The silver star., 1900-02-23

when the history OF the present war
d South Africa will be written one
fsct will stand out prominently In the
mass of mutual recriminations. and
that y that the war 10 largely the
york Of the English and South African
pswspapers. owned by London money
gamblers. London money gamblers
hsve habit Of owning the more pre-
tsntious" papers In every country. A
peep behind the scenes of the British
and the African press would reveal
some strange secrets. Out Of the 1S
London dailies, since the change of
'front.' on the part OF the Daily Chron-
icle and the Echo. there are l6 out
spoken champions Of the Chamberlain
policy. The group of financial wire
pullers forced the editors Of the Chron-
icle and Echo to resign and a policy
to be adopted by these papers that
suits the Chartered Company Of South
Africa. OF the remaining three the
Westminster Gazette Is lukewarm and
the Star and the Leader are papers of
third class. Yet even they go only so
far as to urge the recognition Of the
Boer independence after they have
been licked. Here is what Rutherford
White, an Englishman late of South
Africa. writes about Rhodes and his
methods.
But more interesting than the state
Of affairs In the European press. for
the corruption Is more open and
shameless, Is the servility Of the Cape
press to the interests of tho Chartered
company. Rhodes. Belt and Eckstein,
who are the managers of the British
press. are openly the owners Of the
majority Of the African newspapers,
and this fact discloses an interesting
chapter Of the African history. When
the Jameson raid fell through with
such dlsgraceful flasco, Rhodes, Belt,
Eckstein and the late Barney Barnato
laid deep plans to get the British gov
eminent and the British people to do
the Job for them which the troops Of
the Chartered company found them
selves unable to do. For that reason
the African English population had to
be worked" as well as the English at
home. The Cape Argus company, linn
Tied. was founded. which was controlled
by the gentlemen mentioned before.
The company slowly and steadily ab-
sorbed every newspaper Of note In
South Africa. The Johannesburg Star.
the Buluwayo Chronicle, the Rhodesia
Herald and the African Review belong
to that company. One Of the directors
OF the Chartered company and q
friend Of Cecil Rhodes, DR.. Ruther-
ford Harris. is the owner Of the larg-
est African newspaper. the Cape
Times. This Is one Of the publica-
tions Of the Chartered company. Il
will be seen that fifteen out Of the
eighteen London papers are Influenced
BY Meesrs. Rhodes. Belt and Eckstein.
and that all South African newspapers
actually belong TO them. The average
citizen forms his ideas from what he
roads in the papers. and that explains
the sentiment In England, a. we'll a.
among the Cape French.
Very interesting II the manner in
which this ungodly trio placed them
selves in possession Of one Of the most
Important and hitherto independent
African dailies. In the wholesale news
paper corruption In South Africa the
Chartered company found as thorn In
their nesh an independent paper edited
IN Kimberley. The Diamond Fields Ad-
|vertisse took the liberty OF occasionally
citicising the colossus (Rhodes). It
actually put In Q word for the Beers at
timsA The editor was offered $4,000.
- we'll - salary Of $1,000 . year, II
|hs would consent to sell his paper, but
ksep the transaction secret. This was
refused. Two years later the olRsr was
lncreased 70 90. 900. ~ well - salary
|of 1000 . year for the ASSISTANT edi-
|tor. II he would allow his name to ap-
pear ~ editor, while safe man would
|perform the actual duty. The tempt
ling offer was again refused. Then the
whole force Of the Chartered company
WAS brought into action. The immense
influence Of Rhodes In Kimberley and
|neighborhood. the general boycott and
similar measures brought about the
downfall Of the courageous paper. A
stranger bought II then for I'll, 800, and
|ehs purchaser turned out to be broth
|er-in-law Of the redoubtable Ruther-
ford Harris. Thus the Diamond Fields
Advertiser became . Rhodes paper.
The man who bought all the papsfb
|of Africa, the man who made trsmsn.
dous use oe what Bismarck termed
-ths reptile funds." the man who \ ct
the bottom Of all the miseortunss,
bloodshsd. misery and sorrow for the
People a EnSiand. - we'll - for che
lahabitants oe South Africa, the No
pAistophelss q 0outh Africa. Rhodes.
~ inspired al the liss, Ill The ool-
nd end doctored reports that caused
" 1nslish 70 approve of . wiahsd
M.
Ths Alsisaa English papers (ths NV
asiniAeant and persecuted wsskliss
saospts1. who boldly stood up for ths
cers) ass rspoasibls for al ths bleod-
asd n South Africa. Behi1d tAso
- the thirty pieces Of silver grasped
tAeoR ha11s, The sxshanes and share
eealaeoes ol DASlend: those wAo n
- heus q bittsfest sorrow IN ing
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