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"At a later date the rebels succeeded in tious, and that a realisation of the trus THE REBELLION IN SOUTH is more uneasy than General Hertzog's
under an unrepentant extorier. At this making much capital out of the Govern! foots would cause the break-up of many 'AFRICA',
point he falls out of the picture, and woment's decision to send an expedition commandos come to the practical driving power exer- against German South West Africa. The On October 22nd, General. Botha nd move was undoubtedly unpopular among invited ex-President Steyn en his cised by Bevers and De Wet.
Whether Beyers came under the spell of General Botha's own supporters and was infinenge with De Wet and Beyers in Qorman intrigues before his political om- used by the conspirators to swell the ranks order to avoid bloodshed. All efforts to But the conspiracy induce De Wet to meet. Beyers and Me. bitions had been worked upon is not of their followers known. He was of a seretive nature, had been sot on foot some time before the Steyn at the latter's house failed. Boyers The availed himself of the safe conduct given and it is noticeable that while making his Government's decision was taken.. “Hobellion is as the sin of witchcraft" plans for the rebellion be never gara his possibility of such an expedition would m, but De Wet's ovident-resolve-not-la (Margin: divination)-I. Samuel xv. 23. confidence wholly to anyone, What in naturally be contemplated as soon as war discontinue fighting led the Government On November 19th, is In South Africa the two crimes de. established is that long before war broke was declared between Great Britain and to abandon any further efforts for a peace ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE. nounced by the Hebrew prophet have out in Europe he had become familiar Gormany; but before the Union Govern ful solution.
German machinations in South ment had to make up its mind on the renewed its offer of an amnesty to the always "gone hand in hand. But, even Afrien, and with the idea of the eventual subject the Germans had settled the point rank and file of the rebel commandos, restoration of Boer independence. In by invading Union territory. This fact, provided they surrendered before Novem with a long werd of Kafr risings, we making the activities of Germany's agents however, did not deter the extremists or 21st, and in the meantine arcanged the Government's political for the vigorous prosecution of military have had to wait until the twentieth cen- and the treasonable designs of his fellow among
The same day General Botha South-West Africa arms. tury for the sin of witchcraft to play quite countrymmen subserve his personal ambi opponents from continuing to represent operations against all who had taken up
as a "robbers' campaign:" uch a leading part in a rebellion as it tions, he played his part as the cool and the attack on Gormat No rallying cry inflicted severe defent on De Wee's did when Boyers and De Wet conspired calculating conspirator. De Wet is of a
Thus, ing of the rebels continued, until De Wet, to overthrow the Botha Government and very different type; entirely uneducated, that was likely to serve the purposes of forces at Mushroom Valley. The harry-
butcher and farmer in turn before the the conspirator was overlooked. to preclaim the independenes of the two Boer Way discovered his talent for while in some districts the wickedness of driven from pillar to post, and with an Boer States. Parts of the story told in guerilla warfare, be lacked altogether the General Botha in attacking Germans ever-diminishing following, was captured the Blue Book on the recent rebellioness of Beyers, Losalty was in the air served to fan the flame of the rebellion, on a farm at Waterburg, 110 miles due issned by the Union of South Africa at the Fence of Yereniging and he em in others the rebels were encouraged by west of Madeling, on December 1st, in a would be regarded as a strain on the braved it. When at a Inter clate he was the assurance that the Union Government week later Beyers was drowned in the credulity of the reader, if recorded in a fined we shillings for assaulting a native, was at one with them in a desire to be Vaal River in an attempt to escape after work of fiction. Their appearance in loyalty vanished in an intensive hatred, rid of the British yoke. This hotch potch an unsuccessful engagement. The straightforward narrative of the out Incidentally, the magistrate who imposed nature of the conspiracy was at once its meantime, Maritz had been defeated and break of the rebellion lends to an official the fine was a brother-in-law of ex-Presi. strength and weakness. It enabled a num- had led to German South-West Africa. dent Steyn and owed his appointment to ber of leaders to collect large following At a later date his attempts to surrcador the latter and to General Hertzog. But in a short time by filting their appeals to the Union Government or to allow his While it would be too much to say that for De Wet he was one of the miserable to the local spirit; but it simplified the followers to make their peace with it were the seer van Rensburg made the rebellion, and pestilential English, and the griev suppression of the movement by enabling not to German liking, and he is supposed mans alike Kemp, the last of the four nt least he made it possible. The Foor.ance was adduced by him as an argument the Government to prove to the burghers to be a refugee from the British and Ger- expecially if he be of the back-veldt, is of to justify the rebellion. His narrel was that they had been misled.
