Sunday Washington globe., 1902-04-06

gese East Africa, or Mozambique and there
be discharged.
Bierra was, you see, several thousand
miles nearer the scene of operations Than
Cape Town, and by unloading there the
mules and men could be hurried to the
front. effeciing a vast saving in time aud
distance Freeman, in his testimony,
stated that before reaching Bierra. the
legend, Transport No. H. painted in
white on the bow of the vessel was con
cealed by a coat Of black paint spread
over it, yet Notwithstanding this precau-
ton, the Portuguese officers and governor Of
the colony, OWNED the true character of
the vessel aud not only refused to allow
her 20 unload but ordered her out Of the liar
Dor Yet IN the ports Of the United States,
the officers of such transports take no pains
whatever 70 conceal their true character
Freeman also swore that on leaving Bierra
ard returning to Cape Town, the legend
Transport No. II was repainted on the
steamers side"
In this and number of other cases of
much the same order witnesses swOre that
the persons in charge Of these vessels and
the stock shipped upon them were British
officers, who donned their uniforms on
reaching South Africa. The proof gathered
by Cen Pearson on the subject Of re-
cruiting is still more startling. He said:
1T is just a little remarkable that with
every shipload Of mules sent to South
Africa the disguised officers in charge Of
the transport and cargo employ a smalt
army of men to take care of ehese animals
the number of which is almost as great as
of the stock One man can take care Of a
dozen mules on shipboard, but the English
agents employ enough to assign one man
to every two or three mules. These men
are picked up at agencies that keep the
local papers full of advertisements for
more. They leave the Office Of the agent,
and when they reach the British trans
port, flying the British colors (which, ac-
cording to English law, amounts to the
same thing as being on British soil) they
sign papers, the nature of which they
hardly know themselves.
The men who hire as muleteers or
stable hands are the worst riifrah imag-
in lble, men who are merely drifting about
in search of adventure and work and
caring very little where they go or whal
they do"
General Pearson concluded with this au-
thcnticateQ ana startling statement SluCe
the declaration of war bl Africa the United
States has furnished England with 2oI, ,Io7
horses and mules, and the best efforts of
$4,000 men, which figures he was able to
obtain from various sources in New Or
leans Further that the British govern
ment has In New Orleans two cOlonels and
sixty captains and lieutenants, and has lately
sent over no less person than Lieut-Gen.
Sir Richard Steward, K c. B. K. c. NJ. G
to manage the establishment"
Joe Chamberlain did not as American
apologists charge either lie or exaggerate
when he asserted in the hustings that there
was COMPACT between England and the
United States, The proof is abundant that
there Is some such secret compact between
our English Secretary of State and the
assassin Of liberty" who is secretary for
colonies In the British cabinet The Repub-
lican administration, inspired by this pro-
British cabinet officer, John Foy, has alone
of all the cabinets and powers Of the world
succored and aided the British government
in its infamous and barbarous war of exter-
mination against the two republics Of South
Africa.