The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-02

land. The military training that had been
given them by hired foreign military ex-
perts had been directed towards an oc-
casional attempt to extend the boundrtes
Of the Transvaal, attended with more or
less success. The speaker characterized
the treatment of the natives by the Beers
as barbarous, and asserted that England
had been called upon more than once
to protect the Beers from being an-iih.lat-
ed by the irate natives from whom they
took the country.
The various attempts to extend the
boundries Of the Transvaal were all con-
trary to the agreement of 1884. When the
country was annexed to Great Britain in
1877 the natives were on the verge Of
rebellion. With only So in the treasury
President Krugeraannexed the Transvaal
to Great Britain and at the cost of mill
lions Of dollars and many lives the La
tives were kept in subsection. When the
gold fields were first discovered, Presi-
dent Kruger had 1t announced In the
London papers and invited foreigners to
come to the Transyaal, assuring them
of equal rights OF citizenship after rea-
sonable length of residence. The influx
of people following this announcement
greatly increased the revenue of the coun-
try, from 81, 000,000 to $780, 900 in niree.l
years. But when the five years had
time came for the first outlanders to be-
come enfranchised Paul Kruger an
nounced that the term had been lengthen-
ed to fourteen years, and that has been
| the length Of time required for citizen
| ship up TO last summer some time. But
| that was not all. When a man had been
| there that long his name had to secure
/, majority Vote of all the upper house
| OF the legislature, and many other diff
! ficuities were placed in the way of cit
iZenship. The result has been that very
| rev Outlanders can vote, they cannot sit
| on Jurles, they cannot occupy official
| positions and can't even be appointed po-
ncemen In their own city, Johannesburg. %
1 1t is generally conceded that the out
| landers bear nine-tenths of the burden
| of taxation, not in direct tax only, but
| in paying extraordinary prices for COM
modltfes which they alone need to use
| "A person must be a first-class burgher
before he can vote for members of the
upper house, and all bills must pass that
| body. There are only twenty seven mem.
| bers, and who shall say that President
Kruger would not be liable to influence
| them In matters involving concessions to
the outlanders.
William Walker, the next speaker for
the affirmative, declared that the Trans
wall government had right to make its
own laws, and 1t was not to be wondered
at that the Beers rebelled against an alb
breviation of this right. England had re-
fused to renounce it's sovereignty, and
the war was only a natural result. Eng
lands policy could. all things considered,
be regarded as none other than unduly
aggressive.
Lewis c. Winship, for the negative,
stated that Kruger had never regarded
the outlander as a possible citizen, but
rather chattel of commerce.
Oscar ]. Brandelin, the last speaker for
the affirmative, maintained that, COM
pared with British Columbia the
diamond mines of South Africa were
taxed about 25- per cent less. He could
not see how any fair-minded man could
claim that England was fighting for full
rights of elective franchise and a just
cause, when such right was. denied 9,000,-
600 of her own people at home. The
Beers had been robbed of their heritage
/ by grasping Britain. France and Austria
require ten and fifteen years residence
before extending the privilege of citizen
ship; and it was within the province of
the burghers to place the limit where
they chose.
David Lingman charged the Beers with
| oppression in all matters of municipal
government. The Beers had violated i'll
many instances, the treaty of 1884.