to the just demands of England whilst he had no real intention of yielding, suggesting that he should use any trick in order to gain time in the hope that something might happen to prevent us from asserting our reasonable claims, and saying that we should shortly "be howling about something else in another part of the world," and that the Cabinet were determined not to have war, and that the Liberal Party pledged against hostilities.

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It may well be that advice such as this, coming from an English M.P., led Kruger to believe that he might safely resist claims, and induced him to undertake a war in which so many valuable lives have been sacrificed. Observe, too, the terms of insolent disrespect in which Mr. Labouchere speaks of our countrymen howling" about the earth.

ELECTORS.

Neither the Liberal Party nor its Leaders have disavowed these Members nor condemned their conOn the Opposition benches sit a score or two of Pro-Boer Members who have shown a constant anxiety to prove their country wrong, whose action has given encouragement to the Transvaal, and who have voted with Clark, Ellis, and Labouchere !

duct! It is for you
for you to speak!

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Let us clear the English Parliament of Members who befriend England's enemies, insult Englishmen, and who are not willing to uphold the rights and liberties of England's sons.

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tters have been found written, amongst others, by the following persons:

DO THESE LETTERS TELL US?

ernment have all along feared that Kruger was obstinate, ally meant to grant the reforms under which Britons in the ould get the ordinary rights of citizens. In October last lain said in the House of Commons" I believe from first to ident Kruger never intended to give anything approaching equal White Races in South Africa."

DE VILLIERS, writing to Mr. FISCHER, Secretary to the Free State, says:→→

e always been a well-wisher to the Republic, ad any influence with the President I would m no longer to sit on the boiler to prevent it sting.'

'stubborn the Transvaal Government is.”

not visit the President (Kruger) as I con= hopeless to think of making any impression

Mr. MERRIMAN, writing to PRESIDENT STEYN, says:

"Lippert represents Kruger as others describe him-as more dogged and bigoted than ever, and surrounded by a crew of self-seekers, who prevent him from seeing straight. He is so inflated as to have the crazy belief that he (Kruger) is born to bring about peace between Germany and France!"

Again, Sir J. H. DE VILLIERS, writing to Mr. FISCHER, says :

"I could understand a War in defence of the South African Republic after it has made reasonable concessions to the demands of the new-comers, and after it has displayed the same desire to secure good government as is seen in the Orange Free State; but of such a desire I have not seen the faintest trace.”

It has been alleged that the War was caused by unwise and provoking language in Mr. Chamberlain's speeches and despatches. Sir J. H. DĚ VILLIERS, writing to his brother, says :

"I see that Mr. Chamberlain again holds out an OLIVE BRANCH by proposing a joint enquiry into the Franchise Bill."

Again, writing to Mr. FISCHER, he says:

"Mr. Chamberlain's speech was more moderate than I expected."

The Government and Mr. Chamberlain have declared that the Reforms be accepted. Sir J. H. DE VILLIERS, writing to PRESIDENT STEYN, and could not

offered by Kruger, were shadowy, insufficient, and deceptive the Reforms

says:

"The Franchise Proposal made by the President (Kruger) seems to be simply ridiculous."

Again :

"Let the Transvaal Legislature give the new population a liberal Franchise, and allow them Local Self Government for their Towns."

Again, writing to Mr. FISCHER, he says:-

"Then there is the Franchise Bill, which is so obscure that the State Attorney had to issue an explanatory memorandum to remove the obscurities."

Again, Mr. MERRIMAN, writing to Mr. FISCHER, says:

"Try and persuade President Kruger to confer a benefit on the whole of South Africa by granting a broad measure of reform."

Again, Sir J. H. DE VILLIERS, writing to Mr. FISCHER, says:— "The very best friends of the Transvaal feel that the Bill providing for the Seven Years' Franchise is not a fair or workable measure."

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"Throughout the negotiations the Transvaal Government have always been wriggling to prevent a clear and precise decision."

C WATER, writing to PRESIDENT STEYN, says :----estly now the time to yield a little, how-y, later, AGAIN TIGHTEN THE ROPE."

ent and Mr. Chamberlain have been of opinion that the e was a Republic in name only, that its administration hat its condition was rotten. Sir J. H. DE VILLIERS, her, says :

ite certain that if in 1881 it had been fellow Commissioners that the President uld adopt his retrogressive policy, neither and nor I would ever have induced them sign the Convention. They would have Secretary of State to re-commence War." JERRIMAN, writing to PRESIDENT STEYN, says :not conceal the fact that the greatest e future lies in the attitude of President his vain hope of building up a State on on of a narrow, unenlightened minority, nate rejection of all prospect of using the hich lie ready to his hand to establish a c on a broad liberal basis. The report of ssions in the Volksraad on his finances smanagement, fill one with apprehension. e of affairs cannot last, it must break nherent rottenness."

and it is a Parliament

and in

the same in the Transvaal it is a narrow

lorable confusion and maladministration cial arrangements still continue, and are menace to the peace of South Africa." MERRIMAN, writing to Mr. FISCHER, says :

ger's) Boers, the backbone of the country, g off the land; hundreds have become ed loafers, landless hangers-on of the ation. In his own interests he should IS REPUBLIC WITH NEW BLOOD. I say ctive of agitation about Uitlanders. The o to pieces of its own accord unless somee. Upon this point every one who wishes Republican cause is agreed."

ment have supported the claims of the people of British origin ng in the Transvaal, and have declared those claims to be to be granted. Sir J. H. DE VILLIERS, writing to his

ed of Kruger's friends to put the matter to Adopt the English Five Years,

ay

Franchise-offer it voluntarily to the Uitlan make them your friends-be a far-sighted State and you will have a majority of the Uitlander you when they become Burghers.”

Again, writing to Mr. FISCHER, he says:

"There is at bottom, good ground for the irri against its (the Transvaal's) Government.”

Again, writing to his brother, he says:

"I urged upon them (Reitz, Smuts and othe advise the President (Kruger) to open the Volk with promises of a liberal franchise and d reforms."

The Government and Mr. Chamberlain believed that Kru playing fast and loose in the negotiations, and was trying to gain the hope that something might happen which would prevent him from to yield. The letters disclose the fact that he was ENCOUR TO DO THIS BY A MEMBER OF THE HOUS COMMONS.

Writing to Mr. REITZ, Mr. MONTAGU WHITE says t LABOUCHERE told him :

"You are such past masters in the art of ga time, here is an opportunity you ought to out the negotiations for quite two or three mo Again, Mr. LABOUCHERE, writing to Mr. MONTAGU W

says:

"The great thing is to gain time. In a few m we (the English people) shall be howling about s thing in another part of the world. 1 President agrees to the Committee, it will, clever tactics, take months to settle conditions then it will take further months to come decision."

We thus have a powerful defence of the op and policy of the Government, and of the Col Secretary, out of the mouths of close friend the Boers!

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The Letters, from which quotations are here g were very private letters passing between rela and close friends, and were never meant t made public. They without doubt express the opinions of the writers. They prove that Country is in the right.

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