The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-05
pE. CAIISCH AND THE BOERS.


| hood. and our sympathes are always with
| the courageous. manly men who fight for
! their independence. our sympathies
therefore. were naturally with the South
| African Dutch In their struggle with
Great Britain. yet this has not blinded
us to the fact that the Beers are stand
| ing in the way Of progress. and THAI in
the very nature Of things they must
sooner or later yield 10 the demands of
q higher civilization.
In an article along this line, printed in
| last Sundays paper. we outlined the sit
nation in South Africa and gave our views
in extenso We showed that the Trans
| vaal Republic. sO-called, is an oligarchy;
that II has imposed heavy taxes upon
| the Uitanders without giving them any
voice in the government; that IL has fos-
tered a monopoly requiring miners 50 pay
almost double price for their supplies OF
dynamite; that It has denied representa-
ton 10 certain men because Of their re-
iglous faith that It has stubbornly re-
sisted all efforts from the outside in the
direction Of progress and a higher civil
ization. Therefore, we concluded, the
downfall OF the Kruger regime was inev-
table.
We are gratiied to be sustained in that
view by the Rev. Dr. Calisch Of this city,
scholar a profound thinker. an eccle-
siastical teacher. and, as we have ever
found him. a fair and impartial Judge.
I'm his sermon on Friday evening before
the Beth Ahaba congregation a sysopsis
OF which was printed en- yesterdays
Times. DR.. Calisch made very strong
presentation of the case in which he said
that from the standpoint OF humanity IL
just that the small nations are not per-
mitted TO work out their salvation accord
ing 10 their own lines. lie agreed that
the barbarian has rights which ciyiliza-
/ ton ought 10 respect. but added that it
/ IS no less true that civilization has rights
/ which the barbarian must observe "A
man who lives on the outskirts OF a city,
/ or in the isolation OF the fields" said he
{ by way of illustration. may maintain
nuisance Of dirt and filth and no one viii
/ say him aught. But when the city grows
| up to him and clean-living neighbors are
contiguous TO him. then he must abate
his nuisance and clean up his premises
/ This is barbarism and civilization in min
failure"
That Is a very clear presentation OF
the whole subject. It matters not how or
why the Uiianders Of civilization chance
! 10 be I'm President Kruser's territory
The fact is that they are there. that they
| have large interests there that they out
number the natives. own half the lands
and nine-tenths Of the personal property
so we have seen it stated. and being civ
nized and progressive they are pushing
civilization and progress along
Progress IS the most aggressive thing
in the world. il makes no compromises,
it tolerates no opposition, it recognizes
I no barriers. it never stands still 1t is
forever on the march, and whether il be
in South Africa, in the Philippines, in
Cuba or in the United States of America,
those who stand in its way viii be
crushsd or driven to the wall If any
| c;f'eE Of Richmond doubt this. let him
make an experiment for himeslf He will
find that progress IS just as obtrusive
and implacable in Richmond as it is in
| johannesburg.
II is not Great Britain's purpose. I'm
waging this tar. to lay waste and 70 de-
stroy but to improve and develop and IN
fuse into the land the new blood Of clvlli-
zation. The London Spectator In dis
cusslng the war says that If England
shall win she viii establish the freest
possible form Of government known to the
empire-,aking care Of course. that the
Beers rights as to representation and
the concurrent use of their language are
fully guarded and protected. That prom
Use is assured by Great Britains conduct
IN the past Wherever she has extended
her way she has carried enlightenment
and improvement and scattered her bles-
sings over the etS-ire land