The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-06
B0ERS SEE CHAMBERLAIN
His Replies to Their Requests Were
Said to Be Unconcil-
iatory.
1Vesv York. SUI. Special SeTv1oe


London,Sept. 6.-The meeting to-day be-
tween the Boer generals, Botha, Delarey
and De Wet, and Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain at the colonial office, with
General Kitchener as a silent spectator,
resulted without progress as far as that
mission of the generals is concerned. The
proceedings were carried on as though in
a court of law, and every question, answer,
argument and rejoinder was recorded YER
batim and will be issued as a govern
mental blue book. Neither side will con-
sent to give the details of what occurred
at the meeting, Which lasted two hours.
It is learned on the best authority, how
ever, that the generals consider that they
have finished their political negotiations
with the British government and see no
reason for another j meeting with Mr..
Chamberlain, Their dissatisfaction applies
to all the main issues, financial, political
and social. Mr. Chamberlain will prob
ably communicate, hia final decisions to
them in writing, but his replies were en-
tirely unconciliatory.
The generals have made no definite
plans as to their future movements, al
though a., tour of the United States by
them has been decided upon.
The leading claims formulated by the
generals at. the meeting were an increase
that the. Beers should decide how the ap-
pointment of Beers to distribute the fund,
that the Beers should decide ohw the ap-
pointment of Beers on the colonial coun-
Gil should be made. and that the Beers
should frame scheme for representative
government. They also made stipulations
regarding the Dutch language and educa-
ton.
The generals Rremained at their hotel
this evening. They gave dinner in honor
of Mr.. Fischer and other members of the
Boer delegation.
The concessions which the Boer gen.
erals urged Mr.. Chamberlain to make
were almost vitality important to individ-
ual Beers, especially to landowners, but
of comparatively small Importance to the
| rank and file in England, except to those
who, through Investment or otherwise, are
directly concerned in South Africa Ex-
| cept for the breaking Of precedents, ham
| pering Lord Miner or antagonizing the
l1beralists of Cape Colony and Natal it
| may safely be said that MIR. Chamberlain
might easily have conceded all the gen.
| erals asked.
| Nothing has SO forcioly brought home to
the average Englishman the end of the
war"as the visit of the Boer generals to
Mr.. Chamberlain's office, and it's posi-
/ BILE results are magnified out of all reck-
oning. The British government will give
1 the Beers all It can in a desire to gain
their cooperation In the establishment of
the new regime, but already there Is a
good-sized storm brewing among the
Beers of Cape Colony, Natal and Rhodesia
and among the British residents of the
| South African colonies over what is
termed :''the imperial governments anxi-
ETY. to reward disloyalty and aggression -
One of the colonial premiers recently said
to representative Of the Associated
! Press: = = =
| Mr.. Chamberlain is more scared now
by the South African loyalists than he
| ever was by the Beers. With such condi-
| lions prevailing it is obviously impossible
! for Mr.. Chamberlain Immediately to Sc
| cure any important concessions for the
| Beers even though he may recognize the
justice Of their claims" 1888 i :,