sidered to have been granted if Her
Majesty's Government shall not, within six months after the receipt
of a copy of such treaty (which shall be delivered to them
immediately upon its completion), have notified that the conclusion
of such treaty is in conflict with the interests of Great Britain,
or of any of Her Majesty's possessions in South Africa.

"Article 7. All persons who held property in the Transvaal on the
8th day of August, 1881, and still hold the same, will continue to
enjoy the rights of property which they have enjoyed since the 12th
April, 1877. No person who has remained loyal to Her Majesty during
the late hostilities shall suffer any molestation by reason of his
loyalty; or be liable to any criminal prosecution or civil action
for any part taken in connection with such hostilities; and all
such persons will have full liberty to reside in the country, with
enjoyment of all civil rights, and protection for their persons and
property.

"Article 14. All persons, other than natives, conforming themselves
to the laws of the South African Republic (_a_) will have full
liberty, with their families, to enter, travel, or reside in any
part of the South African Republic; (_b_) they will be entitled to
hire or possess houses, manufactories, warehouses, shops, and
premises; (_c_) they may carry on their commerce either in person
or by any agents whom they may think fit to employ; (_d_) they will
not be subject, in respect of their persons or property, or in
respect of their commerce or industry, to any taxes, whether
general or local, other than those which are or may be imposed upon
Citizens of the Republic."

In Dr. Kuyper's estimation the Articles 7 and 14 are as nothing. I do
not even think he makes mention of them in his article (fifty-three
pages in length), that has appeared in the _Revue des Deux Mondes_.
Thus, nothing is easier than to argue in the vacuum he creates about his
readers. They hear nothing but words; of the facts they are kept in
ignorance.

CHAPTER V.

LAW AND JUSTICE IN THE TRANSVAAL.[9]

1.--_Contempt of Justice._

I stated at the close of my last article that I did not think that Dr.
Kuyper had even made mention of Articles 7 and 14 of the Convention of
1884. I find that I was mistaken. He has said a few words about the
latter, to draw from it