The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-10-19

Montague White. consul general for
the South African Republic in London,
closed the consulate and Immediately
left for the continent. Mr.. Whites
departure WIS not attended by any
excitement. Before shaking oil the
dust Of England he said to the Asso
ciated Press
"The expected has happened. |
only hope tho hellishness OF this pre-
meditatcd crushing out OF hardy re-
public Is now apparent Let me re-
mind America that the onus Of war
lies not upon those who fire tho first
shot. but upon those who compel it to
be fred.
Technically, VIC have temporarily
put ourselves In tho attitude Of an ag-
gressor, hut who would not have done
so II the existence Of his country was
at stake | think we must look far
ahead TO see the consequences Of this
war. Instead OF the pacification of
South Africa, which is the alleged act
Of England, we shall have perpetual
unrest. These very people for whom
England is nov fighting will turn
against her in time to come aud pro-
test against her rule as bitterly as
they are now protesting against ours.
For weeks [ had seen Engand's
tr iOiCS' HOSIllS lSSuc,
or rather Mr.. Cham berain's. | am
sure he is the only member of the cabi-
net whose mind was thoroughly made.
up throughout all the negotiations.
What his intentions wero is evident
from the situation today. Had the
franchise Dccn tho chief grievance,
our lfvc-year proposition would Cor
tainly have been accepted. | have
reason to believe that England enters
upon her warllke. course by no means
unit. Opposition to Mr. Chamber
lain's policy exists to greater extent
than is generally conceived.
"Our evident desire to conciliate
has beon much appreciated, aud our
refusal to allow cur household affairs
to be administered by another nation
has not excited genuine Indignation
here or in any quarter of the globe.
However, Mr.. Chamberlain has accom-
plished his purpose, and all Is gone.
believe, nevertheless, that consider
able rcversion ip British opinion would
be effected by any serious defect, for
most OF those now supporting the gov
ernmcnt are doing SO with a light
heart and on general principles, not
stopping to count the cost Of war;"
Mr.. White cited tho Isandlwhama mas
Sacre as an Instance of such q change
in British opinion. He then went on
| to say:
81 suppose thcro can be only one
ultimate result of the hostilities. AS
to the duration OF the war | am not
able tn venture q guess. 1t seems to
me matter CT tho greatest uncer
tainty. l hear That Great Britain will
not begin the wiping out process until
| December. In the meantime we Shal
| see what we snail SEQ,
| " have received no special instruC
! tions or news from the Trausvaal dur
ing the last forty-eight hours, and
expect none, having long ago received
directions a3 to the course for me tt
take whom matters reached this stage
[ shall remain on the continent, anu II
anything furtnor can be done in the
interest Of my government, l shall, o
course, endeavOr to do 1t, although
! it out to the bitter, njust Cnd."
Mr.. White seemed much distressed
over the rupture and evidently did no
entertain the least hope Of Boer sue
cess. He said the Transvaal agency
in Brussels w0ul d be continued as tn,
European headquarters OF the govern
mont.
MIR. Whites reference to the Isandl
whama massacre Is an allusiCn to the at
tack made on January 80, 1870, by som'
$4,000 Iulus upon the British camp a
lsandula or Isandlwhama, about ter
miles from ROrke's drift, on tn,
Tugela. Five companies OF tho Twenty
fourth reg giment, with Colonel Durn
ford, Lieut.. Col. Pullcine and Othc
: officers, were massacred, the Britisl
,, total loss boing about S37. Two thous
and XHlus arc said to have been killed