The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-30
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 50. 1900.
FRANCES SYMPATHY WITH
KRUGER.

It seems quite probable that Mr. kru-
ser. ex-President Of the Boer Republic,
viii extend his diplomatic visit to this
Country If he should do SO he would an
doubtedly meet with a ve-y cordial recep-
ton, but it would be vain for him to ex-
France There the entire population
seems to have turned out to greet him,
and every member seems to have been en-
thusiastic in his demonstrations Of vel
come. He would meet with nothing Of
that sort here. He would, have large
meetings. but they would represent a COM
paratively small fraction Of the popula-
ton only. A very large part Of the peo-
pie would take no part in them.
Nevertheless. enthusiastic and unani-
NOUS as Frances welcome was, We sus-
pect that there would really be more Of
what Kruger is seeking in the American
reception than there was in the French
reception. The people who turned out to
greet him here would be the real friends
of himself and his people. who were in
dead earnest, and ready to act if any way
we're shown them by which they could aid
the Boer cause. There was probably not
enc Frenchman IL one hundred of all that
shouted for Kruger who had any clear
idea of The republican freedom that he
yelled about, and nothing was further from
their minds than Z conflict with Great
Britain for Boer liberty. their demonstra-
lion WAS demonstration of hatred for
England rather than Of love for the Beers
That was The sentiment behind the recep-
non Of Kruger, and If the old man is
fooled by the great noise he heard in plac-
himself badly eft when he calls for per-
Torrance.
The French hatred Coz England is one of
those anomalies that ne can speculate
about forever, but which can meyer be
satisfactorily explained 1t is probably
hereditary, ard descends from father 10
son, as tho color of the hair and COM
pieMons descend. For seven or eight hun
d-ed years France and England have been
periodically engaging in wa- with each
other, and the Englishman has never
failed to thrash the Frenchmau whenever
they have met in battle. A sort Of he
rsci.ary hatred, born of successive de-
feats, las no doubt grown up in the
Frcnchman's mind. and that perhaps ex-
plains the phenomenon as well as il can
be explained. But when Kruger gets at
the bottom OF all he has sen, he will lind
that 1t means luminosity against England
far more than love for him and the cause
of his couatrymen.
The w2se man is he who can realize
that his cause is lost, and if kruger were
4 wise man he would abandon his attempt
10 en1broil the world over his lost cause
There is no more chance of his succeeding
IN his attempt than there is of night turn
ing iito day. The English have won in
their contest with him. and no other Power
IS going 10 take up his cause now. None
Knocking the English about in style that
accounted mankind. and If none of them
woeld go 10 his aid when he seemed to
Fave some chance of success, upon what
ground can he expect TO secure their aid
ssien his army IS dispersed and even the
shadow OF his government has faded
away? 1t IS madness for him to expect
il, and If he We're wise he would counsel
his people to make the best out of the
inevitable
Yesterday the Chamber of Deputies
unanimously adopted vote o. sympathy
With NJ. Kruger. This is more serious
than popular demonstration. but is inspired
as the popular demonstration was; in
spired by hatred OF Great Britain rather
than by love for Kruger This hatred has
manifested itself of late in many ways.
and Frenchmen have said and done things
to provoke even the calm and conservative
Eagi:shnea to wrath. Recent. one Of
the Paris newspaper circulated story TO
the eject that the Queen was dead. and
the vilest and hlthiest Insults that Ne A.y.
ever seen IN print were heaped upon Her
Majesty. These we're the acts OF indiytd-
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