Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-18
GREAT BRITAIN
AND THE BOERS.

ny Or. FRANCIS T. MORAN,
Pastor ST. Nary's ohu-oh-
The popular cry now-a-days is Anglo-Saxonsn 1t
is taken for granted that whoever questions AngloSaxon
supremacy must be foreigner 1t is possible, on
count Of the Transvaal difficulty present that he
German but is presumed account of Irish dislike
for England, always, that he is an Irishman There
might be accidents of birth than being born
Iishman; yet many of present vigorous AngloSax
whose ancestors from Ireland believe
it, However. certain there some people, plain
American who have enough courage ocritcze the Brit
sh present brutal effort seize the Trans
vaal.
Mr.. VIM. r. Stead says: "Of all the disreputabe,
contemplate and dscredisble proceedings by which
nation has been jockeyed war; this fighting
the paramountcy about The wolf in the fable
least shrank from the rontery of pretending to be
frightened of the lamb but here have persons pre-
sumably proclaming that face to face with
deadly plot the part of the Dutch in South Africa,
destroy authority and to establish great Dutch
Republic the ruins of the British Empire in South
Africa.
ssOf course, when persons have worked themselves
into this state of frenzy, argument is wasted Nations
like individuals occasionally go bad but, aas yet
for nations strawaistcoat has been provided other
wise it would have been better for Britain in this crisis
This states the well. The charge is trumped
up for the purpose of throwing dust into the eyes of the
people of England, and deceiving them into
frenzy, because of the seeming invasion of Engands
rights and the stirring of the peoples of South Africa
against her government.
This charge is absolutely false.
The Beers have twice moved to get away from
English domination and preserve their independence
They first treeked from Cape Colony to Natal then
treeked more farther into the wderness-to the
Transvaal.
In 1885, Great Britain recognized the independence
of the Transvaa but having assisted the Beers in 1875
against the natives she set up claim of suzerainty
them This the Beers would not tolerate and In
a n
that they must be allowed to take of their af
fairs England reserved, under treaty some few
claims of interference in the Beers dealings in foreign
affairs This the extent of the control exercised by
England as regards the Transvaal.
But Cecil Rhodes finds that the Transvaal has
rich gold mines and England always greedy
for national possessions begins to seek pretext act
out Rhodes desire of sezing the country rich in
treasures Of diamonds and the precious metals,
The Jameson raid first tried. That proved
failure Jameson and his companions protected by
the home government, and trial in England de-
manded for them In this trial travesty made of
Justice release them with sentence of nominal i'm
prisonment.
Jameson having failed, Mr.. Chamberlain suddenly
discovers that the Uitanders unusty Disseminated
against in the matter of the franchise This is of
his business, but it will his purpose At his de-
mands the years of residence for citizenship
reduced to then it looked like peace, but
Dom Paul proposed further concession to reduce the
years to five, England would give ur her claim to
whole question more. A demand proposed
by Chamberlain for veyear franchise, without ques
tion rs to suzerainty The English cared not penny
for the Transvaa to live there temporarily and
to fortune Citizenship did not involve the for
swearing of allegiance to Great Britain. Besides, Mr.
Chamberlain demanded that the English language be
admitted equally with the Dutch in discussions in the
Volkraad All this simply implied the extreme of
gance and impudent assumption Such claims had been
absolutely unheardof in international dealings. What
right had Mr. Chamberlain dictate Dom Paul what
should be the conditions of citizenship In the Trans
vaal? What right had he to demand the of the
English language in the voiksraad? country may
regulate its internal affairs and, If you don't
to play in its back yard you shall not be subject
pulsion.
What is more had Kreuger granted these impudent
demands the Uitlanders would have overwhelmed him
in numbers and eventually taken his country him.
What would be thought of Mr.. Chamberlain
he to make similar demands of government, any
prncpality larger than Montenegro? But charge had
to be trumped up and this served we'll another.
Mr. Chamberlain wanted the Transvaal, and per
nefas, he was determined to have it.
The great of the English people have been
tricked into believing that in way English rights
being infringed. The is of conquest and
punder. To quote Mr. Stead again-It is the old story
of Naboth vineyard
This is England's strong point: "Where the lions
skin falls short she ekes it out with the fox in this
it might be better to say, 1.-The VOLTS" She is
rogant and hypocritical in her claims.
She processes that she wishes to extend her empire
in the interests of higher civilization where this argu
ment manifestly has weight. Then she puts aside
the Pharsaical cloak boldly force for
ritorial aggrandizement
We have been playing into the hands Of the Eng
lish by discreet silence in return for her supposed
favor during the Spanish American difficulties. We did
not need her sympathy countenance. She gave
them only for her selfish purposes. Ours
humanity sake. England does understand the
term except matter of policy for any other country
than herself.
The Anglo-Saxon race has record of oppression
and tyranny that would make a Spaniard blush In
modesty.
Thank God! Most of us who live under the stars