New-York tribune., 1902-10-09
BOER LITERATURE.
uFAvY INVESTMENT IN 1T BY A MUNICH
PUBLISHER.
,,R KRUEGERs STORY NOT A PEACE
OFFERING 90 THE DEATH OF
JOHN KENSIT.
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JOHN KENsIT.
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,cop,riFht 1902 Ry The Tribune Assocation)
rondon oct. 9. ] a. m.-Lehmann, who is
making Munich the centre Of the German pub
,sb,ng trade, has faith in the selling power Of
rosr literature. He now controls four Of the
poer books -Kruger's DE Vets. Vfjoen's and
Kastelrs-snd is reported TO have invested over
.00OOO in these various undertakings. The po-
Brieal chapters OF Mr. KrUger's book, now I'm the
nress reveal more bitterness IN dealing with Mr..
Chamberlain and Lord Milner than in the treat
ment Of M Rhodes. Mr.. Chamberlain is
charged with completely in the Jameson raid.
the teleerams between Flora Shaw and Mr..
Rhodes produced before the Parliamentary COM
nittee being cited as evidence Of his guilt. and
large infercnCes being drawn from the suppress
sion of other kilograms and from the Colonial
Seoretary's defence Of Mr.. Rhodes after the
close Of the Investigation. Mr. Chamberlain is
accused OF organizing systematic campaign ~
prOvoCation against the Boer republics after the
flIIgre ~ Jameson's dash. and is reproached for
Iulsrepresentng the facts and emhittering Brit
isn opinion and bringing on the war. Lord Mil
ner rs described as a marplot who acted cap
uousy and without reason ~ the Bloemfontein
conference, and as an socomplCe Of Mr.. Cham
nerlsin IN harassing and provoking the Dutch
allies. The reform party al Johannesburg is dis
missed with contempt as opera bouffe conspira-
tors who had no thought Of exposing themselves
10 danger. but were bent upon dragging Eng
land into complications with the Boer States.
Mr.. KRUGER explains in detail how troublesome
IL was 70 save Or Jameson's life when the
hurghers were exasperated. and how impossible
il for the Boer leaders 10 argue with any
body so unreasonable as Mr. Chamberlain. espe-
oially in matters in which the British Govern
ment was dealing insolently with small States,
Mr.. kruger's book, while characteristic and in
teresting, is not peace offering for the settle
ment of racial feuds
The close Of John Kensit's crusade against
ritualism is commented upon sympatheticaIly,
owing 10 the unseemly display Of violence which
was the indirect cause Of his death. While
Kensit was sincere and strenuous, he injured
through undue zeal every cause which he advO-
Gated The sluggish evanEelicals tolerated him
because he emphasized their grievances when
they lacked the energy for conducting agitation
against Them.
The unique celebration Of the tercentenary OF
the Bodleian Library al oxford was a concession
10 the modern spirit since Duke Humphreys
library was founded, l57 years before Sir
Thomas Bodley reconstructed and enlarged a. /
The most significant feature Of the festivities /
yestefday was the distribution Of honorary de-
grees with a free hand among Librarians and I
students Of literature in Europe and America. /
Andrew D. White. Lord Strathcona. Professor /
james H. osnfeld and A T West, DR.. William /
n Watson and Mrs. william Libbey were among 1
the Americans and Canadians present.
There was a distinct lun in the buying Of /
coal for American shipment yesterday but |
prices all round were firmly held al advanced 1
hgures. The rise in the price of coke on the one 4
hand and in rates 10 America on the other are
now operating 10 affect prejudicially the ship 4
nent OF pig iron 70 the United States, which has /
been such important factor in the British eN-
port trade this year
The conference between Secretary Chamber
lain and representative Unionists at Birming
ham tonight 10 discuss differences on the Edu- i
cation bin is waited with keen interest through i
out the country. Mr.. Chamberlain Will invite /
the representatives 60 express frankly their /
views, and many OF his chief supporters de- /
sire 10 take part in the discussion the proceed /
ings may be long Sir William Harcourt dis
cussed the measure with his accustomed Yigor /
al meeting OF his constituents last evening. /
He condemned the bill as hopelessly tad.
Canadian stock market troubles had ad- /
verse influence on the London Exchange yester- /
DAY Canadian Pacific and Hudson Bay shares /
We're freely sold In the morning. but the market /
si'erward came 10 the conclusion that the cable /
Dispatches were needlessly alarInist in tone, and 1
prices improved before the close.
II is stated that the Scottish Alliance Insur-
snce Companies has disposed OF its American /
business 10 a New-York concern. J. n. F.