The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-06

q situation which in difficulty far surpasses
ANYTHING which the British government
has been called upon 20 face since Lord
Salisbury assumed office When Cecil
Rhodes last set sail for the Dark Continent
about year ago, he was considered as far
and away the most powerful subject Of tho
er0Hn-No powerful. indeed. that the moth
er country was afraid OF his breaking away
from his allegiance and OF bis converting
the whole Of South Africa lntos republic
under his dictatorship. These apprehen-
sscns led the home government to prouls-
fate him by recalling Lord Loeb from the
post Of high commissioner and governor
general of South Africa. and appointing IN
bis stead Sir Hercules Robinson. who had
long been one 81 the business associates and
partners % Mr.. Rhodes Moreover. the
queen conferred upon him membership
IN her privy council and Il was OF her pail
ace al Osborne. whore he had been payinl.
her visit, that the mail steamer Tor the
cape WAS stopped TO take Inn aboard Yet
u the government fuIflIs It's duty toward
the nation and toward the comfy Of for
eign powers, the Right Hon ceeI Rhodes
VIII be arrested and constituted virtually
= prisoner the very moment that he sets
foot on land. The question Is whether the
government. and BY the government
mean Lord Salisbury and MIR. Chamber
lain. VIII dare 10 do 1t.
Since the beginning OF the year. many
points. at first obscure In connection with
The Transvsal difficulty have been gradu-
ally cleared up. In the first place. IL has
heen proved beyond the shadow OF a doubt
BY a letter of Or. jameson, addressed 10
the oommandant Of Maricio. that the oh
iect Of his invasion Of the Boer Republic
was rot 20 save life nor 70 protect The
property OF his feliow-countrymen estab-
llshed at johannesburg and elsewhere In
the Transvaai. bat solely to assist the
secure Justice and ordinary rights Of cifi-
Tenship." This. therefore. does away with
tho argument which had been put forward
IN behalf OF ''Dr. Jim 20 the effect that
his Nld was an heroic II iniudIcious at
tempt 90 rescue the lives OF Englishmcn
and English women ard children tn great
danger. and who had inlplured their e3un-
trymeu across the border for help.
Rhodes Part In the Raid
Secondly. &c has become evident that Cecil
Rhodes was cpgnizant OF the raid. and VAS
is chief instgator. Dr. Jameson Is not only
his most intimate friend. but likewise his
alter ego, especially with regard 20 the ar
fairs OF the Chartered company. of which
Rhodes is the founder. the leading spirit
AMI tie absolute DICTATOR. And g has been
discovered that the invasion OF the Trans
yaal by the company's troops was not duo
70 any >udien impulse. but was. on the
contrary "a carefully planned and precon-
ceived project Which was known and talked
ahout nv the friends and associates Of
Mr. Rhodes months beforehand. Thus In
letter dated January = ls96. frem john
stone castle in Ntnfre wshire. and publish
81 Ia the Paisley Uazefte. George Hons
tor. one az the territorial magnates AMI
magistrates Of the ceuvsy. declares ia re-
sponse ta "a charge made that he was re
saonsshie far the lives 81 the Paisley mcn
waa fel lighting under DR. Jamesons or
ders. ana whom ne hal urged 10 emigrate
q Mashonaiand tha5 when he bad LIFT
. Care Town IL had been an arranged that
toe INVASION az the Transvaai was not Co
take place until April next Then too. the
solder brother OF Cecil Rhodes had been
az johannesburg for two or three weeks
FF.or Go the raid stca.uioe every nerve
n bis efforts 20 induce the rltiauders 90
rss against the Raer government. stimuli
taneogstv with the Jameson raid. Finally.
Z Is impossible that such y large BODY NJ
nea. the flower Of the Chartered COM
fany's army. could have been Stationed
f2r nearly "a fortnight on the TransrRal
ffontler. ar "a beg expense 10 the urf'rt -
ate Stockholders 81 the concern. without
CecA Rhodes who was ia daily touch Win
jameson by means ~ the telegraph, being
aware of and conseuti0s % what vas g"-
ing on and 90 what Was shout 90 take
pace.