The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-11-03

went to Cambridge for a university education In
law Back again in South Africa, he practced
law and politics. Then ne became Paul kruegers
secretary Of state Probably his state letters to
London had more than little to do with bringing
on the Bocr-British war Of lS99-l9O2. Into that
hard-fought little conflict he went as private.
II was about this time that Sir Alfred Miner
and SHUTS had their famous encounter, which is
thus described by stephen Bonsal IN the New York
Times:
"AIIlncr is reported to have pleaded with his
young and promising antagonist much in these
words:
"'Stop look where you are going SHUTS. You
are digging your political grave without knowing
IT, ] think. England win never forgive or forget
ths-and you Cambridge malone Of our
own
ayes, ! Thought ! was almost an Englishman
too SHUTS is said to have answered. But the
Jameson raid proved to me that | wasn't. Pm go-
Ing with Dom Paul Kruger not because I'm a
putchnan or q South-Arrican, but because he is
right ana ! want To- be right, Perhaps some day
England will see who were her read friends and
who were her real foes but I'm the meantime |
shall do my duty as See it-yery clearly"
How interesting the meeting between these two
men as colleagues ON the British delegation TO the
Paris peace conference!
That war lasted four years. The British enlist
ments totalcd 10000 and those Of the Beers 1OO
pOO The British casualties were 1900 aud those
Of the Beers 1000 with 10000 prisoners The
main cause Of the war was the discomfort Of the
"outIandcrs' The terms OF peace were that the
Beers gave allegiance 10 Great Britain and we're
granted fun amnesty and the return of their
property.
SHUTS emerged from the war general. II he
had considerable share In bringing ON the war he
probably had more to do with bringing about
peace For he was one Of the Boer peace commits
sloners who met General Kitchener and Lord NIL
ncr incidentally, SmutS safe-conduct pass bore
the signature, -. Uag, Colonel" Yes; this is
the same Field Marshal Sir Douglas Ilaig with
whom Gen. Jan Christian SHUTS stood shoulder
to shoulder against the Germans or the part
played by SHUTS In bringing about peace In 1902
Edwin G. Hin writes I'm the New Ior, Herald:
ut was rs one of the Bocr peace commissioners
who met General Kitchener ana Sir Alfred Miner
that SHUTS rose 10 the rank of "a statesman The
commissioners had been unable 10 agree and the
Beers returned to their convention Of national dele
gates 10 obtain new instructions about surrender
ing uucOudltiOnally For days lie convention was
M loggcrhcads The delegates refused to egis.
late the republics ont Of existence At length
SHUTS guned O hearing He told them the truth
about the situation He said That It was mpossl-
hle ia fight longer that they could expect no help
from Europe and America, ANA that further resist
uucc meant useless hloodshcd.
Brethren he declared Ia what Is regarded
among South Africans ms one of the most eloquent
and certainly one OF the mvst m0mentous speeches
ever mnde In TINT country, we have vowed 10
stand fast to the bitter end Let MS be men and
acknowledge that TINT end has now come and that
Il Is more bitter than ever We thought It could be-