New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-14
vices of the Cape Dutch in any capacity


desired.
The Dutch paper "Ons Land pub
lished Mt Cape Town, Indignantly de.
nounces what il terms the treachery OF
Colonel Maritz and calls on the Dutch
throughout South Africa Loyalty 70
stand a. the back Of the government
Tho Union governments action Is
bound to bring matters TO head ana
10 disclose the true attitude OF the
Dutch element, which, it is commended.
is overwhelmingly loyal to the British
Empire.
A Cape Town dispatch to the Elk.
change Telegraph says that Colonel
Maritz, whose commando rebelled,
proposed TO establish republic IN the
Northwest Cape Province.
The scheme is declared in Cape
Town, the dispatch adds, TO be an IN
speakable act OF treschery. An over
whelming majority of the Dutch are
shocked. The government officials AZ
Cape Town say they have no fear OF
the disaffection spreading.
The action Of Maritz has had the ef-
feet of clearing the atmosphere IN south
Africa and will compel the Dutch TO
choose sides.
Little Help 10 ueTiHdus.
In itself, however, the action OF Coio-
mel Naritz is not regarded as or Sc
rious Importance. His following is
small and his force IL situated in that
part of the colony where II can be or
The least value TO the Germans IN
Southwest Africa.
Maritz has always been known to be
an irreconclable and certain 10 seize
anv opportunity Of making trouble. IL
Il assumed that Premier Botha VIII
lose no time in having him arrested a
man deeply versed in South African
feeling said to-day that Premier BONA
vas probably very glad OF the oppor.
.unity 20 proclaim martial law, as IL
enables him TO take measures "hicn
the ordinary law would not permit
at is a mistake to judge Soutn
African affairs BY the English stand
ard" said this authority. Iheir
methods are much more rough ana
ready. and Premier Botha will lose no
time in taking measures TO squelch
Maritz and his followers. General hert-
zoe has nothing TO do with this anair,
and one effect OF Maritz's action VIII
be 10 drive all the waverers INTO
Botha's ranks, and it will give grea1
stimulus TO recruiting.
premier Boths can get 10000 men TO
Upington. where MsritL is, IN very
short time. and if don't mistake the
Beers Of the back yedt. they VIII not
alone not sympathize with Maritz, but
will give him the shortest shrift.
The territory affected by the rebil.
lious movement is the southern end OF
tho Kalahari Desert. which is parallel
with the German frontier. There are
about 10000 white farmers in the dis
trict, whose farms are widely scattered
Solomon G. Maritz fought ~ the Boer
war with the rank OF commandant:
News dispatches in the early part CT
November, 1901. described his military
activity. and on December 10 of the
same wear he was reported wounded.
In the summer Of 1904 the admins
tration Of German Southwest Africa
was confronted with rebellion OF
the native Hereros. and in the early
part Of July Germany admitted her IN
ability TO cope with the movement. she
asked aid of Great Britain.
In response the British government
granted Germany permission TO engage
Maritz. who then had the title OF gen,
eral. as "a military adviser TO GENERA
Trotha. commander Of the German
troops in Southwest Africa. Two
steamships conveyed General Maritz,
ten Boer officers and 800 Boer MARKS
men from Cape Town to Swakopmund'
from which place they advanced TO
join the German forces. :.
News dispatches from Berlin IN July
~ 1000 related that General Trotha
has intrusted General Maritz with the
conduct of MS main division against
the Hereros. 49,. :.
Hope was expressed at this time IN
German circles in Cape Town that
these Beers would remain IN German
Southwest Africa "a colonists.