaai question
| was raised and debated In tho House OF Com
| mons this evening. Sir Henry Campbell Ban
| herman leader OF the opposition. appealed to
| his friends to he moderate and guarded In
| their language and to avoid utterinR a word
that would intensity racial and party feeling in
Africa. or that might hinder the attainment Of
| the amicable settlement desired by all. He
| also desired to make a similar appeal to the
| press OF both countries. From the beginning
| to the end OF this story he said. he could see
| nothing whatever to Justify armed interven-
| tion
| War In South Africa with one Independent
| State" he said. would be ono OF the direct
| calamities that could occur. and would leave
| behind 1t q racial feud extending through the
| whole Of our colonies. which would make the
| government OF that country almost impos-
| sible."
In his opinion the thanks OF the empire were
| due to Mossrs. Schreiner and Hofmayer and
their friends for the part they had played.
Mr.. Chamberlain. Colonial Secretary. said he
| was afraid that some OF the remarks made by
| the honorable gentleman would not conduce to
| a speedy and amcable settlement. and were
| calculated to EN- barrass the action OF the Gov
eminent. The Uitlanders' grievances we're well
| founded. and were the result OF settled policy
| which had been pursued with all the persist
ency OF the Beers ever since the retrocession Of
| the country in 1881. For the past fifteen years
| the efforts OF the Transvaal Government had
| been directed. contrary to the spirit and In
| some cases to the letter Of the convention to
place tho Uitanders in a position Of dis
| tinct and definite inferiority to the Beers.
| Such a policy would not be tolerated
for moment by any other power 1t
was not only nimical to personal rights. but
also dangerous to the imperial interests. 1t
| was this policy which had created all OF the
| present racial antagonism in South Africa.
| The whole racial antagonism had originated
| from the action OF the Transvaal Government.
| He declared that the policy Of the Transvaal
| Government was directed against the suprem-
acy OF Great Britain. and II the present condi-
tion OF AFFAIRS were allowed to continue It
might cost England many wars In the future.
and might end In national disaster.
| Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman said he WAS
| not surprised at the resistance OF President
Kruger and the burghers to the extension OF
the franchise They had not forgotten the
| Jameson raid.
Mr.. Chamberlain declared that the policy OF
the Transvaal Government was a constant
menace to the peace and prosperity OF the
country. and more than that 1t had created
race antagonism. This race antagonism arose
entirely from source Of poison in the Trans
vaal which did not exist In the Orange Free
| State or the Cape Colony. Sir Henry Camp
| bell Ban herman had referred to the matter as
| though IL were mere question OF q two years.
| qualification fora vote.
The question" Mr.. Chamberlain declared.
| lis one OF our predomiDance and IL is a ques-
ton OF peace throughout the whole Of South
| Africa Our prestige is being hindered by the
| present state OF things and II IL absolutely
| necessary that the matter shall be settled
| satisfactorily. The nature OF the danger 10
| recognized everywhere except on the benches
OF the Opposition. This is proved by the action
OF the colonies In Offering active assistance
Immediate and substantial representation
for the Uitlanders he said was required. Tho
latest proposal of President KRUGER mark ed
the first advance in the business The Gov
eminent regarded II M evidence OF q concil-
| iatory shirt and n real advance from the pre-
yious PROPOSALS and hoped to find in II a basis
Of satisfactory settlement The Government
had made no threats and had issued no utl-
matum and il was not going 10 hurry. While
the Government intended to exhaust all moral
pressure II had come to the conclusion that
the grievances OF the Uitlanders were substan-
tial The Government had taken up the case
and would not rest until a conclusion satisfac-
tory I'm its opinion had been reached He an
! ticipatsd that the Governments efforts would
he successful though the situation was I'M
doubtedly difficult and anxious one The
policy OF the Government had been one OF ex-
IRENE mod Grafton and patience.
Mr. Chamberlain declared that after what
had born said on the opposite side he was
bound to say in the plainest way that the Gov
eminent would not tie its hands by any pledge
in regard to any Interior measure which might
be necessary in the unfortunate and he hoped
improbahle event OF the failure OF its present
efforts The right honorable gentleman (Sir
Henry Campbell BauncrmanI had said that
there was nothing which furnished cause for
armed Intervention or even preparation for
war He meant, You must use moral pres
sure and accompany that pressure with q dec
laration that under n circumstances will you
transform that pressure INFO something more
effective"
Sir Henry Campbell Bannermar, interrupt
ing denied that he Ind said that In certain
! circumstances Il would be their duty to tax g
M arms
Mr. Chamberlain said he was glad TO get that