The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-01-13
JOHN BULLS VERSION.
The English Side Of the War With the South African
Republic
Republic.
What an Eminent New York Lawyer Has Say on the Subject Enghnds
Case Ably Presented.

representative OF the Beers, but also b,
a proclamation Of Paul Kruger himslf
dated in January, 1896, n copy Of whicl
| have. Mr.. Hillegas states that not 81
could be expended in repairing q road
or bridge without first receiving exprss
authority from Pretoria.
Ninth--As a consequence Of this total
lack Of good government, the death rate
in Johannesburg has been constantly
three or four times as great as ever in
our own badly governed city Of New
York. There IL no use in comparing it
with ordinary mining camp, because
johannesburg is fine city, built by in
tellgent and educated men.
Tenth-The foreign settlers in the
Transvaal we're denied the right TO
bear any arms, while every male Boor
from 10 years old upward, is heavily
armed and drilled, at the expense Of
the foreigners.
Eleventh--By press law, passed for
the avowed object Of crushing the for
e.gn settlers, all newspapers were placed
at the mercy Of President Kruger. who
can suppress them at his pleasure.
Twelfth-By another law, passed for
the same pa rpose, all meetings Of more
than seven persons in the open air are
absolutely prohibited, while all other,
meetings can be dissolved in an instant
at'the discretion OF any policeman.
Thirtecnlh--Anothor law was passed,
absolutely prohibiting the presentation
bg any foreigner Of even So much rs a
petition for redress.
When Mr.. Kruger in
vIted foreigners to settle in the Trans
vaal, full naturalization could he obtain.
ed within two years. After foreigners
had accepted his invitation, he repealed
all naturalization laws absolutely. Then.
under pressure, he restored the laws,
but made the term IL years; but any
foreigner desiring naturalization must
renounce all protection, even from his
own government or the Boer govern
m mt, for u years. during which time
he would be u citizen of no country
whatever. aud have no rights which any
Boer would Ice bound Ia respect. Dur
ing these II years he must be ready to
serve in the Boor army on - hours no.
tice, aud he wonld be frequently called
upon 20 serve, without pay, clothing, or
even food, which he must provide Tor
himself. Al the end Of these u years
Of degrading humiliatian he would not
be allowed to vote for any office worth
voting for unless his humble petition
was approved by two-thirls OF his dis
trici aud finally byMr.Kruger him SELF
Neither would lac he allowed 10 vote,
even then, unless lac were 40 years Of
age
Filteenth-While nearly twn.thirds Of
all persons residing in the rNnsvaal
spoke only the English language, and
less than onu.third either spoke or could
understand the barbarous Boer Dutch,
the Beers insisted that all English |
speaking children must take their edu.
cation exclusively in Dutch,
Sixteenih-President Kruger resisted
the Introduction OF railroads for years in
order to compel the miners To hire his
pri5ate oN teams at enormous prices.
When finally he did permit railways to
be built, he granted the privilege ex.
clusively 10 persons who would agree 10
give to his relatives big share of the
profits. He granted monopolies Of
several Indispensable articles OF supply
10 the mines, with the result OF doubling
the price at which they could otherwise
have been obtained.
A Kotten Government
Seventeenth - The whole Transvaal
government was corrupt and rotten from
top 10 bottom. No business could be