The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10

dent Kruger had only realized this fact few
years ago he might have given his country such
access OF strength would have put oil
thought Of intcrfe renee out Of the question
Tho interests Of CAPE Colony, TOO arc no
whole OF South Africa and been responsible for
all the bitterness Of racial feeling thai has grown
in CHpe Colony during the last few years AZ
long the republics exist their existence will
serve as a focus for HOPELESS but none the les,
disturbing and harmful ambitions, i Is essential
for the I-acs Of South Africa that dslOyal Afri-
kandcrdom should b. deprived Of Us Mecca.
Against a loyal Afrikandrrdom working in the
interests Of tho Dutch agricultural population
within the frame OF British Institutions the en-
pre- hos nota word TO say But an end mug
b. made. once and for all. TO the Afrikanderdom
deiiverer. The leaders Of the Afrikander party,
who are more able to look to tho future and are
fss sTSYa py mere than The mass OF
that the war has come about OF the necessity Of
anneyation.
ton is not the only one. We have also to CON
slider the populations Of the Transvaal and tho
Free State themselves On the one side We shall
abused and robbed, who have lost their liv lhood.
and spent their savings in exile. On the other
and loss Of supremacy How are these to live
together without IA, strong hand to keep peace
between them. WI ave year, f,sneh'S~ and
the liitlanders' There " not an English man in
South Africa but will tell you that life under Boer
State. would b. made intolcrnblc after this war.
III the republics are left independent and their
BEEN by this war viii b. 70 d.
British populations to have ruined the economic
hopclcssly alicnated English and Dutch alike
Nor can We leave the Transvaal independent with
the Ulandrrs IN complete power. In making the
Bocr well as to the Citlandrr and the Borr
would infinitely prefer British rule to the rule Of
a cosmopolitan republic under uilandcr PRIEST
dent The Ulanders themselves are unanimous
In their desire to b" under the British hng.
For the immediate they are eager to re-
an efficient and active municipality for johannes
burg, and they have no desire to spend the first
tho Bo"rs for which they are in every way un.
qualified. Many Of them, too, are afraid that
anS u M arT mean
honest administration. What they wish. what
every Englshman in South Africa wishes, and
the colony and the republics admits 10 be tho
only possible solution Is annexation under the
british Gag followed by few years Q, s'rc, and
ward II will b. possible TO establish self-govcrn-
mcnt in the republics on the lines Of a British
whole OF South Africa into one dominion"
Perhaps one of tho most curious things in the
WssC5n Is the manner in which III,
supplies at DE Aar. II seems that for some time
half the provisions and thousands OF mules,
| destined for the Use Of Lord Methuen's column
were at the mercy OF any small marty Of Beers
| who happened along Writing on Nov L. the
| correspondent Of the Cen raj News describes the
! camp as the wonder OF the colony.
III started lust month ago. with eight men
one being a Colonial policeman, under the com
| mand Of Capt, Mackenzie II became rapidly
| n great storehouse. without any correspOndngly
| important increase In its de'ences Then came
| Major Hakng, who mounted quad over the
Office of censor and the extinction OF the news
| paper correspondent followed, The Yorkshire
Of St"i Barter Valuable stores increased and
| sin the Beers held OIL Mules and horses in hun
| dreds next came In. and some one conceived a
| pian OF fortiying he Aar This took the M
| mnrkable form Of mounting a gun or two--,hers
| were very few for use, anywny-upon the NOR,
| distant hills while those lying within 'sniping
| distance were left altogether undefended Mean
| while troops In batinlions-skeleton and other
| wise passed through The Clapham Junction
| of South Africa for such nrighborng suburb.
| as NaauwDoort and Stormberg. The Ornng,
| River clamored for guns, md few batteries Of
| The Royal Field Artillery, prayed for like coy
| and lingering wind came mp at last and unlimboreC
AT De Arr ,., ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
until John Bulls interest stood at half a million
sterling Yet did the Beers hold of until taking
all things into consideration i looked very muei
energy Of our captains than by the gentle inter
positon Of Providence Gen. Sir Redvrrs Bullel
arrives at Cape Town. takes careful note OF tn,