Boer and Uitlander

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER V THE CHARTERED COMPANY The British South Africa Company, better known as the Chartered Company, ought not in one way to have any concern whatever with the Transvaal, and, accordingly, would not need any mention in a book dealing with that Republic. Unfortunately, however, the events of the past...
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER V THE CHARTERED COMPANY The British South Africa Company, better known as the Chartered Company, ought not in one way to have any concern whatever with the Transvaal, and, accordingly, would not need any mention in a book dealing with that Republic. Unfortunately, however, the events of the past few months have brought the Chartered Company into notoriety, from the fact that its late administrator led the armed forces under his command into the territory of a friendly nation. Dr Jameson, and the greater number of the men whom he led into the South African Republic, have arrived in this country for the purpose of being put upon their trial for their conduct in connection with that raid. They have every right to expect an impartial trial; but while the case against them, so far as the law is concerned, is still sub judice, it would be obviously improper that either in a book or a newspaper any statements might appear which could, in the slightest degree, have a prejudicial effecton their approaching trial. The Chartered Company is, likewise, to some extent, upon its trial, and directly the charges which will be preferred against Dr Jameson and his fellow-prisoners have been adjudicated on, it is pretty well certain that a full and exhaustive inquiry will bo held into the connection, if any, which existed between the Chartered Company or any of its officials in regard to Dr Jameson's raid into the Transvaal. It is only fair to say that Mr Rhodes has asked for that inquiry, and, so far as my personal opinion goes, I may say that I do not believe for a moment that Mr Rhodes has any reason to fear the result of that inquiry. I have known that gentleman for a long time; I have watched his career with the deepest interest; I am certain that he is a man with large ideas, grea...