The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-06
JUST FROM SOUTH AFRICA
AN ENGLISH PHYSICIAN MAKING A
PROFESSIONAL TOUR.
The Problem Of Restoring Order and In
dustry in South Africa--Mistske in
Trying to Suspend Constitution.

Dr. Tom A. Williams. an Englishman who
has been residing IL South Africa for some
! years, has come to Texas on a prospecting
tour. He was resident Of Port Elizabeth,
Cape Colony. during the Boer war aud was
close observer Of events during that
period.
South Africa. he said TO a Post reporter
Yesterday rs stlli 80 an unsettled state,
but In the loyal colonies, like Cape COON
and Natal. conditions are more nearly nor
mai. Still, In these there are grave prob.
lens for statesmsnship 20 solve. Tnere
was a movement recently 10 surrender the
free constitution Of Cape Colony, on the
theory that a majority Of the people are
Boer synpathixers and would resist the
policies OF tho empire There was great
excitement over the question Just before /
ieIt, but am glad 70 know taat the Eng
nsn ministry have rejected the proposal
ana that the Cape parliament IS now WORT
Ing under the constitution 1t was a mix
take and has aroused bitter feeling between
the Dutch and the English Of tne Cape,
put the prompt rejection Of the proposal
making the Dutch feel that their best
friends are the dominant party OF kAglanu,
ana l am hopeful that much OF the eyif
OF the movement has been Offset
The Iransvaal and the orange Free
state, Of course have ceased 70 exist as
governments ana are under military rule.
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as rapidly as possible. indeed. municipal
government hns already been re-establIshc1
10 some q the larger towns.
lhere is and VIA be Tor many years n
large element OF irreconcilable Dutch, rem.
resented by men like Paul Kruger wuo
leiuse 20 pelieve that their independence
rs gone hnally, aud this condition VIII cause
more or less trouble The case is one fol.
the wisest craftsmanship.
Inc war could have been ended a year
earlier but for the failure TO agree on n
oh tn et4a
crown Provinces who Joined the Beers The
utbanlstpy az trst insisted upon treating
lhem as rebels The Beers would not agree
~ surrender them except as belligerents
IKE themselves, and there negotiations
stuck; Inc hnal agreement was to let Inem
PC tried by the local courts for statutory
crimes except as to the officers and ths
courts are exercising the utmost clenient,y
consistent with safety.
Inc industries In South Africa are min.
ing sg ana stock raising, With some wheat
Iafmlng In certain watered sections Lands
t ueCtlhed IN value. Of course, during the
hat , gine tnese could be no dealing at
tusl Tine and since peace was declared
values have been practically restored Tae
sfazing lands rank, ! Imagine about rs
S7o ous lands IN the extreme west or In Art
1"uh, ana are worth $50 10 SO an acre
~ Is reckoned that six acres are reorfred
10 Craze one animal Farming lands az
course, are much higher
DR.. Williams had an interesting vovoc,
p ,,t,., nc was ships physician ON a vessel
bringing back American muleteers who had
s s1e Tuu aurlns the war, and had quite an
with the captain. who m pro
Flsioned the shop, and with the Grow ybo
rl!usgIed aboard lot Of rum Mt Jamaica
fbst 10y nr+ INTO generaf riot after leaving
Int Hort' During the melee the doctor n !
one time had TO take the wheel ma ~
i,net ~ 70 serve Tue telegraph in order TO
AgnSP ~ 'u W,,s snip from going on the rocks.
III Wiliams expects to make n sneeiat !
STUDY IN America of the science of bublJc !
healtn. He Will spend part of the winter
sprin nv 3a Ie tS END 60 to Ann Arbor next