These terms were accepted by Rhodes and his colleagues, of whom W. P. Schreiner was one, and a protest was sent by Chamberlain stating that the government regarded the closing of the drifts as a breach of the London Convention, and as an unfriendly action that called for the gravest of responses.
Disse betingelser blev accepteret af Rhodes og hans kolleger, blandt andre W.P. Screiner, og en protest blev sendt af Chamberlain som sagde at regeringen regnede de stængte vadesteder som bruddpå Londonkonventionen og som en uvenlig handling som krævede den alvorligste respons.