The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-22
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Says British Wou,l
Pretoria Situ,o'
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Says British woup 's.s.':
Pretoria situaa
by The g
Washington, (spee,
rum, formerly Uniie1y6 y
toria, who has hereiS 4
the reasons which "a. n I
post soon after the IA
out, made public the
ment: h
THE situation in P,
first, as an official, Ia -
while my Goyernmem
emily in tho dark US h
in South Africa; seco,
citizen Of the United =
main In Pretoria, sa,,
respect and that Of b
while the Governmem
ieaye me in the po,Itk,
and not an American ||
II want to say righ
not one single rcquca
the Department Of Nh >-.-.
OF British Interests 4. <'.-'..'.--]-1
not fulfill and repor. h '..:=='..l
orders. On the Other
terests In South Atric, ~.
tion which demanded = !
OF state should be co, -.
81 issued the staten
State Department that
main neutral. In the
were continually golp...~>.,.
taking up arms in the ~~"
could not help but kna 4
were citizens OF the loN
Knew that many Of ,ha =
the apparent attitude " We,
ment, were taking the II N.
the Transyaal Reputb Va
when affairs had n. !. -. .
my Yice-consul, Mr.. Tr R''sfe
up his business, took d ,.o,
to the Republic, and vT..,,, !,
burgher, l thought The, ..'<i I
| should make a report S,
ut was over four We. 'o7"
war opened before [ n Tt
dispatch from my Goy. stiit
letter. Tho mail for Il. two
been stopped at Cape n re
High Commissioner. IhirQl
"When this mail wa,,io ia
me, after Colonel Stow ana /
Consul-General at Cap 4. I,
its release, ! had the h, Il /. I,
resentative Of the Amg
sitting in my Office in :, -.
upon envelopes bearing M
the American Governns ffy y
cially sealed with n hho
that the contents had "a Bqi
sor at Durham. from
THE cable service hbed o
absolutely cut of. lv eralI1
by the Belgian and Gasnioy
toria that their oficil
their Governments had 49,
censor.
II filed one cable IN
American In Pretoria u! =
absolutely by the cenMe1
cable l sent 10 the aan.i =, N
American business md ~ ~,
was on her way to Sou W.
falo, N. Y, when The va a
eoioing 10 d letter VI W
ceived Just before then e.
was buying her trouss -
eaoie requested her 70
Coast' w hen l inion
tue caoie had not been
'he oath OF aileglances
Went TO the front. -
but these are simp!
misrepresentation wh
on peiore the war andG
OF such a serious na'ur
such detailed eNplanaai
Der q hled a aa6le@ BV
coue, stating that / WIS.,
In order 70 visit the sla' 49,
SET lortn III tlls {{
consul mad enlisted lna Z
a MIR. Atterbury, an All
known very favoraolyM 81 r.
could take charge ot "A:
return. In reply to -:.----
was forwarded wlthou't -.
from the department E Al
that my presence at fr .--l
to public Interests.
"on the 9th l telegrap'
edging the receipt oil 'A1 1's
the department that ih
critical; that Mr.. AtierS'I Iute
that my presence In Ant w
NO reply was received = ", p
the llth, stating that 10 Q N
No ran,v vas reoa,ved ts
s,o,tn. .ho. ,h.oa -, ~ fQI
,ao, 49,, ,ho, ,,u0t|
answer ma Consul duda loErc
requested n renlv To atknj
nlv lvimmsdIateIy which 4 reoc
hararIv -. n a, calb H.,
UTia,t pra,orio the MI, k;~t
T want stra,ght 10 PAR, .,'
nartmsnt ., NV presess G.
Inc for the American
NJ VT 7 arrived
N,ondov Eahr,orv 4 aSl "
sistant secretary hln, l<d.
, nlen', wno oie' ,I h.teak.
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