The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-26


of the Orange dynasty.
The outrages-mpn blown from can
mons. women fiogged to death-commit-
ted in the name of this gracious old
woman make Nero's murders seem mere
boyish pranks.
A good wife and Il good mother, yon
say?
Well, ore can't be mutilating "niggors
all the time Even bandits have harm
less hours when they twang the guitar
and kiss their girls among the roses.
What has she seen. this sleepy wo
man. staring out over her British world
Gladstone ordering the bonIbardment OF
Alexandria, Kitchener butchering the
wounded after battle. Lmgard numbering
the peaceful white missionaries o.
Uganda-the hero! She watched. too al
that dark drama of the Transvaal; saw
Cecil Rhodes filchfng diamond mines and
Chamberlain gambling in shares and urg
ing on the Jameson raiders. all the lonF
and tortuous and dirty play of politics
and finance.
Saw all this and asked God to bless
Joey Chamberlain and Joey's gamble in
British-South Africa Company's shares
and God blessed them. You can hea'
His blessing in the chatter of the Max
inns and the ''spang!' of Dum-Dun
bullets from Ladyslnith to l.aings
Mex And then the Lord said: ''Sh'
has seen enough-this old woman. ano
took away her sight. UnGuestionablF
it was a mark of grace. Now in he'
darkness she may ponder Bismarck
prophecy: South Africa viii be tht |
tomb Of the British Empire.
Doubtless that was a long prophecy
1t might have had a better chance o
fulfillment had it not been for Mr.. Nc
Ktnleys subtle announcement OF tht |
American policy of non-intervent}on-s |
long AS the other Powers remain neutral |
1t did not take England long TO unrave |
the meaning of Mr. Mcllinley's rather |
dark sentence. 1t meant only one thing
The .other great Powers were not dis
inclined to step between England anG
her victim. They were ready |
to force England to arbitration
or some other civilized and
equitable method of procedure:
They approached the United States, anc
your Government at Washington not
only refused to extend helping hand
to the little far-away Republic. but de- |
clared that if others attempted such Q
folly, she would take tn
rart of England. OF course. the plan
fell through. No European Power ont
of mere abstract love for justice and
humanity could afford to bring on IN
war.
And when the news came that Inc
United States had said hands OIL
while the brave John Bull trounces his
little enemy the Kingdom rang WITT
Joy. Joe Choate dripped tears and 2.
of fraternity. Rosebery canted, iNf
the Peclzsniff he is. Of blood being tliickei
than water. Every London newspaper
even the radical Chronicle-yelped o.
the common heritage-one tong7e-onP
Observation-Disclosures in blood ard az
that There were prayers in the chtlrcn-
pc. PRAYERS ON the housetops-for Johp
Rull in his intervals Of looting dearly
loves to pray aloud.
Relieve me. Mr. Mckinley is popH
lar President-in England.
He is looked upon as a good and great
cousin. 1t is question whether he can
he kept out of Mr.. Kiplinss next bal
lad. for Mr.. Kipling, who is tho @ree
poet of Imperialism, does not choose
his own subjects.
You have had some litlte experience
of late. with these PARKWAY wars, and
you know all the tricks whereby the
popular enthusiasm is kept at boiling
point. while the brave soldiers march
ont to conquer or die-for this syndicate
or that trust Over here there has been
little opposition to the war. The grey
est Quaker feels heroic when he thinks
of it. Men Of quiet, far-seeing philoS-
onhy, who recognize the injustice Of
Tpcisnd's claim and denounce Joey"
Chamberlains roguish vemal duplic-
ity. are howled down as traitors
John Morley a traitor and Joey a
patriot! Well, it's a queer world
A queer world-England, after all her
prating at the Peace Congress, refuses
aab;tration: after her solemn engage
ment at The Hague, arms her troops
with Dum-Dum bullets; after signing
the provisions of the Brussels Confer
ence, calls in the worst savages OF Afrl-
ca &c how olI;n.. and hy some Curious