North Park union., 1900-03-02
FRIDAY, MARCH 1890.
Come Over to MaSedonia And Help Us.
Short Extracts From Shanroth's Speech
In the House. With Comments.
>ENERAL SHERMAN once said
~in his blur,t way "War is Hellm

- ENERAL SHERMAN once said
Yin his blunt way, "War is Hell3'
- He was the hero of many a
blood bought victory, and knew
whereof he spoke. And every old
soldier living to-day, whether North
or South; knows only too we'll the
truthfulness of Sherman's remark.
England would dislike very much
tc be called uncivilized; but her brutal,
bullish murder of the inodcnslve and
peacc-loying Beers, for no other
reason on earth except to obtain pos
session of few gold and diamond
mines, can bic described only Us n
wanton, unchristian and uncivilized
warfare, solely prompted and carried
on for greed. 1t is well known that
what is nippantly called Christian
civilization in Europe and America
is misnomer. Political Europe is
rotten to the core, and this country
is only shade, if any, better. Hence
it is that the world stands idly by
and allows the bloody butchery of
the helpless Beers to 90 on un-
checked. Manhood Honesty and
justice are elements that are elimi-
mated from the state craft of the
enervated and etleminate monarchies
of Europe and the Great Republic on
the Western continent
We propose to prove by the words
of slippery" Joseph Chamberlain
himself that the d.,mnablc destruction
of the South African Republic is the
result OF England's injustice and
inexcusablc hypocrisy. And for this
let us turn to the page of history
that "reverend chronicler of the
grave"
As early as 1862 the Dutch set
tied in Cape Colony. And from then
until now the history of England 5
connection with that country has
been one of ruthless aggression
greed, cruelty and treachery. In 1906
England took possession of Cape
Colony to save it from Napoleoni and
then after the restoration Of Holland 5
autonomy England secured transfer
of the property TO herself. Here is
where her duplicity began.
"The Bccrs-a mixture Of Holland
and French Eiugucnot blood--ob
jected to being sold and delivered
like chattels 10 country whose laws
oppressed them, and they rebellcd
against Great Britain. The rebellion
was soon suppressed and one of The
most severe and cruel executions thai
have ever occurred in tile history OF
the world took place, at which womcr
and children were compelled to attent
and witness the horrible spectacle
The Beers were told by the Govcrnol
of Cape Colony that if they did no
like British rule and the laws OF tina
country they could leave"
They did leave, and established
new homes in the Wilderness, from
which they were again elected by tho
English.
Then they crossed the mountain:
and the Yaal river and established
the Transvaal Republic, aud In 1852
England acknowledged their indie
pendcnce, in which England agreed
that the people should have "tht
right to mango their own affairs nc
cordine to their own laws withou
any interference on the part of The
British Government, and that no en-
1
croachment shall be made by the sait
government on the territory beyont
the yaal river. 1t being understood
that this system Of non-interferenct
is binding upon both parties. Th'
Beers accepted that in good faith ant
peace ,relgned until an lrishmal
named O'Reily, who was hunting il
the Transvaal, picked up a little
white pebble, which proved TO be {
diamond worth $500. Then Eng
lish piracy broke loose. "The Englisl
violated the con{ pact of 1852 just a.
they wodld violate d treaty with Tho
twelve Apostles, if any money were
at stake" And in 1877 the English
claimed tile Transvaal to be British
territory. But Mr. Gladstone op
posed it as unjust and wrong. Ther
came war and the convention of 1881
and later oil 1854, when England