The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-27
GENERAL CR0NJE:.
TALKS0F| THE WAR AR
Says Russians Will Finally Win.
by Superior Numbers s.
and Resources.
WILL RETURN TO AFRICA
He Has No Idea Of Settling III.
the soutl,-His Com
radcs May.
WILL RETURN TO AFRICA

General Pict Cronje, grizzled and gray,
but with an eye as Keen and with
personality as vigorous as If he were sui
IN his nri,nc. received a Times-Dispatch
man last night.
Mrs Cronjo acted as interpreter, for, al
though the general understands Engllsh
in small way, and speaks It IN n priina-
tive manner, he grows truly Dutch when
excitement overcomes him, and 1t is then
that his good wife takes a hand.
..ln an interview with you IN Nor1olk
Vol, are mnde to say that YOU will settle
with COO of your countrymen in Georgia.
Is this statement true ~ asked The Times.
Dispatch man.
..,No; it Is not true replied General
Cronje. II will return to my own coun-
try in Africa and conduct my farms there,
NV children arc there and my heart 10
with my people. sd
r. II like the South and the Southern
people, and know that my people have
their sympathy, for like US they nave
gone through the awful days OF defeat,
but I must go back and take up my life
IN my own land, to do what ! can 70
help those who served under me.
S.Othcrs may come and settle In the
South, but 1 cannot see my duty IN that
direction
Not at Majuba Hill.
The general stated that he was not at
NIaiuba Hill, hut that he had taken part
in many OF the great engagements OF
the last and previous wars. he LOOKS IKE
q fighting mnn-like one who had pee1 a
through the fire and had lived q HE OIL
danger and adventure.
You arc published as having staled
that the English have treated you badly
in not having kept their promises mace
when the war was first over. IS .llis
true ~ VIA tx. 81 \,
d .rhey have not kept their promises, .
said the general, .but have no fear Tor
the future. All will come right in the
end. The English promised that they
would pay our debts and give every man an
something with which to start life again.
These promises have not been kept, put
time will bring everything rlsht.'
Are your, people living IN friendship S'l
with tho English? !,
mo, they are not, the general stated
cmphatically, "but we were defeated ana
we have nothing to say against our enc
mies.'
But Two Tails Left.
General Cronje then began to talk Of the
| war between Japan ana RUSSIA RUSSIA,
|
"who splt ana fight with fur flying and
blood everywhere. They are simply eat
Ing eacl, other up and when the end
comes there will be only two poor cats
1 tails. MI the bodies will have been de-
stroyed, and they will be prey for Who
ever wants to attack them. Russia has MAJ,
too much money for the laps, but money
don't fight; only the people fight; You e,
have seen that in the Iransvaal. =
| spr.,,y nr1ln
remember how we fought the English Tie he
Japs are like us; they will be finally de-
feated by money and superior numbers $
They will go under The Russians are = !
rough people. a Russian soldier WI, eau
= niece OF bread and drink big drink
of liquor and that will last him q w :, e'le
day, but the Jap must have his rice"
In conclusion, General cron1e sala: i
I. II like to be in Richmond, for It rs
the capital of the people Of q Lost Cause
like ours. My heart goes out to the he people PEG
OF the Confederacy.