Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-01-10

fine city, built by intelligent and ed
ucated men.
10. The foreign settlers in the
Transvaal were denied the right TO
bear any arms, while every male Boer
from sixteen years old upward, is
heavily armed aud drilled, at the ex
pense of the foreigners.
IL. BY a press law, passed for the
avowed purpose of crushing the for
eign settlers, all newspapers were
placed at the mercy of President kru-
ger, who can suppress them at his
pleasure
II. BY another law, passed for the
same purpose, all meetings of more
than seven persons IN the open air
are absolutely prohibited, while all
other meetings can be dissolved in an
instant, at the discretion of any DO
liceman.
ID. Another law was passed, abso-
lutely prohibiting the presentation
by any foreigner of even so much as
a petition for redress.
IA. When Mr.. Kruger invited for
eigners to settle in the Transvsal. full
naturalization could be obtained with
in two years. After foreigners had
accepted his invitation, be repealed
all naturalization laws. absolutely.
Then, under pressure, he restored the
laws; but made the term fourteen
years; but any foreigner desiring
naturalization must renounce all pro-
lection, even from his own govern
ment or the BOer Government. for
fourteen years, during which time he
would be a citizen of no country
whatever, and have no rights which
any Boer would be bound to respect.
During these fourteen years he must
be ready to serve in the Boer army
on twelve hours notice, and he would
be frequently called upon to serve.
without pay, clothing, or even food,
which he must provide for himself.
At the end of these fourteen years of
degrading humiliation he would not
be allowed to vote for any Office
worth voting for, unless his humble
petition was approved by two thirds
of his Boer neighbors, by the military
chief of his district, and finally bv
Mr.. Kruger himself. Neither would
he be allowed to vote, even then, IN.
less he were forty years of age.
10. While nearly two-thirds of all
persons residing in the Transvaal
spoke only the English language, aud
less than one-third either spoke or
could understand the barbarous Boer
Dutch, the Beers insisted that all
English-speaking children must take
their education exclusively in Dutch.
Is. President Kruger resisted the
introduction of railroads for ears i'm
order to compel the miners to hire
has private OK teams at enormous
prices. When finally be did permit
railways to be built, he granted the
privileges exclusively to persons who
would agree to give to his relatives
big share of the profits. He granted
mOnopoies of several indispensable
articles of supply to the mines, with
the result of doubling the price at
which they could otherwise have been
obtained.
II. The whole Transvaal Govern
ment was corrupt and lotten from
top to bottom. No business could be
done with them without bribing the
Presidents sons-in law and hangers
on.
Is. Having demonstrated against
these things for many years in vain.
and having received frequent prom
lses of reform, which were never kept
and were never meant to be. a mum
Der of foreign residents, including
more Americans, in proportion to
their total number, than of any other
nationality, conspired together to
compel these reforms to be granted.
by force of arms. They collected
rifles, gnnpowder, &c, but never made |
any use of them and never committed |
any overt act. Their offenses were
such as could not have been punished |
in the United States by more than a
short term of imprisonment or fines
not'exceeding 81, 900. They neither
planned nor desired to become
British colony.