The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
OUTLINES BOER POSITION.
President Kruger Presents His Case
to Americnns-Republ Will
BE Defended.

New York, Sept. THE World pub
fishes the following dispatch from Paul
Kruger, president of the, South Afri-
can republic, in response to message
sent by that paper:
II gladly accede to your request to put
the Boer side before the American public.
The present agitation against this repub-
lie emanates partly from a certain sec
ton of British residents to whom the eX-
istence of the republic, which embraces
the most fiourishing parts of South Africa,
is standing eyesore, and who suffer from
the prevailing lingo mania, partly also
from mining capitalists, who, not content
with having here the best mining laws
in the. world, wish also to have complete
control of all legislation and administra-
ton.
1.-The franchise voting question was taken
up by England because it was thought the
republic would not yield on that point.
Now that the altered franchise does not
materially differ from the American-it is
in many respects easier-the agitation has
become worse. The. object clearly is the
destruction of our republic and the COM
plete control of the richest mines in the
world.
THE press, entirely controlled by capt.
talists, spreads unprecedented misrepre-
sentation and prejudice throughout the
world against the Boer republic.
I'VE are determined to defend to the ut
termost that freedom and self government
for which our people have shed blood in
every part of South Africa. Though we
have no such powerful friend as you proved
to Venezuela and to other republics, we
have strong faith that the cause of free
dom and republicanism will triumph in the
end
Pretoria, Sept. 1.-THE latest reply of
the Transvaal republic to the British
demands has been published. In this
.'eply regret is expressed that the pro-
posals of Great Britain are unaccept-
able. The Transvaal government adj
mits Great Britain's rights under the
convention and international law to
protect her subjects, but denies claim
of suzerainty. The reply agrees to a
further conference regarding the fran
chise and representation.
London, Sept. o. The cabinet coun-
ell here Friday attracted greater public
interest than any meeting of the min
listers for years past. 1t is understood
that the result of the meeting estab-
lished these facts:
Parliament will not be summoned.
The reserves will not be called out.
Ten thousand troops will be sent to
South Africa.
The council was marked by absolute
unanimity, and in spite of a lack of Off
cial information and the presence of
much corroborative evidence that the
situation is scarcely less strained there
is no sign of any intention to convene
parliament and no immediate necessity
exists to call out the reserves. 1t is
probable, however. that the appeals
from the government of Natal will re-
suit in the dispatch of a large body of
troops from England and India to Natal
and Cape Colony.
Although the foreign Office has not
given out statement, the general i'm
preston was that no ultimatum would
be sent to the Transvaal at present and
that time-limit will be placed for a
conference at Cape Town.
Pretoria, Sept. 8. = The government
has issued formal announcement that
its last dispatch was intended as an ac-
ceptance of the joint inquiry. The
mistaken Interpretation arose through
confusion of ideas. Both President
Kruger and Vice President Joubert de-
clare that they are determined to work
for a peaceful settlement \