New-York tribune., 1900-02-07

x-ubs from Spain fand, reraem 5ers we rescued
hss TrznsvsaI from the danger Of annihiiation
sr the Zula tribes in 1S77) and II. after resusci-
Sst,ng her finances and developing her resources
With little or no assistance from tie Cubans
s,eu find having granted her autonomy. that
kro,sr citizens who have come 20 be in numeri-
s,al majority and who have been her salvation
Srs gradually little by little, on one pretext or
~,other. excluded from the franchise so that
s-uhan oIigarchy may have exclusive control OF
sh. exchecuer for its own benefit: / ask you II
sh.s happens IN the future. how long will the
xrsx.xsas of the United States submit 20 such a
.-.ra,tion CT afsirs7
II n addition to this you find that nineteen
.xveu,ieths OF the burden ot taxation is placed
,ron your citizens that the judiciary Ia subordi-
,,s.ee 10 the executive and the acts of brutal
- corrupt police ccndoned; that raonopolies
-rr .he sale Of coal and other commodities essen
"a, n the trade Of the island are granted by
yhss oIlgs-chv to their supporters; that monop-
.,I,es for the sale Of liquor demoralizing in the
,rtrerne TO the coIored laborers are similarly
.rsured. that there is restriction the freedom
- the press and Of the right Of public meeting;
~nd finally that the money contributed TO the
,,sxenue fo- public purposes is diverted not
.,nresv into private pockets but expended upon
.-narents IN order 10 maintain such q form OF
.oxerumeut fndehnitely:-I ask you the citi-
4xens Of the United States OF America, II all this
names about II the future. how long win you
surer such q condition OF affairs to exist?
Further. In the case of the TransvaaI Govern
sneut. there are grievances arising from cor
Auption which have never been equaIIed in the
sssto-y OF auy OF the South American republics
RS not known how much Of the money Of the
sxruayers has been diverted into ornaments in
ssrde- 70 overaKe them, but events have shown
xhzt II amounts 70 millions: and We have one
sraazns illustration Of corruption in the fact
shst while the city OF Johannesburg-wh
xoutrIhutes the bulk Of the revenue OF the State
lis without yard OF drainage. the official sala-
sses list cf the South African Republic for the
year ending 1895 amounted TO Il. .216.3e4 I may
-usnron that the Official salaries list OF the city
OF Bradford for its municipal administration,
with g population exceeding considerably the
white population OF the TransvaaI State, and
xns OF the best governed cities in the world
Hnounts 10 EDS 200
NOT A REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT
The Government OF the TransvaaI has been
q no seuse OF the word republican form of
<ozernment- To the words OF e prominent
Radical member OF Parliament. one Of the lead
q the temperance movement in the United
Kingdom. Mr.. Whitaker. NJ. p 1T is the worst
form q government known 10 the world; il is an
oligsrchy: corrupt oligarchy: a corrupt military
1ligarchy". and Lord Rosebery, testifylag 10 the
value of AEr. F1tzpatrick's work The Transvaal
sron Wftht-." stated that this book gave 'an
appalling record Of the way IN which the gov
eminent Of ths Trarsveal was carried on and
The subjectioa 70 which II reduced our fellow
scountrymen there"
Such Is the language Of the late Prime Min
sstsrs but Mr. Bryce, while admitting that the
grievances are real suggests that they did not
justify intervention. and breaches patience"
sous Is reminded Of The Toad Under the Har-
reE-': The Butterfly upon The road doth pa
zsenee preach unto the Toad" Having thus dis
missed The grievances he then proceeds to state
mat the cause Of the war was the discussion
rt another matter altogether which was ad-
znittecIy, not grievance for the redress OF
which Britain had any right 10 interfere" T. e.
the question Of the franchise: and he ou1its 10
explain that the British Government deliberate
ay selected the question OF the right TO repre-
fentatIon far consideration, rather than cues
4z4ons arising from grievances. In order 10 avoid
stzzne and with the hope that the Outlanders
.sght work cut their own salvation with the
OF the reform party in the Trans
'ssal All that the British Government asked
fer vas one-fourth Of the representation Of the
voksrsad- There was no question. as Mr. Bryce
xuggests. Of overwhelming the Transvaal Par
1ssnaeat by force OF numbers. notwithstanding
the fact that the Outlander population was in q
numerical majority; and yet in justification OF
rne South African republics IN their declaration
'ot war, he states that the Beers made conees-
ssi5ns- and he suggests that the British Gov
-ennent had resolved to-coerce them: they were
81 sore strait"
NO CONCESSIONS MADE
As matter Of fac1, the Boer Government
made no concessions whatever; for the Seven
Years Franchise act, which was the only con-
eessien they made. has been proved by Mr.. Rob
'son, @ c, NJ. P. one Of the first lawyers Of the
day and 2 prominent Radical 10 be "a grotesque
and palpable sham" This learned gentleman
has demonstrated conctusively, IN a series of let
1ers u The Times" that President KRUGER
-ever intended 10 give any representation what
ssFer 70 the Outlander population: and it is evil
1sat to-day that he was playing with the Brit
tsh Government in order to gain time for the
completion Of his preparations for the campaign
M Bryce has the hardihood to say: Thus the
question whether the grievances amounted to
q 'casus belh never came up at ALL" The
British Government 10 avoid strife, hesitated TO
formulate demands with regard TO specific gr1ev-
Snees. and preferred 10 ask for some moderate
Parliamentary representation In order that the
Outieaders might put forward their grievances
themselves: and now are told by this emf
nent professor, with q play Of words that the
grievances had nothing 10 DO with the war.
The only 'easus belIP has bean the conduct
of the TWO contending parties during the nego-
tons" writes Ny Bryce. and ne goes on 70 say
that the British Ministry used language which
LED the Irsnsvaal people TO believe that we
were determined 70 force the Boer Government
70 comply with their demands" This is a re-
iteration of the charge brought by Mr. Bryce
tzaa his friends IN the recent session OF ParIia-
Dezt that sfr. Chamberlain and Sir Alfred