Evening journal., 1899-10-07
RR1rIsH ND DoERs.

e..+. ,re considered. The British et-
tort is for right justice, liberty Of the
citizens. good faith, equality Of rights
equality Of benefits, equality Of citizens
before the law. equal and impartial tax
alton. 49,.
very fair statement Of the case as
far as the statement goes. it says
Tho root OF the difficulty is this. Live
.r- IN The south African Republic there
aro ohout two hundred thousand Eng
,,sln,en practically deprived OF any
,-oice in the government or share IN lI5
honoets although subjected TO heavy |
ts.-ofion The Beers are far less nu-
nervous. and are an unprogreaalFe' un-
ad,,cafed agricultural and herdns
noonle Technically, they may PC
etandinr on their national rights IN
striving TO keep absolute control OF the
government. Morally, their attitude Isl
fn+olerahle and prevents the advance OF
ci,rilization I'M a part OF Africa wherel
fhe opportunities for clNlh1a
fion are at present most in
,sitinp. The Boer Legislature is ui-
chamber As OF little importance; III
controls only few minor matters lhe
first chamber Is all-pOwerful; 40 even
overtbrows decisions OF the courts by
mere majority resolution. Aside from
the native burghers, only such naOuIe-
ized aliens as have resided fourteen
years in the cOuntry-twelve since mat
uralization-may sit I'm or vote for
Al oh Irt4I IIIHII N ID
only by special permission given py a
two-thirds vote Of the chamber. Native
born children of aliens may be natu-
rallied at eighteen years OF age, but
cannot acquire the franchise until they
are forty. Ninety per cent. OF the husi-
ness in the Transvaal Us conducted in
the English language yet High Dutch
Is the only official language recognized
in government affairs. Catholics and
Jews are debarred from government
offices Education is grossly neglected.
The dynamite trade and railroad SER
vices are state-granted monopolies, and
represent a tax Of nearly five million
dollars per annum almost exclusively
on the foreigners, who are mostly
miners. All attempts at redress-pe-
titions and formation of grievance So
cieties-are summarily suppressed.
The British Government has con-
stantly protested and negotiated in be-
half of these luckless Outlanders Iii
nally, late in May of this year. con-
ference was held between President
Kruger and Sir Alfred Milner, az
Bloemfontein. Sir Alfred proposed
that aliens intending TO live perma-
nently in the Transvaal, bearing good
characters, willing to share in the
military service, and possessing q Ger.
tain amount of property, should be ad
mitted TO citizenship after five years
residence. Since this did not includ,
transient miners, the English citizens
would not. at least for a long time Q,
come, have Outnumbered the NATIVE
Beers, and at any rate the great gol,
neld section was to have only one-hftl
Of the total membership of the Raad
After this conference the Transvaa
Raad enacted seven-years' franchis
law, hedged about with many qualify
ing and comphcating conditions rhi
has been the subject of incessant diplo
matte correspondence between the tw
governments ever since. presiden
Kruger position Is like that OF TIA
last man on the double corner of
checker-board. He alternately propose
TO grant a fye-year franchise If Ems
land will recognize the Transyaals or
tire independence, or else the sever
year franchise, waving the question
British suzerainty.
II is easy to forget and instructive
recall the fundamental causes of n
controversy There would be no poss
bility Of war had the petition of II
Outlanders been received four yea
ago by the Raad. The grievances
which a hearing was denied, may
thus roughly recaptulated:
l. Exclusion from the franchi.
though the proportion OF Boer and on
lander taxes was as SSS9,SS0 to Sl
52S,42O. The Transvaal is the me
heavily taxed country in the world,
per capita being $50. New York. wi
perhaps the most extravagant and
cious city government on EARTH C
show per capita of only $3.50 n
nicipal, 81 national and 81 state.
March, 1898, a debate in the Volksra
DAo'oAN vu- ttt AdCl lltl llo klul
government had in fifteen years "a
vanced' out Of these taxes eases.
1cs. d. lsl2O0o,OoO) to its own me
bers, all Of which was unaccounted /
IT, Exclusion Of the English Il
guage from the schools. for the s.
port Of which English-spealHng pee
pay slOOO000 annually
III. Practical withdrawal of
right Of trial by jury. the panel for
trial Of Outlanders being invaria
composed Of Beers. Suppression
right Of assemblage, and such ineqi
ity Of the administration Of justic,
the holding Of an Outlander for
ganizing a public meeting and I
fer murder
~. Extortions. OF which the dynaI
monopoly was the worst, but which
tended to nearly every branch
trade, the benehciaries being ma
n,4t.h ,-..ft~1frt-