British Sympathizers See Civilization Extended in South Africa
A writer in 1900 critiques Kruger and the Transvaal regime, calling it a corrupt republic run by a few for profit. He denounces dynastic power, tax schemes, and lack of receipts, arguing working people seek reforms like franchise, trial by jury, and education in English. He signals opposition to land grabs and urges sympathy for colonial causes. John Kenny, 48 Falmouth Street.
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Bkaditor
Dom Paul
Kruger
Republic
Sumner & Jack
Transvaal
Volksraad
Transvaal Republic
Supreme Court
John Bull
Africa
Falmouth Street
John Kenny
Boers Have Right to Live in Transvaal Says Local Writer
Timothy J. McCarthy of Roxbury argues the Boers defend their homes and honor against British imperialism in South Africa. He asserts England seeks Transvaal control, condemns Jameson raid, and urges readers to support Boer independence.
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England
Majuba Hill
Songland
South Africa
Transvaal
Orange Free State
The
Post
Timothy J. M’carthy
Clarence Street
Roxbury
England Right in South Africa Struggle Says Local Writer
A letter to the editor argues England is correct in the South Africa dispute, citing Uitlanders as the taxed majority denied rights, Boer tyranny, and British capital and progress blocked by Boer policies. The writer urges continued progress and notes the Boers’ arming and anticipation of conflict. Bowdoin Street. C Mintosh.
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England
South Africa
Transvaal
Bowdoin Street
C. Mintosh
Protecting Her Subjects Letter on South Africa and War
W H L Babb of West Medford argues the British must defend imperial interests in South Africa. He cites 1881 and 1884 conventions granting Boers home rule with limits, condemns Outlander and native treatment, and rails against an African oligarchy while urging equal white rights across territories under British influence.
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Post
South Africa
Boston
Transvaal
Great Britain
Canada
South African Republic
Cape Colony
Natal
W. HL. Babb
West Medford
Boers Compared With The Dominion Of South Africa
Dorchester writer S Roberts argues that the Transvaal under Boer rule is selfish and exclusive, favoring natives and outlanders with heavy taxes while English capital funds mines. He urges American fathers to consider sending sons to a self governing dominion rather than a Transvaal style oligarchy.
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Sir
South Africa
Transvaal
Kruger
Britain
America
Amertrica
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Holland
Dorchester. S. Roberts
The Religious Side on Boer War and British Policy
William Sherman argues in support of British intervention in the Boer War, defending imperial aims and rights to protect citizens abroad. He condemns Boer claims to the Transvaal and praises colonial equality under British protection, citing church and education as essential factors. He names Bishop Gaughran and Oliver Schreiner as figures in the debate and asserts U.S. naval strength will back future action.
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Sir
United States
Massachusetts Colony
Oliver Cromwell
Great Britain
Transvaal
South Africa
Gaughran
Kimberley
Boston
Chamberlain
Britain
Oliver Schreiner
William ¥. Sherman
Pinckney Street
Boers in the Wrong Letter to The Star
Frederick C. Older of 20 Kilby Street argues that Boer independence in the Transvaal masks native oppression and recalls British actions at Majuba Hill and Ingogo as examples of Boer treachery and barbarity during the 1881 and 1885 conflicts.
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Sir
Transvaal
England
Majuba Hill
Charles Warren
Bechuanaland
Majuba
Ingogo
General Colley
Colley
Frederick C. Older
Kilby Street
Entirely Justified War View by James Becow
In reviewing British and Boer motives the author asserts England is entirely justified in the war. He labels the Boer race selfish and cruel and doubts reports of mistreatment of Outlanders, while praising British aims of equality liberty and opportunity. James Becow Ferry Street Fall River.
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Sir
England
James Becom
Ferry Street
Fall River
Britain Must Stand Firm Over Transvaal Tensions
A Lynn Massachusetts correspondent argues Britain should reject Kruger's ultimatum and prepare for war if needed. He cites Dutch secret societies, foreign-imposed schooling, Kruger's dynamite tax, and large arms inflows since the Jameson raid as causes, insisting Britain would defend subjects abroad at any cost. He signs J C Nish.
