The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-16
CASE FOR THE Beers
Mr. Van Noppen Lectures on
Transvaal War.
Ne Declares it the elimination of Series OF
Aggressions by Br ain and Predicts
Defeat Of the Eng Iish.

bolo, lectu.ed to TIE students OF the
| BaIti,; Wolnan's College II 1880 yes
teIUay Afternoon on the Beers and the
Tr;;naYaal war Mr.. Van Noppen is
himself OF Dutch descent ANA is thor
Uuenly familiar not only with the Ism
g,age and traditions Of Holland, but ALSO
with Tire history Of the Dutch colonies
Of South Africa. the Beers as tney nave
GENE TO be known he Lecturer spoke
for ali hour and held the closest atter-
;i1n CT his audience
Mr.. Van NCppcn said TIT no struggle
IN Il quarter u Il cen ury had excited
Il keVner interest III the civilized world
than the war now gNing on III South
Africa. Passing to tie cary days OF the
Dutch colony he briefly Traced its has
j..ly during its l.recariouS existence from
1852 to l1!t., when during the \apoie0nlc
wisrs it was given over IN trust 70 Eng
land 10y Holland 10 prevent its falling
into The hands Of the French. IN 1896
when 1ne NapoleOIlic wars were temper
T alGly over England refused To re&toT"
, the colony 70 Holland, bu5 subsequently
in 1914 paid 100000, 600 for IT, Tlere
followed long series CT years during
which the t~lonistS were l,orpetullly
haras>ed by the +. ffirs who stole iAtir
cattle ard the English who dominated
them with soldiers and Il military COVER
nor, until finally there came open :Fb"i
lion and the execution q SIX ring-leaders
in the presence OF all the ether colon.sts
Who were forced to attend
LII 1920 England r.0sy,i q new hard
ship by declaring that English saolld
be the official Language and that all
deeds. rlptes ard contracts Must be IN
that language to BE valid. 1li> was
followed up in 1881 by The sending o.
a commission to the Cart - appfalse
the slaves of the Beers. The commission
fixed ON S1J.0G0000 as The Nllue .:
10000 slaves, and these slaves were PAID
for in scrip which had to b@ presented
III the Bank Of England TO be caShea the
result being thHt l!.s Eoe"s received prac-
iicaiiy nothing "cr tns.r slave properly.
IL the same yt-r the kafhrs attacked
the Doors. who REFUSED and drove them
across the river. I he English brought
thcr, back. This 50 inccn.ed the Beers
that they resolved 10 quit the country
and il ON 1924 To '.}s they trekk,7l north
ward and eastward 1000 miles, iEhiing
their way as they W;ll1 AMI losing thoa>-
ants on the way They tn lly settled
IN what is now Natal
The English followed thcn 70 Natal
and war resulted. The BoerS trekkc1
again AID were again followed and dom
mated by lac B...sA. They then crossed
rhc Vaal river iIto what j, Ipw the
Tranovaail WHO'RE the English t!.t not
think it worth while 10 ..oiloW Them, tha
country being 70 pcor as y be worth
less, and gave theai i'acir freedom n
Wiz was known ~ ID, E9nii Rivvr Con-
yeu,.0E.
IN 1868 the Ea>uio< attacked The l',ee
State md though l1na1Iand w7as rrch!u-
tied by treaty 1lon saridying them
With aiias. Trey Wcre given arms IL
plenty while those scrt the Roprs were
Geld ny at Durham. The Ba>ae3> 'N,re
finally .ut,iusi. ill 1867 diamonds Wee
discovered IL Tinl u !eye nd tbs ENGLISH
IN he PrereAt that teSrhn:y hc!}.g2a
IL Il native ollia drove or tie Beers ana
then kept the diamond fields.
EnGland'> next move waS 10 senG
she pgtore as Il c0mlni>S loner to Il natrvn
chief who WIS threatening the Beers
Shepstone reported th i tie Beers would
hc eXte!mnated unless the II us'i1l
was annexed. The Beers appealed 10
arms and i'll the war which followed 100
OF Il force of 2C00 soldiers sent against
them were killed. the rest being captured
II, Majuba Hill. This was in 1850, and
by the treaty Of 1881 the Beers Were
again given tleir freedom. England
merely claiming sue2@ranty or T.'ht
10 sui ervise any treaty ma Il WIZ 4 for
eign power.
III 1885 gold was discovered AMI I'd
vpnrurers frGn every quarter OF the
world tiocked in until they outnum5ered
the Beers " DO n protection 10 themselves
heightened the period uecfsss ary 20 obtain
the franchise from two II fourteen years.
This was afterWard reduced t. Twelve
ana ii.tally 10 Lir> years. The English
bought u4) vast areas Of the god hc!dS
for L Song and worked them At IN 2i4"s-
NOUS profit, bat 2runlblGd ut a lax Of
2Ia per cent al the s'iff rage. RI tho cost
OF dynamite until finally the Jameson
raid. melted by Chamberlain ana
Rhodes, followed II is dislstrouS end.
TIC trial of the raiders, pler" il;'c.
made plain to the BctT, Eng.and's real
sentiment ard they began to arm for
tie conflict that was inevitable.
Mr.. Van NcpE9n then reviewed the
diplomatic negotiations OF thamheriain
and Kruger, the continual granting 81
concessions by the latter ard the ever
increasing demands % tie .3ral n untA
finally krTges protested against the
sending Of trool.> 10 Souta africa pend
ing negotiations aud demanded Their
withdrawal BY Oct. H. This Was follow
Ell by the commencement OF hostillties.
Ii clnsin= Mr. Van Noppen declared
i : eief that the Beers vii! triumph IN
the END.