Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-01
THE BRlTON and TIE DOGR.

quoted an EDglishnlan's opinion as TO |
why the pick Of the South African con-
tinent is colored British red. British
Africa can be variously described,
geographically, politically, ethnologi-
cally and religiously, but the simplest
definition Is this: All Africa that is
comfortably hnbitable by white men is
everything that pays dividends lios
within the sphere pegged out for John
Bull by his adventurous sons. Wher-
ever in Africa you find land in which
white-skinned children can be bred and
reared, /. lies within the British zone
paying property Is within the same
srhere. All Africa that is habitable
and pays is British Africa and the
other nations have scrambled for John
Bulls leavings."
Mr.. Wheeler sketchod the events
which preceded the Congress of Vienna
of dsl4, which gave England Cape COL
ony ON payment of E6. 600, 600. Some
preceding encounters with the Dutch
should have taught England respect for
their prowess When the Dutch Ad-
miral pushed the prov of his ship up
the Thames he gave England as CLOSE U
call as did William the Norman, and
had Holland had England alone to
fight. he would have won. The Dutch
| and Huguenot colonies were transferred
to England with the land. and as they
were akin to the English in blood and
speech, the latter might have tried to
\ make themselves agreeable. How have
they done ltY The answer is the PRES
emit conflict between two little republics
and great nation; between David and
l Goliath. But the Beers are colonial
and in his heart England feels colonials
her interiors. There we're only $1,000
whites in the whole colony black labor
is necessary in that climate, and the
Beers made slaves OF the natives. usually
treating them we'll. England required
the REIMBURSEMENT CT these slaves 1t
took 20 years to teach English cruisers
to let 90 the slave trade and English
colonists 20 years more to abolish
slavery, but when they did they thought
they had done magnificent thing and
felt superior to the rest of the world.
They gave no time for r repatriation to
the Poers and little compensation bills
were made payable IN London and
through carelessness of officials, sharpers
abolished the law obliging Bushmen
and Hottent,ts to stay on their own
lands, and they spI cad like destroy ing
locusts over the Boer country. English
was made the official language aud men
must be tried before English judges in
language they did not understand. so
the Beers trekked to Natal and made a
new home. But England's rule is
"once subject always subject, !" &c
she seized Natal aud in 1886 the Beers
made the "Great Trek" into the will
derness which stretched far to the north
and set up republic for themselves.
In 1s48 England appeared again above
the Orange River, or as they put 1T,
Civilization again overlook the
, Boers.'' But they found the interior Of
, Africa with its troublesome native
tribes not worth having, and at the
Sand River Convention in 1862 guaran
i teed the Beers 1.-THE right to manag,
: their own affairs and govern themselves
J by their own laws without interference
/ from the British"
But in 1869 the diamond mines wer,
3 discovered, and a young man, con
!. sumptive, came out to Africa for hi
/ health; fact more significant than j
!. sounds. 1t would not do to let tn
q mines 90 to the Beers, hut what coult
I be done about the treaty on which tn
I ink was scarcely dry. Well, i neye
i, saw hole man could not crawl gu
1 of, except the grave. By plain viola
i tion Of two treaties England got holt
! Of the diamond fields do not oharg
the whole English people with thi
d Injustice, but the ignorance OF tn
a majority as to what is done by thei
! officials is colossal The latter are ofte
i political hacks for whom no place cal
be found ut home, but who are goo
: enough for the colonies. The sale Q
It firearms to natives had been prohibited
J. but the officials winked while 400. 90
/. rifles found their way to the natives j
a the Transraal, who outnumbered th
/ Beers 20 to l. England got tariff o
4 powder. : y After the Births
l. defeat at Maiuba Hill England reoop
"a nized the Transvaal as autonomous
q reserving to herself only the control {
"a foreign relations ard declaring th
n suzerainty of the Queen. But In 1871
the Germans appeared on the scene an
N startled the British into activity.
Ia scheme was developed by the consumI
r tive to push past the Transyaal an
10 seize large territory to the nortf
IL named for him, Rhodesia. In retur
ID for concessions about the boundaries
assurance was given that the objection
able suzerainty would be abolished
England only reserving the right
Ia veto on a treaty with q foreign powe
a. Sir Hercules Robinson assured Il
IN Beers "you are as free TIC manage yo'
10 own affairs as is the Orange FIR
le State'' Jubilation followed; for
d. years suzesainty was not mentiont
a. until Joseph Chamberlain Introduce
2. again the hated word in 1897, when
Y. said no arbitration could take Fla
III between q suzerain and its passal.
al In 1886 news reached England OF Il
n. finding of gold in the Witwatersran
cd People began to blame Gladstone :
us surrenderIng what was worth havii
J.. and something must be done 10 she
ca England had the right to interfere;
pd suzerainty existed they had a RICH
IN The Transyaal became one of Il
,et centres of the world; men arrived
I'M shiploads, 1,0U0 day. Johannesbu
AM grew like mushroom, in night. Su
,st denly, remarkable grievances cropp
u; out some political, some sconomi
~ england had hindaFod the Beers fre
Nv getting an outlet to the sea and charg
nd them what tariff she pleased. Was
as. not natural they should retaliat
M. English settlers cared nothing for 3
ife country, when they ''had made. tht
lie pile. :" They would go back to En-
Ia land. The English wanted to vot
II: the Beers strengthened their laws. I
M. English complained of taxation wit
ID out representation. Of the mini
nd shares 40 per cent are held by 7