New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-25

like to be killed by him; and therefore a negro To
treats him as a child, than for an Engshman'
who, treats him as his equal and kills him AFTER
ward.
NOT I'm THE WAY OF PROGRESS"
Seventh-You say that when small States stand
in the way of the worlds general progress they
publics stands in the way of progress. The South
African Republic has the best railways IN 10 Ine
than any British colony there. Europeans like to
n IN eO bee OF then ANYWHERE else in South
Africa All European commodities are TO be found
where else and in the mining districts more order
and security than IN most ne% re s 4aa pbe u1
goes so far that there Is c s fb
Beers are Protestants of the Dutch Reformed
Church-gives a yearly subsidy. not only to Eng
Eighth-Informatio about South Africa. which
must seem ridiculous 10 any man VINO knows; Is
fact that the real Beers live in the country, and
through by rail: do not see anything but the
towns, which are peoped mostly by foreigners:
idea that they know South Africa. while an ex-
Pe6 OF f 9Gs and
complicated country. The man who calls the Beers
Boer am 9 sure i have never seen more polite
farmer in my life in the whole world than the
common type of Boer and 1 don't know more
and E 6 as read in the artcle You sent
me, proves that the writer has not the slightest
bastards of the Hotenots and Kars and there
Is no such thing in me To no a bsen an so pou and
moral. he would never have but me splSho 3
mres at present
RIGHTS OF FOREIGNERS.
Ninth read that when the independence of
tho Transvaal was again recognized it was agreed
Years residence It is impossible for an honest
man TO understand how such TING can De r w9,
to give my whole fortune to anybody who can snow
a 1 that newcomers Should not have the
political rights. and in this respect the couIIoS S
the world. At present any man can nave d II I
vorv liberal Free State Government and Volks-
raad had declared that the term OF nine yeht f
this term Of seven years is shorter than IN many
other civilized countries or the %ora, Al F!neisb
man MAJ therefore now vote for the upper house
Country he can never vote for the upper mousse.
WHY IT WAS REFUSED.
Why is it that President Kruger has been so
long in concedng such liberal sunragef bsG iSf
Of suiITage in the republic did not wish TO cease
being British subjects because theg resSsea enemy no
aitbonrb tbe Suffrage offered 10 any foreigner
who would tb thus state The two South African
publics gladly receive as burghers an NOSE ho' -
termination to make these republics homes Tor
themselves and their descendants But 6he Sri re-
f1Tsa 10 be governed by people VINO i've n ALIic1
and far away: who only remain in SCUM AREA
a
the flag of the country They also TeauSg $40 90 oS T
Successive colonial ministers in London. who haTH
never put foot in South africa Andi aToSe an
wants OF the London Exchange! They refuse 90
turn a9d pF makg fortunes or an
living into Kimberley. which was thrIVinS oeIoTe
Rhodes amalgamated and monop9hSea the aian Fn
mines which is now almost dead CITY, enilreiy
under the eonr9 OF nd ms ha seTvanTs OF the da
mond company have to buy ana 10 vote a3o 10 90
noble Followers and to assist them In increasing
the millions which these gentlemen derive from
republics and which are now eTatsia used bS "a
on their faces propose to the Transvaal Govern
me reaqS of to he TrSaSy as of the
should be appointed by certain famous banker IN
we have chance to say that the lack OF courage
of these Outanders has one exception e. they
brave so far as their tongues are concerned!
AS TO THE WAR
Tenth-Nobody who has followed with attention
the course OF events can honestly pretend without
smInS himSe t' co,Id thev Tpown that there
ars more thousands of Britishsublects than single
they have presented an uitmatum, proposing 70
continue the ana 10 whd Tcb mean
months have becn placed in ever increasing num-
6 6Sr hs BY two 5f Tepubcs But is there any man Of
political sense who could nave reasonably expected
cressing demands of Great Britain. simply to look
while forces were being gathered against theu
patiently TO await the moment when the constant
British menaccs. as soon as the forces were sutii-
cient should be carried into effect?
Eleventh. not burgher of the South Afri-
can Republic and have never got dollars salary
from Il nor earned penny by II; and yet with my
whole heart l take It's side, and sacrifice Is
for me too great for such just cause. Certainly
everything Is not perfect there. and after this
war 10 over many improvements viii be made with
the able and Trustworthy advice of the Presi-
dent OF tho Orange Free State But IL f. a wonder
that more faults TO be found In State
which, up TO 1886 corlposed entirely OF pas
tornl people, and which has had 20 alter Its whole
lsGialGtion its whole existence since the invasion
OF the gold seekers, who have brought gold to
The surface, but also blood: whose activity
tauly has filled the exchequer. but who by design
hive tried. fortunately in vain. TO corrupt the
nation.
ONE GREAT SERVICE.
Twelfth-Yet one great service these same Eng
lish Outanders have done 10 the world. They
have shown the world that all the Outlanders OF
the republic who are not English therefore all
the people except the English) whom the English
Government expected TO SO to battle have not
Joined the so-ealled defender. but are nghtinK