The times., 1899-10-06
The Trutb ABOUT the ROOFS.

The New York World has been enter
prising enough to start movement OF
iong-range philanthropy and hysteria in
much cost, has apparently secured from
several well-known citizens of the United
States, telegraphic endorsements of a
petition addressed to President Mckinley,
urging him TO mediate between Great Brit
ain and the two South African republics.
This scheme, like all of its kind, appeals
strongly to a class of Americans who, in
utter ignorance of what they are doing,
howl dismally whenever the idea of exact
ing justice or decency from any little die
tatorship or oiigarchy which may happen
to be labeled republic" is suggested. II
is to this hysterico- -philanthropic class that
the World" directs its efforts 10 promote
a scheme of national interference in a
matter in connection with which, IL we
have any duty, it is to give the fullest
moral support to England, as the defender
of modern civilization and human liberty
in South Africa
With a heavy shower OF bathos, the
World" says: 'It is already clear that
America earnestly desires President Nc
Rinley TO make In its name an effort 10
prevent the wiping out of two of our sister
republics" OF course, it is unnecessary to
remind constituency of intelligent reader ;
that America" does not desire anything of
the kind, OF that outside OF perhaps a few
un-Americsn and chronically obstructive
newspapers, any pretence of such senti-
ment has ever been made.
AS an excuse for this popular" move
ment TO embarrass the American President
and the British Government, the utterly
senseless argument is advanced that the in
terference proposed is within the purview
of the plan of arbitration formulated by
The Hague Peace Conference. The World"
quotes as follows:
Articles . and OF this plan say:
The signstory powers decide that in cases OF
serious difference or conflict they will, before APP
pealing 20 arms have recourse, 50 far as circum-
stances permit, 10 the good offices mediation of
one OF several friendly powers.
The right of Offering their good Of
fees belongs 10 powers not connected with the
conflict, during the course of hostiiities,
which act can never be regarded as an unfriendly
act"
Article OF the plan says:
''In international disputes involving neither
countsys honor nor essential interests and aris-
ing from q divergence OF opinion points Of
fact. the signatory powers deem it advisable that
parties unable TO agree through diplomatic means
shall institute. as far as circumstances will per-
NIT, an international enquiry, whose duty it shall
be to facilitate the solution Of these disputes by
clearing up questions Of fact by means of i'm
partial, conscientious examination
Thus the plan adopted by the Peace
Congress makes it the right and the duty
OF President Mckinley to offer the friendly
services of this nation" IT does to the
same extent that it would justify Mr.. Nc
Kinley in interfering between the Mahara-
jah of Delhi, the Khedive OF Egypt. or the
khalifa of the Soudan, and the British
Government, and no more. The distin-
guished statesmen, diplomatists, and pub
licists who constituted the membership of
The Hague Conference. We're certainly not
silly enough deliberately to open the door
for foreign intermeddiing between sover-
eign or suzerain states and their depend
encies, and their conclusions and dicta, too
obviously TO require discussion. can be ap-
piled only 20 relations between fulI-fedged
sHtS. AaAonos S|oiSs- So iiiee" AOi ine Id"
and fact. Let US enquire into the alleged
grounds for the sympathy We are solicited
TO feel for our dear republican friends. the
Dutch In South Africa.
In the first place. they do not happen TO
be the honest. God-fearing. virtuous, and
amiable people their friends in this coun-
try would have US consider them. On the
contrary. they form the most ignorant.
bigoted, fanatical, cruel, brutal. and gen
orally uncivilized body of Ceucasians on
the face of the earth today. They left