Show KAISER DREAMED OF CONTROL I EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE NOTE John John Hays Hammond veteran mining en engineer engineer en- en pincer is one of the most pie pie- pic 1 characters of America Millions have been invested upon his advice in mining af- af fairs He has figured prominently prominently politically H His is adventures adventures adventures tures as a young mining expert were thrilling and exciting During the rebellion rebellionS S against Oom Com Paul in the Transvaal Transvaal Trans Trans- vaal he was one of the leaders and was sentenced to die Here Is II the fifth of eight interviews Hammond has given exclusively to The Telegram By CHARLES HARLES P. P STEWART NEA Service Writer I had a story to tell ten King George said John Hays Hammond Hammond Hammond Ham Ham- Ham Ham- mond when I attended his coronation coronation coronation cor cor- as a's as American envoy In 1910 General Botha a Boer Doer of Boers and Dr Jameson o of the famous raid as as thorough an arm englishman as Botha was a Boer were rival political political political poli poli- leaders Jn tn South Africa at the time Both were In London for tile the coronation like myself i met them before I s saw w the king How do you like James Jameson n nt I asked the general The salt of the earth Botha replied Later What do you think of Botha I of Jameson A splendid man was his answer an an- With Botha and Jameson speaking speaking speak speak- ing thus of one another I told hIss his s majesty I dont don't think you need have any any fears for South Africa's future And when the World war came Boers Doers and British were found fighting fight ing side by side KAISER DREAMED OF RULE As early as the days of the Uit- Uit landers landers' rising against Kruger's misrule In the Transvaal Trans the kaIser kaiser kaiser kai kaI- ser dreamed of a a. great military power at his command in German Africa Already a a. start had been made on the network of strategic roads which threatened the British posItion position position tion from Capetown to the Nile read fat u. u A huge German legion black soldiers was to have been cre cre- Wilhelm did indeed offend Kru Kru- ger ker When Jameson was captured he cabled congratulations to the Boer president strongly implying that the raid was of ot British Inspiration Inspiration ration and Boers could have had German help had they needed It But when Queen Victoria called him to time for this message he apolo apolo- I Afraid of ot his grandmother Kruger said and from that time he despised the German ruler Nevertheless if friction encouraged encouraged encouraged aged by the Germans had continued between the Boers and the ers era until 1914 the bulk of the Transvaal Transvaal Trans Trans- vaal vital people inevitably would have been on Germanys Germany's side In the world struggle The kaiser with his strategic roads his native levies and the aid of ot a well-armed well skillful courageous I Boer Doer army would have struck a ablow ablow ablow blow In South Africa which would h have ve overwhelmed all possible position His treasury would have been replenished with Transvaal gold From bases at Capetown and Durban Durban Durban Dur Dur- ban his submarines would have every sea route south of the equator South Americas America's re resources resources resources re- re sources would have been cut off oft from his enemies Indian and Australian Australian Australian Aus Aus- participation in the war would have been seriously ham ham- In short the world conflict probably would have ended differ dUter WAR CAME TOO SOON But the Boer var war broke out In 1899 too soon to suit Germany She wasn't ready Even en then had Britain Britain Brit Brit- ain blundered blunder d in her peace terms the soil would have remained fertile fertile fertile fer fer- fer- fer tile for German cultivation Britain however didn't blunder As I had urged at Lord Greys Grey's banquet her conditions were the most niost generous ever extended to a vanquished people peo peo- pIe Long before 1914 they were al almost almost almost al- al most completely loyal to her Years after my trial at Pretoria I 1 received a a. message from Gregor- Gregor the man who condemned me meto meto meto to death It was brought to me In New ew by Jim Barnes the traveler traveler trav tray eler and writer r Just back from South Africa where he had seen the Judge Tell Ten John Hays Hammond he said mat if It Id I'd known at the time of ot his trial what I discovered later Id I'd have freed him and sentenced Kruger 10 LO o Jiang THE END |