The Irish standard., 1899-12-16
who masquerades as an American of the

who masquerades as an American of the
Americans, has lived in the state OF
Minnesota for some forty years he is as
British today as when he lett the Cana
dian province. In his capacity OF edi-
tor-in-chief OF tile Pioneer Press he has
always been in sympathy with England
and will be until his last breath. His
chief aim in life seems to be the Angll-
citation of the United States, and moth
ing would give him keener pleasure than
to see the consunmation OF British
American alliance. In view Of these
facts it is nonsensical for Mr.. Cole or
any other true American to expect fair
treatment in the Pioneer Press in the
discussion of the .Anglo-Boer war.
Mr.. Cole had the temerity to challenge
the statements made by the British
American editor in an article entitled,
"Why Americans Do Not Favor the
Beers" and by way OF retort is told that
he "can hardly be serious in his con-
tention, and that the vital principles OF
free government for which the British
are contending would remain to enlist
the support OF every lover OF liberty the
world over" We believe that Mr.. Cole
has the best OF the argument through
out, and the following passages from
his letter will convince our readers that
what he says is absolutely true and
irrefutable:
From daily experience am OF
opinion that you are grossly wrong as
to American sympathy being with the
British, and that it would be truer to
say that four out OF five OF the rank and
file of our population would be found
to synpathize with the Beers. Aside
from the unwarranted assumption of the
title Of the article, the principal point
made was to endeavor to show similar
ity between the Outlanders' cause and
that Of our Revolutionary foreiatlers-
surely an unhappy attempt at parallel.
In 177o the British fought us to en-
force the payment OF taxes without rep
resentation. In 1899 the British fight
the Beers to enforce representation as
means OF evading taxation. The Beers
original rights would seem to be better
than ours, for we CAME Of British stock
and were colonze. under British aus
pices, if not under her fostering care,
while the Beers came from foreign stock
and have had nothing in common with
England, nor have they had any reason
to love her, but much reason to distrust
and fear her, as has many another weak
people.
A truer parallel, but one fatal to your
contention, would be the condition of af-
fairs in the Klondike. Outlanders from
the United States outnumber subjects
OF Canada four to one; yet Canada rules
arbitrarily and does not grant the fran
chise, and the United States does not
ask that political rights be given; mean
time, insisting that our subjects retain
their citizenship here. Will Our stand
ing in the Klondike be improved
generation hence, and if not, would
resort to arms be justified? Logically,
you must say yes But no government
under the sun would grant to aliens
what England has demanded for her
freebooters from the Beers.
The Outlanders in the Transvaal have
become numerous within about fifteen
years and comparatively few care far
thing for the franchise. 1t is certain
that the chartered company was chiefly
interested in the franchise as a means
OF gaining absolute control OF the min
eral wealth OF the country. Signatures
to petitions were forced, or forged, in
order to afford pretext for Chamber
lain, Rhodes & Co. to force an issue.
The Boer government taxed the mines
per cent on the output, against which
action there was great outcry; yet the
chartered company exacted payment OF
one-half on the same product and no
protest was made.