Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-07

awful stories OF their cruelty 10 the ma
tive kaflrs whom they "indentured'
were particular source OF British irri-
iailon against the Beers The blacks
iar outnumber the white In the Trans
wal. and Il is just becoming apparent
20 the politicians and statesmen here
mat The question is not chow shall we
govern the Boersg but How shall We
De more humane TO the blacks without
getting into trouble?"
To Set az the true inwardness Of this
newly developed situation from all
Viewpoints ! have consulted five au-
lhoutes. an fresh from the Transyaal
and thus have brought together a good
leal OF Information about the South
African black man.
me inst man talked with, whose
name cannot be given for official rea-
sons has fpent the last FIVE years In
ihI Tanvaal, and is rather inclined 10
"mpathlze with the Beers. There
certainly are a great many ways he
sall' in which England's position with
l'.sil 70 the black race In the Trans
.aa resembles that OF the North at
us enc Of the civil war; but there are
70! OF points Of disslmillarlty, too.
lou see the blacks who work for
VIZ eoefs ore not slaves az all, as seems
~ DC me general belief. but are simply
.ugA working for wages-pretty low
Ie-ss i grant you. Most OF them are
HDsl uy lheir employers just as we hire
ssI'anls and the rest are indentured
.ol certain number ~ years. as the
u-5,ut OK various native uprlslngs
"sN one on these reYolts occurs and
neI and checked the custom Is 20
,Le.eise an Of the blacks who took a
nlnl ln it-that is, 20 remove them 70
aug olher part OF the country and in
,cgnluIe them 10 any farmers or con-
.a..oIs Who need them. This doesn't
Zen making slaves OF them. by any
4. 'saus' ior the term Of indenture never
= , more inan I'VE years, and they receive
,aLss Just as n they were employed
a. !, sne ordinary way. They live in huts.
,ri.t vagh ls allowed 10 bring his family
Wy. W. nun indeed, this is rather encour-
iyI, 'oI j means just so many more
1s 0 on the place.
~ MUCH LIKE OUR NEGROES
~ comparing their treatment. how
80 with those OF the slaves In your
s, oIll sou must consider the different
I o,,Def 90 The two races. As far as I've
NJ, enie 70 read, your black Is and
sr. Decent enough sort Of man; but
~. mat would be nattery n said
ToM me blacks IN the Transvaal.
~! Bei q good deal OF rough treat
d s.lL. p'Ihaps nearly as much as they
sys. ". Tor Il would be pretty hard
n'tt !or Boer 20 give the average
~ l'an as many doses Of the SIAM
tlps az 4, ms disposition requires. Put
rs " ln a word, he's a treacherous
isi.' VINO needs a master Kindness
M, on MIN, because he takes t0lera-
Va. Of sign Of weakness. and II once
~ tNe 20 him the impression that
80 are lenient all your authority Is
80 pf course there may be cases
e..t servants are treated with unnec-
rsaIy cruelty BY some OF the more
rss,'Ie hoers, but IN general their
WIFI laAe the hrm sort OF course
avs absolutely Necessary"
ths "t,..sl WIZ Englan probably DO with
ouph, he was asked. What
ayr, .ha TO do with them"
dor Just what the Beers have
Ca. ~ what England herself ana In
rst, Nolonyi indenture the greater
M ~ ihem and put the rest into na-
Nr,, stmcnts. but make sure that
ibr,. ~ with those regiments two or
ths ti.N oolnposed Of white mon. 10 teen
Il lrb. A' toeing the mark. The Kafir
kn6v' oeasti you mustn't let him
nust,,, strength. But. really. Won
him u Nhsle too much svmpathv an
kuno,i,. lIetty low In The sonia ~
-SnaniIy Hls ambitions aren't St1 ia,, ~