The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-01-14
TRANsvAAL's INVASION.
Popular Misrepresentation as to
the Facts Corrected by a Re
turned Missionary.

The Rev. Francis w. Bates, a MIS-
onary of the American Board, con-
LecteG with its East Central African
mission. who has been connected with
that mission since 1883, is in this
country on furloughs and was in Bos.
ton to-day. His residence of seven
years in the region where the present
hostilities between the Dutch and the
British are occurring has made him
familiar with the situation, When
seen by reporter he said: "There
seems to be widespread opinion that
the late invasion by Dr.. Jameson of
the British South African Company
into the Transvaal was the result of a
deep-laid plot on the part Of the
British government to seize on the
Transvaal and make it her own. II
seems to me, however, that stch an
idea is not in accordance with the
facts; nor with the position thatethe
Government has held toward the
Transvaal since the Tire when Glad
stone put an end to tx 8oer war and
granted them their independence be-
cause their cause was just one.
1.-The present differences are the
outcome of the attempt on the part of
the Transvaal government to contin-
ne the Transvaal as Boer republic,
giving no voice to those of any other
than Datch descent. The English by
far outnumber the Beers, especially in
the cities. They furnish the greater
part of the revenue. The Beers has
been content with his ignorance the
English have established schools and
taken the lead in all educational mat
/ tiers in spite of opposition of the older
Beers.
"Yet, while the English enterprise
has done 80 much to build up the
Government which was few years
ago in the last stages of bankruptcy,
the English have always been Uitlan-
ders (outsides) with no rights as citi-
zens. In other words, the Boer have
attempted to force upon others the
very system which led to their revolt
against the English. DR.. Jameson's
raid wac an ill-advised attempt to aid
his fellow-countrymen in their revolt
against this system. 1t could not
have been with authority from the
home government. Mr., Rhodes may
have encouraged it; he is man of
strong character, a forceful leader,
but in no way skillful diplomat.
President Kruger is descendant of
the old Vortrekers, who were ever in
revolt against progress in the olden
times. His influence has ever been
against advance in education and civ
ilization a man who was well-de-
scribed some time ago as one who
adds the manners of clown to the
morals of a hypocrit.
"Too much is being said against the
greed of En6land. She has done
more for Africa than any other nation
She has history in Africa extending
over centuries. Her occupation has
already resulted in the elevation of
the nations. She alone of all the ma,
tons forbids the sale of the intoxi
cants OF civilization to the atives, she
aids in education and .nzation she
gives the natives the rights of a man.
tits an established principle of some
other nations, the Transyasl among
them, that no native shall have equal
rights, before the law, with a Boer.
1t would mean decided advance in
civilization If England might have all
of Africa instead of the small share
that has fallen to her"