Adamantia : the Truth About the South African Diamond Fields : Or, a ...
Adamantia : the Truth About the South African Diamond Fields : Or, a ...
Augustus F Lindley
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Barkly here in- geniously unfolds the programme of the Colonial Government. Assuming, without any autho- rity, that Waterboer and the diggers are unanimous in desir- ing annexation to the Cape, and that the whole of the diamond fields are Waterboer's, he next strives sequentially to prove, that Earl Kimberley's other two conditions are fulfilled; first, that the further extension of the South African Colonies caijL- not **be avoided;" second, that the Cape Parliament would be willing " to take ...upon itself the responsibility of governing the diamond fields, and providing any military force necessary to retain possession," — and compel the submission of the Free State to the robbery. The Cape Parliament thought othenvise, X 2 Digitized by VjOOQIC 308 sm su basklt's deception succeeds. How completely the despatch just noticed, in addition to the previous productions of a similar nature, succeeded in deceiving the British Government, will be seen by Earl Kimberley's reply, who, in a despatch dated " Downing Street, May 18, 1871," states* :— ** It is not without reluctance that Her Majesty's Gbvemment consents to extend the British territory in South Africa, but on a full consideration of all the droumstances — (1)
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