Speaking in the House of Commons the Right Hon. J. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, stated that Great Britain must be paramount in South Africa, and: that she will resist at all risks and all costs any foreign interference.
He also stated that it was not intended, save in the case of an unexpected emergency, to send a large British force to South Africa, as the Colonists would resent the imputation that they were unable to take care of themselves in the presence of a native rising.
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