The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-30
KRUGER'S MEMOIRS
DoFR LEADER PUBLISHES HIS EX-
TENsIVE RECOLLECTIONS.
STRONG IN RELIGIOUS TONE.
suoXvs THE NATURE AND CHARAC
TER OF THE MAN.

The Book Less Source of HistOr-
icaI Information Than a "Human
Document of Psychological VAL
ue,,-A Sketchy Summary of Past
Events-Mr. kruger's Scathing De-
scription of Englishmen in High
PIaces-ChamberIain His Pet Aver
sion.
London, Oct. 30.-It is expected that
q second instaTlment of extracts from
the Kruger Memoirs will be published
to-day.
# is understood that the memoirs
give a narrative of the ex-President's
career, but do not go deeply into po-
rtical or diplomatic aspects, or advise
the Beers as to the best policy to be
pursued after Mr.. Kruger's death. A
striking feature of the memoirs is a
revelation of the jealousies which ex-
istAd before the war between inhabit-
ants of the Transvaal and the Orange
Free state. and the Cape Colony Beers,
which prevented anything like salts
factory mutual understanding. Mr..
Kruger takes pains to prove that he
did his utmost to smooth matters over
and prevent the war, but the Beers
Unborn antipathy to foreign interfer-
ence proved to be too strong for him.
Mr.. Kruger closes his memoirs with
these Words
u am convinced that God will not
forsake His people, even although it
often appears So and l 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
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
sketchy summary of past events with
Mr.. Kruger's personal comments
thereon.
The installment of the memoirs pub
lished by the Times this morning con-
tains some interesting lights concern
ing Mr.. Kruger's opinion of various
men prominent in South African his
tory. The ex-PreSident was once in
vited to meet Sir Bartle Frere. He re-
piled he would be quite willing to do so
IL u6 were lOAQ WlitCu lCA z II was lac
declared he knew four Freres, and ex-
planned tiTis remark by describing DIFF
ferent aspects of Sir Bartle Frere' s
character, as presented by blue books,
etc, saying some of his characteristics
were friendly, while others were inim-
zeal to the Beers.
Mr.. Kruger describes the "Jesuitical''
Cecil Rhodes as the curse of South
Africa" He says:
mo matter how base or contempti-
BILE, 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-
ly 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
Wilderness"
British policy in general Mr.. Kruger
sums up in the following sentences:
Lies, treachery, intrigues and Sc
cret Investigations against the gov
ernments of the republic. These have
always been the distinguishing marks
OF English policies.
Mr.. Kruger declares that the Trans
Haal National Union was under Cecil
Khodes' paramount influence from its
very inception, and describes it as hav-
ing from the very outset, used the
demand for franchise as a cloak for
designs against the republic. He de-
scrlbes how, after the Jameson raid,
When the republic was practically de-
Iehseless, he became convinced of the
necessity of preparing for war and
gradually accumulated war materials.
ms was especially the ease after the
brtlsh parliamentary inquiry into the
rand which Mr.. Kruger says, showed
Mr. Chamberlain's completely. Mr..
Aruger contends that his institution of
reforms in 1899 probably started Mr..
chamberlain and impelled Great Brit
am to hurry on the crisis for fear of
losing a Dretext for war