The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-04
Blacks Treated as Slaves and Merci-
IessIy FIogged ON the Least
Provocatfon.
oUTLANDERs LONG wRoNGED
THEIR RESENTMENT OF UNFAIR
LAWS FULLY JUSTIFIED.
Beers Described as the Enemies OF
Real Christianity and Modern
Ideas of Civilization.

CHICAGO. May s.-Bishop J. C. Hartzell
pleaded the cause of the Briton In the
Transvaal tonight before an audience that
almost filed the Auditorium. He spoke
from impressions gained by personal obser-
vation of conditions In South Africa. from
personal acquaintance with President Kru-
ger and his advisers and from close study
of laws aud the administration Of laws by
the government. Bishop Hartzell mace hts
argument in behalf OF the English. The
audience was pro-British In it's sympathies-
Bishop Hartzell spoke in part as follows:
BY way of Introduction the bishop spoke
OF some of the remarkable features OF the
war now going on in Africa. Not one
half of the Beers OF South Africa" he
said, ARE in arms against England. More
than half Of the Dutch I'm South Africa
live in Cape Colony and Natal. and. outside
OF a few thousand along the northern edge
of these colonies adjoining the Orange Free
State while deeply sympthizing on account
of race and blood ties with their Dutch
friends who are fighting England, they yet
protest their loyalty to Queen Victoria
Years ago President Burger. speaking in
Holland, said: In that far-away South Az
rican country there is TO be new Holland.
In few years there will be 100000 OF
Europeans, all speaking the Dutch Ian
guage, and that Holland will be greater
and more powerful than Holland in Europe.
and the prestige of Dutch civilization viii
be greatly advanced. This sentiment rep
resents the Boer dream for Dutch empire
in South Africa
mo one can understand the full signih-
canoe Of this contest In South Africa unless
and Boer concerning the native or black
populations in their midst and In surrouad-
ing sections. Chartered companies. protec-
torates, republics, colonies and empires In
Africa will come and go, but the one over
shadowing. persistent problem which will
remain is the treatment Of the native or
black races. However much in certain
sections there may be white civilization.
the largest proportion of that continent Is
to be occupied by these people. and the
and more in the future as there is good
government and there is development or
commercial prosperity.
In the treatment OF the black races
there has been clear antagonism between
the Briton and the Boer from the very
beginning. The first trek I'm 1S3s was be-
cause England abolished slavery There
were other issues but every serious con-
test had its relation TO the natives.
BELIEVE IN SLAVERY.
'The Boer believes that the natives are
the children Of Ham and are intended by
Providence for slavery. IL slavery cannot
be in that form. then the relation must
by law be fixed so that equality Of privilege
is not permitted between the Boer and the
telligence or character of the latter.
''The laws now in force in the Transvaal
fully demonstrate this. The constitution
provides that there shall be no equality he
tween white and colored persons i'm church
or state; no black man can walk on the
sidewalk in town or city. This includes
not only native teachers and preachers
trained by foreign missionary societies. but
also black or mulatto people who come
from Cape Colony or elsewhere. About
two years ago. when this law was enforced
for the hrst time in johannesburg, there
were many fioggings of natives for several
days before they came TO understand what
the law meant.
Transvaal. No black man can become a
trader of any kind no matter what his In
telligence or how good his character. Up
20 two years ago there could be no legal
marriage OF any black person. A mar
riage law was passed requiring a fee OF
SIS. with other hindrances, many that
the missionaries and philanthropists are
seeking TO have IL repealed. No black man
has a standing in court I'm the Transvaal.
he cannot sue the government a white
man. The Transvaal does nothing toward
the education Of the black people, although
by licenses, etc. they pay per cent.
of the public school money. What is
done among them Is done by English and
European and American missionary as
sociations, and the testimony OF all preach
ers and missionaries In the Transvaal OUT
side OF the Dutch Reformed Church Is
that their work is often interfered with
and that the attitude, especially OF the
Boer officials. is frequently brutal toward
the natives connected with mission sta
ticns. Recently Mrs. Applebee. wife of a
Wesleyan Methodist missionary, was mur-
dered on her way to church because of her
criticisms of the government and no ar
rests have yet been made.
NO MISSIONARY WORK.
1.-The Transvaal Dutch churches. after
fifty years OF opportunity. have done prac-
tically nothing in missionary work among
the natives. failed TO learn of one black
convert. much less a native teacher or
preacher or congregation. I'm either branch
of the Transvaal Dutch Reformed Church.
President Kruger's branch. which is the
Dopper Church, and claims 10 be the true
reformed body. not only does nothing. but.
beginning with Kruger himself. represents
the most extreme anti-black sentiment.
The Dutch Reformed Church in Cape Col
ony and in Natal, which has been under
one hundred years OF English law with
fair dealing TO the black man well az
example, shows a different record. They
have missions among the blacks. and they
have some most excellent people who are
giving their time and money 10 this great
work, although there is a large conserya-
tive sentiment. even I'm that section. against
them in their own church.
ION the other hand. in Cape Colony the
constitution allows no difference on ac-
count OF color in church or state. natives
walk where they please, I'm street or on
sidewalk; they trade under the same condi-
tions as Briton or Boer, can own all the
land they can buy. have the same marriage
laws as others. education Is encouraged
among them and the government gives as
sistance 10 any properly organized native
school and spends many thousands OF
pounds every year I'm helping 10 educate
the blacks, and az climax the blacks have
the franchise and vote on the same con-
ditions as their white neighbors. AS a
result there are many thousands OF natives
under English rule who are not only in-
telligent and educated but who have nrop-
erty, and the natives very largely support