Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-09
THE TRANsyAAL AND zuLulAyD.
Military and PoIIrtcai Movements IN
Africa-AnaeXatIon of the Traas-
Va0s-The ZuIua Dragged Rate
Wharf.-The Campai&
0HeI BeaTsOu7s Ex-
erezzt0 Peril.

New York Tribune: "Ihe first English
settlement IN Natal was made at Durham
(see small outiine) IN 1923, but the Dutch
was there as early as 1860. In 1887 an in2-
| migration Of Dutch Boars set II from Cape
Colony. The Lulus nlasSaCged their leaders,
and were themselves compelled ~ give way
after several battles. The Dutch then cstab.
| isbed what they called the Republic oi
N&talia. The governor OF British Cape
Colony at once took possession Of the new
republic, and the Dutch settlers were forced
to submit. In 1856 Natal became q separate
British colony. The total white population
Is from twenty thousand to thirty thogs2lt,
while tie natives number three hundred a.t
twenty tho IsaEd. The frontier o; Natal,
which is exposed to the incu:sons OF LuIUs,
Is shown on the larger map. The Transvaal.
like Natal, was settled originally by Dutch
coioaists from the Cape. Thirty years ago
they established an independent state, which
was recognized by the British government.
| The IuluS claimed the territory between
Blood river and the boundary shown
on the accompanying map. The Beers con-
tested this claim, and finally, AFTER IA uDsUg-
cesstul war, concluded a peace with the Iuius
winch the B1tlSh authorities 10 Natal ] E.
garded as humiiiatIng to the whites. Under
the pretext that the security Of the European
settlers lii Natal was endangered bv the reia-
tons between the IransVaai and the ZgjUs,
the Dutch republic vas annexed to the Brit
ISL crown IN august, 1910. Inc territorial
question, winch mad Geen Il constant source
of trouble previous to anu.Xajjou, was r.
terred 20 a special commission, and deCi-
sion was rendered IL favor of the Zull CLAIMS.
This decision was virtually overrucd by SIR
Bartle Frere, and the Beers, VINO were Il
possession OF these disputed lands on the
Blood river, were allowed - r-kaia them
The boundary was lett Is ii was shown on
the map, the claims OF the IlluS 10 ia2Gs Id
PopgoIo Valley being fully conceded. The
authorities IN Natal sent 10 CeeWayo last
December al ultimatum based upon he sur
render OF certain chiefs engaged in outra-gs,
the disbanding Of the Xllu army. the esia6-
ilshment of British residelG II LuuidUd,
change In the marriage customs among the
natives, and compensation to i;ut1h settlers
who had been compelled to leave iaer farms.
The main crime of which the ZaIu k.nr has
been guilty seems to be that be bias made
himself very strong. He maintains q large
standing army, aad disClpli4es his
troops. Concerning the territorial qlcs-
tlon, 'NerA1' recently summed up the case IS
follows: 1T Is certuu that the people D; the
Iransvaal overran and settled upon district
which CetewayO SAID belonged 10 nina.
When we annexed the Iransgaa. the rights
to which it pretended became ours, ard jhe
first thing We had 10 do was b settle the
question OF Tie disputed territory. We pro
posed an inquiry into the claims Of IgaEs-
Wal iSOs'lC- StN-' ~ as-Lt'N @h q t-B-
posed arbitration. He azacatcd, and asked
Us to appoint the arbit:utcrs. HE reslIt
was that the Trausyaal Claims were proved
to be unfouudej, and the territory was given
up to him. Buc we maintained tina, l.a
Europeans who had settled IN the disputed
territory must BE- disturbed ia their holdings,
and we took them under our protection.
TlIs proceeding CetewayO did NOT under
stand. 1t appeared 10 him that II the lard
belonged to the LIus, 1t out T. DC occupied
by the Zulus, and thtt 20 maintain the ia
trudng settlers Ill their possession Of lands
to which, according to our own finding, they
never had any right, Was Il c0udonaton and
a continuance OF the wrong. Acting o. this
belief he has been serving the settlers with
notice to quit, and Ia SO doing has daiiei cur
authority. 1t Is war OF policy. The real
cause is nothing that CetewayO has done, but
a dream OF power which Sir Bar5le Free was
sent out TO fulfill, just as Lord Lytton
was sent out on a similar mission 70 IuCII.
There are about three hundred thousand
natives IN Zuluand and rs many as forty
thousand soldiers, so that the British amy OF
invasion was OulnumOeled three to one. Iaou-
sands of arms have been landed at Deiagoa
bay within year, and been delivered % the
Zulus, the Portuguese authorities being power
less to stop the traffic. The soldiers are
therefore armed with bceecn-ioaiers Of amin
proved pattern.