Evening journal., 1896-05-06
a PIen ror mnmmond.


NBW York, May G.-Fletcher Webster
Jewell Of Johannesburg Is now In this
city and will return on Saturday TO the
Transvaal, bearing With him petition "a
President kruger FOR the fun pardon of
John Hays Hammond. This paper bears
the signature OF 95O menbers OF che two
houses of congress.
Mr.. Jewell has boen a resident Of 10
hannOsbung for about threa years and Is
IA personal friend Of Dir Hamn0nd and
his fivo American colleagues, who arc now
in prison IN tha Transyaaf for treason.
He has himself been throughout the TO.
cent troubles a supporter OF the Boer gov
ernment and went TO the front with the
Boer forces and helped them in the mem
orabie fight that ended so disastrously for
tho British raiders He reached New York
IN a business trip two weeks ago, and
with his business combined the work Of
getting up tho petition for tho release Of
Hammond and his friends. He has cirou-
lated this paper in Washington during the
past week and on his return will in por-
son present IL to President Kruger, with
whom he is on friendly terms
Jewell received lumber grant from
the Roer government which netted him
ever fib0.000.
Il am Trnnsvaal man through and
through" " said Mr.. Jewell, "but / feel a
great deal Of sympathy for Hammond and
his companions in trouble. They got IN
with bad crowd and were misled. As
the same time they got into the revolu-
tionary schemes too deep TO withdraw
easily. Whom reached this country, de-
oidod to do something for them, and so l
got up this petition. IL Is possible, how
ever, that the prisoners may be free before
reach Johannesburg.
II, hswover, anything Is to be done
for them by Americans, we must treat the
Transyaal government WELL It Is Of lit
tlo use to deal with the Beers through the
English. Wo should deal with them di-
rectly, and as We have no official represon-
tation in tho Transvaal 1 decided TO get
at It In another way, and believe that n
Hammond and his friends are not free be-
fore / get back President Kruger win COM
ply with the request OF the signors Of my
petition.
Beers Hate the Esglish.
''The Beers hate the English and love
Americans. The Americans have done a
great deal for the Transvaal. and they are
appreciated. John Hays Hammond has
done great work in the goldflelds and
Is an Invaluable man in such a place-a
fact which, believe, viii 60 largely to.
ward mitigating his punishment
Hammond was misled. He was in foi
reforms, but reforms obtained under the
flag Of the Transvaal. Cecil Rhodes and
Jameson and their friends were after tn,
territory an5 would have seized il II they
could. The only men in Johannesburf
who were aware Of the real intent Of Coci
Rhodes wero these four: Colonial Rhodes
Lionel Phillips, Charles Leonard ant
George Farrar.
Hammond and the American leader
in tho reform schemes did not understand
at first that the movement was to be- ,
British effort to seize the country, bu
when they saw that such was the cas-
they refused TO rise When the news o
Jameson's s coming reached johannesburg
several hundred men went to the Amer
lean leaders and pleaded for permission t
60 and join Jameson, but Hammond an,
his friends refused. They were ready 4
fight for reform, but not for the English
That was why the uitlanders did not rise
AT the same time Hammond got 81
deep into the schemes OF Cecil Rhode
and his friends that the Transvaal coul,
not but take cognizance Of his acts. Blu
do not believe that the feelings Of Pres
ident Kruger and the other heads of tn
Transvaal government are very bite
against him. j believe that all the Anne
leans but Hammond will have little tror
BILE in getting off soon. and think
Hammond is freed he will not be exclut
ed from the Transyaal He is too valuabl
man there in the development of th
country However, they could all affor