New-York tribune., 1901-05-08
THE PASSING THRONG.

c A Williams, formerly consular agent Of the
United States at johannesburg. South Africa, and
now a merchant Of the same city.
FOR NEW arrived in New-York few days
SOUTH ago. He came almost direct from
AFRICA. the Transvaal, where his partner,
". D. Gordon. is at present acting
as American Consul. Il fear" said Mr.. Williams.
that il will take the British fully six months
before absolute peace is established in the Trans
vaal There are from 12O to 1900 fighting Beers
scattered over territory extensive the whole
Of New-England. These men have been raised in
the saddle and spent their lives shooting over the
yedt and they can lead life Of gueriIlas and out
laws, If you Will for year 10 come They des-
Perate. and they say with De Wet. Why should
I surrender? My two sons dead-slain by Eng
lish bullets; my wife and children have been capt
ured and taken know not where. and my home has
been burned 10 the ground and the land TILED and
cultivated has been made desolate by the English.
They have made outlaw, and why then
should 1 surrender These the sentiments that
On the other hand. the prisoners and refugees who
are exiled from the Transvaal and from the farms
peace anxious 10 return TO the lands they farmed
and that are now desolate: But the end is not yet
General Kitchner has 10000 men hunting down the
outlawed Beers and he will succeed In six months
South Africa VIII start out again on new career
white man than the South Africa Of the past In
time Dutch and British viii forget the bitter en-
mites OF this and assimilate into one people
Africa viii become a confederation or common
wealth OF free governing States. Ike Canada and
about the bunders OF the and it's causelessness
Sooner later the BOer government had 10
II was an anachronisn. and II could not live Had
President Krtger not been a despotc and obstinate
man. and had he been satisfied 20 govern the
Transvaal according TO law. the blood and treasure
wasted in South Africa could have been saved
1T was impossible 70 develop the resources
OF South Africa under a KrGger despotism and the
mining Industry constantly
AN AMERI- hsmpered By rim. In fact affairs
CAMS EX- in South Atrtta could not have
PLOTS. gone they were. An end
had nj
the sooner # the better The cost
has been absolutely colossal The veIdt Is strewn
with graves and fortified by the blood OF some
OF the best and bravest that ever fought and
died One American. Colonel Blake has won i'm
perishable fame at every British and Dutch camp
fire in South Africa Dare devil deeds told OF
this valiant leader in a hopeless cause. After
EIandslaagte. when the Roers fed before the vic
the rear guard OF the retreating Beers. Ney did
more heroic deeds or achievements IN the re-
and holocaust OF British dead attest the terrible
vengeance, we'll genius OF this gallant leader
and his dauntless followers. He is still with the
Beers, the most unconquerable spirit OF them all.
His left has been paralyzed by a bullet wound
received IN superntending the work OF blowing up
the bridge by dynamite after the Beers passed
the English generals"
What do you estimate the gold output OF the
TransVaal the resumption OF peaceI
over 800 200 600 year for thirty years TO come.
Il will take, OF course, some time 10 replace the
injured machinery and pump the mines, but when
the mining industry Of South Africa starts again
II will surpass all previous records both IN profit
and productiveness. Some OF the mining machinery
will come from England, but America Will chiefly
sIIppIy the steel and iron and the merchandise
which the South Africa will need In my
Judgment peace IN South Africa means big business
DEVELOPMENT OF South Africa the greater will its
trade be with the United States.