Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-02
The Cause ofthe Transvaal Exploited
and Upheld,
JOHN HAYS HAMMOND ANSWERED
The South African Republic Not
an OIiearchy
II II E. IA ESON r A ] D

but that he Is without prejudice in regard
to the situation in South Africa is more
than his most ardent admirers would be
willing to believe. OF course. the reform
committee had no idea of making CON
: quest Of any territory"-the members Of 1t
had no interest whatever in the mines,
lands, railroads, &c. of South Africa; they
were noble. hlgh-minded and patriotic citi-
zens OF the United States and England,
whose sole object in the Transvaal, as Mr..
Hammond would have US believe, was to
show the savage Beers how to manage
their own affairs, and incidentally right
the wrongs of some OF their fellow beings
who are struggling in PARKWAY land to
acquire speedily as possible all the
Wealth above and under ground.
Mr.. Hammond finds 1t convenient to for
get that the so-called reform committee In
vited DR.. Jameson to cooperate with them
IN the ulonstrous plan they had formed of
ppSettins the Iransvaal government-had
arranged with him the date of his entrance
into Johannesburg, &c. part of the we'll
laid plans Of this noble reform committee
pliscarrying. the date OF the intended rsvo-
lution was changed. and word hastily sent
TO DR.. Jameson not to come as previously
arranged, but await further instructions.
But DIR. Jameson, either misunderstanding
or knowing the reform committee better
than they thought, dstrusted the message
and pushed on, fearing tho uprising was
going to occur and he, perchance be cheat
ed out of participation in it and its results,
II is true, Mr.. Hammond states, that
the raid was made against the advice and
protest Of the so-called reform committee,
sbut for the sole reason that the committee
was not ready to act as arranged with DR..
Jameson
The Revolutionary Committee.
The least said the better of this shame
ful and disgraceful affair. and especially by
e. conspicuous a member of the revolution
airy committee Mr.. Hammond. That he
and his companion conspirators got off
with their. lives should be a matter of con-
graduation to them-a matter of regret to
the Beers They must know that in any
other country in the world they would
have been shot. Good taste, to say the
least, should not only forbid Mr.. Ham
mond placing all the blame now on DR..
Jameson. but forbid him misrepresenting
the country which gave him his life.
Outianders did not invest in mining en-
terpr1seS IN South Africa upon the invita-
ton Of Kruger In 1884 any moro than
Americans are now investing in the Klon-
dixie upon the invitation of the queen.
Mr. Hammond would have us believe the
1oerS could not have worked the mines
because they had neither capital nor en-
cheering experience" Had not the Beers
capital In the very wealth of their land,
which could have purchased the engineer
ing experience of even so famous an en-
ginesr as Mr.. Hammond. as l fancy he
would have given his services to Boer or
I1!u company, and probably upon con-
tiugent basis too2
When Mr.. Hammond states that England
is fighting today for no taxation without
representation which she learned from
u. he forgets his American history. When
We promulgated that God-given principe
were colonies of Great Britain, not an
independent republic. as the Transvaal.
and We had a right to demand all that We
did Why do not hundreds of foreigners
low owning property in this country upon
which they pay taxes demand representa-
ton and at the same time insist. as the
English Outlander does, upon retaining al
legiance to his queen
Previous Statement by Hammond.
Does Mr.. Hammond forget the statement
made a few years ago by Mr.. Lionel Phil
lips that the franchise was not what he
or any other EngIishman really wished?
Why has Mr.. Hammond the right to de-
mand that In the South African republic
a Dutch settlement free and independent
stdte-English well as Dutch should be
the language. Why not demand in some
city state in this republic where there
are many Germans, that German as well
as English should be the language of the
state: and if. as Mr.. Hammond himself
states. go per cent lover one-half) of the
mines are owned by others than English,
then why should the minority English Out
lander demand their language?
of course only burghers We're allowed on
5uries- Are Frenchmen allowed on the ju-
res in England?
Mr. Hammond's statement that Dutch is
the only language taught in the schools is
entirely false. There are a number of En-
EIish schools, where all that is asked is
that Dutch be taught five hours a week
l here suggest that Mr.. Hammond or
game reform committee in Malta, where
only recently the liberal and great Cham
hSrlain has ordered that the language of
the place--Italian-be entirely discontinued
and only English henceforth be taught and
spoken. As the language Of nine-tenths of
the people of Malta is Italian, Mr.. Ham
= no no
some enthusiasm. From there | recon-
mend Mr.. Hammond to proceed TO the
Illondike and procure for the Outlanders
there voice in the Canadian parliament,
and see also that the request of the miners
that some of the mining laws Of the Trans
Nasl b. adopted in the Klondike be COM
piled with. From there a trip TO Ireland as
well as Jamaica might bring needed re-
forms Indeed, Mr.. Hammond might be
able to right some of the wrongs of the
negro in the south; might even make Tam
many see the wickedness of its ways: and
right here in the District he will find citi-
ZenS not altogether savage who are taxed
without representation. a reform commit
tee beaded by Mr.. Hammond and second
ell by DR. Jameson would be grateful FL
rally. l suggest that Mr. Hammond return
u South Africa and persuade the colonial
secretary MIR Cecil Rhodes. to give Cape
Colony some of the low taxes the Trans
yaaI enjoys. the former levying a tax on
the output Of mines of 80 per cent the lat
Ter IL.
Nof an ohSarchy.
The South African republic is not an
''oIigarchy.'' Even if il were. what of it?
It's people have the same right to select
their form of government as the United
States, Germany. Russia or France Mr.
Hammond will find oligarchies In South
America to upset II he has any special an
1ipathy TO that form of government
The president and vice president of the
South African republic are elected every
i've years by the people. The members Of
the presidents cabinet are hve-appointed
by The volksraad; three are of the presi-
dents own political party and the remain
tng TWO OF the opposite political party for
IL must he known that even in the Trans
TaIl two parties .exist-the progressfves
like the liberals of England. and the con-
servatives- Outlanders can become MEM
b~rs Of the lower volksraad. corresponding
10 the house Of commons. at the end of two
Years. and at the end OF seven Cor as Mr..
krusst recently offered. f1ve) years a seat
~ the upper volksraad. corresponding, we
fiShi say. to the house OF lords. with the
exception that an Outlander might be in
England ten thousand years without gain
Ing access 10 that august body.
The population of the South African re-
Puhhc consists of about 10000 Beers and
Of ,hi