The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-10-31
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Ex.PH EslDENT kRuGER's cP!k5
ION OF THE LATE CECIL -
J. RHODES.
EXTRACTS FROM MEMOIRS

EXTRACTS FROM MEMOIRS
Second lnstal|ment of Dom Paul's His,
tory Of South African Events Pub
lished in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain Was Con.
cerned in the Jameson Raid--Scores
Lord Mlner.
London. Oct. 30.-A second install.
ment OF extracts from the Kruger
Memoirs" has been published. The
memoirs give a narrative of the ex-
presidents career, but do not 60 deeply
into political OF diplomatic aspects or
advise the Beers as to the best policy
to be pursued after Mr.. Krugers
death.
A striking feature of the memoirs is
revelation of the jealousies which
existed before the war between the in
habitants of the Transvaal and the
Orange Free State and the Cape Col
ony Beers, which prevented anything
like satisfactory mutual understand
ing. MIR. 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.
Mr.. Kruger closes his memoirs with
these words:
II am convinced that God will not
forsake His people, even though it
often appears SO, and 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.
source of historical information,
throwing no new nor striking light
upon the events death with, than a
human document" OF psychological
value. revealing the personal traits Of
the ex-president. The memoirs are but
. sketchy summary Of past events with
Mr.. Kruger's personal: comments
thereon.
The memoirs contain some interest
ing lights concerning Mr.. Kruger's
opinion of various men prominent in
South African history. The ex-presi-
tie Frere. He replied he would be
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which Frere it was. '!su%
knsw Four sartte &Fesrs~
He declared that he knew four
Freres, and explained this remark by
describing different aspects of Sir Bar
tie Frere's character; as presented by
blue books. etc, saying some of his
characteristics were friendly, while
others were inimical to the Beers.
Nj. Kruger describes the, "Jakuit-
1car Cecil Rhodes as the J.. Course Of
South Africa" He says: :.
mo matter how base or contempti-
BILE, ba.it lying, bribery or treachery,
ali and every means were welcome to
him." =;
Lord Miner he describes az "a typ:
ical Judge, autocratfc 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 70 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
q Wilderness
British policy in general, the former
preside of the Transvaal sums In
the following sentences:
Lies, treachery, iatr!xuss and Sc
cret Investigations against the govern.
ments OF the republics-these have al
ways been the distinguishing marks
of English politics.
Mr.. Kruger declares that the Trans.
vaal national union was under Cecil
Rhodes paramount influence from its
very inception, and describes it as
having. from the very outset. used
the demand for the franchise las q
"cloak for designs against the re-
public