Show also a german white book BOTH m m wm two sides of the business aired THE CASE HAMMOND hayfus the usual aftermath from two governments of the south african affair london eeb 12 A blue book upon transvaal was issued today it shows the promptness with which the secretary of state for the colonies sir cham he telegraphed to alie governor of capo colony sir hercules robinson to neglect no measures to prevent trouble the british agent at pretoria the blue book demonstrates telegraphed dec 31 that in consequence of dr Jamb sona invasion with the british flag president kruger had asked for the intervention of germany and france on the same day chamberlain cabled to governor robinson to represent to tho premier of cape colony cecil rhode that dr jameson had been guilty of filibustering and it it waa proved that the chartered company was privy to his intentions the government would be confronted with a demand for revocation of its charter and eliat in any case the company would have to pay an indemnity chamberlain telegraphed that the government of the united states been informed eliat J hammond itayem a citizen of the united states was a prisoner charged with treason chamberlain adding 1 I ask you to take on his behalf the same measures as in behalf of the british subjects and extend any other united states citizen involved similar protection the while BOOK berlin feb 12 A white book was issued today on the transvaal deveux ments in it Is published the first dh patch sent by baron marechale Mare chall yon bieberstein Bieber minister of foreign affairs to london dated february 95 with reference to the remarks of earl kimberly then secretary of state of foreign affairs af lairs upon president toast in honor of emperor william upon the balters birthday in this message baron yon declares that german material interests require the maintenance of transvaal as an independent state in sense of the treaty of 1884 and upholding of statu quo regarding railways and the harbor of delagoa bay he added that jame sons idea that rhodesia Rhode eia was to become a commercial union or a federation of all south african states was antagonistic to german interests the german ambassador at london replied saying that the marquis of salisbury had stated 10 him that ho concurred with germany in the wish that statu quo in transvaal Tran sveal should be maintained in dec 1800 the german of pretoria telegraphed emperor william imph ring him to intervene to avert misery and bloodshed white book concludes with a from baron yon bieberstein to couff von hatzi beldt protesting against the statement by the aroas that tho emperors telegram t president kruger was an act of hostility to great britain or an encroachment or british rights |