SIR A. MILNER AND MR. J. MOLTEN°.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
SIR,—Your editorial note to my letter in the Spectator of January 6th, makes it necessary for me to address you again. You have adhered to your views to which I took exception, and have further reminded the Cape Dutch that they must be gentlemen. The object of this reminder is not apparent, as their action has not been in question between us. Neither of the persons you criticise is a Dutchman. Mr. James Molten() gave what he believed to be a true account of his interview with Sir Alfred Milner, an account since cox.• roborated publicly by one of the Members to whom it was repeated immediately after Mr. Molten() left Government House. The interview was not of the character which you suggest in your note. Sir Alfred Milner did not ask Mr. Molteno to call upon him. Mr. Molteno called upon Sir Alfred Milner in an official capacity to press for an official reply to a public petition. What Sir A. Milner then said was at once repeated to fifty-eight Members of the Cape Legislature, and it was of course known to Sir A. Milner
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