New-York tribune., 1899-12-31
SYMPATHY WITH THE BOERS.
SENATOR MAsoNs RESOLUTION PhoVoh"'
SEVERE CRITICISM FROM CANADIAN

SEVERE CRITICISM FROM CANADIAN
To the Editor Of The Tribune o,
Cir. The speech made by Senator Mason upo"
his motion expressing sympathy WIN u" IN
and discussing the relations OF your couh.' -.
england discloses a confusion Of thought "hlcn
apparently escaped Senator Lodge anu w
been seized by the American press or puonc'
7, ts unnecessary 10 dssect critically DISCOURSE
IN which the view is put forward that the uo'el"
nent OF Great Britain does not represent VI" At,
ple that a republic cannot MAINTAIN ~
understanding with a monarchy. and tnat M
Naso, knows better than they do themselves '''
institutions that would suit the Britlsh 49,
Vba. claim has repubcansm to respect II u ''
not an enlarged spirit Of liberty And now 1a"
genuine love OF freedom be combined WIN ~ "n'o
erance? The right OF the British natoh 'o So
,teeIf rs own way IS as sacred as that Oh 'io
limited States and the attitude OF men 'iAe ",
Mason shows them to be at heart despo's ~
,rould force others TO accept their views II they
could Your Senatorial orator may cohtiiiu. "
believe II he wishes that repubicanlsih ~ e
consistent with democratic Ideals; thal Vhe
don't is an exponent Of the popular VIII, while 'e
Queen "a nossessed OF arbitrary authority; tha'
national affairs are safer in the hands OF MT NC
Kinley and Congress than OF queen victoria anu
Parliament: that high intelligence ana hgh c"ai
acter broad views. honesty, n dlslnteres'eu ue
vo,Ion TO duty magnanimity. the capacNy 10 ueal
successfully with great Issues are 10 DE soue"
rather. in American politicians than In brlush
statesmen Men who mistake words Tor thiheS
and are unable 10 see beyond the ou'Waru name
10 the inner nature of institutions VIII De app
to agree with him. But let others De co"ceueu '"'
liberty Of thinking differently.
IcNo e AND PRESUMPTION
Where there is ignorance there VIII always oe
presumption and with triumphant democracy we
become accustomed to grotesque exhibitions Oh the
kind Mr. Masons performance would be uh"or'.'
Of notice did not its essential contradictions VPhy
the habit Of mind OF a large part OF the America"
neonIe To Canadians the ardent sympathy e1-
pressed for the Beers by many influential papers
and persons on your side Is nothhs less ''en
amazing You pride yourselves on being intelheent
alert and enterprsing; the Beers are lshoi an
slothfuI and reactionary. Taxauoh "i'hou' iep'
sentatfon was the cause OF the American he'o"
tion. Taxation without representation is but one
~ the grievances of the Outanders. You boast
OF YOUR democratic institutions; OF government
of the people. by the people ana lor the peop
The Transvaal is an oligarchy: governineitt to oi
the people by small section for corrupt oIs rlns
The Outlanders were more than twice as numerous
as the burghers. They carried on the traue aiiu u
t6e tsxes Yet they We're denied the elementary
rights OF citizenshp,were disfranchiseSd SEQ nr1eees
their press muzzled. refused even tne pn,hiacsed
Of public meeting and public discussOh; have
personal outrage The American f0 rsnr against
the British Government. Had not the outiandehrss hs
far esT africa wheh fSf IS STone in
If the Outanders would have been iss J1s.eu ne tbn m
case that England espoused their cause and sup,
piled the force which they naT dd sb mSt
jects, and she had granted self government 20 the
on the & e
by the convention of 1SS1-the original charter OF
the eof to the @ Beers but to the
habtans OF the country and she ma mao once66ed a N
Intervene when the privileges she had conceueu u
These are some Of the cOnsiderations which
surprising to U.S. but there are others equaly
SSgan SSfsn to II Slavery The Beers habtuay
treat the natives with a ferocious cruelty which
negroes in the Southern States might envy; they
consider IT no crime TO shoot down Kafiirs IN cou
blood.
KRUEGER's EXPANSION PROJECTS.
Their dealings with the black population have
kent the latter in constant OF disturbance.
Bv the convention Of 1884 the boundaries of the
Transvaal were precisely fixed. and the republic
undertook solemnly TO respect the independence OF
the surrounding chiefs. One Of Krnger's first acts
was TO invade a part of the British protectorate
and proclaim 1t a part of the republic. He only
withdrew In consequence OF Mr.. Rhodess protest
and an expedition under Sir Charles Warren, which
cost the British Government fl 250,OO0. Then the
Boer Government turned its attention TO Zululand
which after intrigue with Dinizulu against the
other chiefs. it invaded attempting to overthrow
the settlement made by Lord Woseley; Next the
Matabele attacked. though under British pro-
lection, but the Beers were turned back by the
tact and OF Dr. hut Ags Se 1eeg
Regent would have nothing to do with any other
country tnan INSANE whSse S proteJ'io sne nau ad
ditlonal outrage. which Great Britain, from mis-
taken notion of keeping peace with the Beers.
condoned. Here not one but half n dozen acts
which would have justified
A dangerous conspiracy had. in fact. long been
formed to overthrow British supremacy at the
Cape and erect Dutch republic on its ruins. Con-
elusive evidence this point is furnished by
Theodore schrener, Olive schrelners brother, who
says that Retz asked him to join the Afrkander
Bund and assist in forwarding the scheme as long
ago 1882.
The United States has recently connved in the
native government
and finally annexed the islands. 1t has taken and
still holds possession of Cuba. 1t is shooting
message of peace and goodwill into the Fipinos.
VIII any OF your pro-Boer sympathzers show
that there has been tenth Of the justification
for these acts that Great Britain had for inter-
fering in the Transyaal? r. w. SHANNON
ottawa, Dec. 20. 1899.