The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1899-12-23
THE WAR In AFRICA.
Mr.. EDITOR:

| have noticed that the Times
Democrat and Picayune editorials
are all for the English and thor
oughIy Anti-Boer. Excuses are
manufactured why the English
are so often beaten and glorious
English victories are always eager
ly anticipated and ruin, deSoIatIon
and complete humiliation predict
ed for the Beers. Those papers
base their opinions from the tradi-
tjonaI glory Of the English army
acquired while fighting the IGno-
rant and unciviIized people OF her
vast empire, the greatness ana
prestige Of the British Empire
and the strength Of her maritime
power ana such bOSh that anyone
can tell are no reasons at all. III
formation against the British Is
scrupulously left out and all news
. or supposed news unfaVoraDle 10
the Beers are eagerly set forth
and spoken Of at great length.
The Beers are reported as uncIVl-
lied, treacherous, barbarous, muir
derous, tyrannical, irreligiouS, Ig-
norant, dirty and i'll fact are paint
ed as worse than bruteS. They
state that the Beers murder Their
prisoners. fire on ambulanceS and
flags of truce, and misrepresent
them i'm thousand ways which
are methods only employed by
towards and are 50 tlimSy and
SenSelesS as to cause any sane
man to see through their mercena-
ny and prcjudiced motives. Why
don't they tell the truth? Why
are they so prejudiced! Anglo
maniacS could not be more preju-
diced. The supposed friendship OF
England ought not to blind them.
They know or ought to, that Eng
Lands friendship for us is a selfish
one. England's isolation i'll Europe
led her to seek our friendship.
They complacently tell lis that
England will crush the Beers, as
they deserve and that it will be
for the advancement of civiliZtiOn.
They say the inevitable must
come !.the survival of the tittest."
: / read many papers and some are
Pro. Boer, while others are impair
tial giving fair treatment to either
side. But none of them predict
an easy conquest for England and
none so far forget themselves a.
to preach the doctrine Of survival
of the iittesto and other incendl-
ary language used by the Times
Democrat and Picayune.
The Beers have proven them
selves more humane and mcrclful
up to date, than their enlightened
oppressors. 1t is proven daily by
cable and by letter that the Beers
do not murder their prisoners,
but are merciful and kind to all
prisoners, which is reported by the
English prisoners themselves and
also by the foreign consulates at
Pretoria. At Glands Laagte the
only fight in the present war, an
which the Beers were routed, j
Boer ambulance was found to have
- bullet holes in it. Testimonial
letters from the field show that 60
Boer prisoners were murdered by
the Gentlemanly Lancers of Great
Britain. The Beers begged for
mercy ON their knees but were
crushed and savagely murdered in
ss4 duplicating attitudes. The
officers told their men to
~ no mercy and to quote an
officer whose letter appeared in
the London Times, "Most excellent
pig sticking ensued for about ten
minutes, the bag being about co.
AS the New York World says
speaking of the Gentlemanly Brit
ish Lancers-'.These British gen
tlemen and the men who must
obey and SO far as may be pattern
after them, are in South Africa.
according TO the statements of the
British Gov, for TIE cause of pro
gress, and liberty, and civilization.
Yet when they write of battle in