Such cohesion and success as the rebel-beads of the rebellion, had been placed religious turn of mind-that is to say, primarily against General Botha, but in turns readily to the Rihle, if not, for there would be nothing incongruous to his lion achieved was due entirely to Beyers in command of the Western Transvaal. guidance at any rate for confirmation mind in associnting the latter with the direction of it. Already on August 3rd He had carried on operations in the vince, but had retired into the Kalahari Two months of the course he has made up his mind hated British and every means to wreak one of the conspirators in the Western north-western districts of the Cupe Pro-
Thus while he Transvaal was warning his friends that a to pursue. Hence the prominenen in all his vengeance on both. Boer political movements of the prodi-welcomed the prospect of German apport meeting was shortly to be held as Trear-Desert to escape capture kant, whose nower often-ling in the fact for the rebellion, his actions were probot, at which the "Vierkleur was later, in January, he had reappeared with MARSEILLES & LONDON ... "CITY OF RANGCON"
cessful attack on Upington. After con- that he is able to quote chapter and verse ably Infurnced least of all of the con--to be hoisted, and that a move was then Maritz, and together they made an unsuc in support of the action to which he ispirators by Germany's intrigues. From to be made to the German border for
ha Kemp surrendered unconditionally ati anxious to commit the rank and file the very start he was out" for war, and ammunition, but until Beyers chose to uing the struggle for a few more days. Nicolans van Rensburg was no predikant in pushing matters to the extreme he over-show his hand no rebellion could Kakamas in the last week of January.
A week later Maritz was in but an illiterate former of Lichtenburg. ruled the advice of his own officers, who started. Hewes however, given to seeing visions, were ready to parley with the Govern Pretoria, in consultation with Geners] As van Rensburg's name has not been men Bever at that time Commandant-General tioned in connection with the surrenders, ad, as he made no attempt to turn thegment. to monetary advantage, but maintained Before Bever and De Wet could place of the Active Citizen Forerof the Union he may still be a fugitive in German his visions on a high level of political themselves at the head of thy general The latter appears to have decided that South West Africa Thus the rebellion, the success of the movement required the which had been virtually crushed in seve interest, he had gained a great hold on the rising of Dutch South Africans, a con imagination of thousands of his neole siderable amount of spade work had to cooperation of General Delarey, whose weeks, sent up a last flicker, and finally The policy of General Botha and General Large numbers of rebels will have been be dare. This work was directed by a influence was paramount in the Western died out three months after it was started. actuator, consciously or unconsejoussin unclens of Boers who had never Transvaal. In sympathy with van Ren Smula in carrying on negotiations with
prophetic vision. the Treur adopt the course they took by van Rensbandoned their animosity towards the burg's
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the subject of criticism. For those who burg's connection with the rebellion. His British, arising out of the Boer War, and tentein meeting was fixed for August 15th the rebel leaders in the field was naturally reputation had been established in the who counted upon the restoration of the and Delarey was to address it Anglo-Boer War when he was credited Republics es a means of promoting their conspirators hoped to have won him over saw in the rebellion only an effort on the with the King's with predicting General Delarey's success own personal interesis. They had lent to their side by that, date: but General part of British subjects to repudiate their certain events leading to the conclusion of not without some immediate profit, if weed him to calm the agitated minils of the enemies, it was not unnatural that they against Lord Methuen, and forefelling themselves eagerly to German Intrigues, Bottis had seen. Delarey and had norsuad allegiance to the British Crown, and to It had not diminished in a time may judge from the fact that the rebellion people. Delarey addressed the meeting should look askance at any parleying with TET. of peace..
