The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-30
SEVERE ON CECIL RHODES
Says Latter Was the Curse OF
South Africa.
Chamberlain, He Declares, Was an
Accomplish in the Jameson Raid
Lies, Treachery and Intrig-
ues Formed His Policy.

OF extracts from the Kruger Memoirs was
published today.
A striking feature Of the memoirs, is
revelation Of the jealousies which ex-
listed before the war between inhabitants
OF the Transvaal and the Orange Free
States and the Cape Colony Beers. Mr..
Kruger takes pains to prove that he did
prevent the war. but the Beers Unborn
antipathy to foreign interference proved
to be too strong for him.
Mr.. Kruger closes his memoirs with
these words: ~ am convinced that Goa
will not forsake his people. even though
1t often appears 30. and I acquiesce in
the will Of the Lord knowing He will
not allow an afflicted people to perish.
The Lord hath all hearts in His hand
and Gle turneth whithersoever he will"
This Ii a clue to the contents of the
whole book. which IL less a source Of his
torical information, throwing new or
striking light upon the events dealt with.
than human document" of psycholosi-
cal value, revealing the personal traits
Of the ex.president.
The memoirs are but q sketchy sum-
mary Of past events with Mr.. Krugers
personal comments thereon. Id
The installment Of the memoirs publish
ed by The Times this morning contains
some interesting lights concerning Mr..
Krugers opinion of various men promt-
nent in South African history. The ex-
president was once invited to meet Sir
Bartle FrerN. He replied he would be
quite willing to do so II he were told
which Frere 1t was He declared he
knew four Freres and explained this re-
mark by describing different aspects OF
Sir Bartle Frere's character as presented
by blue books, etc, saying some OF his
characteristics were friendly while others
were inimical to the Beers.
Mr.. Kruger describes the "Jesuitical
Cecil Rhodes as the curse OF South
Africa. He Gays: mo matter how base
or contemplate. be 1t lying. bribery or
treachery, all and every means were well
come to him."
Lord Miner he describes as typica'
Judge. autocratic beyond endurance" MT.
Kruger declares that Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain was undoubtedly the late
Cecil Rhodes's accomplice in the Jameson
raid and that Mr.. Chamberlain appointed
Lord Miner British High Commissioner
of South Africa with the direct intention
OF driving matters to extremes rms
tool of Mr.. Chamberlain" says Mr.. Kru-
ger. carried out his mission faithfully
and turned South Africa into a wilder
ness
British policy in general. the former
President of the Transvaal sums up IN
the following sentences:
Lies, treachery, intrigues and secret
investigations against the governments OF
the republics, have always been the dis
tinauishing marks of English politics"
Mr.. Kruger declares that the Transvaai
National Union was under Cecil Rhodess
paramount influence from its very incep-
ton and describes 1t as having. from the
verv outset used the demand for the
franchise as a cloak for designs against
the republic. He describes how. after the
Jameson raid, when the Republic was
practically defenseless, he became con-
WINGED of the necessity Of preparing for
war and gradually accumulated war ma
terials. This was especially the case al
ter the British parliamentary inquiry INTO
the raid. which, Mr.. Kruger says. showed
Mr.. Chamberlain's completely. Mr.. hru-
ser contends that his institution OF re-
forms in 1899 probably startled Mr.. Cham
berIain and impelled Great Britain to
hurry on the crisis for fear OF losing a
pretext for war.
The author Of the memoirs asserts that
the signatures to the petition OF British
subjects In the Transvaal against the So
called grievances were obtained by the
greatest fraud and describes how the
franchise remained the question at issue
until. writes -.4r. Kruger. 'in spite OF all
concessions, all patience and the indui-
gence Of the republic were brought out.
Mr.. Kruger says that enormous demands
we're then made upon his industry; all
persons came to him for directions. ADVICE
or comfort There was not a night dur
ing which he slept undisturbed and when
the burghers grew discouraged he him
self went to the commandos to restore
the confidence Of the combatants.
The former President writes that ne
looked upon the war not so much as an
event hut rather as a sign of the times.