The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-05
SELF-CONFIDENT KRUGER.
He Thought That as viceroy of Ireland
 He Could Settle the Irish Question.

He Thought That as Viceroy of Ireland
 He Could Settle the Irish Question.
 "Oom Paul Kruger, president of the
 Transvaal Republic, was, according to
 A. B. Moore. formerly a well known
 merchant of Manchester, England, now
 in this city on business, anxious at one
 time to become Viceroy of Ireland, while
 at the same time remaining President of
 the Tranevaal, believing that he could solve the so-called Irish question. MT.
 Moore saw him in october 1897, two days before President Krugers seventy
 second birthday, being at that time in
 South Africa on business. To a Tri-
 bune reported MT. Moore said.
 I had two hour interview with Kru- ger at his home in Pretoria, and found him to be amarvelous mixture of reli- gious fanaticism, patriotism and rugged
 natural mental astuteness. I had deter
 mined to see the old gentleman before
 l left the Transvaal, as I felt that be-
 fore long there might be complica tions
 between England and the Transvaal.
 went to Kruger's house in company with a gentleman whom I will call Mr. S., as l do not wish to say anything at this time to make him trouble. MT
 S., who is a Boer, acted as interpreter. 1 Two of his daughters were on that very
 day at Kruger's house to pay their re- spects to the President, preparatory to attending the Copper Church commun- ion for the first time. They had travel | led 150 miles on horseback with their
 father to get kindly word of encour- agemenE from President Kruger on his 1.al~.x Ix...
 day. President Kruger can understand English well enough, but he refuses to use the language. Our conversation, therefore, was carried on through my friend the interpreter; they were fifteen or twenty burghers present and they were curious to know about my mission before they allowed Mfr. S., to act as interpreter.
 Do you bring any mandate from the English Government" asked Kruger gruhiy, as I made my bow to him.
 told him that simply came to talk about commercial affairs, and to learn how he managed his kingdom; also that l had travelled 10000 miles to see the country. and would not leave 1t with out talking with him. as one white man talking with another.
 Kruger said that if I had no other motive than that, I was welcome. then asked him how he come to be President.
 WOLVES OF JOHANNESBURG"
 T was called by tbe Providence of God" said Kruger, from following the plough to be the father or shepherd of this happy land of pilgrims who by good fortune, or misfortune. have set tied on bed of gold. Now the wolves of Johannesburg Gneaning the Outlan- ders) are bowling at us and menacing us But so long as God gives me the breath of life. l will stand between the English or any other wolves sent out to devour us"
 Then Kruger got exceedingly wroth, and stormed and pulled quickly on hls pipe his eyes blazing with anger and his whole body showing that he was up He opened up again with g tirade aginst the Queen.
 ''She is a wicked and dirty woman," | he exclaimed. stopped him with an | exclamation, and told him that was a loyal subject of the Queen, and would not let him go on unless he explained what he meant.
 Doesn't she support balls and par ,ies?" exclaimed Kruger, taking his pipe put of his mouth, and looking at me fercely. And doesn't she allow vice to run unbridled in London until that ,lty is another Sodom and Gomorrah?"
 l retorted that London was not whit worse than Johannesburg.
 If Johannesburg is corrupt, it is be- ,ause the wolves have come here to des- roy ou~ happy band of pilgrims" Kru- ger went on. "They have come there 0 get hold and teach our people all the [ ices of Lcndon." ; Then the old man was quiet for a while, finally breaking the silence by l skiing me what the English , people bought of him. l
 KRUGER AMUSED. l "They think that you spend the great r part of your time reading your Bible, rinking coffee and smoking your pipe" said. This made Kruger laugh inn and all the other Boers in ( he room joined in the merriment. Kru- 5 CT then put down his pipe and said ' yith seriousness: | "l am astonished that the English eople are so ignorant. They do not E eem to understand my position. They | ught to know that I am set here to de- d end the sheep who are in danger of be- | lg devoured. They ought to know" he l trace of smile that u am set here to stop more Jameson a dds" Il asked him what he thought about U le Colonial Secretary q have no confidence in him, either as Il statesman or an administrator, said W om Paul, "and while I have forgiven ,meson, who was only an innocent boy. p have not forgiven Chamberlain; and, e' for Rhodes, I want to live to have Il S head brought before me on a charg- ei