The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-10

81. Helena, adding:
General CTOnje. according TO a great
precedent, might be accompanied with
the large retinue he desires at Long
wood"
Talk of Peace.
LONDON, Feb. 2S.-The Cape Town
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph,
telegraphing Monday, says:
There is talk of peace in the air.
/ The English organ of the Afrikander-
bund proposes the formation of Con-
\ Citation Committee, the object being.
of course, TO save Boer independence.
| While Lord Roberts was holding
/ CrOnje at Paardeberg, it is understood
that General French was moving tow
ard Bloemfontein.
Miles Praises Cronle.
NEW YORK. Feb. 2s.-The World
/ publishes the following statement by
General Miles:
"CrOnje's surrender was expected.
and it was all that could be expected
when force of 5000 holds out for over
week against force of $4,000 train
ed troops.
You will observe that the first re-
ports said General Cronje had a force
OF 5000 opposed to the British. But
only 5000 surrendered. What became
of the other 5000? The Importance of
the surrender under such circum-
stances only illustrates the fighting
valOr of this handful of BOer patriots.
The effect of Cronjes surrender will be
to strengthen rather than to weaken
the Boer patriots cause in this war.
We cannot help but admire those
Beers. no matter where our sympathies
may be. In my position IL would not
be diplomatic for me to say too much,
but. whoever is in the right, we must
admire the 5000 patriots who stood off
for ten days $4,000 of the British army"
Cronje Tries to Escape.
LONDON, Feb. 2s.--A special dis
patch from Cape Town. dated Monday,
says:
General Cronje last night attempted
to escape with a party of Beers, but he
was driven back.
Curzon Toasts Roberts.
CALCUTTA, Feb. 2S.-Lord Curzon,
the Viceroy, at a dinner given this
evening at Government House, said:
Il propose. on this great occasion, to
break the ordinary rule. / ask you to
drink the health of that brave soldier
and former Indian commander-in-
chief. who. on the anniversary of Ma
juba. has wiped out that stain and gain
ed a notable-yes, a glorious, victory"
A British Move.
STERKS PRUIT. Feb. 2S.-Boer re-
ports say that the British. under Cen
eral Brabant. have occupied James
town. Cape Colony.
Schriner's Views.
NEW YORK. Feb. 2S.-A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Lon
don says:
Cronwright Schriner, husband OF
Olive Schriner, interviewed on the
present situation and future settlement
IN South Africa, said:
1T would be a great point If we
could get the man in the. street to
realize what the handing over of the
I Rand to Rhodes and his clique would
mean. Their object has been from the
/ first to reproduce in johannesburg the
conditions that prevail in Kimberley.
The amalgamation of the diamond
mines under the De Beers Company
| resulted in a decrease Of the white pop
ulatiOn. The natives were shut up in
compounds which they might not leave
night or day. Within the compounds
the truck system was established and
money accordingly was withdrawn
from circulation. 1t soon came about
! that no one was left in Kimberley but
| those who recognized the dominance
of the company socially, politically and
commercially.
The BOer Government resOlutely
sets its face against the compound sys-
tenn. There were about $4,000 natives
employed in the mines at three gum
cas- a month apiece. If that sum were
withdrawn from circulation in Kimber-
/ ley it would be put into the pockets Of
the mine owners. Monopoly would be
an accomplished fact.
at present it is possible for indie
| pendent tradesmen and storekeepers to
make n living in johannesburg. With
the compound system once introduced
/ the town would belong 70 the 1nan-
ciers.
The only solution which will con-
serve English interests permanently in
South Africa is to leave the republics
independent so far as their internal
affairs are concerned. Short of this /
am convinced that England eventual
| " will lose Africa, for IL it destroys
| the republics now and attempts 70 hold
| them down while the capitalist ring
1 iumps on them, she will rOuea such a
/ feeling of Indignation throughout
Africa as viii place all the Dutch and
many others who are purely British in
permanent hostility, which means that
England Will be unable 10 govern the
country.
such a serious state OF affairs will
not result II the internal Independence
Of the republics is left intact with. say.
/ Eve years retrospective franchise en-
bodied in q convention, which. be-
.ieve, the Transvaal would agree to,
as an earnest OF good faith.
DO this and then leave Africa alone