The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-07
9aity - Eagle
And Pretoria, the Capital, Has Fallen
NJ. NJ. MURDOCH. Editor.

And Pretoria, the Capital, Has Fallen,
The old doctrine of the divine right of that
the people themselves has been rein
ecrbed blood of patriots. Pretoria has fallen
there less republics in the world. The of
progress upon time have been turned back
long monarchy has secured lease,
glitter brightly for the nonce they seem set
firmly hereditary heads But only
ing freedoms dial have often been set back
in the past but beneath the swings on
eternaly swing on the numbers lost on the
deal will in all good time be regained added Pre-
orla fallen hopes ambitions
for independent manhood which have ceased
glow the breasts peoples South Africa
for six generations for two hundred of trials and
struggles in the contingent which
isolated homes. civiIizing
processes by menacing savages and
thirsty beasts the hoped on his
rude but fashion, believing Bible relying upon
his God, by hope heaven and loving his
home But home church. his school house. his in
dependence and freedom where these now? Beneath
pastures hocs underneath the soil he cult
waited lay the gstening which souls
and for the possession which nations destroy other
the discovery Of which sealed the of the Of
Africa the independence trusting people
full through dscouragng decades of hardshps which
peoples have been called upon face faithful
selves faithful faithful everything they went
subduing wilderness forcing for
their wives and little ones until the sparkle diamond
and the glitter gold which soil held caught the
greedy eyes Of the imperial Bron clear bright
wilderness were made red and
its barren hsdes stained who in
possessing, loved 1t.
The probable the tragedy has been reached but
cowardIy world has stood aloof hypo-
critically regrettng daring not to so much as raise its
protest against sacrifice or to stay the
dispatches of yesterday tell how the
England by princes and dukes and by
duchess, American born rejoicing Castle of
BaImoral which lighted by blazing bonfres But how
with the cabins of poor Boer eleven thousand
Of the fathers and sons will never again
be lighted by humble hearthstones?
And when the echoes rejoicing in the marble halls
and stately corridors BalmoraI have died
away, and the shall like pail be dropped to
the footlghts what win record there written for all
the world and forty thousand British
soldiers, aspiring for fame, some, lrsprced by greed
and urged by exciaton Others all sent to Africa
against thiry-six thousand Beer patriots of whom up
wards of twenty-five thousand have been killed wounded
missing and at a cost of $466 100000
But there is day of reckoning coming this empire
that has been permitting millions subjects to
atave while numbering others over whom she
had authority. This day reckoning is imminent nor
viii the prestige she gained crushing the Beers or
the wealth from the mines of Africa avail
to avert that day will weak and isolated
republic but with despotic Imperialism as proud as
great and strong herself power in diplomacy
leads the world that second to none and com
handing whose posts forts reach from where
day begins to where Persia Aghanstan India
and China in the balance, Russia holds the beam
Of the scales Great Britain immediate future
make for prestlges in these lands and
maintain them against present aggressions Or accept the
fact Of decline and decay