The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-04-21
BRUTALITY OF BOERS.
WHY THE SOUTH AFRICAN BLACKS
ARE ON THE SIDE OF THE
BRITISH.
LETTER FROM A MISSIONARY.

Dom Paul,s Alleged Christian Policy
Denounced, With Praise for Gen.
JOubert-The Natives Absolutely
Without Any Political Rights
| TIE shocking brutality of the Beers in
tnelr treatment Of the black race in
! South Africa is described in a letter just
| received by the indianapolis superintend-
| emit OF the Pentecost band, from the Rev
q. II. Agnew, an American missionary.
The Rev. Mr.. Agnew has been in the
lTransvaal for fifteen years and left Jo-
hannesburg at the outbreak of the war
for more congenial residence In Natal
He gives the reasons OF the blacks for
sympathizing with the British in the
following timely letter, which also throws
additional light on the reports that Pres
ident Kruger has deposed Gen. Joubert
| and why: -.
'Enquabeni Near Harding, Natal,
Southeast Africa,I Feb. Z, 190O.-We are
opening new mission station here near
the borders of Amapondaland, about for
| ty miles south of our mission at Fair
view great war is raging here in
South Africa. Already thousands have
| been killed and wounded, and the end is
| not yet The Beers have invaded Natal,
and We have been forced to leave our
work IN the Transvaal for the time be-
ing. 1t is question of who shall be
dominantlin South Africa-Boers or Brit
ish Boer domination would mean slav-
cry for the colored race. Wherever the
Beers have been in authority the poor
| natives have groaned under the iron heel
! OF oppression: People talk much about
1he G3ers being simple pastoral peo
| Who have labored in their country, know
the contrary. The Transvaal Govern
ment has lately dared to make a law
exceed d'te e. wages OF the natives shall not
Under a Boer government At least IN
me Ifansvaal, colored persons have alb
S soy no political rights They cannot
Eold property, cannot engage in business
Tor themselves, have no vote, and nave
absolutely nothing to say in either l1lu-
Hr;fs So goye1nmental affairs In The
people can hold property, can engage in
tsl ios themselves, and, unGei. GER
f R1if5s Gon ea1do, can vote In all The
lsewed to walk on the sidewalk; in the
iraHsVaal it is prohibited, and the pun
lshment 1or a breach of the law is Sc
>Vere-s55 1lne, or fifteen lashcs, or both.
Qulte OFTEN poor, green natives, ignorant
OF the law. are caught and dashed I'M
mercifuNy for walking a few steps a.ong
death was publicly stated in the voixs
raad Cor senate c!1amber), by SHUTS.
the present states attorney of the Trans,
r''NNH-A
II do not remember Of hearing of q
white man in the Transvaal fined or pun
lshe d in any any way for knocking down a
light will pound natives unmercifullv.
souts Of pure spite, and no notice is taken
Of IT. In the British colonies quite often
ished, and many magistrates will take
4 Boer in the Transvaa1 logged two ma
tive girls to death. He beat them till
their kidneys protruded. Two other girls
that he flogged recovered After much
delay y, ne ,,t was sentenced toitwo years in
pened just before the war, he. probably
stayed in prison about week In another
case, where two Beers deliberately
until they broke both jaws, the assail-
ants were discharged. In still another
brutal case, where a native was kicked
to death, the "landrost' remarked to the
murderer. who was a rich man. that as
It was brutal affair, he would have to
fine him $50
''At our magistrates court in Voks-
n1ercifully. Flogging was their daily por-
tion. They were dashed for the SMALLEST
fG pfc for having no passes. for visit
of their districts etc. and when they
came to us for medicine, with shoulders
mass Of raw flesh, and we realized that
commented by the government OF the
country, our respect for Boerism was not
increased mere - Posit t no such treat
tives is allowed in any Of the British
South African colonies. ~.
ally doubtless do treat natives, as ba9lv
as individual Beers do. That is, there are
some bad English and some good Beers;
is absolutely no comparison, ii is NOT
surprising shat all the influential South
African Al tribes are hostile, to the Beers.
The Basutos, armed to the teeth, have
n few
appealed to the British government to
rs The zn ~ Wbo 't II tbeV bad Ho
grievances against the British goveru s
mnent.A would doubtless take fb;s onnnr-
strange ia saw Rri39ish 10 ~ neS. are;
ANXIOUS TO take part IN the campaign
aagaanst the Dutch. In all my visiting OF
lne nat1ve compounds. conversfng as I
d arfhs with hundreds ~ Of natives Of different
across one who had good word for the
6oers: Mhy Is this? Simply because ev-
f thys d ahhtetligsnt native knews that one OF
r naereo and relentless cruelty to colored
ps9ylp no:4h., 4.s. !.
vaa1 n eovsrn net IN regard to the Trans
H1! n.,ous every omcial, from President Paul
m pn,Ia GOWN to the latest recruit Of the
and the dynamite monopoltes have full
sw,hkt, ana N spite OF the sham native
R ~ h law, natives by the thou
sah ~. are suppied with liquor, the eyes
~. ~ pIiDes. Every Sunday, from the can
ALE sae . me mines. can be seen hum
oa1eG " III, liaseiVes. streaming out intoxi-
and rena aso g, .,,. oncals pass
nn1,s, Some VINO has not
from that the w ~ IruDs itn VIII put aslae
nros lnw anb the briped officials dare not
: .sTh ~ Gv ,,lu ,,t.a o,,a
IatIer1v distiiie,,, AnaoIlop2nes ana the
avoWed pets. and n snife of a, h hrugers