Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30
1T WILL STAND REPEATING,

With the progress of the war in South
Africa anxiety as to the final outcome of
the contest is eoualed only by the inter
est growing out of the causes which lead
up to the trouble. There is a tendency
to belittle the grievances of the Uitland-
ers, and to assume that Great Britain is
inspired only by a desire for robbery. A
conclusion of this character is far from
correct. England did her utmost to
along indefinitely in the hope that peace
could be maintained-but all to no pur-
pose. A careful study of the following
! grievances of the Uitlanders indicate the
reasons Why Paul Kruger would submit
to no modification of existing conditions.
The avaricious old Spectator did not
wish to surrender his "snap." Among
the many complaints made by the Uit-
landers, the following are conspicuous
examples of injustice:
First-In 1894 Paul Kruger was in Lon
don. He then expressly and publicly in
vited Englishmen and Americans to
settle in the Transvaal and conduct min
ing there.
Second-Kruger sold one of his W
farms to Enslishmen for $500, 900, paid in
gold. His friends M neighbors sold
other farms at ven greater prices, re-
ceiving from foreign settlers many mil
lions of dollars.
T~hird-These foreign settlers produce
; every dollars worth of wealth which can
be exported from the Transvaal. Every
dollar of the wealth now possessed by
Mr.. Kruger, his sons-in-law, his officials,
and indeed any part of the Transvaal
population, has been produced by these
settlers.
F~ourth-The taxes levied annually in
the T~ransvaal have exceeded $40, 900. 900.
Nineteenth of this amount have been col
lected from foreign settlers whom Mr..
Kruger invited into the country.
Fifth-No appreeiable part of these
taxes is expended for the benefit of the
foreign settlers. These taxes if divided
among all the Beers would amount to
s., goo to each family annually.
SiXth-One-half of these taxes has been
spent in making preparations for war,
and the other half devoted to the pay
Mr.. Kruger, his sons-in-law. friends and
political supporters. who roll in wealth
from these public funds.
Seventh-The government is llopelessly
corrupt.
Eighth-Tlle foreign settlers exclu-
sively built the city of Johannesburg, a
fine town, formerly With $4,000 inhabi-
tants. but they were denied any right
to govern the city, II denied any mu-
nieipal government whatever. Not s.
could be expended in repairing Il road or
bridge without express authority from
Pretoria. The death rate in Johannes
burg was three or four times as great is
in New York, on account of lack of
proper government.
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right to bear arms.
Tenth-All newspapers We're at Kru-
gers mercy.
Eleventh-All meetings of more than
seven persons in the open air were abso-
lutely prohibited, while all other meet
ings could be dissolved at once by any
policeman.
TWelfth-No foreigner was allowed to
present a petition for redress of a griev-
ance.
Thirteenth-After foreigners had set
tied in the Transyaal. Kruger repealed
all naturalization laws absolutely. Then,
under pressure, the term was made IA
years, but during all said IA years the
foreign settler was without country,
being compelled to renounce all allegi-
ance to his mother country in advance.
At the same time he was compelled to
serve in the Boer army on II hours no.
tice. and then he had to serve without
pay, clothing or even food, which he
must provide for himself. AT the end of
the IA years he could not vote until his
humble petition was approved by two
| thirds Of his Boer neighbors, by the mill