Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-20
American sympathy is with the Beers.
But in both cases The real opinion of


American sympathy is with the Beers.
But in both cases he real opinion of
the community here and in America
has been formed upon the broad issues.
The English people saw that America
stood for freedom, good government.
and progress, while Spain represented
incapacity in administration, the OPP
preston of subject races, and the ster-
ilization and bankruptcy of country
possessing all the elements of wealth
and prosperity. They did not trouble
themselves about the parchments. If
there We're any, upon which interna-
tional jurists might assert or deny the
right of the United States to put an end
to crying evil at their gates. They
did not enter into minute analysis of
the negotiations, or inquire whether
President Mckinley used the new Dip
lonacy or the old. They saw that
great and kindred people. speaking
their own language and pursuing their
own ideals of government and of life,
had come to the conclusion that the
Cuban survival from the middle ages
could not be tolerated any longer. They
accordingly gave their sympathy to
that kindred people, and counted them
selves happy that they had it in their
power to make sympathy useful by
giving pause to those who We're itching
to interfere. 1t is the same in America
today. The American people are not
blinded by the accident that the Trans
vaal calls itself a republic. They know
that every essential attribute of Il re-
public is wanting, that the govern
ment is a corrupt oligarchy, that the
majority OF the Inhabitants have no
political and hardly any civil rights.
that the disfranchised and oppressed
majority have yet to pay practically all
the expenses of the administration that
Expresses them, and, finally, that the
Boer government, standing for all that
is retrogressive and impossible, is armed
to the teeth and prepared to extend its
sway over the whole of South Africa.
They know that England stands for the
equal laws, the individual freedom, the
liberal opportunity, and the energetic
progress which make up their own re-
publican ideal; and as England
pumped for the United States. so do
the United States now plump for Eng
land without regard to the fine-drawn
technicalities of the attorney.
1t is the more remarkable to find
clearly on the side of this country, be-
cause there is a strong Irish element
which has done its Very best to bring
about the opposite result, and because
in the present electioneering activity
that element finds its best opportunity.
in this country we had no disturbing
force OF this kind to warp politicians
into assembling their feelings. Irish
| ~, ~ 10 an
what show of opposition it has made
has been chiefly due TO an appeal to the
Eclass, probably as numerous in Ameri-
ca as here, who have a fiabby faith in
the omnipotence Of arbitration to settle
the worlds affairs withoutlighting The
desire to settle them peacefully is wor-
thy all the more respect, because it is
not less strong among those who see
! war TO be sometimes unavoidable than
among those who shut their eyes tight
against all The teaching of history and
common sense. But the people who re-
fuse 10 look at the facts and imagine
that everything can be settled by arbi-
tration are inischevious in spite of all
their good intentions ard lofty aspira-
4 tons They happily do not succeed in
4 America. any more than in this coun-
\
the mass of the people when broad
issue between Incompatible ideals and
Tendencies comes up fer decision.
With direct use of the English
language the faculty for which came
not from the undergraduate polish OF
oxford. nor from Cambridge, hut from
the fine subsidiary schooling OF Elton,
this editorial writer epitomizes, as
much BY what. he infers as by what he
says. the reasons. not for an American
! English combine as against the ma
FORMATIONS and politics OF all Europe
lnot for a you-tickle- me- and-l' ll-tickle-
you reciprocity. not for greed. nor en-
pire nor empiricism in any form, but
for a broad understanding between two
people Of the same language, the Same
. civilization and the Same pnrposes--sel !.
fish. perhaps in the sense OF educating
others TO make broadening marke
for our own people but unselfish in tn
tlasire for Ultimate peace, industry ans
happiness. It is a good thing to read
and study Sometimes we get by alb
sorpdon a great deal Of benefit that "
would permit no one to pound into US
hope some 81 the Little Highlander
of iowa will study not read this
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