Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-21

A. tho present time. o. was also the
case during the Jameson raid. a great
deal L. heard about tho chartered
company" though Just what this COM
pany stands for IL not 20 well known.
This company Il really the British
South African Chartered company" and
IL a large corporation OF London cap
ltaliats organized Tor the exploitation
VI the lower part u the dark continent.
while they have done much for the de-
vclopmont Of the Cape and the country
90 the north. Il has also been this COM
pany and the rapacity Of It's African
officials which has brought England
into conflict 10 repeatedly with her AZ
rican nolghbou.
The Chartered company" was first
formed the year after Matnhclcland
and Mashonaland, which lie Just north
~ the South African Republic. were de.
clarcd In 1855 20 be within the sphere Of
british influence. IL secured a royal
charter granting powers OF adminiatra-
ton over these territories. together with
many other concessions. In return for
which n was 10 encourage immigration
ana colonization, develop mines and
promote trade and commerce. To them,
right 20 organize and equip a limited
military force.
By treaties with Germany and Port
ugal the sphere Of British influence had
finally been Acknowledged 10 embrace
all territories from the Tfansyaai up TO
the Kongo Free State So the Charter
cd company built the railway from
Kimberley TO Mnfcklng. II was really
! NuN al a.. a A.. Al
Nnpoleonic mind OF Cecil Rhodes hia
plan FOR q Cape to Cairo" railway.
llut for years Kruger had been the
thorn In the Chartered compnnya side.
Ills country was In time found 10 be
the greatest gold producing territory In
all Africa, and us the fioer himself did
not seem 10 have the slightest dlsposl-
ton 10 develop hla own mines the
agents and onicera OF the Chartered
company had long looked with onvious
eyes on the gold mines OF the Trnna-
yanl. II was this company practically.
which was az the back OF the jameson
raid. ana which would have most profit
ed II once "Dr. Jim" had been success
ful In his invasion of Boer territory. In
the official Investigation which followed
the Chartered company was persistent
/ " MhltfMuHNtl ny AHt khNNhh mems
borH Of the royal commission. but tho
reason for this IL not far too seek. In
the FIRST place, II was an English com
pany. and In the second place many
OF It's members were British public
men with very strong pulls In the right
quarter, They had. too, tremendous
wealth ana power. and II was a fore.
gone conclusion that they would be OK.
onerated Gas far as such tranhgreaaors
were capable Of oNonerntlon) long be-
fore the commission ever came together
at London.
To-day both the orange Free stat,
and the South African Repubilc pres,
identa realize that their natural and
inevitable enemy IL, and always win be
this rapncloua English company Of
spectators, who have had and Away
viii have the imperial authorities /,
back them up In their financial and ter
ritorlai ventures. II In a well establish
ed axiom Of the English colonial Office
that wherever English trade once enter
the English ilag Is soon to follow. Thu
Chartered company are good pioneers