The sun., 1896-09-06
JAMES0N'S FATAL ERROR.
JOHN HATS BAMMoND's SIDE OF
THE TRANSYAAL PLoE.

Descending on the Boer Repubiie ne.
fore the Conspirators Were Ready for
him-Me ThouGht They Were Afraid
aud wished to Have the Sole Glory oi
= Grand vietory-Thus ne Placed the
Rerorpaers In Far More Danger Than
Ever Threatened IEin-Their I.nck OF
Arns-No Expectation that They Would
He.enforce Him Half Way Threats
or Lynehing - Hnmmond'a Resolution.
on the day that DR.. Jameson and his Officers
we're found guilty of infringing the Foreign En-
listment act, and sent to Holloway prison, Mr..
John Hays Hammond. the American engineer,
who was q most active member of the Reform
Committee in johannesburg at the time of the
raid was staying In London at the Savoy Hotel.
I happened to hear this. and remembering that
Mr. Hammond had been one of those who in
vited Jameson to enter johannesburg. and who
had then left him to fight his way there unsup-
ported. said that II had to choose, would
rather be in Holloway with Jameson than in the
tavoy with Hammond.
TITS remark was carried to Mr.. Hammond by
mutual friend. o classmate of Hammond's at
Yale, who ask ed me to keep my opinion In abey-
ance until had heard Hammond's side Of the
story. Tho same mutual friend then invited
me to dine with Hammond and himself. and for
the first time heard the story Of the Jameson
raid told In q manner which convinced
mo that the charges of cowardice laid
against the Reform Committee were un-
merited. Tho story has never been made
public. but 1t Is full OF interest putting many
things in q new light. adjusting the blame more
evenly. aud. In my mind at least, removing tho
ehAsteo VI iaeA VI iAtsn uuuel "nion the mein-
oers OF tue neiorm committee ana the people
OF 'ohahneSouF. nave oeen resting IN shence'
Ihat tney nave oeen silent tor 30 long Is because
they oiu not wish anything 70 appear In
PRINT Wniie Dr. Jameson was awaiting trial
Which might deprive MIN OF the popular
sympathy No enjoyed during that period,
AND WHICH tney hopeo. mignt help 70
lessen the severity OF MS sentence That
sentence mas now oeen passed. without much
regard haVlng oeen SHOWN Tor the point OF view
OF tne popuiece. ana DF. Jameson Is paying Tor
his adventure IKE man. And In time, having
paid Tor 1t IN fuli. he will come out again. as
picturesque a hgurs and, with great mass of
the BRUSH poohc. as popular hero as he was
When ne won Mataoeteiand and administered
that tfouotous territory In the interests OF the
chartered Company. and later made his tll-con-
,h.hh.s -. A.. ,,'' y. 80, Ao'
that he should give place in IN, nubl,c er. -
G "a i'm al a
through hi. action ,yho.e Dlan, hs snoiIsd and
whose purposes hi, conduct entirely misr.nr.-
.euted 10 the world. For these other man n,
the Reform COMMITTEES hav. lain owing IN
aim in n far vorse ial tba, uo,,onav
and some still lie there. soms have besn
.entenced To death. while others have been finsd
fortunes and. more than all else besides thev
have had to bear the odium of having bean be-
lieyed both in the United States and in Enr-
land TO have shown the white feather in de-
ssrtiug = comrads. and Of failing to keep III.
promises Of help they had held out to him.
am not holding q brief for Mr.. Hammond or
for his friends who ar, huaine.s mon NJ. x.ll
reformera and quite able TO take care of them
selves. But while they have not the least desire
TO pose as fighting men. they have q most natural
dislike 10 being pointed out as cowards And
they have given me their side of the story. and
Hammond has asked mo to tell it because he
fears that his friends on this side of the water.
those who petitioned Secretary Olney in his be-
half when he was in the Praetoria jail, misuu.
derstand his part in the matter Al did. when
said In my ignorance that thought of the two
jameson was the one deserving of the greater
consideration.
JAuIsoS nm NOT apv.r
- on 'ne o1heF hano' l 40 not want 10 put
..i ms .uu' III tno ikns Oh
snHk on = man "hen NO 10 down. OF
s eeApeEoae Oh LIZ. Jameson at
80 Ntnpossipie ior MIN 10 give
o''"ouHu .Ho answer 10 thht ID an
, 'ne' pF Jameson cou'o nave
.Hem ,rorn al responsibility lor MS
k"k ~ Jo''' anu no uiu not.
- .e Noliu Hu'e sA'a tncn that no entered the
'""''Aai ho' ohiy NJ MS own risK. out against
80 espresso" "isnes ana ehtreatles' and.
'ne, "ro'' 10 h'tn oeiore ne went 10 jail
a"I po'uteu oa' 10 MN that they were lying
u"uer neA'y ourueh OF piano "hich me could
onoNe ho "isheo' ne oio not answer their
au'noii.' ior "hat am no" relating does
,'' ""' co,ne oniy from members OF the reform
t'ec' OUT from iriends OF Dr. Jamesons
o' Hho,e VINO roae at his SIDE when he made
H'S ",' me" INVASION OF the lransvaai and those
no Nne" NJ" IN Lohdoh ana who visit him
cs.. ~ ,hs ~ 49,. " :" nr oA ! nA'e a'so naa ac'
Republic. and 10 the blua hooL n, IN. CO..
Colony: I was present both n, the nrs.
l!minary proceedings against Dr Jams.on and