The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-10-15
uveL.np AND THn rRAssvAAL.


the presid.nt Of The uDites States has
been called upon by petition 10 interfere
bsiwe-r England and the bosrr Ia Al ei-
fort to avert war The Insrits OF that pel-
lion are no longer su5jects for oont1o-
rersr. interrsntion, by Ene5iaIiTe pro
cess ia OUT Ct tirae. War has been de-
olared uad troops ARE being hurried TO
The 6eldt, Wherein viii rranspire the bat
Ties that must decide The snsauruined re-
que
4 The New Tv-k journal was asFed 70
slEn The petition for neaiaticc- II &C.
cllned with acerbttF. and Eure editorial
utteraape Of the reEsous fur its declins-
ltAon in AID array Of Indictments against The
Boef and his government, not one q.
wb5th VIII endure the hashllghi q I'm
partial investigation.
"The TrsnrvEsl lawn forbid Any Jew to
shlrs the lGw-naking power" thprderr
the Journri.
When DID Hnnisrt rrow 50 ''wondrous
ftnA" % The Jew Through bow many
centuries Of government 6id Grsn; Britain
ioeuy The Jew participated IL asr Jaw
milking power before D!srssll of whom
that anan II ''bloo5 ant iro1. Bismarck,
paid the complainant thEi be ALMOST MADE
t Es-a3te ot nirn. forged hiE way into lie
British 2s-l1h-nen;Y Then again, u Bag
land has grown 30 Soiicisous orsr TIE
hestowsl Of N. franchise ppou the Jew"
why does not EnElaad call aaAsia TO
bloody accou-.t.ngy Ia H. IL the Wild
logjr Of III. Journal would soEgest. be-
enuss Russia IS a giant and the TrEusvaal
q paspy!
In glant demands that this titc.4 --l.ns-
taou against TIE Jews cease" again de-
clArea the Journal
! Why did not the United Kingdom come
10 tie rescue Of ureytus. when France
hounoed him fron the general star 10
oesoiAts prison On Ievil's Island, to at-
ltsrwardE give h11a reviEion&ry trial that,
1 IN :.s miserable travesty on justice.
checked the moral sense Of ell c.yilizs-
isonf
/ Bur The Journal resches The climax Of
its vn.nst and unreasonable errsignruent
Of Tie Boer government. when It says that
''ths Beers declare TIA. they are merely
asking tb1 right 70 live. What thsy really
ask is The right Of six Inec to tyranniEs
over twenty OF 5000 70 rule zoe, 900. AID
rule them un.uEtly. The Bo.r attitude IS
not s demand for freedom II s. strictly
az attitude Of denying neesom 70 others.
Tia Boer bosses controlled by Kruger
maintain a government by .rastrocracr,
az ar3stoeracy based On birth-Dutch
birth"
We viii svppo1e case tina. will g.
lustrate the taliaay and danger Of this
position. Suppose the thousands Of Amer
leans who are building railroads. develop
lag mines, erecting smel,ars, paving
streets. constructing electric ligat plants
and touching up the republic Of Mexico
with the energy o. modern progress.
should petition tire government OF the
United States 70 fcrcs the Mexican re-
public 10 endow them with tbs right Of
franchise and OF participation in the az
fairs Of that government II makes no
difference, for the purposes Of this pre-
sentiment. ncr does II IN the least destroy
Us analogy, wheehsr these Americans out
humber or 60 not outnumbcr the Mexi-
can population. The principle involved is
the gtsr al which The Post Is driving.
These Americans are the Outlanders OF
Mexico. and fhey have no more right 10
participation IN the government OF the
country whers they have gone. In sense,
ss adventurers and for the express pur-
pose Of benefiting their fortunes than the
outlanders Of the TrarEysat have 10 par
,icipation IN the affairs OF the Bce- goy-
crnuaent. Those American ortlande.a have
made no such demand OF the parent gov
eminent. sa6, II they aid. II would 20 un-
Needed. for this Republic has not yet
ouired taste for outlying possessions.
when It is ready 70 dishonor itselt--ths
advice OF Cecil Rho3ss the English Afri-
can freebooter. TO the contrary notwith-
standing. Ths Journal siateR the Beer
position unfairly. II no, absurdly. He
does not deny freedom TO others" He
claims merely and Justly the right, pos
sessed and held sacred by every govern
meat under the heavens to extend TO the
slisn In his midst the elective franchise
and the right 10 participation In the Af-
fairs OF his government through It's duly
constituted legislative authority.
The Beer bosses" 81. 900 Independent
citizens. controlled by Kruger maintain
government by an aristoeracy based on
birth--Duteh birth" as We have quoted
the Journal. What vicious ning "a
this. The Same might be- said Of US. Amer
lea maintains government OF American
bosses. whose president ls William Nc
hinley. BY an aristocracy based on birth
American birth. Where Is the nation thai
uafcs say Us nay? Where the power that
WIZ deny US the right TO bestow upon the
allen, OF not. as We choose. participation
In our domestic aifalrsg What dynasty of
continental Europe dares say to this I'M
periai and fearless Republic, you shall
grant a franchise 10 the Monaghan who
y made prisoner and hustled out OF this
country. under the conduct OF the govern
usent's conslabulary. II he is caught
irespasaing upon It's vast territory?
These intsrrogatories express the error
ana injustice OF Euglands position. Who
shall say that her attitude toward tbs
Transsaai Is entitled to the honest sane
tAon Of dispasaionate and untramueica
lungmenty History VIII write the Anal