Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-06

Since President Kruger has received
 the cold shoulder from one or two
 rulers it is doubtful if he will care to
 prolong his present tour. The old man received kicks where he looked fer
 kindness. Speaking of the visit of
 President Kruger to France/and his
 reception by the French people. a
 writer says that it naturally suggests
 the question, how would lie be re-
 ceived if he should make up his mind
 to come to the United States? That
 he would be hailed with exclamation
 by the American people there is no
 doubt. Imperialism and Anglomania
 have not yet wrought such havoc, with
 American sentiment as to make Amer
 jeans indifferent to the most heroic
 struggle for liberty that has taken
 place in modern times. But, while the
 popular reception of President Kruger
 in this country would be enthusiastic.
 it is safe to predict that the attitude of
 the administration toward him would
 be of an arctic character For the
 first time in our history we have
 president who has formed 'entangling
 alliances" of such q character as to
 prevent him from showing sympath
 with heroic people who are bravely
 struggling to prevent republican forms
 of government from being wiped out
 of existence. X half century ago Kos
 suth landed on these shores after an
 ,J,1iS
 Hungarian republic, and was received
 with distinguished honor by the Amer
 ican people and their government. If President Kruger. who has tried. nta
 to establish a republic, but to defend
 two republics already: in existence.
 should visit Washington he would find
 himself, so far as the administra tion
 was concerned, an unwelcome visitor.
 The New York Evening Post, referring to the sort of reception he would prob ably receive, takes occasion to contrast
 the indifference shown by the admins tration to the Boer struggle for liberty with the enthusiasm manifested for the Hungarian struggle of fifty years ago: Fifty years ago." it says. the representative of a raople defeated in
 the struggle for independence and ex- He'd from his country, was brought to our shores in one of eur warships, and received q magnificent ovation, not only from our people, but also from our government. Times have changed since Kossuth's day, and our admins +;o,, io,rpo al oo,p or tba bI1 siastic reception of Kruger at Mar seiues with marked restraint. We have contracted some 'entangiing al | dances, which would make it highly ineXpedient for the administra ton to extend any courtesies to this fugitive, | and his appearance in the halls of con | gress, would be very embarrassing | Being. at present engaged in forcing | our own sovereignty on an unwilling people. We need to Ee very guarded in expressing sympathy with those who are resisting similar proceedings, even | in the name of republican govern | ment.' The New York Evening Post | is right. The secret understanding" or alliance, existing between the state l department and Downing street. as well as our war of conquest in the 1 Philippines, would net permit the off cial head of the greatest republic in the world to manifest sympathy with
 the representative of the two little re 1 publics England is trying to wipe off l the map of the world.
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