The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-11

London, Oct. 10--Late this afternoon
the colonial office gave out the text
4 Of the following telegram, transmit
| ted by Sir Alfred Miner, British high
/ commissioner in South Africa, to the
secretary of state for the colonies, and
! received at 6:45 a. m. to-day: ss y
"Sir-The government of the South.
African republic feels itself compelled
to refer the government Of her mai
esty, queen of Great Britain and Ire
land, once more to the convention of
London Of 1884, concluded between this.
republic and the United Kingdom, and.
| which. in article XIV, covers certain,
| specified rights to the white population
OF this republic, namely, that (Here
| follows article XIV. of the convention
| of London.)
| This government wishes further to
1 observe that these are the only rights
| which her majestys government has
| reserved in the above convention with
I regard to the outlander population of
! this republic and that violation only
Of those rights could give that govern
ment right to diplomatic representa-
tions or intervention; while, moreover,
(. the regulation of all other questions af-
fecting the position or the rights of the
outlander population under the above
/ mentioned convention is handed over
! to the government and representatives
/ of the people of the South African re-
| public.
Among the questions the regulation
| of which falls exclusively within the
| competency of this government and Of
| the volksraad are included those Of the
| franchise and the representation Of the
| people in this republic, and although
| this exclusive right Of this government
| and of the volssraad feel the regula-
| tion of the franchise and the represen-
| tation of the people is indisputable,
yet this government has found occa-
| sion to discuss in friendly fashion the
| franchise and representation of the
| people with her majesty's government
without. however recognizing any
| right thereto on the part of her mai
| esty's government.
This government has also by the
| formulation Of the now existing fran
chise law and by reason with regard 10
| the representation constantly held
these friendly discussions before It's
eyes. On the part of her majesty's gov
ernment, however, the friendly nature
of these discussions have assumed more
| and more a threatening tone; and the
minds of the people of this republic
| and the whole of South Africa have
been excited and condition of extrenes
tension has been created owing to the
fact that her majesty's government
could not longer agree to the legislation
respecting the franchise and the resolu-
tion respecting the representation in
this respect, and finally by your note
of Sept. 25. 1899. which broke off all
friendly correspondence on the subject
| and intimated that her -majesty's gov
ernment must now proceed to formu-
late the proposals for the final settle
ment.
This government can only see in the
above intimation from her majesty
government new violation of the con-
vention of London in 1884, which does
not reserve to her majesty's govern
ment the right to a unilateral settle
n,ent Of question which is exclusively
a. domestic one for this government and
which has already been regulated by
this government
"On account of the strained situation
and the consequent serious loss in ard
interruption of trade in general which
the correspondence respecting franchise
and the representation of the people of
the republic has carried in its train hec
ma1esty's government has recently
pressed for an early settlement and
finally presses by your intervention for
an answer within 4S hours, demand
subsequently somewhat modified to
your note of Sept. u, replied to by the
note OF this government OF Sept. 15. and
TO your note of Sept. 25, 1S99 and there
after further friendly negotiations were
broken Off, this government receiving
an invitation that proposal for a final
settlement would shortly be made, AL
though this promise was once more re-
pealed the proposal up to noon has not
reached this government. Even while
the correspondence was still going on.
the increase of troops on a large scale
was introduced by her majestys gov
ernment. the troops being stationed in
the neighborhood of the borders of the
republic.
Having referred to occurrences in the
history of this republic which it is
necessary here to call to mind, this re-
public felt obliged to regard this mill
tary force in the neighborhood of it's
borders as a threat against the indie
pendence of the South African republic,
since it was aware of no circumstances
which would justify the presence of
such a military force in South Africa,
and in the neighborhood of it's bor-
ders
In answer to an inquiry with re-
spect thereto, an address to his excel
lency, the high commissioner. this gov
ernment received to its great astonish-
nent in answer veied inslnuation
that from the side of the republic an
attack was being made on her males
ty'steolonies, and at the same time a
mysterious reference to possibilities
whereby this government aas
Nsu engthened in its suspicion that the
independence of the republic was being
threatened As defensive measure
this government was therefore obliged |
to send a portion of the burghers of
this republic in order to offer requisite |
resistance to possibilities
Beers Beyond Control.
London, Oct. 10.-The reports from all
the military .centers show that the mo-
bilization orders are received with the
greatest enthusiasm. now that President
Kruger has crossed the Rubicon and ia
Ken the irrevocable step of issuing an ul-