The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-17
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And here is characteristic series of
Boer resolutions:
WAR AGAINST THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
The English and the Anglified
schoolmasters and, still more school
mistresses. teach our children from
early youth:
IA That the English language is
the finest and best; whereas II is only
miscellaneous gibberish. without
proper grammar dictionary.
''(bl That English history is the most
interesting and glorious; whereas it is
nothing more than concentration OF
lies and misrepresentation.
-"(c) That they must give the chief
place to English geography; whereas
all England is nothing more than an
island in the North Sea
Id That they are educated as soon
as they can gable English; whereas
they simply make themselves ridicu-
lous by it. in the eyes of every judi
cious person.
''(e) That English books and period
icals are the finest and best to read;
though really they are the greatest
mass of nonsense with some eXcep-
tionsl that you can lind anywhere,
and finally, in one word:
.'U1 That It is an honor for everyone
to ape the English in everything, and.
in fact. to become English; whereas 1t
is the greatest shame and disgrace for
any people to belle their own God
given nationality"
This is interesting as coming from peo-
pie who speak a degraded forr3 of Dutch,
with diminutive vocabulary.
Another valuable bit OF testimony is
this:
Il came to South Africa fully pre-
pared to give evidence to the theory
of capitalist plot. should | find
evidence to sustain it. President Lin
coins warning to his people of the
danger of capitalist domination
warning given now nearly forty years
ago-has always seemed to me to mark
his prescience. and to point to real
danger; to which fortunately, many
American citizens are at last AWAKEN
ing. The exemption of Kimberley dia-
monds from taxation seemed to prove
a similar danger in South Africa. The
patient investigation OF some years
has convinced me that there was nc
such inception to the Citlander agi-
tatiou.
I'm real facts. the great capitalists.
if they looked merely to DIVIDENDS,
We're in a much better position with
the Government of President Kruger.
] 10 not here refer to possibilities OF
corruption being greater than under
any probable British regime me soid
law itself of the Transvaal played
most enormously into the hands of the
great houses.
In the chapter on the reorganization of
the Government, which forms the conclu-
sion of the book. the author takes this
ground:
Generalization of the action of all
South African States, when the safety
of the whole Empire Is concerned, must
be provided for. 1t Will be quite
sufficient to introduce certain modifi-
cations of the powers of the self-gov-
erning Colonies which will give the
imperial representative in South Africa
free hand in everything affecting i'm
perial welfare The problem is too
complex, the issues are too dangerous
to be left altogether in local hands.
The community, torn by racial Dutch
and British discussions. confronted
everywhere byan overwhelming MAORI
ty of kafffr tribes, distracted by an an
ti-British propaganda. striving to expel
the imperial power; the centre, too, of
operations of world finance, turning
round the vast South African product
of gold and diamonds, which, for the
safety of the Empire, must not be al
lowed 10 come completely under the
control of cosmopolitan capitalists;
community such as this is not one in
which the welfare of the Empire can
be with safety entrusted in local hands
without imperial guidance. One
word, in addition, as to the slight cur
tailment of the local authority of the
self-governing colonies. 1t need
not be considerable urgently though it
be required: II has been shown that
the views of each province would be
sure Of representation at the council Of
the Governor General. The justice.
however. of the Empires claim, and
that the claim is not d matter of favor
is clear when are considered the enor-
nous loss and cost TO the Empire of the
present wharf.-the direct result of the
absence of a central authority to ade-
quately represent the imperial power in
South Africa"
Altogether. the book is an interesting
one. and throws considerable light in one
way and another on the much-vexed prob
lem Of the South African Republics and
their rights. CNew York: The Macmillan
Company. 5000