New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-23
THE QUALITY OF BOER RULE
As SET FORTH BY Mr.. BRYCE. WHO
THINKS HIS VIEWS HAVE BEEN
MISREPRESENTED
MIsREPRESENTED.

Frog ss559 e sogtR 7,,a africa y James
p5aence there were neither roads rsways in nor
feleGTepns II The country It's towns were rough
hse enly the bar necessaries OF life. The taxes
groeocTa Sea srs ,hs any Tsyenue The treasury
pubic ors or otherwise improve the county TIL
rs when the discovery Of gold on the wiJwaters-
rerd o6g5n 70 fuT1 stream OF gold into its
eo1e-S HH'-af7 oT2L-eht new cifncuIties and new
Temptations Inlrnigrants rushed in-eapitalists:
E51sEs ara 1acers As the produce OF the gold
held increased = became plain Trey would come
sa-u The rush could hardly have been stopped,
s-- = - 80 Ll1N5 ia 10 % - d CzSh n
determined TO maintain me status quo by exclud-
t;-or5Tst declares 1Arficle VI thar the territory
q 1-e Republic and az Late A. 1881 an immigrant
F.re - no years In 1ss5 however this period
7as Es SD 20 i've years and in lssl 70 fifteen In
~ negu1 10 agirate for the right 10 be repre-
7-s5 nominal concession was made by the ere
q ~ = a new chamber called the Second Nolks-
Ts-- ~ membership IN which newcomer might
ixs. 81 f11- years. 7ssi5e2ce The right to vote
1rs 70 t1-s chamber being attaInabie after
fse5- however. Is limited to the consideration Of
c--sEl specified subjects not including taxation.
a. ~ -~-z can Re overrlled by The First voTks-
re vie Is assent IS not required 70 the acts
G -Fzt tod-- II has therefore turned out little
her -aa1 sham. having in fact been created
e-iT - run 20 throw 70 the OUtlander whale
= eject # the legislation of 1888 and subsequent
yczys Gown 70 lSs4 legislation TOO intricate and
O. ay immigrant nj from F acquiring The right to
f-r r1e First ECIks-sad until ne has passed
80 60 forty and resided for al least twelve
ye-rs f~ re country. after taking the oath ana
b. 1lacaz on the local government lists lists
O. d -r= local authorities are said 10 De by no
nearz careful 70 place him Nor does birth III
Republic confer citizenship unless the faJher
hss taken TIE oath OF allegiance FreslCeLt
F-z-r, who has held office since lssl, was chleny
.z=-r1n1er II passing these laws
- association called the NaIloIdl l mon
formed a. number Of Outlanders- 70 OBTAIN;
T. aH rr0s iTU-5eEal means. equal nights lot an
tfZ- II tre republic ARC the redress OF an grleV-
sels= Although nearly All those who FORMED II
81 3frnisz 81 did not seek 10 bring the coun-
r7 Ter British control hut included among us
2 h r1a 5nrenauce Of the independence OF
ps~1hfF-.--. Nevertheless. II incurred the nos
Z t--S t-7re-pfECrioUsiy reputsed-
T-r -#-s.a class people. traders. professional
r. z-eiTa1rs sa5 the Ike either belonged 70 or
F-rn0crnT with the National Mon II
rs -sz EEo Rad formed il They mao recently
p-e=e---eF tie Folks-aad petition. signed Dy
fs=--v-eirar thousand noD-eufr2ncniSeo reSl0eILS
1. sinE flr reforms. and this petition had been
sAr.-nf-.Eir rejected member saying. with no
Cizz s-l-oEzT from his colleagues that II the
=. -e-r=~z r-ar-ed what they called Lhelf
reh-s taav would have TO fight for them
10th they and al the other OutlandeTs nae SUD
9 s7rial grievances redress Food was inordl--
rarzzv 5Aar because high tariff had been imposed
o. Imports Water supply police. santa alton were
81 re.gIs~red Not only was Dutch the official Ian
Euezs bu- n the public schools Dutch was the
o-r -ee-fryl q instruction and English chiIoren
-are -r-nreifed learn arithmetic. geography ana
h3sfo-r o3s. IF Dutch textbooks. Il was these
vaal u-S@r the British flag, or even 70 estaplish
South African confederation. that Qisposea them
q revolt against Government Wnich they oe-
s-ised