The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-12-23

l6u dTlbLOCTH0y huO udu0 U0e Duhoo u
Abercorn and Fife life directors of the
company. They sent marauding expedi-
lions into Matabele and murdered the
aborigines who resisted the seizure Of
their lands. The war is still going on
and it is only aquestion OF time when
the natives are exterminated. It is re.
ported that William Waldorf Astor, the
denationalized American who is now
publishing the Pail Mall Gazette in the
interest of the Tories, is one of the share
holders of this chartered company, Of
swindlers. Cecil Rhodes personal agent
in London is Rochfort Mcguire, one OF
the Parnellite members, and that fact
gives coloring to the rumor that Rhodes
has paid 3 large share Of the election ex-
penses OF Redmond and his followers.
Rhodes on one, occasion gave 325,O0O to
the late Mr.. Parnell and thereby enabled
him to prosecute the Irish cause more
successfully. A correspondendent re-
Gently referred to that fact in letter to
The IRISH STANDARD, but he was greatly
mistaken in thinking that Parnell's bene.
factor had acquired his wealth legiti.
mate]y IN the mining fields Of South AT:
RIGA in the same way that Flood, Maokey
and O'Brien had made theirs in Califor.
MIA. The latter purchased their claims
like honest men and had no armed force
at their back to confiscate the property
from the rightful owners. .a
Eugene Davis in contribution to the
Boston Republic on Cecil Rhodes pratt
cal company says that the Duke of Fife
already referred to in this article, is the
grandson -in-law Of Queen Victoria, that
he has large number of shares in the
corporation, and in that capacity is very
DESTROYS Of slicing the last pound Of
flesh off the hides of the unfortunate
Matabeles and Of taking from them the
last inch Of their territory in order to
glut with gold his own already plethoric
Golfers. This relative Of her majesty gets
salary of sc, 900 as director of this des.
potic company. This aristocrat has
gambled in stocks, and the prestige Of
his name as an official of the concern in.
duced every snob and tuft hunter in
England to swell the capital Of the South
African exchequer. MI. Davis gives the
following extract from letter published
in the Cape Times from one of the com
pany's armed men: .
"As you know, I am on the police.
who number about sixty. We got NJ
pay after having crossed the border, but
We fight with these conditions: Suppos
ing we come out with clean skin, each
man gets 5000 acres Of land with a share
in the loot. The loot is divided half for
the company and half for the officers and
men,"
That means in plain English that
Rhodes is repeating the same tactics en-
ployed by Cromwell in Ireland Mata-
belle land is being distributed among his
mercenary msrauders, and the company
reserves the gold deposits at seven dol.
lars per acre. Mr.. Davis Indignantly
asks, s'H this ruthless clearance takes
place, what will become Of the Matabeles
whose land is being thus cut up and di-
vided over their heads? Have they, the
legitimate owners Of the soil, no claim to
the gold which it produces? "A govern:
ment which sanctions the acts Of such q
brigand company merits the odium Of
humanity. It is as guilty as is the com
pany ITSELF 35@
|. That isg the way in which 8 British civ
ilization . u being introduced into Africa
under the auspices Of Cecil Rhodes
chartered company. After the molten
sive inhabitants have been plundered
and decimated, the premier Of Cape Col
ony. may send Christian missionaries
among them to convert them from
.heathenis1n. That is. Whist was done
with the Hindoos and very likely i will
be done with the Matabeles. The Brit
s5iislh golYernment iia silent shout the ras-
Guilty, md whom abouchere exposes
the breandaee off The corp any, there e
~ irish pstrriiot q the dmond faction