The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26

no bod hitherto discussed the matter mod
erateIv, and sincerely, and" he added, IT
would nav the greatest attention to his ar
s,u,oar+s If did not know he would use
preciseJv the same arguments in regard TO
anv British war. All his arguments are
based on his enmity to England" Mr..
o,ban,bsrIain then said: ''Wnat would have
been the Irish argument in the Spanish
American war. in which Spain showed her.
saIs ininitelv less capable of defending her
self than the Transyaal-
Here William Redmond, Parnellite men,
her for East Claire, shouted: The Trans
vaal did not blow up your warships."
THE PANISH-AMERICANw WAR.
Mr. Chamberlain contiued: "The great,
almost determining contest between the
United States and Spain was fought with
out the loss of single American We have
never denied that the Transvaal was a fee
man worthy of our steel. Not only was
the disparity between the forces in the
Spanish-American war as great as those
now engaged, but the contention of the
United States and their right OF interfer-
ence arose from the fact that at some dis
tance from their territories there was op-
preston not of American citizens, but of
another race Of people, and that justified
the Intervention of the United States IN the
mind of the civilized world, or at any rate,
in the eyes of Englishmen and Irishmen.
But we are interfering in behalf of our
own people. 1t is perfectly certain that
Mr. Davitt, but for his hatred of England,
would sympathize with US as he did with
America"
Mr.. Chamberlain then replied to the crti-
cism of his not accepting the mediation Of
Mr.. Hofmeyer, the Afrikander leader, point
ing out that, while he believed Mr.. Hof-
meyer was sincere, yet he could not forget,
when President Kruger made absolutely a.
lusory proposals for settlement" Mr..
Hofmeyer was prefectly ready to accept
them. President Kruger mised Mr. Hof-
meyer in promising him proposals which
differed materially from those he really
presented.
There has been on the part of the Trans
vaal crookedness altogether incompre-
hensble if they desired settlement" con-
tinued Mr.. Chamberlain. Il believe that
from first to last President Kruger never
intended to give anything approaching equal
rights to the white races or any acknowl-
edgment of British supremacy. War, there
fore. was inevitable. There has been an
enormous strain upon us. We are called on
| send across the sea force such AS no ma
| ton in history ever before sent This is en-
tirely due to the preparations which made
| the Transvaal an armed camp and which
| not only secured ii a defensive position, but
enables II to take the offensive against the
large force now engaged. Such thing
could not be continued forever: we would
! have needed a permanent force of 5000 in
| South Africa. We are told shall lose
South Africa. Our foreign friends are con.
vinced of it. Yet they are not happy. Such
predictions were made before, and were
even current in the days Of Elizabeth. But
am not alarmed. One great Teutonic peo-
pie cannot hold in subsection another great
Teutonic people, but this has never been oul
| course.
1T is impossible to content that the
Dutch of the Cape are oppressed by oul
rule, when they have all the rights English.
men possess. and even in individual cases
are permitted to talk and write treason
! Whatever may be the result Of the war ant
the premature talk Of the result of the pres
ents war, does anyone imagine that we shall
fail to do for others what we claimed fol
ourselves. or refuse equal rights to the
Dutch in the Transvaal, which they re-
fused?" ICheers.1