Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13
THE AFRICAN wan CLOUD.

Louisville Courler-Journal There is no
cause OF war with the Transvaal, and Great
Britain has every reason to continue the ne
gotiations. National honor is not involved;
only the greed Of Cecil Rhodes and his fol-
lowers is in question.
Philadelphia Record: The outlook is al
together too peaceful to please the South
African boomers and their allies OF the l. n
don newspaper press, who in their minds had
already gobbled the Transvaal. But the wise
world at large will continue to hope for a
steady lessening OF friction and a pacific cut
come OF the imbroglio.
Buffalo Express: A reply TO the latest not,
OF the British government to the South AT.
rican republic is hardly to be expected until
the matter has received very careful atten-
ton. Hence no decisive news need be looked
for at once, unless the Beers should assume
the offensive. 1t is well to remember that
every day OF delay gives a better chance for a
compromise that will avoid war.
Chicago Journal: We have no Monroe doc
trine for South Africa, but Great Britain is
Jealous Of our goodwill II she knew the
American people held in adherence her con-
templatod crime against peace and liberty II
might stay her hand. But do they? 1t is
more likely that, misled by parroting news
papers and dazZled by the false glamour OF
their own Imperialism, many Of them would
look upon Chamberlain's raid with approval,
Philadelphia Times: A reasonable guar
anty that England will not gobble up the
country-or, in other words, a clear and
unequivocal reafirmation Of the terms of
the London convention OF 1884, recognizing
the independence OF the republic in all her
internal a~ffairs-would be about all that
the Beers will ask and that they certainly
are entitled to. With such assurance in
black and white Kruger and the Volksraad
would doubtless be willing to deal literally
with the Uitlanders. and thus remove all
causes Of irritation with England.
Chicago News: There is no doubt that as
the case is understood today a war against
the Beers would be distasteful to the moral
sense Of this country. Americans could not
overlook certain striking analogies to their
own case in 1875, except that we were then
clearly rebels, while the South Africans are
as clearly free men. Great Britain's SOW
ereignty over the American colonies rested
on solid ground. Her claim of sovereignty in
South Africa is hardly more than a diplomatic
shadow. Kruger has offered concessions. The
British policy, as it appears today, is simply
one OF conquest.
Chicago Tribune: II the English invade
the Transvaal Americans will rejoice to see
tho Beers welcome them with bloody
hands to hospitable graves" and make
every Transvaal mountain another Majuba
hill. Were the field Of action nearer home
and less inaccessible thousands Of liberty
loving Americans would rush to the aid OF
the burghers whom English land hunger and
gold mine hunger is endeavoring to rob
Of their freedom and their native land. Far
away as is the Transvaal, If war comes and
the struggle is protracted, gallant men of
many nationalities will make their way
to the interior Of Africa to strike a blow for
freedom and against freedoms enemy.