The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-14
England Delays In Acting In Trans
vaal Matter.
GROUNDS FOR COMPLAINTS
CANNOT IGNORE ARBITRARY
TREATMENT OF oUTLANDERS.
Great Britain Is Not Willing to De-
part From Her Attitude of Re
serve, But Notice Must Be Taken
of Conduct of the South African
Republic.

London, June 13.-The SECRETARY OF
state for the colonies, Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain, answering a question in
the house of commons today said the
government would wait full reports OF
the recent conference at Bloemfontein
between President Kruger and the
British high commissioner, Sir Alfred
Miner before sending the latter fur
Their instructions.
In reply TO a question as to the delay
attending the memorandum Of Sir Al
fred Miner until after its actual receipt
by the English agents in the Transvaal,
Mr.. Chamberlain said this was due TO
a temporary break in the cabinet and
to the fact that the memorandum had
been entrusted to a news agency rather
than sent as a preferred government
message as was the case with the
Transyaal message. When he heard OF
the delay he said he instructed Sir AL
fred to send in future all messages as
"preferred."
a blue book issued tonight contains
the reply of Mr.. Chamberlain to the
petition Of the Outlanders to her mai
esty's government which was mailed in
the Cape on May 10. The secretary
Of the colonies freely admits that there
are substantial grounds for the COM
plants embodied in the petition, which
phasizing those affecting the personal
rights of the Outlanders, which infringe
the spirit, he says, If not the letter of
the Lon Ion convention. Great Britain,
he continues, is not willing to depart
from her attitude of reserve, but can
not permanently ignore the arbitrary
treatment of the Outlanders and the
indifference of the republic to her
friendly representations"
Suggests a Conference.
Mr.. Chamberlain points out a policy
that would remove all preteXt for in
PREVENTION and suggests a conference
between Sir Alfred Miner and Presi-
dent Kruger. in which he leaves Miner
a free hand. laying stress upon the
question of the franchise in the Trans
wall and inStructing the British rep
resentative that if his suggestions in
this regard are not fairly received, he
need not urge any further attempt at
discussion.
In the house of commons this even
ing, Mr.. Chamberlain admitted in reply
to questions that the government had
received information that the Trans
vaal government was distributing arms
and ammunition among the Beers in
the British colony of Natal and arming
its own subjects against Great Britain.
In reply to a question by Mr.. Henry
Labouchere. liberal member for North
ampton, as to whether President Kru-
gers request for arbitration by other
than foreign powers on all points Of
future difference had been refused by
Sir Alfred Miner at the Bioemfontein
conference. Mr.. Chamberlain said the
British high commissioner for South
Africa had been somewhat miSrepre-
scented. Sir Alfred Miner had distinct
ly refused TO arbitrate all questions,
but had said there might be some sus-
ceptible settlement in that way, though
not by d foreign power.
Mr.. Chamberlain then asserted that
since the Bloemfontein conference, Mr..
Kruger had submitted a proposal con-
templating that the president of the
arbitration board should be a foreigner.