The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
ARCHIVES FOUND
 IN EAST AFRICA
 SHOW PARTIALLY
German Governor Didn't Want Boers Make Homes
 In That Section.

Cape Town, Nov. 10-Letters found in the government archives at Dod- oma, German East Africa, when that 1 town was occupied by the British | forces, and published in the South African papers, are having a marked 1 cooling effect in the pro-German ardor of the irreconcilable Afrikander ele- ment. These documents, which are composed of original correspondence between Dr. Schnee, governor of Ger man East Africa, and various officials of his administration show that the Boer settlers there, who formed a con- siderable colony, were regarded as un- desirable aliens and discrin,Anated against contrary to the law of the colony, which provides that all white settlers are to be treated on an equal 1 footing.
 In letter signed by the governor himself, dated Dar-es-Salaam, July 25, 1913, and addressed to the Colnmis- | sioner' of Revenue at Kondoa- -Krangi, pr. Schnee says:
 'I wish to point out to you that though it is true that under Article 5, Section 2, of the Kongo law we are
 
 ferent footing from German or other European settlers, nevertheless our ex- perience with them in the Ar,lscha district has shown that it is not advis- able to allow them to settle in any region where game is plentiful. Nor is it wise to allow them too ear from the seat of a magistrates cfice, where they would he out of control and be
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 Attached to this letter was n com munication signed by Graf von Gotnen for the Imperial Governor, which reads:
 From reports thus far received concerning the Boers and half l3oers, (halb Buren), it seems doubtful whether they would form fit and de- sirable settlers. Both from the e11- perience gained at Aruscha and from the attempt made to1 use Boers ill the defense of our borders. I have decided that in future Ito Boers are to be, al. lowed to settle outside the area of the already established Boer settlements. and such only between Meru and Mara and between Nyassa and Tanganyika Lakes, and to forbid further encroach- ments on their part in any other di- rection, except in particular cases, where such permission might serve some governme ent object.
 "For the above reasons I feel obliged to refuse perm ssion to Boers to hire or purchase ground. as fe quested, until at any rate I have been able to satisfy myself of the desira- bility of each separate applicant. In this connection I request military stations in future to attach a precise report concerning each individual
 De Wet as a Cold Douche. / Another factor in dampening the spirits and curtailing the activities of the Afrikander extremists who have been trying to foment a recond rebel lion is the uncompromising attitude against it of General Christian De Wet. After the old fighter, with many of his supporters, had been re- leased on parole last spring from the long term of imprisonment to which they had been condemned for their part in the first revolt early in the war against Germany, his public ut terances at Boer celebrations in his honor caused not a little resentment on the part of the Unionists. coupled with the fear that he would not live up to his oath to refrain from po- litica1 agitation during the period of his sentence. Events have proved this suspicion to have been without justification. One demonstration of this was furnished Interestingly last Friday at Bloemfontein, where he ap- peared in court as a witness at the preliminary examination of Christian Peter van der Nerve and Gerrit van Niekerk Schonken, accused of high treason.
 His physiognony never for mo- ment relaxed it's accustomed austerity as he told how he had been approach ed, evidently with the idea that he would not hesitate to break his word and head the proposed new rising. With characteristic caution, he re- quested that his testim$ny, which was given in Dutch. sh ouId be recorded in that language as we'll as in Eng fish. ''Not that wish to be narrow minded,'' he explained, 'tbut a word may be wrongly translated and make a difference Incidentally, he ad mitted that he had commented sar- casticaNy on the slownessNof the gov ernment agents in getting wind of the : conspiracy which had been develop 1 ing for some time. De Wet had been i'll at Bloemfontein and had | gone to Durban to recuperate, when early one morning he was approached on the beach there by the two ac- cused. Apparently they did not doubt that they had only to make formal solicitation to enlist him as the leader of the movement. Johannes burg and Pretoria are so we'll organ ized," he was told, that both places can be taken at any time. government and all.'' He turned on his heel and walked away without deigning to reply.
 Subsequently they called on him at 1is home in Bloemfontein, and Scalon- xen again introduced the subject, say ng that, as the people regarded the 1! General as their father, his interview ,rs had come to see him about the plans under way for another rebel ion.
 Their reception appears to have ,een grimly cold. for De Wet testified hat he answered:
 Are you and van der Nerve going Ia bout organizing a second rising?'' To this leading question Schonken .esponded cautiously: ( 1T cannot say yes to that, nor can ]