The times., 1899-12-24


ger in various Parts Of Europe.
Cape Town has been startled by the issue
Of a brochure on the Transvaal secret ser
vice system. The existence of this system
and lhl application Of it's funds for the fur.
theranoe Of the interests Of the Afrikauder
Bond in Cape Colony says a Cape Town
letter have Irag been matters Of Eotorie;y.
bus ne charges which from time 20 time
have t-eu made in this connection against
p-Tszuz iH prominent positions have hither-
80 uFer been definitely substaHtia;ed The
revelations now made are of the most seU-
sslolaI character bur of the writer's We
racitg there can be little doubt. Not only
dos he append his own name but gives
tEose Of persons implicated lmany Of whom
are en- the spou, with the dates of the va
Iious transactions and the means by which
he u1s enabled 10 obtain rha facts recorded
The complications which rather more
than tan years ago arose between the Unit
"a States ana Germany viii still be fresh
in The minds 0f Americans, and possibly the
usme q Dr. William kuappe, who had pre-
vl0usly been Consul General FOR Germany,
may not be unfamiliar TO them At any
rate In consequence of his cruelty and
mismaCaEsment Bismarck found IL uecs-sa-
Ty ro recall BIN
His usXt appointment was q remarkable
oHe. ia 1883 through The understanding
that existed between Bismarck and Dr.
Leyts. The States Secretary To the South
African Republic. Dr. " Knappe and Her
man MiIitz were appointed joint general
managers of the National Bank of the South
African Republic. Iu April, 1891. there
was a very heated discussion between DR.
Levds and certain members OF the Volks-
rad a. TO The advisibiliIy OF having Two
Gtrmen instead Of two HOllander gentle
men o. responsible heads OF the government
bank bur Dr. Leyds. as usual. succeeded in
carrying his point. Il was the two German
managers Of the national bank VINO laid
the foundation OF the TransvaaI secret ser
vice system. the administration Of which
as 70 cunning and device, has yet TO find its
equal
Plotting Against Great Britain
The writer Of the pamphlet gives a copy
5f d document dated at Pretoria. August
- 1892. and bearing the name of Herr
Won HerI. then German Consul at Preto-
ria. showing how a few regiments of
Prussian infantry could be landed at Del
agos Bay and force their way into the
Trsnsvaal territory and once in, defy
British suzerainty and for all time hang
the annoying questions of her paramount
cy on the nail"
IL was by Stimulating stupidity that the
author Of the pamphlet who was in the
service Of the bank. was able TO gain much
information, the plOtters being in COnse-
quence less careful in his presence than
In the case Of an ordinary outsider. The
names OF those attending the secret meet
1ngs AT The bank are given, and include,
besides several prominent men in South
Africa tsome of whom we're directors OF
The bank, the two managers, and Dr.
Leyds, State Secretary, and President
Kruger who was present with his Son-in-
law. Jan Elon. at one of these meetings,
said: England must not be the supreme
power in South Africa. J feel sure that
provided We have Germany with us and
with the Orange Free State and the colony,
we shall win the day" This statement
was received with loud cheering and the
posse OF zarps stationed at the Landdrost
court adjoining rushed to the bank, won
dering what had happend. The rumo-
next day was that an attempt had been
made 10 break into the bank
About the same time the feeling be-
tween the progressive and bond parties in
Cape Colony being very bitter, and the
former being short Of funds for eIe- -tion
purposes in connection with two seats in
lae House Of Assembly. that had become
vacant, a member OF the present Cape
ministry. il is alleged. received in April.
1892, eight hUndrsd-pouud notes Of De Ma
Ilouale Bank. signed by W. Knappe, man
zger and s MeinJies. accountant the
notes being taken from book A, 1852.
prominent Cape politician, sometimes
termed the dictator and ministry maker,
received during the general elections of
1894 from s., 900 to $4,000 for e-ectioneer-
ing and ike purposes from the Ber.iuer
Handelsgesselschaft (Chamber Of Com
mercel. Among other like instances men
TONED it is stated that in consequ quence Of
q certain mission entrusted TO man
named Erasmus. from Pretoria, in May,
1882 the present treasurer general re
turned Rome one afternoon considerably
better OF financially than when he left in
The morning. Bond politicians have fire.
queuty been accused OF being the re-
cipieHts Of large sums Of money from the
Transraai for political purposes. but have
always CEphatically denied receiving such
financial support.
Confcderates in Europe.
Il IS said that the mysterious meetings
al The national bank chambers were init
ated az rhe express desire Of the Hande,s-
gesselEehaft ~ Berlin, and that the En-
peror used his influence in connection
herewith. The secret service agents were
al work. nos only in Cape Colony. but in
the Portuguese provinces and at Lisbon.
wnerc every cG0It aas made to obtain a
port at DeIagOa Ray
TIE Wfola az The decorations iH eouuec-
riou with Tie festivities over ghe opening
of The ioria-Loureuea Marques railway
iu 1855 ulre paid for 0ai Of the luIfzz Of
The Trarzraal selrCl service, although
openly the EaiEsIaad voted c25 0o0 for the
purpose. AIDED by Germany, DR. L-gds
approached Lisbon over and over again.
with a viCr to get Dglag6a Bay ceaed TO
The Trarsvaal, But. 30 spite Of enormous de-
fcits tn the royal budget Portugal avid=ut-
ly did no- quite see its way 10 yield 90 Or.
Leyds' courteous Representations
II is stated that The amount lately ex-
pended iu secret service averages annually
a total or sSd eco tSsG0 le93 and the fol-
loving li-- 0f prom Trent agents IS given.