Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-11-18
Bullies Weak Nations, But sub
mits to Rebuke From
the Strong.
Has PlGndered and Driven the
Beers i'm Africa for Over
Fifty Years.
A GENUINE AMERICANS REVIEW.

The situation in South Africa is an
ironical commentary on the peace confer
ence at the Hague and the proposal of
the Gar for the disarmament of nations.
Before the wax on the seal Of the creden-
tails of her delegates was cold England
was deliberately and wantonly forcing a
quarrel upou President Kruger ON a
trumped-up and baseless pretense for the
purpose of destroying the independence
of the Transvaal republic. Having sue
ceeded in forming an ultimatum. she is
now assembling an army greater than the
entire native Boer population, larger than
the aggregate of the forces under Well
ington at Waterloo aud Raglan in
Crimea, for the purpose Of obliterating a
little commonwealth whose area is less
than that of Montana, and whose citizen
ship is exceeded by scores Of cities in the
State of New York.
Having been snubbed and kicked and
cuffed by all the great powers Of Europe,
subjected to indignities to which she has
submitted without protest. England now
makes an enormous military demonstra-
ton against an insignificant community,
as discredited slugger avenges himself
for the insults of his equals by indiscrimi-
nate assault upon cripples and women
and children; and this war of conquest
the most brutal and indefensible of ali
her crimes against human rights-is
waged in the name of civilizationl It
should not be forgotten that the Boer re-
public has been an established, independ-
ent, sovereign republic. II had the same
right to exist as Germany, or France, or
1.-The United States y the cnnxenliQr at
Pretoria in 1881 England conceded its
autonomy. aud again by the London con-
vention Of 1884 II was formally aud def
nitely agreed that the Transvaal republic
should be supreme in its internal admin
istratioz; that il should make no treaty
with powers other than the Orange Free
State without the consent and approval
Of Great Britain.
There is no pretense that these stipula'
tions have been violated In the present
contention. The foreign relations Of the
lsoers are not in question. Nothing Is
involved except the conditions upon
which naturalization, the franchise and
representation are granted to immigrants
aud foreigners. These are patters of IN
ternal policy and administration. 10 be
determined by the Transyaal Government
as Il sees fl. The regulations may BE-
satisfactory To England or otherwise. bui
by international law she has no mof'
right 10 NEEDLE than she has 10 iuterieT'
with suffrage Ia the United States OF viii
the methods Of taxation IN Russia. Thu
claim that the Boers are an obstacle q
the onward march Of civilization l. pre-
texr equally impudeni aud blasphemons
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thaa they weTe when iord Derby treate'
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