El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-24
By Gen. B. ]. Viljoen

Fitzpatrick as K. c. B., and her impe-
rial majesty ordered 1000, 600 copies
of the book bought to distribute
| broadcast.
Book Given to Prisoners.
Well do l remember when a prisoner
of war at st. Helena, where I was han
ished for life during the latter end Of
the war, that the English officers
brought 5000 copies of Fitzpatrick's
| book and gave them to the prisoners
OF war to read in order to inspire men
in captivity with British ideas, and
| now the men stacked the five huge
boxes of books upon a pile of wood
during the night and burned them
was one of those who assisted. in
fact, suggested, the bonfire In return
for this unloyal act the officer in COM
mand curtailed our limited food supply
and cut out the parole Of the men as
punishment
However, Fitzpatricks book was
only, and could only be read by
blind judge, who did not know the
South African situation as it existed.
In short, the book was a vepemous til
| rade Of dramatically described misrep-
reservations Of supposed wrongs COM
mitted by the republic against the en-
riched English residents who were
reveling in wealth and craving for
power.
They had acquired wealth and
wanted power either to govern or over
| throw the country which had treated
them so generously.
Fitzpatrick continued his relentless
campaign of abuse during the Anglo
Boer war, not on the field of battle. but
safely ensconsed in an office in Eng
land, and when hostilities ended, to-
gether with his protege, DR.. Jameson,
the AUX ex machina" of the raid, i'm
mediately organized an aggressive or
ganization looking to the control of
political affairs in South Africa.
English Control.
During the first few years after the
war, Fitzpatrick, Lionel Phillips, Geo.
Farrer and Jameson were actually in
control, under the guidance of that arch
jingoe, viscount Millner, and South At
RIGA was flooded with English immi
grants, English literature, English wo-
men. The conquered and impoverish-
ed Beers had to be Anglofied and as
simulated by inter MARRIAGE by fore
ing literature down their necks, and
their voting had to be broken by the
English immigrants who would out
number them.
But the curtain which enveloped the
mourning and sorrowing Boer people
was raised, the scene in its vivid re-
atty was revealed. Public sentiment in
Great Britain burst forth with such
unmistakable force against lord Mill
ner's tyrannical military government.
with its inhuman policy of exterminat-
ing brave and worthy foe, that the
tory government of England was GUST
ed and a liberal government elected,
which Immediately recalled lord wis
COUNT Millner and granted autonomy
to the Beers; a sort Of quasi self
government was established and at
the elections which followed the lingo
istic element suffered defeat.
Purchased Votes.
This only tended, however to en-
bitter Fitzpatrick, Jameson compa-
ny, and it seems that falling to avoid
the union Of the four principal South
African colonies, the Fitzpatrick fac
ton, which controls all the great min
ing corporations, such as the de Beers
company. J. B. Robinson company, the
Barnatoes company, the Eckstein, Joels
and Rhodesia, representing many hum
dred millions pounds at its disposal,
has inaugurated a corruption cam
paign and has bought with gold that
which 100000 English soldiers could
not accomplish in three years with
their Lee Metfords and Armstrong;.
The electoral district which defeat
ed Botha, be it said, is preeminently
English hotbed and Botha should not
have risked his chances in such an an
tagonistic center. He evidently un-
der estimated his enemy and felt too
self confident. a characteristic which
he never revealed during my three
years service and close association
as his chief of staff and as division
commander under him 1 always knew
Botha as a shrewd. cautious. tactful
soldier.
Botha Most Popular.
Botha is a son of the soil, farmer
by vocation, with a fair education, ac-
quired in a country school. He is q
well read man and has travelled con-
siderably, being very observant and
extremely bright intellectually, and
physically robust. He has held his
own on many public platforms against
college professors, scientists and IA
nous debaters of the old world. Be-
tina has a strong personality and very
pleasing manner and is idealized by the
vast masses of his people.
His only rival for the premiership
of United South Africa, John X. Mari
man, made very strong fight. Though
a trusted and respected member of the
Dutch party, he did not carry the
strength or confidence of the people
which Botha possesses.
The South Africans who were spas
medically singing peace, peace, have
been rudeIy awakened by the Botha-
Fitzpatrick incident and 1t is only too
evident that South Africa most bitter
enemies will perpetuate their cherish
ed ideal of hatred and strife, which
will keep wide ajar the gulf Of dissen-
sion and racial rancor, the same ele-
ment which has drenched poor South
Afrfoa in much blood and tears They
will succeed in losing to England her
dearly bought possessions in that
hemisphere. The children of the old
Hugonots can be lead, but not driven.
The Beers lost their country but not
their honor.