Gladstone has always urged, and still feels, that the proposal of the Boers for the appointment of commissioners was fortunate on this among other grounds, that it involved a recognition of your Majesty’s de facto authority in the Transvaal.
Morley reflects on Gladstone's belief in the importance of recognizing authority in negotiations with the Boers.
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