New-York tribune., 1902-09-11
Mr.. KRUEGER'S BOOK.
THE VOLUME TO BE PUBLISHED oc
MANY COUNTRIES ON NOVEMBER Is.
FEATURES OF AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF
UNCOMMON INTEREsT-THE BoERs'
GRIEVANCES


CspecisI 10 New-York Tribune by French Cable1
Copyright: The Tribune Association)
London, Sept. II, a.. m.-Mr Krugers auto
biography which will be published smultane-
ously in many countries on November Is will
he a volume containing hundred thousand
words The Munich publisher Lehman has paid
a high price FOR the book and serial rights in
al, languages. Mr.. Krtger's friends assert that
whatever is made out of it will not be kept by
him but Will be handed over TO the suffering
turghers The French translation has been
ranged and Nighof has purchased the rights
for Holland and Fisher Unwin has acquired
the copyright in the English language for Great
Britain. Canada. the British colonies and the
1-nited States The book contains the story of
Nr Kriigers life from childhood to the nego-
tiation of peace. 1t dictated by Mr.. Kriiger
10 his private secretary. II. c. Bredell. and 10
Peter Grobler, formerly Under Secretary of
State for the TransvaaI. The English trans
lstor is Texeira de Mattos, author OF current
version of Chateaubrand's memoirs. The manu-
script OF the work received here brings the mar
rative down to the Jameson Raid. and the re-
rnainder will include the story of the negotia
tions with Mr.. Chamberlain. account of the
war until MI Krliger's departure from the
! Transvaal. and incidents Of his life in Holland
| Tho early chapters describe his youth, educa-
! +ion hunting adventures, the shooting OF his
| first lion and his experiences in chasing rhi-
| noceroses and tigers The succeeding chapters
| contain an account Of various expeditions
| against Sechid and other Kafir chiefs. One of
| the most exciting adventures was when he was
alone in cave underneath the kaffrs who
| 1-ere hssieged His leadership began with
| tourney 10 the Orange Free State TO act as
| mediator in making peace with Mossech The
| cbapter on the civil war brings out his protest
! against the violation Of the constitution by Com
| 1nander Scblrrnann. The political chapters con-
| tain incidental treatment of the food tariff,
native labor In the mines the dynamite monop-
olv and the railway interests and the history or
! the Jameson Raid IS accompanied 10y reflections
| on what AIr Kruger describes as the irritating
| policy of Secretary Chamberlain in the neSo-
| tiations Mr.. KrUgers astuteness in diplomacy
is revealed in this portion Of his deeply inter
| esting book He also attaches great importance
TO a series of kilograms between Flora Shaw
and Cecil Rhodes, in which Mr- Chamberlains
| name is freely used. Mr.. KRUGER, while politi-
| caIIv dead still speaks in this memoir with his
| oldtime vigor and subtiety.
The full text Of Mr.. Chamberlans discussion
with the Boer generals fills many columns of
the dajIy press 1t is chiefly valuable evi-
dence that the Beers had a good many minor
complaints which were explained away salts
grievance was the allegation that General kltch-
ener in negotiating peace. had promised that
the Cane rebels should receive amnesty at the
coronation. General Kitchener and Nj Cham
berlain proved that the finai statement made 10
the peace negotiators contained no reference
Of this kind. and that the amnesty question vas
left in the hands Of the colonial governments
The text of the discussion reveals the con-
ciIistorv conduct Of Mr.. Chamberlain. and the
all n
standing on both sides were explained
The second dav Of the German military ma
noeuvres terminated suddenly al o'clock III tle
morning. after scarcely Two hours hghtihs. IN
consequence Of the failure of the Guards III
,.ieion which came under crossfre from the
Fifth Army Corps. with the result that TWO
bsttaIions were put out Of action lmnledla1elS
opposite the position occupied by the Emperor
The beaten Third Corps dre" off In westerly
direction The Daily Malls special CORE
spondent says 'Boer tactics" were freely en-
ployed yesterday. though not entirely The
troons were instructed to use their own mi
tiative direction by officers being not always
uossible on account OF the great extension OF
the firing line Several old tactical methods
were also put into operation, including the FOR
ward rush and shock attack with drums heat-
ing The artillery also followed new tactical
method being no longer concentrated ana
n,assed at single point. but placed at intervals
in single batteries.
It Is reported that when Lieutenant Mckinney
7.,zs presented the other day the Kaiser warm
y, shook him by the hand and said he regarded
i as a special favor to meet hnsman Of the
late President
In his presidential address to the British AS
.ociation at Belfast Professor Dewar yesterday
des1t with a question which is occupying all
Intelligent minds in England to-day, the ques-
+ion Of higher education in its bearing upon
+rede He said England's backwardness was
-. extraordinary and disastrous phenomenon
r,,ie country was tWo genera tions behind GER
,nanv. He appealed 10 the King to assume a
dictatorship on behalf Of science.
nr William W. Keen, Of Philadelphia. Viii |
au with his two daughters Saturday for |
America after an eighteen months journey |
Ground the world He has visited Japan, China. |
n. philippines Ceylon and India, and has trav-
oI,c6 extensively in Persia, Caucasa and Rus |
Sc crossing the Caspian four times and making |
a most unusual Journey !. n r
uTPPHT SAYS GO AHEAD.