The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20

gold Wealth poured in. The receipts of
the government went In twelve months
the purchase of arms. Rifles and the best
cannon in the world. The scene was
changed from a community of farmers
wanting to be left alone to that of a ma
ton prepared for battle. The Beers first
determined to have Becaunaland and to
shut out England to the south. One fact,
5000 natives were captured and taken into
slavery in the Transvaal. One company
of 1900 were being marched to Pretoria,
the Boer women begged that the women
be not compelled to march. They TOOK no
heed and among other dreadful Things
before they reached the capitol hfteen
women died of child birth and were left
by the waySide.
A black man in the Transvaal has no
standing in the courts. Every native
must have pass, no matter how intel
Hgent he may be. If he Is seen on the
streets without it. he is arrested and kept
in prison until he or his friends pays a
fine.
The tradesmen Of the Transvaal are
all outlanders, English, American and
German. The greatest insult you can Of
fer a Boer Is to call him German. The
Boer will not do any mining. There IS
much gold in sight there now. Four eX-
perts who have made a careful eXamina-
long there is over $3000O0,0o in money
as much money as is now in circulation
1t was American brains and American
genius that mastered the difficult problem
of TraDSVaal gold.
1T made my blood BOIL" said the bish-
op, when l heard my countrymen talked
about and slandered. The Transvaal
government invited them there. They
them the right to come. When they
found that their number was growing
larger they sought to destroy their influ-
ence- [ will give you a list of the laws
effecting these outlanders In this republic
in name:
Il. All the business done in Johannes
burg is in the Dutch language only.
Only per cent of the people of that
city could speak the Dutch language.
me outlanders pay; by law; $40
They themselves getting practically none.
g. No outlanders can have any fire.
arms.
Il No public meetings can be held in
the open air.
-; Concerning the press every man is
held responsible for what he writes.
Every person, from the editor to the boy
who sells papers upon the street, is held
responsible for the result of what is
printed.
IS There is no liberty in the courts
An American had case concerning min
the government. The raad passed law
annulling the law under which the Amer
lean was bringing suit
~ Concerning franchise. At first a
property owner could vote after being
resident one year. Then it was changed
to five years. Now the law is an out
lander must be forty years old before
voting. burgher votes at sixteen. He
must be a Protestant to vote at all. Be
fore any outlander can have the right
to vote he must have the consent of
majority of the burghers. The son of an
outlander follows the political status of
his father, so that he must also be forty
wears of age before voting.
There never was a more truthful petit
ton went from a people than that of the
5000 people Of Johannesburg. England
asked a five-year franchise The Beers
offered a seven-year franchise, but 1t
was conditioned 50 heavily that no peo-
pie could accept it. The Transvaal en-
sessions, took down the British flag.
raised her own. England could do no
other thing than fight. There will be
only one outcome of the war. England
must triumph. because she is right