Word: england
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...than those of the Princeton speakers. Bruce began rebuttal work in his first speech, the second on the Harvard side, whereas the first two Princeton speeches were entirely set and made no attempt to meet the affirmative's arguments. The Harvard stand was that the conditions justified interference, that England had the right to interfere and that her methods of interference were justifiable. But Princeton showed conclusively from the blue-books that the conditions which were attached to the franchise offered the Uitlanders were not such as to warrant hostilities between England and the Transvaal. In the rebuttals, the teams...
...England in this controversy claims first that the condition of affairs in South Africa is intolerable and demands a remedy. Second, as a nation she has a right to secure the remedy. Third, the best remedy is a reasonable franchise grant to the Uitlanders. Regarding the first of these, that the condition of affairs in the Transvaal demanded a remedy, he cited cases to prove that there was no representation in equality before the law, grievous economic burdens and insecurity of life and property. He then went on to show that grievances in South Africa are wide spread and deep...
Such is the condition of affairs in the Transvaal. Such are the outrages which the Uitlanders had to endure. Is it to be wondered at that England should demand redress, or to be deplored that she should ask an equitable treatment of her citizens? She demanded for the Uitlander justice. She did not demand that he be given control of the government or even an equal share in its administration, but she asked that he be given a voice in the expenditure of taxes, and that measure of protection which every civilized power grants to foreign residents within its territory...
...immoral to interfere in internal affairs in South Africa. He asserted that the Boers were independent except for the articles which had been stipulated in the London convention of 1884. However, in 1897, Secretary Chamberlain revived the claim of suzerainty. The Volksraad then met and acquiesced to all of England's demands, provided she would in some way protect her from the harsh conditions of the London convention. The Boers suggested that the suzerainty be dropped. England did not listen to her demands, but requested Kruger to yield unconditionally. Kruger refused and war resulted...
...sixth annual Harvard-Princeton debate will take place in Sanders Theatre this evening at 8 o'clock. The question will be: "Resolved, That England's claims in her controversy with the Transvaal are justifiable." The question was selected by Harvard, and Princeton having the choice of sides, decided to defend the negative. The order of the Harvard speakers will be E. Mayer '00, R. C. Bruce '02 and W. Morse '00, for both first speeches and rebuttals...