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Show MAPOPAFJnCA MUSTJJEOirANOKI) BALIBDUnV'H HBPLV TO SOUTH AfniUAN lllil'UBLICb In 1 lew of tho M.iinir In tVhleli Thef llt lte-1 I ml. eniunra llrtat IIHUIn Lo Dit t...nl a Inprn Irn.. f I I. II. ,r ol Ih. Ilvpal in. The Joint telegram of I'retldcntt Krngerand Htelnof theTrnntvaal and Tree Ntate to the llrltlt.1i governmenl making a propwlllon upon which they Irould be willing to bring thn war U In end, hat been made public. It aiiaert that the 'war nni undertaken under-taken tnlely a a defrntlve uieature to maintain the threaleneit Independence of the Houth Afrhan repuhllo. and la only continued in order to occurs and maintain tho Inniulrtlabte Indepen I ence of both republic a aoverelgu In lernatloual tutrt, and lo obtain the atturance that thote of lur inajrilya ubjeel who hare taken part with ut In till war thall tulfrr no harm what ever In pertonor property ' Lord rallthury In reply attcrt that for year the two rpuhllc havo been liiletly laying lu a vatt atoru of war material which by the very nature of thing watlutendril tobeuted agalntl the llrllltli government. That the war wat begun un two day notice by th two ripubllra making demand which could nut pottlbly larompllcil with, Interrupting (M-aieabla mgotln tlom, and that the mcro ceMillnn of lioallllllc after the great toit uf Win and expenditure of treaaure l Inade quale reparation III coueltiaion Kal uury Myi "llil great ealamlty liaa been tho enalty (Ireal llrllnln hat tulTerail for having of r reel! I yeara aUlacMl to thoexltlaneoof tworcpiihlle. In view of the lit lo which the two republic have put tho poalllnn wlilah waa glvin them, uml the ealamltli. tlieai-anprovr e,l allukahavrlnltletatl on her tnajaty dominion liarmaje ly a governiiwnl ean only niiKwer your honor a telegram by aay lug that tkay are cot preparel to aawnl to the Inile pendnnee either of the fconth African repnblleor the Urauge I ree Htali " |