The Saint Paul globe., 1902-10-30

LONDON, Oct. "a second INSTALL
ment of extracts from the Kruger
Memoirs will be published tomorrow.
The memoirs give a narrative of the
ex-president's career, but do not go
deeply into political or diplomatic as
poets or advise the Beers as to the
best policy to be pursued after MIR.
Krugers death.
A striking feature of the memoirs is
a revelation of the jealousies which ex-
listed before the war between the in
habitants of the Transvaa1 and the
Orange Free State and the Cape Col
ony Beers, which prevented anything
like a satisfactory mutual understand
ing. Mr.. Kruger takes pains to prove
that he did his utmost to smooth mat
ters over and prevent the war, but the
Beers Unborn antipathy to foreign in
reference, proved to be too strong for
him.
His Faith Unshaken.
Mr.. Kruger closes his memoirs with
these words
'I am convinced that God will not
forsake His people, even though it often
appears so, and I acquisce 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 He
turneth them whithersoever He will"
This aspiration is a clue to the con-
tents of the whole book, which is less
a source of historical information,
throwing new or striking light upon
the events dealt with, than a human
document" of psychological value, re-
vealing the personal traits Of the ex-
president. The memoirs are but a
sketchy summary of past events with
Mr.. Kruger's personal comLtents there
on.
The memoirs contain some interest
ing lights concerning Mr.. Kruger's
opinion of various men prominent in
South African history. The ex-presi
dent was once invited to meet Sir Bar
tie Frere. He replied he would be quite
willing to do so if he were told which
Frere it was.
Knew Four Freres.
He declared that he knew four
Freres. and explained this remark by
describing different aspects of Sir Bar
tie F'rere'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 "Jesuiticap
Cecil Rhodes as the curse of South
Africa" He says:
mo matter how base or contemplate,
be it lying, bribery or treachery, all and
every means were welcome to him."
Lord Miner he describes as "a typ
ical judge, autocratic beyond endur-
ance."
Mr.. Kruger declares that Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain was undoubted-
1y the late Cecil Rhodes accomplice in
the Jameson raid and that Mr.. Cham
berlain appointed Lord Miner British
high commissioner of South Africa
with the direct intention of driving
matters to extremes.
"This tool of Mr.. Chamberlain" says
Mr.. Kruger, carried out his mission
faithfully and turned South Africa into
a Wilderness"
British policy in general, the former
president of the Transvaal, sums in the
following sentences:
Lies, treachery, intrigues and secret
investigations against the governments
of the republics-these have always
been the distinguishing marks of Eng
lish politics."
Mr.. Kruger declares that the Trans
vaal national union was under Cecil
Rhodes paramount influence from it's
very inception. and describes it as hav-
Ing, from the very outset, used the de-
mand for the franchise as a cloak for
designs against the republic"