The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-11-24

hHNt iOuHu tne bOers as | describ
% them here. There might I've excen
tions, but very few. Some might 6
lacking in one thing or another bu
there Is no such a thing in Transyaal a,
: seml-savage BOer. They might looL
savage IN the eyes of the English sol
dlers, but so did the Americans in IN,
eyes Eyes OF the Filipinos and the Cubars
Inere IS plenty Of room for colonies
l9r England to make homes for her sur.
pIus people outside Transvaal and Free
state IN south Africa, and they can he
founded without making South Africa
the white mans grave.
AS 1t is now, it is my opinion that
England will lose her colonies i'm south
africa and that Transvaal will be the
founder OF the United States of south
New York Life has this good natured
exposure OF the fallacy Of the British
position.
Lord Rosebury, in recent speech.
SAID, Il do not know why we should
attract so much III feeling
His Lordshipappears TO be singnlarly
simple person-which he is not But Il
His Lordship will drop in at this office
any morning when we are not too busy
we Will explain to him why it is that a
big boy loses popularity when he picks
quarrel with a very little boy for pur-
pose OF obtaining the latter's property.
be 1t iacknife or marbles, gold or d.
almonds. In fact this war with the
Beers seems to bring the British Govern.
ment somewhere in line with the man
described by David Harum, who was
about as popular as skunk in hem
house."
If our brethren in Great Britain think
the Americans are entirely on their side |
In their fight with the Beers. they
delude themselves. We confess that |
when the Beers succeed in pulling one |
or two of the fon's teeth as they did |
at Ladysmith, though il interests ms
we feel neither anguish nor ex. !
ulation, but regard il simply as a strong |
argument advanced by Beers in SUP. |
port OF their claim that they ought To |
be allowed to run their country i'm their |
own way. When the British win some |
advantage, as they doubt
less VIII presently, we shall regard that |
rs an argument on their side. Surely |
we are entitled TO watch the debate be. |
lore reaching our conclusion. More
over we suspect that considerable con. |
tinuance OF the discussion may not be |
a bad thing for those concerned, even
though II involves large expenditure
)i energy and many details OF pain and /
loss that we deplore. There are results
that ought not to be achieved too
early, even though they are good. This
combat in the Transvaal is proceeding
lccording 10 the rules for such disputes.
There has been no gouging or brutality,
md such constancy and courage has
)5en shown on both sides rs 10 make
rs proud to. remember that between
10Th disputants and ourselves there
'xists tie OF blood. Indeed, they may
)e well proud of one anothoer, and Il
nay be they are. IL is true that the
english newspapers attribute the
3oer scoop at Ladysmith % the treach-
'ry OF the British mules and believe
hat these obstinate creatures have
natural sympathy with Dutchmen, but
We must not pay too much respect 10
hat, for stampoding the other fellows
mules Is part of the game Of war.
An exceptionally instructive editorial
las just appeared in the Chicago Trib.
Inc; Says the Tribune.
Some Englishmen are surprised by
he fact that American sympathies are
With the Beers and against the Brit
sh. IL would be a cause for surprise IL
americans felt otherwise in the matter.
The sympathies OF the people OF the
United States always go out toward a
weaker people struggling for independ.
nee. In the eyes Of Americans there Is
good deal of resemblance between the
present plight OF the Beers and the status
4 the American colonists in 1875, ex-
cpt that the Beers have more independ-
nee at the start than the Americans
ad. Our colonists took up arms for
hc protection Oi their freedom and
.cre successful. The Beers are taking
p arms for exactly the same cause.
Tow can Americans help siding with
hem and showing lack Of sympathy
)ward the British movements to coerce
hem?