War in South Africa and the Dark continent from savagery to civilization : The strange story of a weird world from the earliest ages to the present, including the war with the Boers .. . that Dr. Jamesonhad crossed the frontier. We assumed that he had come in goodfaith to help us, probably misled by some of the exaggerated rumorswhich were then in circulation. We were convinced, however, thatthe Government and the burghers would not, in the excitement of themoment, believe that we had not invited Dr. Jameson in, and there wasno course open to us but to prepare to defend ourselves if attacked a
War in South Africa and the Dark continent from savagery to civilization : The strange story of a weird world from the earliest ages to the present, including the war with the Boers .. . that Dr. Jamesonhad crossed the frontier. We assumed that he had come in goodfaith to help us, probably misled by some of the exaggerated rumorswhich were then in circulation. We were convinced, however, thatthe Government and the burghers would not, in the excitement of themoment, believe that we had not invited Dr. Jameson in, and there wasno course open to us but to prepare to defend ourselves if attacked andat the same time to spare no effort to effect apeaceful settlement. Itbecame necessary to form some organization for our protection andthe maintenance of order, since, in the excitement caused by the newsof Dr. Jamesons coming, serious disturbances would be likely to occur,and it was evident that the Government organization could not dealwith the people without serious risks of a conflict. The Reform Committee was formed Monday night, December 30,and it was intended to include such men of influence as cared to asso-ciate themselves with the movement. The object for which it was.
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