Boer Politics

1. The ideal of the Boers.--2. The English in South Africa.--3. "The Crime."--4. British Sphere of Influence in 1838.--5. England, the Transvaal and the Orange Free State 9

1. The "Gold Mines" Argument.--2. Boer Anarchy.--3. The Boers saved by the English.--4.--The Annexation of the Transvaal, and the Conventions of 1881 and 1884.--5. The Conventio...

1. Krüger's point of view.--2. England's Obligations.--3. Equality of Rights among the Whites according to Mr. Krüger in 1881.--4. Preamble of the Convention of 1881.--5. Articl...

1. "That Gold is mine!"--2. The Proportion of Gold per Ton.--3. Cost of Production.--4. A Gold Mine is an Industrial Exploitation.--5. Distribution of the Gold Production.--6. C...

1. Receipts of the Boer Exchequer.--2. Budget Assessment of the Burghers.--3. Salaries of Boer Officials.--4. The Debit side of the Boer Budget.--5. New Taxes.--6. Attempt to ra...

1. A war of Capitalists.--2. A Local Board.--3. A deliberating Council.--4. Timidity of the Chamber of Mines.--5. The Petition and the Despatch of May 10th 73

1. A Krüger Trick.--2. The Bill passed by the Volksraad--3. Pretended Concessions.--4. The Joint Commission.--5. Bargaining.--6. The Conditions, and Withdrawal of Proposals.--7....

1. Offer to Dr. Kuyper to Reproduce his Article.--2. Dilatory Reply of Dr. Kuyper.--3. Withdrawal of Dr. Kuyper.--4. Mr. Brunetière's Refusal.--5. The Queen of Holland and Dr. K...

I notice with satisfaction, that people, who a short time ago would not listen to a word about the Transvaal, are now no longer animated by the same spirit of confidence, and ar...

No French Pro-Boer has reproduced the portrait I have published, as given by Dr. Kuyper. It disturbs the conception presented to their readers by journalists, whose dishonesty i...

When Dr. Kuyper asserts that "the gold mines of the Rand became the misfortune of the Transvaal," it is clear, that in his endeavour to convince his readers, he has no regard to...

Dr. Kuyper has a simple method of solving difficulties. Speaking of Article 4 of the Convention of 1884, which gives England the right of veto on all treaties contemplated betwe...

I stated at the close of my last article that I did not think that Dr. Kuyper had even made mention of Articles 7 and 14 of the Convention of 1884. I find that I was mistaken. H...

In the Transvaal, law is an instrument made use of either to favor or oppress the individual, according to circumstances. If necessary it is made retrospective. To provide for t...

"One day the _South African League_ wished to hold a meeting in the Amphitheatre, and, through Mr. Wybergh, intimated to the State Attorney that they preferred not to be hampere...

The relations between legislative and judicial authority give rise to comments which cannot be considered groundless.... It has been called scandalous that the Chief Justice of...

"The Leonards and their set are very ready to tell us that the taxes in Johannesburg exceed in proportion those levied in every other country.... As to the quota paid by Uitland...

Some order was brought into the finances by England; but the Boer revolt in December, 1880, was caused by the determination of Colonel Owen Lanyon, the English Resident, to seiz...

The Convention of 1881 guaranteed freedom of commerce; nevertheless, from 1882 onwards "the triumvirate who ruled the country," says Mr. FitzPatrick (_The Transvaal from Within_...

The other day, anent the attempt upon the Prince of Wales, I referred to the anarchist and socialistic attacks of certain Pro-Boer and Anglophobe journals on capitalists, financ...

Dr. Kuyper favors us with a long dissertation upon the various laws of naturalisation existing throughout the world. But he cannot compare a country such as Belgium with 226 inh...

The Anglophobe Pro-Boers of course blame Mr. Chamberlain for the rupture of the Bloemfontein Conference, and extol the forbearance of Mr. Krüger, who carried off his proposal to...

Nine persons out of ten, when speaking of the Transvaal question, say: "Why did Chamberlain, at the last moment, raise the question of suzerainty? When everything had been settl...

According to the idea prevailing throughout Europe, President Krüger had conceded everything from the franchise point of view, when all was ruined by Mr. Chamberlain raising the...

"Mr. Chamberlain opened his criminal negotiations ... Unfortunately for him, his opponent, of whom Bismarck said there was not a statesman in Europe who surpassed him for sagaci...

Should he not find it clear, perhaps he will be kind enough to mark the points which he desires to have explained. I will gladly insert his reply, on condition that he allows me...