ned
men on the Continent into believing that I am simply the victim of Mr.
Chamberlain's animosity, and England's greed."

[Footnote 20: _Le Siecle_, April 10th, 1900.]

2.--_The Bill passed by the Volksraad._

The bill introduced into the Volksraad on July 13th was passed on July
19th, with only the addition of one amendment to Article 4, by which
residents in the Transvaal, prior to the promulgation of the law, were
entitled to obtain naturalisation after seven, instead of nine years of
residence, on condition that they had complied with the requisite
formalities, and had submitted to the delays before stated. People
admired Mr. Krueger's generosity. Nine or ten years, instead of eleven or
twelve, for the Uitlanders already settled in the Transvaal! What
sacrifices he was making to ensure peace! What magnanimity towards
Uitlanders! The first paragraph of Article 4 runs thus:

"Article 4. All persons who shall have settled in the South African
Republic prior to the commencement of this Act, and who shall be
eligible according to the conditions laid down in Article 1, may
obtain letters of naturalisation seven years after arrival in the
country."

This article, therefore, only accorded naturalisation to former
residents; their seven years in the country counted no more than two.

Suppose them naturalised; in reality, they are deprived of all
nationality.

They belong no longer to the land of their birth; if wronged, or
maltreated they have no claim upon it for redress.

They are not burghers: they have no political rights; they are, in fact,
minors who have lost their guardian.

This condition was to last for seven years in a country where changes
are made by the week.

The art of importing confusion into the simplest matters, has been most
successfully practised by Mr. Krueger and Dr. Leyds. They have even
succeeded in persuading thinking men that the Uitlanders should have
accepted with enthusiasm the law of July 19th, and that they should have
been deeply grateful to Mr. Krueger who had "reduced from nine to seven
years the term first proposed by him at Bloemfontein."

3.--_Pretended Concessions._

The changes referring to the "redistribution" of seats in the Volksraad
were numerous. Mr. Krueger posed as making a huge concession to mining
districts in raising the number of seats to twelve; but six of these
were for the second Volksraad. Now the second Volksraad must always