The South-African crisis - pagina 32

THE SOUTH- AFRICAN

28

equals

area

in

the

whole

CRISIS.

of Great Britain (308600

314628); and the latter Bavaria Wurtemberg, the Grand Duchy of Baden, and Alsaceagainst

Kilometres

Lorraine put together (1 38070 kilometres against 1 250.97. i)

Downing

Street

was resigned and peace reigned from

the Cape to the Zambesi for a score of years. Unhappily

during that period public spirit in England underwent a complete change. Every moral consideration was set

The promptings of a selfish and aggressive materialism became predominant, and although England was bound by solemn tieaties which she could not go beyond without open violation of good faith, she did aside.

not

hesitate

to

do

so.

The diamonds of Kimberley

sparkled in the Free State with a too seductive brilliancy,

and the goldmines of the Rand became the

misfortune of the Transvaal.

2)

In 1867 the "South African", a

become famous, was

sold for £ 500 sterling.

A

Kaffir

named Waterboer, backed by Mr. Arnot,

chief,

up

diamond which had

a

claim

to

the

territory

set

where these precious

stones had been found, and in 1871 Mr. Burkley in

fla-

grant violation of the treaty of Bloemfontein, annexed the whole of the rich district of Kimberley. 13th.

1876

President

Brandt was

On

Jul}^

forced to sign

in

London a convention which, in consideration of a payment of £ 90,000 sterhng, ceded the territory the ^) The budgets for 1897 showed that the revenues raised were for the Transvaal 160 millions and for the Free State 26 million francs Transvaal Slaats-almanak 1899 p. 59. Official Handbook of te Capep. ibO.

—

") Young Husband himself admits: "The disturbing factor has been the wealth of the Transvaal." P. 161.

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