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Sir
Great Britain
Lord Salisbury
Transvaal
South Africa
Kruger
George Milner
Queen Victoria
J.C. Nish
Lynn, Mass
Boer conflict prompts call for fair treatment of Outlanders
A Boston reader pleads patience in the Transvaal dispute, blaming the Boers for war and lauding England’s diplomacy. The letter argues Outlanders deserve civic rights, warns of Boer bigotry, and cites Kruger’s push for colonists as a revenue plan.
Eminent Authorities Discuss Boers and British Rule
A historical overview outlines Boer migration from Cape Colony to Transvaal, Zulu conflicts, and the 1880s wars. It traces British suzerainty, 1884 Boer sovereignty claims, and the rise of Uitlander immigration driven by gold. It notes changes to citizenship law restricting enfranchisement and warns of Boer dominance vs Uitlander rights.
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Cape Town
Vaal
Transvaal
Natalia
Theophilus Shenstone
Natal
Pretoria
Great Britain
Laing
Nek
Ingogo River
Majuba Hill
Val
Sleepy Hollow
Boreland
Uitlanders
Kruger
Applause for England and American parallels
W G Wolfr letters support England's stance on naturalization as a model for immigrant policy. He argues compulsory residence before naturalization would protect city services and military volunteers, and urges harmony with the majority while respecting minority rights. He cites German and Irish Americans as comparable to British aliens in the Transvaal.
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Great Britain
United States
England
Transvaal
Boston
W. G. Wolfr
King’s Royal Rifles
Right on her side British in Boer War support
Letter from R. 8. Williams in Boston argues Britain is right in the Boer War and praises her patience. He says Britain can extend empire and that strength for Britain benefits the United States, urging a complete British victory.
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Post
Sir
Great Britain
United States
Williams
Boston
Mass
The Boer Side by W M Thompson London View
Thompson argues the Boers migrated after English incursions to Natal and the Orange Free State. He details British thefts of Natalia and Dutch lands, Rhodesia’s rise and failure, and the 1896 Jameson raid against the Transvaal with lenient Boer treatment of captured conspirators.
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W. M.’ Thompson
London
Orange River
Orange Free State
Drakenberg Mountains
Natal
Christmas-land
Vasco da Gama
Raveller
Durban
Natalia
Volksraad
England
Drakenberg
Republic
Bloemfontein
Orange
Vaal
Pretorius
South African Republic
Rhodes
Matabeleland
Mashonaland
Bechuanaland
Transvaal
British South African Company
Rhodesia
Lobenguela
Jameson
Chamberlain Arbitrate or Arm on Transvaal Frontier
Letter writers compare British arbitrate stance on Venezuela with Chamberlain’s posture toward the Transvaal. The author condemns mustering an army corps near their frontier as a warlike act and defends Boer farmers as industrious colonizers. Revere signs the piece.
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Chamberlain
Transvaal
England
South Africa
Boston
Natal
Revere
Tory editorial claims British Tories seek Transvaal conquest
W L Crosman of Roxbury argues that English Tories plan to extend empire in Africa. He asserts Britain is the aggressor, targeting Transvaal resources, with war as a means to seize land and wealth for the British nobility while the common people bear the costs.
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Post
Sir
Transvaal
The
Public
Chicago
Louis F. Post
England
Africa
W. L. Crosman
Roxbury
England Responsible for War in South Africa Says Letter
In a Provincetown letter J. T. Small blames the English government for the South African war, arguing Kruger had sought arbitration while England refused after The Hague peace conference. He likens the conflict to a vast Jameson raid and asserts Boers deserve global sympathy for liberty.
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South Africa
Ruger
England
Hague
Kruger
Joseph Chamberlain
Cecil Rhodes
Reeinatana
J. T. Small
Liberty for Boers
Rudolph Mertin argues Boers were expelled from the Cape by the English and driven through Natal and the Orange to Transvaal. He predicts renewed conflict, sympathizers across Afrikanders, and eventual liberty and independence for the Boers and South Africa.
