The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-13
The Beers
not LEAVING.
Immigration Movement Front
tile Transvaal Not General,
As Was Expected.
POSSIBLY ONLY DEFERRED
Those Who Left for Other
Clin,cs Are Not Succeed
ing Very We'll.

When the South African war ended a
large exodus OF the Boer population was
predicted, for It was said that many
| would seek new homes rather tllnn 1.-Two
under tho British flag. The exodus did
not OCCUR influential Beers advised
that 1t was best to wait until 1t was
seen what events would bring to the de-
featcd people under the new regime. a
few small parties OF trrcconciables went
Chile and Java. but tho movement was
rot important, nor have It's results en-
couraged Others to follow those pioneers
for they are not thriving under unnccus-
toned conditions OF climate and living.
The emigration movement seems how
over, to have been only deferred. Ac-s
cortling to letters from tho Transvaal
printed In the Hamburg Nachrichten and
other German and Dutch newspapers, tho
people OF the former Bocr republics are
greatly dissatisfied. They voiced the pre-.
vailing feeling at their Congress in Pro-
torla in May last. when they asserted
that the British had not kept their prom
Uses concerning schools. aid to impover-
ished farmers, taxation and local self
government.
The impulse to leave tho land Of their
fathers was rekndlcd at this meeting.
Many have left their lofty plateaus. and
many others arc preparing to follow.
Several small parties have this year
started little settlements In Portn-
gnese East Africa, south OF the Zambesi.
but, their prospects OF success are not
bright. for they are already writing home
that they like neither the climate. the
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ment
In July last nifty Boer farmers sailed
for Tanga, tho German port In East
Africa. and with their farming in,plc
ments went inland on the raflroad to
korogwe, where they are now opening
small farms In the valley among the \
Usambarar Mountains. Boer newspa pcrs
from the Transvaal say that 800 families
are preparing to follow their example.
II We may Judge from tho hearty APP
proval given to the wild scheme OF the
veil known Varend Vorster, ono OF the 4
wealthier Beers, many of his compntriots
are welcoming even visionary projects
that promise to take them beyond the
sphere OF British rule. His plan Is
nothing less than to form new Boer
state In German East Africa under the 4
suzerainty OF the German Government.
He called meeting at Bronkhorstsprult
on July 9, which was attended by hum
dreds Of Boer farmers from all over the
country yorster declared that his plan
had received the approval OF the German
Consult General at Cape Town. He be-
lievcd It was possible to establish a
Boer republic In German territory and
to start It of with 600 families from the
and Orange River colonies.
This imprac.icable scheme is worth
only because It throws light
upon the present mental attitude Of the
Beers toward their new rulers The
project is laughed at in Germany. The
idea ,of a Boer repulic on German soil
is declared to be ridiculous, and the pro-
ject of settling 5000 white familieh from
the lofty and temperate plateaus OF South
Africa on the lower equatorial lands Is
called the purest nonsense. a consid-
cradle number Of Beers may thrive among
the mountains Of German East Africa.
but the conditions arc not favorable for
wholesale immigration.
Z The removal, Of large numbers OF Beers
to German Southwest Africa is viewed
more favorably. The German press says
that after the rebellious natives OF that
colony are subdued there Will be tinn
opening for Boer farmers who desire to
join the hundreds OF their conpatriots
already settled In that colony. The
Amsterdam weekly De Zuid- Afr!kanische
Post says that there will be IN OPP
portunity for thousands Of Beers In Ger
man Southwest Africa as soon as tho
war Is over. They will find abundant
pasturage and good tillable areas They