The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-02

expect to live there forever, or the
policy OF those who are there only in
search Of wealth. and who viii leave
the country when they have all the gold
and diamonds they want?"
And he wants to know, what true
American who loves liberty and the
traditions Of his country can help but
sympathize with people Of other lands
whose ideals CT government are similar
TO our own. Aside from racial sympa-
thies. personal interest, and ties Of
birth there are few Of our adopted fell
low citizens. says Mr.. Shanklin. VINO
side with the strong against the weak
resents empire and the weak a popular
form Of government.
The TrsnsVaaI republic is called an
oligarchy by English sympathizers.
since this war began. Mr. Shanklin
asks: Can a government be justly
called an oligarchy IN which the suf-
/ FRANCE is universal. including youth Of
I sixteen? There are many defects in the
constitution Of the South African re-
public as viewed by ua Englishmen and
Americans, but what business is that Of
ours if it suits the Boers?"
Mr.. Shanklins article which is going
the rounds Of the eastern press, con-
tinues:
( It seems disiRgenious to disparage the
mental and moral qualities or even the
/ refinement OF the Beers. in the face Of
the message OF General J0ubert announc-
ing the death of tbs unfortunate General
! SymOns- Could Sir George White. or even
/ Sir RcdVeTs Butler, display greater mag
nanimity in more delicate phTase2 the
( humane treatment Of the British prison.
/ eri Of war has drawn from officers and
/ men in Glencoe hospital an expression Of
/ thanks and appreciation. Yet the Beers
/ are described by the English and English
! American press as "Stolid, british, -
-uncivilized' and incapable Of justice or
/ SenSibil1ty. We are Informed that PreSi-
/ dent Mckinley and some of his cabinet
/ We're much depressed By the news Of Brit
( Ssh reverseS in the Iransv3td. and that
/ there was an air Of gloom about the ma
/ tiOnal capital almost equal TO that which
/ prevailed after the battle of Santiago. 1t
/ is melancholy to hear of the needless sac
! rifice of brave men: but why should Am
] orleans have any tears TO shed over Eng
/ land s defeat in cause IN which she IS
wholly wrong? If the war proceeds until
/ other nations are involved. is the United
/ States expected to make common cause
/ with England in her cruel raid upon the
/ Boers2
/ English newspapers have been con-
stantly reminding US, ever since the
/ continental powers began to exhibit
signs Of encouragement for the Dutch,
that English sympathy in our recent
war with Spain was greatly to our adj
/ vantage.
I 1T is not difficult to draw the infer
ence thus suggested says MIR. Shank
/ lin England has laid US under obi
cations which she viii expect US 10 dis
/ charge There is nothing small about
! England. and the misfortune is that
/ those in authority at Washington seem
c71ly too willing to grant all she as
{ sumes. But are Americans ready to
! coneede that America is nothing with
/ out England's favor or directions; that
/ they owe the results of our war with
! Spain to English sympathy rather than
/ to American guns, manned by Ameri-
/ can soldiers and sailors? If the pres
/ ent war proceeds, there is the POSSIBLE
ity that other nations VIII be drawn
! into the fray, and England is relying
on us to stand by her right or wrong.
| Surely just and iiberty-loving Ameri-
cans will not lend their sympathy to
/ projects which, branded as expressions
/ Of the spirit OF the nineteenth century,
/ gather their Inspiration from the bUc-
/ cancers of the Spanish main
/ But how else VIII administration sup
/ porters justify our presidents policy in
/ the Philippines? If this be upheld we
/ are forever barred from criticising the
/ English policy of conqUest--in fact we
viii be committed 10 it and the vision,
the courage. the independence Of our
+ revolutionary forefathers viii be at a
! discount henceforth.