The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-26

may return to the West TO look after eome
of the Rothschild interests.
Mr.. Clement for more than three years
operated In the Transvaal. the present seat
Of the Boer- English trouble. lie was con-
nected with some Of the best gold prcluc-
ing properties around Johanne shurg. He
was connected with the Jameson raid in
1895. and WAS one OF the many that came
out seeofd best. In an Interview on the
Transyaal he says:
Knows Dom Paul.
'T have the pleasure Of knowing Dom
Paul He sent me- 10 prison twice and then
tapped me of for $1,000. sue, don't you
know. have always considered that l got
OFT cheaply. was fool 10 have gotten
mixed up In that business. fellow should
have some one else DO that fer him Hut
was carried away with the enthusiasm OF
the moment ard with others undertook 10
run big blum on Kruger. although from
the very best OF motives As have stated,
MI Got ont Of II was two terms I'm prison,
one time week and the other three weeks.
and had 10 pay fine &C $40 eco. That
was all J wanted Of the Transvaal | still
have some shares IN gold mines there. and
am satisfied 10 accept the reports OF these
In charge l shall never 40 Down TO In
spect.
ut Is only a question OF time until the
English viii defeat Kruger. The Beers
are good fighters better no doubt than
the English expected to go against; but
they will not last long after sufficient re-
sible for the English to take the often
sive.
Kruger Is shrewd enc, In fact, all
the Rcers are shrewd TIE Eoers. as a
rule. have n wonderful amount of native
shrewdness. although mos; Of them are
not Intelligent. Even some of the lead
ers cannot read or write
Some of the Grievances.
.'old Dom Paul showed us several nice
tricks In diplomacy in 1884, The English
tat tel
oppression until they felt they could
STAND IL no longer My word for H. if
those conditions had existed ia coun-
try where Americans paid nine-tsnths Of
the 'aNes the whole Boer outnt would
have been wiped cut In ninety days Hut
the English are great sticklefs Ter Sha
law. and he last straw must be piled on
before they feel like taking matters into
their own hands
''Taik about arbitrary exercise 81 pow
err tell yoQ, old mar Kruger Is worse
than the csar of Russia. les tne Clte a
few instances. lie dccreei that English
should not he Taught la the schools That
was bitter Pill fer The English people
who paid tho large share II the taxes.
Then he abolished she court the StsuverY,e
court and placed men ou the bench who
would decide rs De desired The result
was there was absolutely $50 such shina,
as justice. lie taxed the foreigners ecan-
daioaSiS. ana used "a large parf of the
money 50 collected IN the purchase 81
guns with which 80 fofce she payment os
ways he faatlr life fCr the F.nrtfsa pNsu}s
next tn unheBTa bic We ~ Gahannesbar x
decided II resist this arbitrary exercise
OF power hS force ~ arms. The Jameson
raid was the result,
jameson Rata.
Jameson. ss sou knaw was ~ ,he
head Of the imnerif sraops ia South AZ.
r.ca We Induced hin, 10 take fierce az
men 20 the border wlsh she understand.
Ing that he should GENE res aur re%e54e tg
case Dem rans Eobblea Uz 9r IfT We
mean the committee organized Gt JNhan.
ueshairg Ne had ios og armed Fncr
ana wCre prepared 70 ran a great bis
hlun on Kruger. IL worked Hike 3 charm
80 start with Kruger scat TIVE ~ Bats
cabinet members to Johannesburg AuA
they pref ctssed "a recognize 'tS~ tus:0ess
OF orr ciasra< and promised ~ gsvo rs
the dts red reforms. They as&ct! aR arm
fstice fog a few days So thgt tire lcgs$la-
tive ha,iy could be ccns eued fo~ tic pas
sag - the necessary resolutions
meantime Kruger wss issoS.pE 80 o9i