concession-seekers

Updated: May 12, 2025

Before the war, when hordes of speculators and concession-seekers thronged the city, the scene was pathetic enough, but when all shrewd Raad members were at the front and unable to guard their country's interests the picture was dark and pitiful. Pretoria seemed to have but one mood during the war. It was never deeply despondent nor gay.

Howard Clemens Hillegas - With the Boer Forces