The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-23
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sympathy II with the Beers. II II not 20
much for the reason that they love them
as that they dislike the English. II Is HE
wise true that the luminosity toward Eng
land has been intensified by her friendship
for US during the Spanish war In America
there are many who, under misconce2-
ton. also sympathsze with the Beers Ia
their struggle for the Independence of their
so-calied little republic. But is the cause
Of the Beers deserving OF sympathy from
the America Point of view? A few plain
facts will ennDle you 10 Judge The ques-
ton Ii often asked. and quite pertinentiy.
why the outianders went to the Transvaai
II the laws were unsatisfactory. They were
invited to 20 by the Boer government. and
notably by Mr.. Kruger himself. and that
when they tmmigrated the existing laws
were very favorable to the o1tlandera II
was only after their capital and labors had
rescued the Transvaai from imminent
bankruptcy that the liberal laws were su-
perreded by the present adverse laws.
I'm the meanwhile millions OF foreign
capital had been invested In the purchase
Of Beer farms, at that time OF little or I'M
known value. The status OF the Outland-
ers today Ii this: They own one-haH OF
the land. and nine-tenths of the property
OF the country. They greatly outnumber
the Beers. but nevertheless are deba-red
from obtaining the franchise. The fran
chise law, an II now stands. requires the
applicant for the franchise In advance to
renounee allegiance to all other countries,
after which he is under term OF proba-
ton Of fourteen years. during which time
he is liable TO military service In case OF
war; at the end OF fourteen years he may
obtain the franchise provided he obtains
In writing the consent Of a majority Of
the Beers In the ward In which he resides.
and provided. moreover, that the Eoer
president and executive council do not OBJ
ject.
THE Outianders pay nine-tenths OF all
the taxes and have absolutely no voice In
the expenditure OF the money and must
submit. TO the most fragrant misappropria-
ton OF the bulk of the government reve-
nues, which Is extracted from them By a
most ingenious system of class taxation.
THE laws TO which the outlanders espe-
cially object are. first. that depriving the
high court OF the country OF the right TO
test the validity OF parliamentary legisla-
ton. Indeed. laws pronounced by the high
court to be ut variance with the constitu-
ton OF the country have been enforced by
the president and executive council, In
some instances laws of retroactive ma
ture have been passed and enforced.
Second Empowering OF the president
to remove Judges without trial. The chief
Justice Of the Transvaal was removed by
President Kruger on account Of a decis-
lon against the dictates of the president.
''Third-The power given To the president
and executive council TO Danish any out
lander and TO conhscate his property for
political offenss without trial.
"Fuurth--Ths right OF a Transvaai po-
Iiesmsn to SUPPRESS a public meeting when.
In his Judgment. the language used is In
criticism OF the Transvaai government.
"F'ifth-The Law denying what is regard
ed In true republic as the true bulwark
OF its liberties. the right OF trial by
ones peers. In the Trsnsyaa! the Boer
alone can 81, on the Jury. The court rec
ords show that under these conditions very
few Beers are convicted. while on the con-
trary very few outianders are acquitted
THE outianders have many more griev-
ances attributable to corrupt admins
tration. The cause OF reform today Is
practically that for which Great Britain
has entered upon the present war"
Mr.. Hammond stated that the Americans
In South Africa are all IN sympathy with
the English.
Mr.. Hammond il on his way TO Mexico.
lie hopes shortly TO return 20 America.