The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-14

other cause OF British grievance. Yet.
even against them England can find no
legal or humanitarian ground for COM
plant, for she herself, derives the great
ar part Of her internal revenue from
monopolies on matches, salt, opium and
similar articles.
Moreover, England objects TO her sub
jects being taxed without representation
in the volksraad. Although their taxes
may be heavy. they are not unjust. for
their net receipts are proPortionateiy
great. According TO the convention OF
1SSs foreigners are taxed only in the
same ratio az are the burghers. This
aggregates only a bout 1-2 per cent,
while England herself imposes a tax OF
10 per cent in the Klondike-
Dare our opponents justify John Bull
for crushing the little South African re-
public for the sake Of paltry gold? For
the delayed naturalization Of the Tit
lander? For thu city OF Johannesburg?
For q dynamite monopoly? For the Eng
lish language? Or even for the making
Of the British paramount in South
Africa.
Let England. with her overwhelming
numbers, cease TO trample under foot
this little God-fearing republic. and let
the flag Of blood bought freedom wave
DER the Trausvaal burghers' homes; for
Great is truth, great liberty. great 10
humanity-these must and viii prevail"
o. Huddleston Of Winfeld said in part:
Our opponents have attempted 10 prove
that England was forced into this war
and that the establishment Of British su-
premacy would advance the worlds civ
iization and peace. shall prove. honor
able judges. that this war was entirely
unnecessary and wrong as judged by the
highest standards
1T was unnecessary because II might
have been avoided. There was a better
way. The divine principles Of arbitration
are now demanded by the civilized world
| in international disputes. BY over seven
ty-five successful cases the century has
established as International law this
Christ-like method Of settling interna-
t.onal quarrels. But England. vacinating
! between profession and action. carried
out her high-handei policy Of hypocrisy
and deception, bitterly denying all ad-
vances for peace
still, our worthy opponents claim that
| the Beers began the war. What about
| this charge? Did not the British gov
ernor break of negotiations with threats
to take their own means TO remove pre-
/ tended grievances?
Mr.. Kruger made concession after con-
cesston, but nothing could be offered TO
satisfy Chamberlain. He did not want 70
be satisfied. His turpitude is manifest.
10
| for IN July.
I'VE have proved to you, honorable
! judges. that England is wrong in this
war because she has broken the law Of
| expediency in bringing on a war that
could and ought 10 have been avoided.
! She has broken the common law and
| the law OF individual liberty In forcing
/ on this small South African re9l3hlic an
unjust and disgraceful war and for plum
/ der and rapine. She has brok - the law
! Of treaties in that she has made treaties
with the Transvaal which she unjustly
! ignored. She has broken International
/ law and the foundation Of ali law, the
moral law, the law OF God. on which
the universe rests. and thereby defes high
! heaven and calls down upon herself the
wrath Of a treedom-ioving humanity and
/ the judgment Of Cod
! Mr. Edward Braman Of Winfield, said,
! in part: ITO prove that England IS JUS
/ tilted in her present war in South Africa,
| the affirmative must prove that she has a
| just cause for war; that her cause IS
( justified before the civilized world; and
! that her professed objects could not have
! been obtained without this horrible car
! mage. None OF these have as yet been
/ established by the affirmative
About go years ago South Africa was
/ settled by TIE Dutch They were the
/ first to colonize the Cape. England then
( had no claim upon any part Of South
! Africa. Unblushingly taking advantage
( Of Hollands extremity when she lay
( PROSTATE under the iron heels OF the Cor
sIcan corquerer. the English robbed her
( Of her most important and prosperous col
/ ony. settled entirely by her cwn sons.
But this is not all. After taking the
( Cape. England began her throttlng pol
/ icy that has eliminated in this unholy
( war. She altered the system q courts
/ and local government. reducing the
( rights which the people had enjoyed: she
I insisted on the use OF the English Ian
( guage 70 the exclusion OF their own; she
/ refused 70 s1Ibdue the Kaf1-s, who fire.
quently rafded cattle. burned houses and
I killed people: and finally. in 1894. she rob
bed the Dutch Of their slaves Robbed
( them. for she took the slaves rom them
and gave them no compensation. as she
! d,d 20 the English planters IN the West
/ Indies. rendering many pen1iless and
/ causing great want and disoontent.
Left alone. the Beers governed them
selves IN their own way until 1s77. when
England violated her solemn pledges By
annexing the country. Another act %
/ pe-Ady. She had no more right 70 an
mex the T-ansvaaI than 70 annex Holland
or the United States This was only
/ question e mizh- making right
One year after England restored indie
/ par1ance % the Beers gold was d.scove--
81 IN the T'rausvaal And behold ~hat a
/ change took place. Tbs country. which
seemed 50 worthless n 80. became. "a
. 1ss5 q coveted Prize
IN Consequence - this discovery q
gold thousands q SPECTATORS and adTzn-
tura-s fockei into ths country. II few
.ea-s the number q foreigners was -
great that the Boe-z Became alarmed so-
their ovr safety ard they PLACED res--ic-
lions u1-o- The enc-1 achr1.--s = The new
cor e-s. The Peers saw n this mo.ley
gathering q foreigners - esement =
se-iccs danger % the security - he
state They knew tzat = they gave these
. O1.la15e-s ire right = franchise ana
placed them on - ee1al footing VIII
themselves. thar hhsrty. - wh.ca they
had s--fvea fo- over = century, VOID
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