The Anaconda standard., 1896-02-15
NEAR A REVOLUTION
A Great Civil War in the TranSvaal
Thought to Be Inevitable,
ONLY PIONEERS SONS VOTE
immigration Has Brought Many
Americans and Englishmen Who
Pay Most of the Taxes. but
Are Denied the Franchise.

johannesburg, Jan. 3, 1S96.-By the
terms of the treaty of peace between
Great Britain and the South American
republic the president Of the United
states was appointed arbiter in the
event of dispute. The present political
revolution in the Transvaal, destined
to pTecipitate a most sanguinary civil
war and to create an international
financial panic by the disturbance OF
the ownership Of the millions OF in
vested capital in the Witwatc~srand
gold fields. will no doubt call for ulti-
mate adjudication by the president Of
the United States. For England
stands waiting to step ia so soon as
the thousands of unenfranchised in
habitants of the Transvaal set 10 work
TO reconstruct the republic
IL is therefore. necessary that the
people of America should know the
causes that have impelled the fore gn-
ers in the Boer republic 10 declare war
against the government.
johannesburg is a city Of 49,. 600
white population. They are all denied
the slightest voice in the affairs of the
government. This prohibition Is not
because they are lawless or without
property qualifications. The great
reefs OF the Rand have lured 70 this
country the best mining engineer. and
progressive people. They transact
all the business in johannesburg ana
own 20 per cent of the mines They
pay nearly all the taxes. Before the
advent of the Americans and English
the South African republic was bank
rupt. Now II Is a wealthy nation.
The homes of these aliens. Cheir famil-
les. and all their interests are here.
one and all, they are denied any Of
the privileges of citizenship
why? Because their ancestors were
not among the hardy Noortekkcrs. or
pioneers, who came 70 this country in
prairie schOOners drawn by great OK
teams years ago. Such is the paIfti-
cal disability that a country enjoying
international reputation as republic
has deemed II eXpCdient TO establish.
In spite Of manifold historical prcce-
dents showing the futili.y of such n
course, the pioneer burghers of the
Transvaal framed and ratified n
Grondwet proclaiming as political out
casts the thousands that have come
and the hundreds Of thousands that
lie
1t is rs II the Pilgrim Fathers had
attempted to deny citizenship to the
millions that followed them 80 the new
world or the California argonauts hal
set up en- oligarchy Of pioneers and de-
ciared all new COmcrs to be aliens and
Toes The few thousand voters I'm the
ITansVaal have placed all other mon
IN the same political category 10
which America ia satisfied to relcgste
women. idptS and criminals"
1he crime of the Uitlander as the
non-voter Is called by the Beers. is
that he does not speak a Dutch patois
ana that he came to the Transyaal I'm
q vestihule train instead of trekkins
IN mere when hostile Eahirs claimed
the weld.
This permanent bar To the franchise
ls the basis Of the hostility between
Boer and Iitlander The governments
acuon in making foreign birth am or
1ense per Sc. and it's determination t1
regard all comers as national foes.
ana many direct acts aimed against
the Iltlander have resulted in making
rebels or nearly 10000 peopIp who
under other conditions. would he tbe
last to lead instructions against n
constitutional government
me people of Jphannesburg have
many grievances. They are taxed ont
iaEeously. iniquitous import taxes ave |
placed upon the necessities Of life Cf1r
example S2o per 100 pound is the duty /
On pork and he"D. Government r,.r- |
"polies and concession ar,. ...auta1 -, I
Eh' restriction of free competition and /
the city. being governed entirely I,- /
hostile or Indifferent rruvt..nt.. ,f,-..s /
or the federal authority al Pretoria is /
saiItflng from the lack Of every ,quiu- /
ln'nt that modern muulcip,l.f, /
enpuld nave. u Is HeHa'E largo. +
sized, hugely attractive side show r,fr 1
by the governments for revenue only
The city. wial its population of over
= quarter of a million counting rha I
HuiuS, Malays. kadirs and Ar.Nf.-a
the Whit"ab, has no SVstrm of
sewers. no sanitary regulations what
ever no fire department. an inefficient
irresponsible police department. no /
street railway ClInuuufr4. 4.#ar1 t1..
government refusing 10 grant frar-
'hlseS; no electric illumination. ana
Yer! feW or tn" convenience of muui-
clpal lie Yet all the white iuhabitsuts
pl the city are ready TO pay taxes for |
these improvements.
instead OF r,rfecting the city. the
government Is divertinc the taxes de
rived from the jitlandsf-S for. fba. ..,,.,. |
tloh OF great forts, fer tho rurrha-, Of
NldNlm guns ana ammunition for she /
transportation Of German military |
leaders to train the EoarS. and an
these preparations are fer the rlIrpn-,
N nEhting Intelligent inhabitants. who
heslre peace and citizenship i'm tho re-
pupHc or their aGoTtiou-oI lighting
me very people who are pra,.liur ~,
q
preparations possible.
ne collectors of taxes and licenses
not being at all responsible 10 tha nsa-
pie oi J7hanneshurg. arc guilty Dr Tho
srpSsest corruption. Merchants nav
DIG sums regularly ro m. government
agents 10 escape still more txactinc |
tribute in the name Of revenue 1s,,-
reW merchants in JohauursLurr arc
Exempt from this burden Of bIaclnau
ltIahders under arrest are denied
rial by jury of their peers. which
lon-Noters denounce as disgrace :,
b constitutional democracy I'M. c,r-
upton of officials and ,l. rr.f.,.7f....
ostered by the Boors' political am
ude toward all others. make ID inu1s-
'lble Tor the titlaHder to got Justice II,
he courts Of the Trausvaal.
PROPER school advantages arc no,
provided for the children of AH4.-r...,[
md English taxpayers in Jab,r,....
'urg, and many Of the rrfrrr.. .t ~.