He impressed the Boers with was not launched entirely without expen- and counselled patience. He had evicleat-
ly not been made privy to the plot, and avowed traitors. But the Union Govern his apparent sincerity, while his visions diture, South Afrion, it is safe to infer. remained invariably symbolic and mys-has never been wholly free from German the niceting which, with equal subservient took a long-sighted view of the situa terious, always leaving it to his hearers propaganda from the day when Dr. enc. would have followed him into tion. It realised the part played in the THILIWONG in the approved manner of the Delphic Leyds was the willing vassal of Berlis. rebellion broke up quietly. The conspirarising by domestic politics, and also that
tors renewed their efforts to bring off the back-veldt ignoranen was in many cases a TJBODAS
On that are potent ingredient than active dis- Orack-to place their own interpretations Quite apart from Germany's direct com. on what he recounted. Sucess, howevernlicity in the rebellion, the red of disatis rebellion by September 18th. Ted to ever confidence, He departed action had been asiduously sown autong date certain units of the Defence Force loyalty in the making of the rebels. Now TJIMANOEK from his netice of letting the meaning the Boers by German ngents, who special were to have finished, their annual train that all the facts are before us, there can of his visions remain an open matter, and mission it was to connect. In The Bear at Potchefstroom, and the task of be little doubt that the rebellion was TJIKEMBANG allowed his prejudices to play the role of mind Great Britain's ultimate nefunt be raising the standard of revolt was to be handled tactfully and sucessfully. The Thus some years age he Germany with the restoration of the late nesigned to them. To this scheme Beyers whole problem counrated with it, however number of leaders, together with a few har beheld the number 15 on a dark Republics. A certain propsation of the Bimself, was proved to have been coronat is not yet solved. De Wet and a large claud, from which blood issued, and then Boors and not ceased to regret their lost ted. Delarey, however, was still essential thousand of the rank and file are in
·Jasty umerous to the conspirators plans. If at the prison. and the question of their punish- General Delhrey returning home without independence; others, more his hat. Immediately afterwards came still retained a les active interest in the moment he could not be persuaded to join meat is essentially of a thorny character. earriage covered with flowers. It subject, but would require little perens the conspiracy, he was to be confronted On the one hand, the Government, with an hardly required a Joseph to plaension to throw in their lot with a movement with the fait accompli at Potchefstroom;
sible, to let bygones be bygones, particu plausible interpretation on this vision for restoring the status quin ante, if it but Delarey's parliamentary duties kept to the future, must wish, as far as pos But ran Rensburg "had the greatest could be shown to have the least chance him at Cape Town until the very last larly in view of the new conditions that! admiration for General Delarey," and of success. By the Dutch South Africans moncut in spite of urgent messages from
Campaign in German South-West Africa. believed that it portended some high as a whole Germany was regarded as a Beers. He did not reach Johannesburg must succeed to the termination of the honour for the General. Again, Jong particularly friendly nation, who had until September 15th, and it was necessary On the other hand, it must feel reluctant Fore anyone in South Africa had dreamt shown sympathy to them in their struggle to postpone the rebellion for
regarded as a venial offence. The knowl of hulls, six or seven of them, engaged number had found a refuge in German resignation to his staff-officers at midday edge that their difficulties are appreciated of wat the seer "had behold a great fight against Great Britain, while some of their Beyers in Pretoria had announced his to set the precedent of rebellion being peace was and had handed a letter on the subject throughout the Empire, and that their in bloody ownbat: a grey bull had South-West Aftien when
to the Press. He then sent his car to emerged victorions from the contest." ratified at Vereeniging.
toplicitly trusted, ought to help them in Whether van Rensburg himself was res The chief figure among this disloyal Johannesburg to fetch Delarey, with the judgment in the light of the past is in-
H. T. MONTAGUE BELL. ponsible for the suggestion that the bulbs group of Boers was Solomon Gerhardus intention of motoring him down signified the great nations of Europe and Muritz, who had come to the front in the Potchefstroom in the evening to attend the arriving at a right decision. the grey bull Germany, is it not stated, Boer War. At the conclusion of peace he meeting now fixed for the early morning But he appears to have accepted the in- found it safer to leave the country for of the 16th. Together Beyers and Delarey torpretation, when later war actually fear of the possible consequences of cer- started from Pretoria for Potchefstroom.
tain of his actions during the war. After The rest is familiar history. "prophetic vision hrobs out and the was remembered. Clearly the rer's a stay in Madaguson he went to German ing the Johannesburg police had stretched record was being spoiled by political bins South-West Africa, where he rendered the a cordon round the town with the object General Delarey died suddenly without Germans useful service during the Herero of trying to catch three desperadoes who "high honour on the fifteenth of the campaign. He returned to the Orang were trying to escape in a motor-car. month, and the unprejudiced mind would Free State, and, after serving in the Beyers' car was repeatedly challenged, exceptions, pressure has increased slightly te at least have recognised that the grey Union Police, was given a commission on but he refused to stop. At last a police-mederately throughout the area. The anti- cyclone has become more intents and hes spread bull had an equal chanes of standing for the staff of the Active Citizen Force underman fired, killing Delarey, and the car John Bull instead of the Hohenzollern the scheme of Union Defence Early in came to a standstill. eagle masquerading as a quadruped, 1913 he was placed in command of a mili-
The Potchefstroom meeting was never westwards and northwards.
Pressure remains relatively low ever the The South African rebellion started at tary district in the north-west of the Cape held. The training-camp broke up under the top and worked downwards. It Province, and shortly after the outbreak called, therefore, for driving power on of the war in Europe he was appointed the shadow of Delarey's death, and for
Meanwhile the expedition to Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at the part of a few to take the place of at the urgent request of General Beyers, the time being the conspirators were non-central portion of the Chins Sas. spontaneity among the many, and that then Commandant-General, lieutenant-plussed.