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Cape
Natal
Orange
Transvaal
New England
New Amsterdam
New York City
South Africa
Rudolph Mertin
Paul Gore-street
Jamaica Plain
Mind Your Own Business in Boer War Clash
A letter from Natick argues nations are families and condemns British meddling in Boer affairs. It lauds Kruger and the Boers, recalls Lincoln’s stance against tyranny, and asserts humanity’s gold is refined through persecution. Signed Sherman P. Hand, Nov 9.
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Transvaal
Themelves
England
Kruger
Lincoln
Sherman P. Hand
Natick
Breach of Faith in Transvaal Citizenship Debate
Dennis Barry of Providence argues that Britons in the United States manipulate opinions on the Transvaal by claiming denials of franchise rights while Chamberlain seeks Volksraad representation without citizenship. He cites 1869 treaty pledges and accuses a breach of national faith and public honor in English policy.
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the Post
United States
Transvaal
South African Republic
The
Post
England
Chamberlain
Volksraad
Dennis Barry
Tremont Street
Providence, R. I
Boers in the Right on Transvaal Citizenship Issue
Henry Tolman argues that the Transvaal's policy restricting citizenship to those loyal to the government favors Boers. He notes foreigners cannot vote while claiming British status and asks how English influence would fare if they could vote. He cites an English writer estimating eight Englishmen per Boer in the capital.
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Sir
Transvaal
Henry Tolman
Green Harbor
Right Against Might in South Africa Debate
A letter argues the Boers are in the right in the Transvaal dispute, noting English tax dominance and mine profits, and contending English votes violated Boer rules. The writer claims Britain sought war to conquer and annex the region to build a Cape Town to Cairo railroad, ending with a wish for Boer victory.
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Transvaal
Orange Free State
Cape Town
Cairo
Nathan Sachs
Leyland Street
Roxbury
Unjustified War Sparks Public Sympathy for Boers
A letter from Medford Massachusetts argues England unjustly wages war in the Transvaal. The writer contends a small nation seeks self rule and denounces imperial interference, asserting global humanity sides with the Boers over English power and deception.
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England
Transvaal
Kruger Compared to Washington in a Lynn Letter
Edward J. Athy of sil Summer street Lynn Massachusetts argues England is in the wrong in the Boer War era dispute. He likens Kruger's aims to George Washington 1776 and calls England cowardly and a destroyer of homes.
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Sir
England
Spain
Kruger
Washington
Edward J. Athy
Sil Summer Street
Lynn
Mass
Bruno backs Boers against Great Britain in defense of homes
Henrique C. Bruno argues that small republics like the Transvaal deserve equal rights to govern their homes, opposing Britain’s power and supporting the Boers in their struggle against a strong empire. He links this to threats to republican government and small business competition.
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Philippines
Great Britain
Transvaal
Henrique C. Bruno
Selfish Britons and Boer War Critique
A letter criticizes Britain's conduct in the Boer War arguing force is misused for greed. The writer urges Boer independence and moral victory, calling England imperial aggression and urging a retreat to one's own bailiwick. The piece closes with a pro Boer sign-off and the author’s Boston address.
Boers Endure Amid Imperial Debate Letter to the Editor
A letter from Thomas Robinson of 34 Bennet Street praises the Boers as brave and humane resisting British imperial aims. He criticizes Chamberlain and Salisbury for pursuing gold and power, supports equal rights for Ireland, and asks for strength to aid the Boer cause.
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Chamberlain
Cape Town
Cairo
Salisbury
Ireland
Michael Davitt
Thomas Robinson
Bennet Street
Boers Doomed by Modern Civilizing War
William Patterson of East Boston laments the Boer War as a grim clash where England, he argues, imposes civilization by force. He questions motives of the English press and calls the war a destruction of Boer country and lives, urging divine aid for the oppressed.
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Sir
England
South African Republic
Transvaal
South Africa
God of
William Patterson
Webster Street
East
Boston
Boers Right to Govern Themselves in Africa Conflict
Letter argues Boers deserve self governance in Transvaal, noting foreigners mostly miners with little stake. claims British rule harms Boers and that Boers’ franchise laws are just. Warns against external meddling by power hungry interests in a rich, tense colonial struggle.
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