The Irish standard., 1899-10-21

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which hurled defiance at the oppressor
OF Ireland and the Transvaal. In tn
course OF his address he said:
AS Irish Nationalist of all section
VIC have assembled today in Ireland
capital city to give voice to our people,
feelings on the Anglo-Transvaal crisis
Those feelings are we'll known. The,
are heartily with President Kruger ane
his brave Beers (cheers), because the,
are in the right, and we are just a:
strongly against England and her brag
CART Jingoes, because they are in the
wrong (cheers). But this is not the
whole case either against England, OF
for the South African republic. There
are other grounds, and many OF them
why every lrishman worthy Of the name
should wish success, with all his heart
to the Transvaal in its resistance tc
British aggression. This is not the
first time that Englishmen have brough,
their brute force to bear against the
rights OF this small nation of Afrikander
Dutch. Early in this century the ances-
tors OF the present-day Beers were
forced by England's method OF trucu-
lent injustice, to leave the country, now
known as Cape Colony, and to migrate
nortllwards into the wilds OF the dark
continent in search OF peace and indie
pendence. They preferred this migra-
ton to British rule in any shape or
form (cheers). They settled down in
their new homes, and by the application
OF their industry and rugged virtues
f1ourished there. They were not long
allowed to enjoy their freedom. Eng
lish grabbing propensity pursued them,
until they were forced again to trip
away from the interference OF their per-
secutors across the Orange river, still
farther north. England, for the most
infamous OF motives, agreed by treaties
iii 1852, to make this Orange river the
northern limit OF British rule. What
was this motive? The English desired
to put the Beers between themselves
and the hordes OF Kaffirs who hung on
the border OF European possessions
and threatened the colonsts with blood
shed and risings. Ii the Beers kept the
Basutoes and the Zulus at bay, they
rendered a useful service to British COL
onists. Ii, on the other hand, the KAT
frs eNterminated the Beers the Eng
lisl would be rid Of their troublesome
Dutch rivals. But the Beers were not
wiped out by the natives (cleers). On
the contrary, they governed their black
subjects with more justice and humanity
than any English colony in South AT
RIGA or elsewhere has ever done
(chcers), and prosperity and peace be-
gan to reign north OF the Orange river.
Again England resorted to her tradi-
tonal treachery, and broke the Treaty
OF 1852. She did the same with the
Treaty OF 1860.
A Voice-Like the Treaty OF Liner
icll (cheers).
Mr.. Davitt-Yes, as my friend says,
these treaties were broken, as was the
treaty OF Limerick. Speaking OF this
action OF England in reference to the
treaty with the Beers in 1867 James
Anthony Froude declared that his coun-
try's conduct in this business was so
bad that no Bocr in South Africa could
ever again trust to England's promises
(cFeers). Froude was right England
undertook in the convention OF 1884, in
the most solemn manner, and in the
name OF the queen, never again to inter-
lcre iii the internal affairs OF the Trans
vaal republic, and today we see Eng
land on the brink OF war with the Beers,
because, iorsootl1 of the inequality OF
the franchise as between Englisl1men
and Beers in the South African republic
(cheers). Think OF it, England pre-
pared to spend fifty millions in fighting
for the franchise for Outlandcrs in
South Africa, with never thought in
her statesmcn's heads OF extending the
franchise to the tens OF millions of Brit
ish subjects in India who are without
single vote in either municipal or par
liamentary affairs (cres OF "Shame").
The Outlander agitation in the Rand is
a fraud and humbug cloud cheers).
1t is a got up job of the capitalists The
miners are not in the movement 1t is
the mine owners and English exploiters
who are at the bottom of the whole
business, with Rhodes and Chamberlain
Cloud groans) at the other end OF the
dastardly and dirty transaction (cheers),
eager to gobble up the two little repub-
lies and sweep them out of the way OF
the Cape to Cairo project OF Imperial
Jingoism. Well, this may turn out to
be tough piece OF work even for the
rulers OF the British Empire (cheers).
The Beers know how to fight Cloud
cheers). They are seasoned champions
OF national independence (cl1eers), and
it is earnestly to be hoped that the two
republics, aided by the Afrikander race
OF South Africa will fight to the death
(cheers) against the unjust, grabbing
policy OF the big bully who dare not
threaten war on the United States over
the gold mines OF Venezuela or those Of
the Yukon (cheers), but can do so in
the case OF the Rand mines with little