New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-25
JOUBERT'S CAUSTIC LETTER
THE BOERs HAVE no FEAR or ARBI.
TRATION, HE SAYS.
THE GENERAL ACCUSES Mr.. CHAMBER.
LAIN OF BEING INVOLVED IN THE
JAMESON RAID AND OF SEEK


LAIN OF BEING INVOLVED IN THE
JAMESON RAID AND OF SEEK
ING PRETExT TO ANNEX
THE TRANsvAAL.
George w. Van siclen, the lawyer. OF No. 14t
Broadway has received an interesting letter
from General p J. Joubert. commander in chief
in the South African Republic. and has per-
mtted The Tribune TO print II. The General
says:
Your highly esteemed letter OF June II IL at
hand. / am very glad TO learn from II that
person can still be found-and that too, in the
United states Of the greatest Republic ~
America-who thinks that the Transvaal may
perhaps be In the right; for as any one
reads the newspapers. he must come 10 the con-
cluson that the world is now entirely filed with
English truth concerning the so called Trans
vaal tyranny and the grievances OF the Outlsnd-
ers, so that one must form the opinion that
hardly any person In this world can be found
who would feel inclined to speak good word
for the bad Transvaal Boer. and also that the
Transvaa Boer and his government must be
considered 10 be bad and guilty in the eyes
OF Almighty God as they are In the eyes of the
great Chamberlain and OF Rider Haggard. the
famous Englishman. according 10 which the
Transvaal must cease TO be not only an indie
pendent Government but also a land Inhabited
by human beings.
Now I will not insist that the Transvaal Gov
eminent is infsllble and perfect. but as COM
pared with England Of olden times, and even
with England OF the present day, We have no
reason % feel ashamed. II is said that England
in her beginning was nothing more than a nest
of robbers and a meeting place for all scoun-
drels. Now. n IL IL true that England has con-
quered Canada and Ireland in the manner de-
scribed by the French author Elias Ragn2ul'
and f. van der Msarten ISSUED at Amsterdam
by Hendrick Freylink 1S43). then are we always
able voluntarily 10 stand the rest Of comparison
and We never would entertain the least fear IN
submitting all our disputes with England to ar
bitration before any foreign court Of justice or
body of arbitrators.
But this England never will do nor dare 10 do
The plan Of Chamberlain is not 10 come n an
understanding or 10 settlement Of any dispute
with US. It is impossible TO dispel from the
minds of the Beers the idea that he. Chamber
lain, has been deeply involved with Rhodes In
the raid and ravages Of Jameson upon the re-
public in 1896 and that II is this failure that
even at this moment lies in his throat, lump
go hard that he is unable to swallow IT, and this
he uses as a false pretence TO declare war
against us for the so called grievances OF the
Outlanders in regard 10 the right 10 vote, In
order that he may annihilate our small people
and annex our country. II God will permit him
n do so.
You sneak Of arbitration. but Mr.. Haggard
says that arms must arbitrate and Chamber
lain refuses arbitration, because he knows very
well that be never can gain thereby.
II is my ardent wish that there should be an
opportunity in your country or In any Euro
pean country to see any OF these acting as ar
bItrators between US. How worthy Of the grace
OF the Great God Of Heaven would such coun-
try make herself!
again thank you most sincerely, and close
this letter as your true servant and friend.
P. J. JOUBERT.
Pretoria July H. 1899.