New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-29

was adroitly exploited by those who might proht
oy II, was absolutely erroneous. The tendency 70
out meddlins with their quarrel until they have
lad enough and themselves solicit the good offices
Is any Power which Is sufficiently interested, near
or far in the Anglo-Transvaal war to impose or
even spontaneously to propose Intervention II
France for example. had a mind to pick a quarrel
MIN England or even to accept qnarreSs VICE. ht
England will therefore be allowed to fight out her
quarrel with the Transvaal to the end and the dis
parity Of strength OF the two combatants IL so
great that the weaker must infallibly succumo
But whatever may happen hereafter the lrahsVaal
viii not succumb without glory.
Andrew Carnegie. in his discussion Of the ques-
ton. that the Beers. the more prolihc
race and In the absence OF a large British immi-
grafton. will inevitably dominate the future OF
South Africa though England's forces whip them
for the time being. into nominal subJectlon he
says:
The policy adopted Is that OF forcing the issue
raising a racial war and suppressng Dutch aspira-
lions. This policy was attractive when u Was ne
corps or 5000 supplement the British forces
ment that il would never raise finger in the face
OF such tremendous forces against them ieeiing
tnat IT would be madness 10 40 so ms was .t Sie
9 Se nt~ assured %d Her
when he took his departure that the British nag
would wave over Pretoria by Christmas.
Warnings were not wanting that the connict
Sn n not be s to TN the r Ss The Grange
Free State Republic which is Dutch 10 the core
Ia5 Sh ]o w9 from RTr the ape Colony also
overwhelmingly Dutch might flock 10 the Dutch
standard. were the race question pressed nome.
The war PARTY took no heed OF such dangers
and the able Britous who knowing the situation
baseless fears II was relieved by most that It
would be parade to tho Boer capital Az
such stupendous force ever left the shores OF Eng
land This not the opinion OF the party VINO
counselled the continuance or MI GIsdslohe ; "a
cine policy These il has since been proved,
20 pass. To-day second army coIps o, L, Ell SaT
men Is already found necessary, and is soon 20 sS
Britain thus denudlng herse OF pIupgt .t, 80 We
and laying London open; as french critlc aaS a
Gently said TO attack by Few thousand Ihg IN
not This ~ re racial dispute al promises to prove
severe strain upon Britain as the Crmean war,
he has recently said Of that war, that II was one
in which Britain put its money 9Pon i Ihe ~ fUii5
drawn upon. ultimately overpower the D uttcn
temporarily need not be questioned put Whetusr
the end attained can justify the sacrnce sees OPEN
It does not appear to the writer that It car , pos
element today, If such be the result, will accom-
plish nothing permanent II the situation IS 70 re-
main IN South Africa as residents and increase
rapidly. being very proliAc race and the Brl, r1
beers and also settle there and Increase IN ne re,
suit must inevitably he that the Hcn Wv EveD De more
important than this Is the fact that the people
born IN Africa must more ana more oeSe 70 drire
out OF the mind OF Afrikander; whether OF
British or Dutch extraction. the idea mat me
country belongs TO those who are born In It. me
native born must inevitably draw together ana oe-
come one race firm against any foreign race:
Should Britain eudeavor 10 hold sway IN South
Africa through free nstitutions-such government
FOR instance as Canada and Australia hdye-then
the Parliament becomes Afrikander. as tnat OF
Cape Colony now is. as the Parliament OF Canaaa
Is Canadian and the Parliament or Australia Aus,
tralian-with the difference that in Canada ah9
Australia the people have no cause 70 be opposed
10 Britain and there is no racial question IN
volved People living in Canada and Australia
have not been crushed by foreign Power OF dltfer
ont race from beyond the sea. which assumes 70
dominate them.