New-York tribune., 1896-01-04

has not been able however. to free tho miners
from the effects Of Boer ignorance and Grass
olstlnacy There IS a code OF mining laws ira"h
up for the protection OF nfe ana property ana
Tough, for 10y the mining population. u IS "'-
n4inlstered by certain number OF MINING III
spectors appointed By the Government me "o'-
ornmeni requires that all these Inspectors S''' ~
c!tlzcns of The Republic and shall. of course speak
Dutrh They must also be members Of ihe pu'h
CHURCH Now mining Is an Industry when Ten
years ago was wholly unknown In the lr'"SN"''
T. is no; surprising, therefore. that the hoeis
saould know nothing about IT, IN fact' 'he o"y
experts in the country are foreigners most OF
them being Scotch or American. Hut theSe "'e
no, allowed 10 Al the places Of mining inspectors
The evil results Of the system may BE- imash'"'
or tho Ave Offices OF mining inspectors III 'nc
country. only two filed at all ana they are
filled nv utterly incompetent men. The mining
lass arc therefore practically ignored except as
they are voluntarily observed or are enforced ny
VIGILANCE committees appointed by The miners
": houf Government authority.
so SCHOOLS FOR FOREIGNERS.
Another great grievance IS found IN the Depart
mont II Education. Here. too tho settlers have hai
10 ,akc matters into their hands. and 20 pro-
,. ,nr OF their own pockets FOR schools fos their
children. iu addition g. The heavy school taN "hlrh
:h.v already pay 90 the Hocr Government Ih'r"
are In he Rand district az least 1860 Ensi!sh-speak
| ire children. fo. whose tuition through any h"i "
rutcn medium uo provision IS mad" hy ih" Gov
1 .rur7.nt Dutch ls the only recognized medium ~
.luca,l,n snd 100 the public schools English is not
f.irhf of j. taught az ali. only 90 slght oAteH'.
a. 4 foreign language. The English population
some time ego proposed 20 establish English school"
/ ~ o. isate expense. This was denounced "> '"'
,.rrrnoni a. lttlo Joss than open rebellion. aud 10
Wa actually proposed to suppress such schools rs
! f,f,. Finally gn condition that Dutch should D."
fa,gh, ln these voluntary English schools a. well a-
English the Bocfs graciousiy consented 20 Jet t'in
/ exist They receive however. go financial assist
/ an., Whatever frofu the Government. nor are 20"
settlers who support them aui whose children VINO
are educated IN them n the least exempted from tAH-
a.ion 'or tho support of Dutch school.
THE "coMMANDEERlNG" orTRAoEs.
] sun another noteworthy example Of Blcr oppfos-
! sion was furnisncd-aud. indeed. stn - furnished
los the system ot Communicating Com
mande" is military expedition sent out against tho
nerroe- lts purpo-" may ho - fepr. and io suhduc
a n.sA.e rlbe. or more probably g, attack "ani'ny
some peaceful tribe and rob 1t ~ IT. cate ana land
or even capture lot Of Iis members FOR slnves-
for slavery is by no means abolished In tn" Trans
taal. aud there f. nothing IN" typical Boer loves
better ihan t. 'wdllop nigg"r." These expeditions
/ u,D Of course organzed and directed hy Bocrs.
But since the English and other foreign settlers are
more active and better lighters th" Roers nave sot
into the habit OF imprcssng them into the ranks TO
/ bear the danger ANA ito the real work. While they
J he get
landcrs" are forced t. render military service. AT
their own expense without pay. for Government IN
! which they have lot or interest They are
literally drafted into the service OF an allen Power
For example. a married man. with a family. Is
suddenly pounced upon by Government official and
told 10 provide himself with horse saddle bride.
| rife twenty rounds OF ammunition ana eight days
nroylslons all at hts own expense. and 10 be ready
In fory-eight hours 10 march 10 tn" front to nsni
without any recompcnse whatever. in war in which
ne has no sympat ny. for a Government IN when ne
has no representation. In addition to this. English
sh,pkcepcrs are compelled 10 provide supplies OF
goods ana even to furnish money to the Ho'rs who
20 On these expeditions without any remuneration.
| resident Oi J"hanneebitg t'.is uu" Story oil
| five men VINO I'l1+'' ~, - -" "''' ~ " ,srF -
| lions when summoned Their case came before the
A. armed o.rort 10 the front. They took OF course.
no pro, ,sions OF their o~n nor blankets, nor any
| snV e. nom on arrival a. the frontier they were
not released bat were kept IN the camp "I W'rh'
aii,. Then Vim they refused to fight. inc
ssnn',i,ie rnnlv turned hen loose ana tod them 70
lnoIi.'S 1h yerr mus flrncd adrft IN The wilder
| ness 90 miles from home. without lo1d: money or
ooi,d uuIolbtodly nave persisted had not an eXpcdi-
lion been sent 10 their relei 10y her friends ihis
eas, aroused much Indignation among the Eng,
lisn settlers that sir Henry Loeb was constrained
! 10 e. up to Pretoria from cape Town ana make
| formal remonstTanrc to in1 Government. ii' na
| more than demonstrate. lie talked 80 plainly thtt
| Ene.isbmcn But Sir Henry had scarcely got ont
| oC Pretoria when that promise was broken and the
| old prlcii'" was l'Suihcu
EorR WAYS N PEACE AND WAR
Tn, famous campaign against King Malaho'h
was oreauized and conducted by the Beers. but the
roh,ing xas really done aui the battle won 10y the
! rncli,h and other foreign settlers VINO had thus
| been impressed into the service. Throughout the
vyhole CAMPAIGN the I;Ocrs showed themselves 10
| he arranf towards and to Do as INSCRIPTIONS ana
| savtee In thciI methods OF warfare as any OF the
harbarians they were lighting against. II - a well
known TACT mat after uyHS i.f W'rkS 10 pia'r
a mine under The cave in which Ma'aboch hld iakeh
refuge aud inlng II too perilous an Undertaking 10
suit their fancy. they AZ length accomplished II
treachcrOusiy under cJvcr % a nag OF iiuc. Dui
ing thla same campaign, some OF the EnSish sol
ders found li;ie kaiir boy IN one or ihe ,i'-
serted villages They took him into camp intending
"a frain him 10 he a servant. The Beers demanded
that he be killed. OF course. the EnGIlsh r. 'ufed
to give him up for that pnrpose amt carefully
| when he was sent the river for water. some OF
the Beers captured rim and clubbed him to death
with their rifles. Indeed, throughout that campagh
the Beers gave quarter TO women or chilcretl.
and the end Of Ii they took an the SURVIVORS 1i
Maabochs peope and made slaves OF them AL.
Families were broken up and husbands and wives
and parents and children separated. and all sent
into he most bitter and rigorous slavery
Such has been the attitude OF the Beers TOWARD
| into contact II Is part cf their religion 10 reat
, them thus They fond OF interpreting the Od
Testament the literal fashion, ana therefore
treating the natives the Children OF Israel treated
the tribes OF Canaan. In this respect they present
q strong contrast to the British. For whatever may
be said about the bad administration OF the Britsh
Government and OF its propensity TO seize the lana
6eajt 6eJs we'll with the south African natives. Tne
British rule. In Natal for example there are aDou.
10000 natives to 1000 whites & bar thers re naves
are @ bannv and contented and the country Is peace
ful largely because the Government allows no iiguor
be sold to the blacks b.' ma .n ips IL ssas ia he IN.