The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-09-22

/ AH tAiS HIS pccll Stlu Dy NIT. Cn0ln>
lsrlain, Lord Landsdowne. Mr.. Eal-
four and others of the lingo Ministry
and has been cabled to America by the
press agencies in London. What arc.
the facts? Why the English War
Office issued a document in 1898,
which was revised in June. 1890, for
the use Of officers who were to take
part III the invasion Of the Free State
and Transvaal. in which 1t is clearly
set forth that all the ornaments of the
Hoers We're purchased after the jane
son raid and not before (cheers); and
that Il proportion Of these arms and
all the ammunition for them We're
bought In England by President Kru-
ger loud cheers and laughter) after
1896. l have seen this military docu,
ment In Pretoria. have read these
admissions by the English War Office
authorities, and I. therefore, know
what am speaking about
But this is not ALL You remember
how the English pretended they did
not know how many men were in the
field against them In the Federal
forces, and how they tried to make
out that Butler had to face a Boer
army of seventy or eighty thousand
strong. That was another lie (Cheers.)
They. knew to a man, a rifle, and a
gun the forces which the republics
would have to rely upon, and that in
formation was also given in June,
1899, by Lord Landsdowne's orders to
the officers who We're to lead the Brit
ish army in its conquest of the repub-
lies. The English calculated they
would have to fight 10000 Beers and
1000 Cape rebels. This was the es-
innate of Lord LandsdOwne in 1890.
AS n matter of fact, there We're no
more than $4,000 all told in the Boer
armies So you see, the English We're
accurately posted. Had Botha and
the other Boer generals 10000 more
men and fifty more guns they would
have driven 100000 British into the
Indian Ocean. loud Cheers)
The fact is, there never was such
| wholesale cowardice exhibited in civ
ilizetl warfare as that which has dis
graced this abominable lingo war.
(Cheers.)
AT Glencoe 240 English surrendered
to 100 Beers (cheers), ut Nicholson's
Mex nearly 1000 English laid down
their arms, after losing a few men to Il
vastly inferior number. (Cheers.) At
Stormberg Gen. Gatacre, with over
1000 men and four guns, left clos.
upon 700 prisoners and two guns in the
hands of Il force, which did not equal
the number Of English prisoners
(Cheers.) At Sannahspost and Red
desberg over 1000 British surrendered
with seven guns, almost without any
real fighting, to small force under
Christian De Wet, while, on the other
hand, we know that when Cronje sur.
rendered with his 1000 men it was
to an English army $4,000 strong.
tCheers.)
l had forgotten the historic martini
achievement of the valiant corps of
Irish landlords and loyalists cloud
laughter) called the Hunting Bri
gade." No other force on the Brit
ish side has better claim to spe-
cial medal of leather than this body.
Uaughter.) They were led by Lord
Longford, and the whole of them sur
rendered to Christian De Wet on their
very first engagement after few
shots had been fired. cloud laughter.)
About a dozen of them had the cour-
age to fight, and few who were
brave got killed or wounded But the
mass Of them got scared out Of their
wits on hearing guns actually being
used against them. and they preferred
to lay down their arms rather than to
use them. In which resolution they
acted very wisely for themselves.
naughter)
But numbers and wealth. however.
prevail over weakness and valor, and
the little republics will 20 down before
the quarter Of million Of troops now
marching over the homesteads and
liberties of a brave little nation.
And the capitalist-ridden powers OF
Europe look on with seeming indiffer-
ence ut this gigantic crime against n
Christian and civilized people who
have done neither England nor Europe
single act of injury.
But, fellow countrymcn. If there is
such n thing as divine justice. as we
all believe there is. both in regard to
the crimes Of governments as of in.li
vitluals. rrtrlbution for the deliberate
murder Of the Beer nation will he de.
manled. and as sure as we. are as
snmhlel here today so sure will we
live to see some other power. more
ErglaEd's match than the Transvaal.
commissioned Ivy eternal justice to
avenge the mOnstroCS crime which has
,''arkened and liSgrnced the closing
year Of the nineteenth century. loud
cheering.)
CHAMP CLARK OF MISSOURI.
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