New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-07

a last resort, when every form OF appeal 10 Mr..
Krugers Government had failed. and the stu
alton grew hourly more unsafe TO individual lib
erty and freedom
NO COMPARISON WITH AMERICA
Fffth-And comes DIS last point his APP
peal to American sympathy. He reminds Amer
leans that their ancestors fought for liberty and
does not seem TO perceive that his appeal is all
the time the Outlander side The Americans
rose and fought nobly against the tyranny OF
oligarchical government. But where in South
Africa is the~olgarchy? you ask and echo an
swers. In Pretoria
Let US hear the conclusion OF the whole mat
ter. South Africa is a country -eminently OF a
piece In climate, character and population. In
all the States OF South Africa but one you find
that there are equal rights for all white men. r-
respective Of race. You look at the Cape Colony,
Natal and Rhodesia-British colonies you look
at the Orange Free State-a Dutch colony. and
in each white men, be they Britishers or Dutch
men are received equitable terms-a two
years franchise in the Cape and Natal and in
Rhodesa universal franchise. Then you turn to
the Transvasl and find the indgnities and in
equalities which l have but moderately defined.
All that Great Britain asks is that Mr.. KRUGER
should extend to British in South Africa a 1.-THE
OF the privileges which the British freely be-
stow on his countrymen in their colonies.
There are two excellent reasons to name no
more why Mr.. KRUGER should do so. When Mr..
Gladstone gave back the Transvaal 10 the Beers
he did so on q distinct understanding that Brit
ishers should be placed an absolute equality
with Beers. Mr.. Gladstone wrote and stated
publicly by word OF mouth that the children OF
the suzeran should be on equality with the
Beers whom. OF her own movement, Great Brit
ain had made into free nation. The right OF
self government is. by the convention. conferred
upon the inhabitants" not a section OF them.
Again as paramount Power in South Africa,
Great Britain has not only her dignity TO con-
suit but grave responsibilities to fulfil. She
has TO see that no single State shall so conduct
its government that its existence In statu quo
is a serious menace 70 the safety Of South Africa
at large. I have called South Africa homoge-
neous but that lengthy adjective scarcely con-
veys the intimate connection between the South
African States and the grave consequences OF
corruption and tyranny in any one Of them. II
there is a house OF evil reputation In your street.
your street suffers in consequence, and yet this
is but feeble parallel to the influence Of the
Transvaal as II is conducted at present on the
rest OF South Africa.
should rather compare the South African Re-
public TO q house in flames two doors from ones
own. Already the enormous native population
hostile for excellent reason, poor wretches, 10
the Dutch regine-are becoming FESTIVE and
easy. are asking II the paramount Power is no
longer the British which abolished slavery and
is their friend. One need he no pessimst to pre-
dict that we may be on the edge OF a terrible
native trouble 10 say nothing OF the natural con-
sequences on the white population OF South
Africa II the Outlanders grievances remain un-
redressed II is not easy TO answer those French
critics who remind England that she had better
do her duty as suzerain or commit her responsi-
bilities 10 some other great Power
Upon all accounts therefore. submit that. In
Sir a Miners words. the for interven-
ton" is Overwhelming" In another letter l
will 60 on. II you permit me, 70 examine the
seven year proposals. so far as they are known
to US Meanwhile let ne return 70 D., with
whose contentious this letter is principally con-
cerned. I think that American common sense
(Which. dare TO think is at the base OF the
American sympathy he Graves foD will not
take him very seriously. Nor do I think that
Americans will accept his assurance that II they
go to the Transvaal they will be made welcome.
II he knows the Transvaa at all d. must be
well aware that Americans who emiGrate thither
will be received on exactly the same terms &C
corded 10 Englishmen. We have seen what these
are.
! say az r. knows the Transvaal," but does
he? For, last and strangest OF his misstate-
n,ents comes the implication that the American
is an unknown force upon the Rand. Heavens
the faulty: when 10 the activity OF character
and sterling worth OF It's Americans Johannes
burg owes an incaculable part Of It's better
qualities in the present and "of its hopes for
years 10 come" Has y never heard Of men Ike
John HAYS Hammond Has he never heard OF
Hennen Jennings. than whom, If l were asked
to pick out a noble example Of the Anglo-Saxon
race I should not know where among my
own countrymen 20 light upon a nobler? Really
one is tempted to think that D has never crossed
the Vaal River nor seen Johannesburg. Has he
eyer been in South Africa? ask. undeterred by
the date and the address Is his letter not all a
lest OF some humorst OF the American press?
Can IT, OH can &, be that d. stands for
"Dooley"? ARTHUR W. bOiD
London. July "a.