The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-11-24
FOR THE TRANSVAAL.
Two Able DefenseS of the BOer Civil
izatOn.
A Self-Susiaining Christian White Race
Fully capabie of Self Gov
eminent.

The following article on "The Futu,
South African" is an extract fro,
"a Transvaal View of the South Air
can Question" by Dr. F. V. Eneler
burg, editor of the Pretoria Volksstem
published in the North American fo
October:
But with the industrious Euronea,
colonist, schooled and disciplined by IN
hor, can South Africa not produce wbal
IS necessary for his support? The whit,
population of this part of the world
amounts, in round numbers, TO 2, 1000 OOg
"a very generous estimat,,-inbabitino
vast extent of country, larger than
France, Germany and Italy together
rms population is dependent on the
outside world, not merely for the pro
ducts OF technical indus try, but also for
those OF agriculture. We import pota-
toes and frozen meat from Australia.
wood from Canada and Norway, eggs
ana Dutter from Europe, meal and mules
from America. The sugar and tea
grown IN Natal cannot compete with the
products of Mauritius and Ceylon, with
out the aid OF protection. In order that
these 100000 of whites may be COM
| mercially accessible to the outside
world, and that this huge IMPORT trade
may he practicable, more than e50,OOO, 9.
700 sterling have been devoted to rail
way construction. Every week sees nu.
merous steamers arriving from all parts
OF the world, laden with every conceiv-
able kind OF goods, to supply the limit
ed South African community with many
necessaries of life. Should this means
of supply ever be cut off, a large portion
OF our white and other population would
simply starve, or ut any rate be de-
prived OF the comforts OF life.
Only the Beers, who eke out frugal
eXistance on their secluded farms, aud
have not yet become dependent on
frozen meat, European butter, American
meal and Australian potatoes-only the
Beers, who, with rare endurance, the
heritage OF their hardy race, boldly face
wears of drought, rinderpest, locusts and
lever, could survive such collapse of
the economic machinery of country so
severely dealt with hy nature. The re-.
naming Europeans would gradually
disappear, just as the Phoenicians and
the Arabs disappeared in the days long
passed. As long as the gold mines and
liamond mines can be worked and made
TO pay, so long will the abnormal econ.
Omy OF south Africa preserve its bal.
lnce; but as soon as South Africa has
swallowed up It's capital 10 the very last
bit Of gold, the Uitlander will have 10
seek for fresh fields for the exercise OF
his nervous energy, and the Afrikander
will be abandoned to his struggle with |
the jnimical elements, as has ever been !
his lot in the past. BY the sweat of his |
brow he will have TO lead his carefully |
stored-up water TO the fields continu- |
Dusly threatened by locusts, he will have |
to shield his ilocks from plague and |
theft, he will have to preserve continual
watch against the inroads of the ever
blacks. The Boer-that is |
the agriculturist-is destined to be the |
Alpha and Omega OF South Airicas
white culture he alone, in this quarter
1i the globe, can save civilization from
the ultimate gulf OF bankruptcy.
l.. X. p. Van Baggen, OF san Francisco,
ax-clerk 10 the secretary OF the Volks-
Rad, 5. A. II. ex-second clerk Head De
partment Of Mines, Pretoria, contributes
following to the san Francisco Examiner
II Nov. 20, in reply 20 the article re-
printed from the Iowa State Register:
The Beers are not semisavages They
are Christians. have lived amongst |
.he Beers and have been in every part |
II Transvaal and have never seen or
heard Of savage or semi-sayage Boer.
They respect their parents. A young
Boer never sits down in the house be-
'Ore the old folks are seated. They
always say their prayers before every
neal and pray and read a chapter from
.he Bible before retiring. You very
seldom hear an oath from n Boer aud
never in his house. have always seen
hem wash before retiring aud after
rising. They look dusty or unclean
when they are on the road with their
or when they are attending
% their cattle, but have never seen a
3oer unclean in his honse. A BOer likes
likes 10 20 visiting and en-
oys nothing more than a dance, and
most OF them are good dancers-n0t
iayage dancing, but just like they dance
mere. A BOer is not lazy, but lives like
gentleman, and the dirty work is done
ly Kafirs, who get wages and are not
.layes. They are not semi'sayages in
heir hunting and have always seen
hem kill their game in as humane
Tay as possible. They hate war, even
late 10 talk about war. You never hear
hem brag about their victories over
he Kaflirs or over the Engl!th.
The B0er women are not semi-savage.
They are modest, quiet and love their
husbands. The young girls like TO dress
themselves just like other young women
md have good taste a. a rule. They are
.ot so free, but have the same natural
vays as the California girls.
A women ia Transyaal is never al
owed TO do any rough work, for which
hey have HottentOt or kaiiir servants,
,hich are not allowed 10 enter the house
inless for cleaning or scrubblng. The
3oers in Transyaal and Free State are
l,e same families; in fact, they are AL
elatlons and they visit one another all
he time.
In Care Colony have relatives my
eli. but am not very we'll a'llainlel
here. The Beers there IA ght be- prAc-,
ieally English, but they seem % riick
d the Dutch language all the iime.