Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-09-28
TRANSVAAL SITUATION
War Is Inevitable Between Brit.
iSh and Beers.
Orange Free State Resolves to Join
With Transvaal.
Action VIII Naturally Stiff:n the Beers
Independent Attitude.
BRITISH MUST FACE SITUATION

London, Sept. 2s.-The decision OF the
Volkstaad OF the Orange Free State to
join with Transvaal in the event CT hos.
tilities IL the leading news to-day and
will naturally stiffen the Beers inde-
pendent attitude. The Raads resolution
has made the brotherhood Of arms be-
tween Transvaal and the Orange Free
State an absolute certainty. The Brit
ish will have TO face the situation.
The volksrasd resolution reads: Con.
sidering that the Transvaal government
during negotiations with the Imperial
government during the past several
months, has made every endesvor to ar
rive at q peaceful solution OF the dif fer.
ences raised by the aliens OF Transvaal,
and taken up by the imperial govern
ment, Is our own cause, which endeavors
have unfortunately had only this result,
that British troops have concentrated on
the border Of Transvsal. and srs still
being strengthened.
Resolved, That We instruct the gov
ernment to still use every means to main.
tain and insure peace, and, in spescs sful
manner contribute towards the solution
Of existing difficulties;
Provided. That 1t be deemed not vio
lating the honor and principles Of the
Free State aud Trsnsvaal, and that the
wishes OF the ministry be made known.
and that its opinion Is that there exists
no cause for war, and hat war against
the Transyaal. a. now undertaken or oc
cssioned by the imperial government.
will morally be a war against the whole
white population Of Africa, and In Its
consequences criminal, for come what
may the Free State will honestly and
faithfully fulfill its obligations towards
the Transvasi by virtue Of q political al
lance between the two republics.
Intense excitement continues to prevail
In Pretoria. where apparently. 1t is be
lieved there is no escape from war. The
field cornet Of Pretoria is again serv
Ing out rifles. The Bnrghers are getting
uneasy at the conce tP ion of the Brit.
ish troops between Lily Smith and
Laings Neck. especiaii. At Glencoe and
Dundee. The enforcement Is the pro
lection OF the Dundee coal fields, bu,
Burghers shrewdly suspect the real rea.
sons for the formation of the force,
which will advance across the
Transvasl frontier at yIyheid AZ
soon as war is declared. The Beers dc
not intend to be caught mapping and
now are massing around Vryheid and
will be prepared TO make dash In force
through that portion OF Zlluland cross.
Ing the Buffalo river, at q point below
Rorkes Drift, and then selzing the rail
road cut of the British garrison at Dun
dee and Lady Smith from the south
which would not only interrupt ths
British lines OF communication, but
would seriously interfere with their for
ward movement. la order TO watch thii
portion OF the railroad from exposed
Beer incursion the British post will b,
established at Rorkss Drift.
From Cape Town comes the news thai
at a meeting of the ministerialists ther,
II was unanimously resolved to petition
Queen Victoria deprecating the idea Of
war. urging that joint INJURY into tn,
effect OF the Trsnsysal franchise act a.
proposed by the imperial government bt
accepted by President Kruger.
A cable dispatch TO the Times from
Cape Town. says: Several responsible,
people here. who Icing clung to the be
lief in an ultimate peaceful settlement
now regard war as inevitable.
The Birmingham Post says: Two car
goes OF arms and ammunition leav,
Hamburg or Rotterdam Friday for Trans
vasl, comprising $4,000 improved haus
era, 100000 cartridges and severs
mortars for dynamite charges.