The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-17

great trek was due 10 the misguided
zeal OF missionaries and the freeing of
the slaves. They had crossed the Vaal
river, not in search of freedoms, but that
they might hold slaves He likened the
trek of the Beers to the exodus of the
AIormans to Utah ard commended thai
the Beers could mo more escape their al
legiance by moving than the Mol1nans.
Kruger has the same title to the Trans
vaal as Aguinaldo to the Philippines and
each viii last only so long as ammunition
holds out England had newer surrender
ed her suzerainty. The spirit of the
Boar has always been hostile TO the Eng
lish Year ly year the requirements
for citizenship have been increased until
ii reached IA years ard $125. They had
put gag on the press and had taxed the
English to support Dutch schools. The
English paid $460, 600 for schools and get
back only $4,000 for THEM schools. Kru-
ger has not complied with his pfcr Sc,
made to induce the investment of capitai
in the TranSyaal. He had told the OUT
landPrs If You want freedom, fight for
it; | have the gums" The Beer has de-
Hbfrately sought war.
Mr.. HolbrOok for the negative SAND
that the war in South Africa is only am
other in the series for human freedom.
Ten per cent Of the people i'll the 1rans-
yaal are Americans and 10 per cent Ger
mans, hrt neither has ever made comp
nlaint. The English had tried to oyeT-
throw he TranSvaal first by a military
| revolution and then by c2nmS ro4al
revolution. Each had failed. But Mr..
Rhodes was not the man to give up. He
had organized Il society among the cut
handlers to get up petitions, filed Wi h the
names Of men who had been dead for 20
years.
II was claimed that the English pay
more taxes than the Beers: if so it was
! only because they OWN more property. IL
is claimed that i'm the Transvaal the rich
men pay the taxes and the poor contToi
! the government In England the poor
pay the taxes and the rich coutrol the
| Governments Free trade was demanded.
but at the English ports the duty is 10
per cent higher than that OF the Trans
vaaI Religious restriction for office were
demanded TO be removed. but Norman
has just been refused seat in the Ann
erican Congress. These We're the
grounds upon which England had made
war; if they were just causes every
/ !
war was only a scheme TO hide exchange
johhery.
Mr.. Flack for the negative said that
The Beers had always been a captions Iio-
pie. They had perpetually warred against
the natives and had been saved from
determination by the Zulus in 1871 only
by the Brit Sh troo S and had htcn anneX-
ed TO England at Their own request. If
England had been so gra sping as she has
been pictured she would have held ON &c
the Transvaal instead of granting it
home rule in 1881. The English haue
: made it the richest country OF South
Africa They had been promised equali
/ ty OF all white citizens, hut had been re
fused the franchise after going there
had been refused the right to carry aame
or share in the government. In making
! war England had only exercised the righ
10 protect her citizens.
The Beer has set his back agains; tht
! food-gate of civilization: he is NOR,
backward now than when he was aive1
home rude 20 years ago. Inc Cutlaniiers
ou5nunjEor the Beers J to |, pay 9l'
Of tie taxes ann own 10 OF the land, bu
have no voice in the government. Eng
land had exhausted every means to aver
war hut Kruger had broken every prom
ise made the English ard had answered
reasonable demands with an insolent III
tanlatun. The desire to establish +;
Dutch Empire in South Africa had been
The cause OF the declaration of war.
The replies on either side We're short
spicy and pointed and the telling hit'
were vigorously applaTlded.