The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-20
ENGLAND AND THE TRAysTAAL.
Kari Blinds Friendly warning TO aro"'
Britain About tho Transvnnl war.

J
Britain About tho Transvnni "hr'
rrou n, 1,fiet, on "rrdnspdai Independence ana
| England, Future in n. For:niDhup Rtr'e~'
When. in 1893. President Kruger. Gen. smit.
! OF Maiuba Hill renown. and the Rev. :. j. Du
Tolt the Minister Of Public instruction IN
what was then called the 'Transvaal state
came TO London for the purpose ot having tine
Prstorin Treaty OF 1881 set aside and new
one put in It's place. I repeatedly mot ana
had friendly and confidential intercourse
with them. The late Baron Beeinrts van
Blokland was also present. member OF the
House OF Deputies In the Netherlands. he had.
during several years been its Speaker. After
ward he became the Plcnipotentiary OF the
| Transvaal Republic to the Governments OF
! several Continental countries. With him and
! tho Transyaal deputation and their compa-
! MON and secretary, Mr.. Esselen. had the fuil-
! est conversations. So also with Judge Jorissen.
! n Hoander by birth. and member OF the High
Court OF Justice at Pretoria.
! In personal appearance / found Mr.. Paul
Kruger n simple man OF the people. OF good
| height. strongly built, with homcly features.
such IA may often be seen In the Netherlands
| and IN Lower Germany. He is the grandson OF
| n German. and has often prldcd himself on
| this descent. He sat there. comfortably smok-
| ing his short pipe with apparent tranquility
! OF mind: but q close observer could not mis-
| take the dour stubbornness underlying that
| calm behavior. In his blue eyes there sparkled
| n steady CLEAN OF quiet watchfulness. Over
| his mien there stole. now and then. cloud. an
| expression OF sadness. owing. no doubt. to the
| difficulties In the negotiations
A very different man In appearance was Gen.
Smlt-smallcr. OF nobly-cut traits and full
| bearded. he had a somewhat reticent manner.
| He was practically one -eyed-so / heard-but
| In the sound eye left to him there was a pene-
| trating glance. Evidently wholly man OF
action. OF very few words. but an attentive
/ listener withal.
The third member OF the deputation. the
Rev. Du Tolt showed his French Huguenot
| blood as clearly In his face and figure as did
| Mr. Kruger his German origin. Mr.. Du Tot. q
small. dapper man OF darker hue than his COM
panions. spoke English with perfect ease. and
nlro knew understood him TO say-a little
German. with the tongue Of his forebears-he
However. the descendants OF Huguenots who
and aiterward to the Care. soon became as
fully merged with tho Dutch there as their
Germany and England became am e In course OF
time. full German or English speaking citizens.
smi, only spoke in Dutch, In Mr.. krassrs
remarks there frequently were, dialect
be es Thy, a, ns Herr
| they all have the tongue OF the Netherlands rs
;,c!hts HqIiamds ia. H9IIanqi: the so.calied
ny called the African tongue or r. the ' ta Sp
| The last is rather stupted peasant dialect. In
language. Now, when Mr. Kruger occa.
se s% Of TSSs E kn.
hand and through him the conversation was
Mr.. Esselsu. a man OF notable accomplish
ments. who acted a. secretary. is also-as his
h pane sh hoy tn, son OF German, The
England 70 his adopted south African country.
face Indicated much thoughtfulness. showed.
Ry t ne e questions n, he E9t that he was apt 20
the Netherlands, and of moderate liberal
may add here az once rapid rortraiture of
! one So much spoken Of now, also a Hollander
bassEdor Of the south African me Republic . 1 to
number OF Continental countries, His ac-
9o onann iH., made when passed through
DISTINGUISHED appearance and highly cultured,
he Is 1n able lswyer and a, The same time q
proclaim. lie speaks various languages-among
them German exactly Ike German, without
Ell SS &. Ss% IL ,S + krsss" e.
with due energy aud signal capability
sS as T to aT Sir av Rerpp us
traan setomsns or ne' To EnEIshmssp ~ b aGs
| Ministers AZ the Cape whore there is. after all.
men. but Of Dn,chmen. V whose a' fathers had
/ founded the Colony that once belonged to Fol.
when she was unGer The SSss Of 1fUm co oSaa
condneror
Hol@1der. hay. a natural right to servo
/ n al
Mr. Montsgu White has here to be mentioned.
zen Of tho South African D' Rennb h A such S
he has acted in London as its Consul General.
edge who has come in contact with him.
| During, the late controversies between the
SS w Witt hs public s. Pre- re-
marks; has always preserved the utmost mol.
IN ss nTs he NEIL osa h
aconhlct which would finally not leave the
;h Of ssuSG GhoC
SSra tSs South AIrap nGEnbc bad been
"Transya9l state. =" 4 suzeraln right was then
both in the rrcnmbe and IN three %et parsSrapHs
the ,rsHy ON One e. these even
war" also, that "a British Reside mt should act
as renr rsin tive OF the suzcran' All this
- In asking for n revision Of that treaty the
/ Transvaal drpu'aton demanded the abolition
rights conneS,sd the%rcwitfh. III" and rG ,Se
restoration OF the name Of the South
African Ren4blic. After prolonged parleys
/ self declared to he "a n.1r treaty in substit-
! ton for the Contention OF Pretoria" With his
own hand he. struck out the suzeranty and
everything referring to It, The proof OF this is
! contained In the Blue Book, The new treaty
wa. provided with a new preamble. The name
OF the South African Republic was restored, too
| "a fact which IN itself implied the restoration
! OF ITS former independence. When the depu-
tation went back TO obtain the assent Of the
Nolksrand for thc, new treaty. It. was openly
! proclaimed that last, not least. The sulPrdiniv
Is abolished" When in tho English House oi
Commons questions were asked about that
| Liberal State Secretaries d., clarcd that no
reservation Of tho Queens suzeranty was en-
! pressed In the new Treaty Of 1874 and that
although her Majesty retains the power of re-,
| iusing 20 sanction certain treaties. II is "a
| cardinal principle OF that settlement that The