Show BRITISH ULTIMATUM negotiations WITH TRANSVAAL DECLARED OFF years of rume I 1 lilile agitation hake jt it useless to further antie libers must come to bernis london sept 37 27 the officials of the foreign office have given out the text of the letter of the secretary of state for the colonies sir mr chamberlain to the british high commissioner in africa sir allied milner dated september 2 22 the british reply expresses regret that her maje offer number dumber 5 a of september Sept embar 8 had been refused and says the object her majesty s government had bad in view in the recent lions has been stated slated in ili a manner which can not admit of misapprehension sion vi viz to obtain immediate representation sen ben tation for the outlanders as will enable them bliem to secure for themselves that fair and just treatment which was formally promised them ahem in and which her madest y intended to secure for them when site she granted privileges of self belt government govern ment to the Tran transvaal hvaal xo no conditions less coin than those contained in the telegram tele giam of september 8 can bo be relied upon to effect this object the refusal of the south african government to entertain tit the c otter offer thus made coming as it does after four months of protracted negotiation ne sends five years of extended agitation and makes it useless to further pursue the discussion on the lines hitherto followed and the imperial government is compelled to consider the situation afresh and formulate proposals for a final settlement of the issues which have been created in south africa by the policy constantly followed for many years by the government of south africa mr chamberlain concludes by saying the demands ot of britain are just and that charges and insinuations of breach of falth faith can not be passed over in silence |