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The president of the South African
Republic is not easily fooled. He un-
derstands the conditions that surround
him and he knows something of English
colonial history. Therefore he does not
have TO look far to ind the hand that
directed the blow against his country.
DR.. Jameson is the ostensible head Of
the British South African Company
Cecil Rhoades. premier Of Cape Colony,
Is the real directing mind OF the char
tered company. Jameson Is his crea-
lure. Rhoades knows what has been
accomplished by British chartered COM
panles in similar fields. The Beers
have read the same history.
1t was the British East India Com
pany. under the daring and masterful
leadership of Give and Hastings, that
founded the British empire in india
Neither Of these men had any training
In arms or diplomacy. Both went out
70 India MS clerks in the company's SER
vice. BY playing the native princes
and tribes against each other. by such
chicanery and treebootlng as stained
the history Of their country, they
achieved complete success.
Rhoades thinks that the history of the
British in India can be repeated in
South Africa, with such alterations as
he has in his capable mind. Using the
chartered Company to override the
Beers, he would weld in one empire
cape Colony. Natal. the orange Free
state and the Transvaal, and he would
be the head of of 1t all, using his own
judgement as to the opportune time to
declare 1t all free from the control Of
the government in London.
There is some difference between what
was done in India early in the digh-
tenth century and what is contem-
plated in South Africa In the latter part
OF the nineteenth century. Give and
Hastings had natives to deal with. a
few French were In the way for time.
but they were no match for the British
forces and were brushed aside. 1t Is
true that there was a civilization in
Bengal. but it was too efieminate to
withstand the fierce onset Of British
arms. The world did not bother itself
with what was going on in India
Rhoades and his coadJutors In South
Africa have dealt successfully with the
natives, not hesltatIng to XIII them and
to take their land. The Transvaal is
settled and defended by the descendants
OF as hardy stock as Europe has pro-
duced. They will fight to the last to de-
fend the country they have made. And
keen European eyes are taking interest
ed note Of what Is going on in South
Africa.
The quickly expressed interest Of the
German emperor has electrified the
world. He does not believe any more
than the president of the Boer republic
does that Jameson was moving without
high authority, and he wishes the high
est authority to understand that he re-
sents the attempt to gobble the Trans
wal.
The Transvanl republic suddenly as
sumes great Importance. 1t may be
that circumstances have now given 1t
an opportunity to get entirely away
from English control and have from the
powers such a guaranty M 1t has never
had. Certainly any ambitious design
which included the Beers must be nban-
doned for the present The story Of
India cannot be rewritten in South AZ
RIGA Just now.