The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-18
After the Transvaal War Is Over.

Although the English are still at bay in
the Iran-vaul they are already discussing
the disposition Of the Dutch territory.
The Spectator has devoted an article to the
subject, md Ia has the National Repier.
Meanwhile. We learn on the highest author
ity what the British Government will not
do. or rather will not pledge itself to do.
with the South African Republic and tho
Orange Free State, when they have been
conquered, for Lord SALISBURY has written
letter In which h" repudiatcs the inter-
probation put by Lord EDMUND FrrZMAU-
EI,F nu IN" speech made by the Premier
a. ih" GulhualI banquet, namely, that
Eng and would not annex the Transvaal.
Let rs g.anr" NJ these expressions OF
opinion in tn" inverse order OF their I'M
rortamcc. The aIticl" in the National
R'rislr IS 10y tn" Right Hon. EVELYN
ASHLEY, hut, 10y admitting ii to his columns,
the editor seems 70 rountcnance the views
Get forth. Mr.. ASHLEY is convinced that.
ii England desires 20 eliminate throughout
South Africa feelings hostile to the para
mount power, she must not annex the twin
republics after the war. She must resist,
he SAYS the temptation to settle once for
allun"crtainti"s ~ in South Africa by turning
tn" whole Of it into IA group Of British
dependencies. She must not Justify tho
taunts Of disappearing onlookcrs all over
the world who have declared that H. was
gold alone which attracted the tardy
attention Of the British Government
u the alleged grievances OF the Out
landrrs
Mr.. AsHLEYs notion IL that the Trans
wal should DO permitted to enjoy the
samo privileges Of scf-government which
are conceded to tho Cape Colony with
the provso that absolute equality, political
rs we'll as civil, must exist for all white
men within the State, and that tho English
and Dutch languages must have equal
recognition in public documents and
transactions. He Is OF the opinion, how
ever, that n rcctihcation OF frontiers
would be justified. Thus he would turn
over to Natal that portion OF Zululand In
the southeast OF the Transvaal, which was
annexed by tho Beers soon after the Zulu
war Tho purpose OF this change would be-
to improve the military position OF the
projecting triangle OF Natal. which, Gull
mnatng about Laing's Mex, is, at present,
hcnwcd in by the Orange Free State TO the
w"-' and this piece Of the Transvaa on
the EAST, II is suggested that the Trans-
vaM should be also deprived Of a strip OF
territory on its western side. the railway
which runs through Cape Colony and
Bechuanaland to Rhodesa being now too
close to the border.
A for the Orange Free State, Mr..
ASHLEY holds that a substantial indemnity
In money should be exacted for the addi-
tional expense imposed upon the English
through its cooperation with the South
African Republic. Here, again. a rectif-
cation Of boundaries IL advocated. 1t
is proposed that line should be drawn
from somewhere near Boshof northeast OF
Kimberley to Ladybrand. and that the
whole tract south OF this line should be
added to the Cape Colony. including Bloem-
fonteln, which contains a large proportion
OF English-speaking inhabitants. Thus
financially burdened and mutllated. the
Orange Free State might retain separate
existence az seli-governlng British
colony, or he Incorporated with the
Transvaal
The Spectator says not q word about I'M
posing pecuniary indemnities or exactins
AM asotineAtioA Of trontisrA u insists. on