The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-19
THE OPPRESSIVE BOERA
Way England Has Decided to Make
War ON Them.

Seattle, Oct. IA, 1885,
To the Editor: 1t seems 70 me that in
there IL q great m!sconception Of the South
African situation. I have seen II com
pared to the American war OF indepeno-
en,e, just and successful Hght against an
unjust and insane oppression. In the South
African war Ne see the Intervention OF
Great Britain to protect her own subjects
ignorant. blsotsd ana half -civilized minor
lily. The history CT the Transvaal Beers
Is as follows:
In 1885 some Cape Colony 'boers." or
Official regulations. trekked into what Is
now Natal On its being annexed by Great
Britain. In 1854 they trekked into the re-
gion beyond the vaal river.
The two chief reasons for trekking were,
FIRST the increasing scarcity Of game. and
second. that under the British laws the en-
siavement and indiscriminate massacre Of
the natives were put q stop to-
In 1877. owing TO an exhausted public
treasury and accumulated debts. brought
about BY chronic wars, the republic was
on the eve OF dissolution, and at their own
the care Of It. subtuga,ed the rebeilious ma
tiyes and put the finances in order Re-
lieved from their difficulties the Beers at
once showed their gratitude by rebellion.
In England. at that time. the peace-at-
any-price party was in power, with Glad
stone at the head, A half-hearted war and
a disgraceful peace followed. The treaties
complete Independence under certain con-
ditions, none Of which has been observed.
From this time on. the obstructive Beer
party, which alone Possesses political pow.
er, actuated by intense race hatred and
blind overconfidence. has left nothing I'M
done to make the state Of the outisnder
intolerable. The population Is estimated
The latter include S. so Trausvaal Beers.
$3.50 British subjects and is.oD other out
lanGers-
contributed by The ontlanders. and these
have no political rights nor any control
over the expenditure OF their contributions
The war expenditure arnountd TO GAG. 900
obstacle is put In the way OF gold develop
mert and railway extension.
A still greater grievance fs that the out
landers pay crushing tax to support
But the last straw is the disarmament act
That white men. with their wives and chill
dren, should be left defenseless in coun-
try where the natives outnumber the
whites four to one Is the legislation o: bru-
tai barbarfans who have put themselves
beyond the pale Of sympathy Of civilized
Christians nations.
During the past four months the Beers
have shown In an unmistakable manner.
and repeatedly, that no protection WAS TO
be looked for from them.
The outlanders. men, women and chill
dren In their hurried exodus. were sub
jected to every insult and privation. Such
are the men who have been compared 10
the heroes of the war OF independence
As IL the way with all savage and semi
civilized races. forbearance has been mis-
taken for fear Hence has arisen the dream
Of South African empire 0rom the Fam
best to Smon's bay. under German pretec-
torate. The dispatch OF German war ves-
sells TO Delagoa bay IN 1857 ana the counter
move Of British squadron at once occu-
plying the harbor. recalls a similar inter-
ference BY the same nation at Manila
The nearest parallel, In the history OF the
United States. TO the present situation
was the colonization OF Utah by the Nor
mons. TIE Latter-Day Saints moved off
into the wilderness to avoid the irksome
trammels Of a firm government and TO be
left alone only. Ike the Beers, to find
their state an Island in sea of advancing
civilization, which speedily submerged
them. AUDI ALTERAM PARTEM