The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-12

barian must observe" DR.. CalisCt Illus
trates his proposition IN this way. lie
says. "a man who lives in the outskirts
Of "a city or IN the isolation OF the helds,
may maintain q nuisance OF dirt ana
nth. and no one win say him aught.
But when the city grows NJ 10 him. then
he must ahate his nuisance and clean up
his premises. This Is barbarism ana ciNH-
izati0n I'M miniature
This rather singular preachment seems
20 receive the hearty ondorsation Of The
Times. 1 confess 10 some surprise that
The Times sees any analogy between the
case under consideration between Eng
land and the BoerO and the nuisance case
presented By Or. Calisch. There IS
think, no such similarity in the TWO
cases as would Justify us In reasoning
from one TO the other. In the case sup
posed n man keeps his premises in such
condition as 70 create n nuisance. Ut
Calisch says the nuisance may be abated'
] do not question that-but who may
abate III Can a foreign State. with no
Jurisdiction over the premises, Where
the nuisance exists. abate IT, To ask
tba question IS TO answer IT, The things
that are assumed TO constitute nuisance
I'm the Trausvaal Republic are matters OF
internal administration. They are mat
ters I'm which a foreign state mas no
right 10 interfere. To hold otherwise IS
10 reduce state sovereignty TO an empty
name and % iuaugurate the reign OF bIutt
force What right then has England 10
interfere in the internal affairs or the
Transvaal Republic IT, as 20 such AFFAIRS
tho Republic g. sovereign and has granted
no right OF interference by ueaty-slnce
the convention Of 1884 no such authority
ftr-
seems quite clear that even the claim OF
Sovereignty has been trumped mp within
the last two or three months The treaty
of 1854 necessarily did away with the
treaty of ls,l. whether the preamble or me
last named treaty was expressly repeat
cd or not. for tho treaty Of 1854 embraced
and was intended 90 embrace ana settle
aU matters I'm dispute That was the COM
tempOraue0us construction OF the treaty
Lord Derby. the then Colonial Minister
understood that the claim OF suzcfalh'y
was abandoned and so assured the Beers
Ii was so understood in England ana IN
the Transvaal for five years after the
treaty. England during that time assert
ed no authority. except as TO the iorelsn
policy Of tine Transyaal Republic no
treaty was tO Doe made with any foreign
State prejudcal 20 English interests.
With this single exception as 10 JUS IoI-
cign policy the Transvaal Republic was
as much o. sovereign nation as England
herself and England had no more right
OF authority to- interfere with the internal
affairs Of the Republic than she has 10
interfere with and regulate the AFFAIRS
Of our own government.
England may think our high tariit pol
icy very uuwisc atl unpr0gressire crc'
but she will hardly attempt by torce TO
regulate our affairs for Us, aud wee mas
She not the right 20 DO so If Dr. Calisch s
argument g. eCund2 Tie seems 10 mold
that a progressive government may ap3'e
an unprogrcs i've government as % nll'-
ance the progressive government beng
in the nature of the case, the sOe Judge
of The degree on unprOgressiVene that
viii Justify Interference.
Spain IS % very unprosressiNe govern
ment. far less progressive than FRANCE
WHY then may not France overthrow the
Spanish government and establish a more
liberal one2 n may Doe said. however
that DIT Caleoh presents q case between
barbarism and civilization; still ] take Do
that he only means that the ROer gov
eminent IS less progressive than that tf
EuElaud He cannot mean That me boei7
are b8rhariant Are they narbarianst
Have they ever been guilty OF sucn
crimes and crueties as 90 justify other
nations in dealing with them as the
enemies of the human race Nay. verify
ou the contrary, they are n Hioi"''
ligious. GOd-feaing people. IheN are l"-
dustrious. hospital brave ana heI eii.l'
people of simple frugal haDila' niue
narrow and b.eoled u may Oe "u' I.l
hlps not possessing lhat up-l9-'..''', ,.,
now SO much lh eNiH'iDe "',u '.'
lacking I'm those many gum .-."t
sturdy virtues thal nave 80
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ol the hoeIs .i go ~ ,i,,, form,
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OF government '"'. ,''D
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taxes upon the l.,.''''.'., Doee
them any voice lh '"e i,.l.' t,s -
Ihe llIilgs .,..' ,'-,o, tGe mart of the
amy o.I INNS -, ,,,,1 and lo,oi cifi.
'llia"D''9 ~ n.,,,l.Iic9 ~ it rot
Igts oi ''', ,r,,-..... ~ evgrv government
"''''.i n. own GENERALIZATION
,g, r,,.,,... e,,-. of has fosterod
i.' ,''''.-...,,,,., minors IN nav almost
lHoiop''s fb.tr s,,rlv ~ dvns-
uouD.e ~ .'.,,,i,, was In existence
Ahl'e. Ii..,.,-...,..-s o. ,oost az Them went
into the Roer Republic III the foster
ii1o .''. ....--l..,,r... b, a Government will
i.s go. l-,,sif. Interference. where would
~. Loo Notwithstanding this alleged
INTEGRAL treatment OF the Uitlanders, tho
nri,Iooee and franchises they have en-
loved have been very pfoutaDle'
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