The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-10

TTansraa, .. It was thoroughly under
stood, by both sides. he says. that no
privileged class should bc created. and
that the snon-Bocr section of the popnia-
ton should be placed in a position of
absolute rolittca. equality With the Beers,
hut that these promises were soon forgot
ten. The Uitlanders were welcomed be-
cause the Kruger regime saw that they
were necessary to develop the rich re- re-
sources OF the country, but it was deter
mined that they should not have equal
politica, rights with the Beers. He then
refers 10 the great hardships imposed
iron the Jitlanders. which have been
more than once mentioned in these col
,n,ns. and 10 The repeated appeals which
English subjects had made to the mother
country for relief. But the petitions 1of
franchise rights We're laughed TO scorn
by the members of the Dutch oilSaEcnyr
and the people of johannesburg finally
became so desperate that they resolved
10 resort to arms. Unfortunately 1oF
them. Dr. jameson made his famous RAID
which could not be justified, and INC men
OF johannesburg were accordingly called
,y,on bv the High Commissioner Of the
Queen to lay down their arms. But
Lord Grey here makes Il very strong
point that her HIajesty's government. by
requiring them to lay down their arms
deprived them of their only weapon OF
defence against rlisgovernment namely,
..thc sacred right of insurrection," and
thus incurred a responsibility of the
most direct and binding character which
it would have been impossible to evade
without dishonor.
He then refers to the fruitless efforts
that We're subsequently made by the
British government TO obtain for the
Uitlanders their political rights and the
scorn with which all such overturcs were
received by President Kruger. Finally,
in December 1895, a British subject named
Edgar was murdered by a Roer police
man and 4 petition signed by I,Gco
British subjects was made to Great
Britain for redress. President Kruger,
however, refused to make any sort OF
liberal terms and finally brought nesotia-
tons TO a close by what Lord Grey calls
an "insolent utimatum,'' followed UP By
the Invasion of British territories on
throe frontiers of the Trallsvaal and by
yroc!amations purporting to annex vast
areas of the Queens dominions III the
Deutch republics. Lord Grey also points
ont that ii is NOW apparent that Presl-
dent kruger had been steadily and Sc
cret,y for years preparing for this war
He says that Great. Britains case was
summed up by N1r. Joseph Cower, NJ T.,
when he said: I'VE are lighting to pre-
vent men Of British blood from being
treated as helots on British territory by
a sordid oligarchy which British arms
saved from extinction and British gen
crosby endowed with autonomy We
want racial equality. The Beers want
racial ascendency That's the difference.
We are at war for the purpose OF pre-
venting our brethren in South Africa
from being taxed without representation;
from being placed under the control OF
courts whose judges take their orders
from a, corrupt executive; from being re-
fused the right to carry arms, while
their uppressors 1iourished theirs VIII
insolent brutality; from being compelled
TO contribute to schools in which English
is treated as a foreign tongue; in snort,
from, being denied the elementary rights
OF self-gover1rment.
Lord Grey adds that although the poor,
unhappy Boer farmers may honestly pc
ljeye that they are fighting not only LOT
their INDEPENDENCE but for their hearths
and homes, the truth is that they are
fighting for the right to Cypress lhe
Uitlanders; and the British are hgEtlns
for the real independence Of the Trans
vail. under which Boer and Briton Will
have equal rights and stand toward each
other on the footing of political equality.
The question has been asked several
tines of late, what have the uiuanders
done in their own behalf since this var
began? The implication is that they have
Waved the mart of towards and We're not
worthy Of the consideration which they
claim for themselves. We shall not go
into that question, but We call attention
to tire fact that soon after we began
our war in behalf Of the CUBAN
patriots" the whole country was In a
state of indignation because these same
Cuban patriots" turned out to be sorry
LOT of lazy fellows, whose only desire
seemed TO be to loot. But the war was
on. regardless of all this, and it mad to
be fought to a finish. Granting, the1e-
fore. that all that is said about the
1f;,landers is true, it is no argument
against Great Britain in the courss
Which she has pursued and is pursuing.