er; any injury to her power would weaken any of the smaller
countries above-mentioned, and be a source of danger to France.

[Footnote 26: _Le Siecle_, March 14th, 1900.]

APPENDIX B.

DR. KUYPER'S ADMISSION.

I. Offer to Dr. Kuyper to reproduce his article.--II. Dilatory reply of
Dr. Kuyper.--III. Withdrawal of Dr. Kuyper.--IV. M. Brunetiere's
refusal.--V. The Queen of Holland and Dr. Kuyper's article.

OFFER TO DR. KUYPER.

On March 25th I addressed the following registered letter to Dr. Kuyper:

_March 25th, 1900._

SIR,

I have the honour to send you the numbers of _Le Siecle_ containing
a criticism of your article, "La Crise Sud-Africaine," which
appeared in the _Revue des Deux Mondes_.

In order to present the _pros_ and _cons_ to the reader at one and
the same time, I ask you to agree to the following proposition: _I
offer to publish in one pamphlet your article and my reply._ I
undertake to pay the cost and if there should be any profits to
divide them with you.

By accepting this proposal you will show that you are as convinced
of the solidity of your arguments as I am of the solidity of mine.

YVES GUYOT.

II. REPLY OF DR. KUYPER.

I received the following letter, March 29th:

AMSTERDAM,
_March 28th, 1900._

TO M. YVES GUYOT.

SIR,

Only having received one number of your paper (23,381) I do not
know whether your criticism is finished. As soon as I have it all
before me--with references to the documents cited, if you please,
otherwise it is difficult to follow--I will see whether it calls
for a detailed reply on my part, in which case I might, according
to American precedent, republish my article, inserting, with your
permission, your reply. This was done by the New York _Outlook_,
when it published in the same number, "the Case of the Boers," and
"the Case of the British."

At the same time the copyright of my article belongs to the Editor
of the _Revue des Deux Mondes_, without whose permission I can do
nothing. As I shall be in Paris before long I will ask him for it,
should your polemic attack seem to me to require a reply.

With regard to your proposal to leave the risks of a fresh
publication to you, while sharing the profits, although I
appreciate the delicacy of such a suggestion, I could not accept