Rumours of rebellion became current, and
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at neom had to be found in other hands than colonel in command of the Union border German South-West Africa had started, 10am, to-day, 0.00 inches, those of the illiterate farmer of Lichten in the direction of Kakamas and Uping the conspirators hit upon the plan of
According to Marite' own state-
FORMUANT burg, who duped himself perhaps as much ton.
campaign, which served the double pur as bo duped others. Many strings had to ment heErst conceived the idea of holding meetings of protest against the to-day is as follown --- be pulled before nearly ten thousand liberating South Africa" in 1912, when pose of hiding their designs under a Boers were in open rebellion; but in spite he was at the Military Training School of the vigorous tugs to which they were at Bloemfontein. It was at that time he political cloak and enabling them to keep to shake the conviction held in ernor-General of German South-West Upington could not play a waiting game;
From the outset these negotia an incident at Schuitdrift on the Orange Formoes Channel many quarters that all these strings had Africa, at que time or another passed through the fion, could only have had one object, and River, when some Boers fired on a Ger-
Hongkong and Lamocks. hands of n eingle man-General Hertzog. they serve to explain the confidence with many patrol which tried to prevent them When finally the standard of revolt was which inspired publicists in Germany from leaving German territory with their South coast of Chins between! The same ruised, political antagonism and anti-contemplated a rupture with Great cattle, and the Government's resolve to
Bongkong and Hainan.. Ho refused to report to his, commanding. racial feeling were inextricabs inter Britain, at least aa far as South Africa move troops to the border farced his hand. Fouth coast of Chins between (The mme se
Shortly before mingled, but the outbreak was the logical was concerned.
take over his unit, it was found that conclusion of the policy associated with declaration of war in Europe Maritz con- officer, and when an officer was sent to
"treaty with Germany the name of Hertzog. The Dutch South eluded his
the Germans, had already hoisted the Africans were already divided into two through the Government of German Maritz, on the sirength of his treaty with campe General Hertzog as head of toe South-West Africa Germany was socessionists, however, was in the wilder receive the help of the Boers of republican" Vierkleur" and had sent those of his nass, and he stood in need of powerful leanings in her war against Great Britain men who had refused to join him to Ger- co-operation before he could hope to upset in return for her recogaition of the man South-West Africa as prisoners. the Botha - Smuts rombination. It is proposed Boar republic and her support Marit was now a General in the German known that he set about to win
in establishing and maintaining its indeservice, with German troops under his Beyers and De Wet to his side, playing ou pendence. Certain territorial readjust command, and supplied with German the political ambitions of the one and ments were also agreed upon, including ung
The rebellion of Maritz, followed by the fanaticism of the other; but the fact the ocasion of Wettsch Bay to Germany. romaine that, when the rebellion came, During the two and a half years of his the proclamation of martial law through.. General Hertzog was not in the ranks of negotiations with the Germans the circle out the Union on October 12th, forced the those who took the field against the Gov Maritz confederates must have steadily conspirators in the Transvaal and Free ernment. Whether, he deliberately, stood widened. At what period, to use his own State to take action, De Wet met Heyers was put on by him "in Protoria on October 14th, and the two aside when he found mischief afoot, eon-expression, Beyers teat to see it tako what course it
whether the sudden food of mating has not been divulged; but we may infer leaders appear to have made their final that the treaty with Germany formed the dispositions. Five days later Beyers took which he had helped to stir up, left him subject of the interview between Beyers the Beld, and on the same day the mutiny Balor. 17 m expectant on the bank as it swept by, he and Maritz in Pretoris at the beginning of veld-cornet and 150 burghers of the No evidence has of August, 1914, even if it had not been the Lichtenburg district started the rebellion has not informed us been adduced to prevent us from giving of earson that prompted Beyers to lathe Transvaal. On the 23rd it had Sun General Hertzog credit for being actuated merely by personal and political hatred press for Marita' appointment to com- broken out in the Orings Free State.
The verdict of and the district bordering on Gorman
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That even-
WEATHER REPORT.
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Bubjected by a number of people, it is opened communications with the Gov. the agitation alive. Maritz, however, at Bongkang & Neighbourhood E. & S.E. winds,
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defeated Beyers in his first engagement. Wed ont- Otbors exposed themselves to the charge break of war in Europe found many dis But while prosecuting its military opera of treason; but when full allowance has triets in the Transvaal and Orange Free heon made for all the circumstances in State, particularly Lichtenburg, all agog which they were placed, it is dit with expectation of what was about to galt to believe that their conscience happen in South Afrion
General Botha lost no time ja taking the the Parliament Select Committe: appoint Europe in July, had already been the held against the rebels at the head of loyal twen ed to inquire into the rebellion is that. there is nothing whatever to convict hit aignal for Maritz' confederates to of complicity: in the rebellious conspiracy busy," with the result that the actual et commandos, and by October 27th he had
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