Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-12
BOER consul DEPARTS.
He Shakes the Dust of Britain from
His Feet.


LONDON, October n.-Montague White,
Consul-General Of the South African re-
public in London, closed the consulate
this evening and Immediately left FOR
| the Continent
! Mr. Whites departure was not attend
| cd by any excitement.
Before shaking Off the dust Of England,
! he said 10 representative of the Assoc
/ ciated Press: "The expected has happen
/ ed. I only hope the hellishncss of this
/ premeditatcd crushing out of hardy re-
! public SIS now apparent Let me remind
/ America that the 0nus OF war lies not
/ upon those who fire the first shot. but
| upon those who compel IT 20 be fired
Technically. we have temporarily put
ourselves in the attitude of an asgrcsSor,
but who would not have done so if the
existence of his country was ~ stake?
] think we must look far ahead 10 see the
consequences OF this war. Instead of the
pacihcation of South Africa, which IL the
alleged act of England. We shall have
perpetual unrest These very people for
whom England is now fighting Will turn
against her I'm time TO come. TO protest
against her rule as bitterly rs they now
protest against ours.
CHAlfBERLAIN CHIEF AGGRESSION.
For weeks ] had seen English deter
rather Mr.. Chamberlains. l am sure he
is the only member of the Cabinet whose
mind was thoroughly made up through
out all the negotiations. What his inten-
lions Were Is evident from the situation
to-day. Had the franchise been the chief
grievance. our fVc-year proposition would
certainly have been accepted. ] have rea-
son to believe that England enters upon
her Warlikc course by no means unit.
Opposition TO Mr.. Chamberlain's policy
exists 10 a greater extent than is gene
rally conceived
"Our evident desire 10 conciliate has
! been much appreciated, and our refusal
90 allow our household affairs 20 be adj
ministcred boy another nation has not
excited genuine Indignation here or i'm
any quarter of the globe. However. Mr..
Chamberlai has accomplished his pur-
pose. and AL hope is gone. l believe,
nevertheless that considerable revul-
sion IN British opinion would be effected
by any serious defeat. for most Of those
now supporting the government are doing
SO with a light heart ana on general
principles not stopping 10 count the
cost of war"
Mr. White cited the Isandlwhama mas
s8cre as an instance of such "a change
n British opinion. lie then went on to
say:
DURATION or THE WAR.
"I suppose there can be only one ulti-
mate result Of the hOsulities. As TO the
duration of the war, / am not able 10
venture "a guess. il seems TO me a mat
ter Of the greatest uncertainty. ! hear
that Great Britain will not begin the
wiping-0ut process until December. In
the mean time, We shall see what We
shall see.
81 have received no epocial instructions
or news from the Transvaal during the
last forty-eight hours. and / expect none.
having long ago received directions as TO
the course for me to take when matters
reached this stage. ! shall remain on
the Continent. and If anything further
can be done in the interest of my gov
eminent. / shall Of course. endcavor
20 do #. although there seems nothing
left but TO fight 1t out TO the bitter, UNI
just end"
Mr.. White seemed much distressed
over the rupture, and evidently did not
entertain the least hope of Boer success.
lie said the Transvaal agency i'm Brus-
sells would be continued as the European
headquarters Of the government. .
THE ISANDIWHAMA MASSACRE.
Mr.. Whites reference to the lsandl-
whama massacre is an aliusiOn 90 the
attack made on January p 1879, boy some
1900 Zulus upon the British camp at
Isandula. or IsandWhama. about ten
miles from Rorke's Drift. on the 1ugela.
Five companies Of the Twenty-fourth
Regiment. with Colonel Durnford, Lieu
teHant-Colonel Pulleine, and other Off
GERS. were massacred, the British otal
loss being about so. TWO thousand Iulus
are said TO have been killed.