Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-03-02
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British Press Comment.


To nine out of ten Of the people Of the
United Kingdom the chatter OF the
House of Commons during the last few
days is simply irritating and Offensive
London Times.
The great meeting of Hindoos and Mo-
h%ammcdans, held in Calcutta, is another
evidence of the solidarity of patriotic sen
timcnt which prevails throughout the
British cmpire.-London Chronicle.
Tho spectacle of the prime minister of
England, at a time when the country
wants, not the evasions OF party, buc
the evidence of the work of Il strong man
in organizing all DIR resources for the
successful prosecution of the war. is not
one of which OF us are proud.-Lon-
don Mail.
"If ministers are to say that the war
was inevitable, that the ignorance of the
cabinet was inevitable, that our unprcpar-
cdncss was inevitable, and that OUT re-
verses were inevitable, we may so a lit
tic further and say that the Indignation
of the country and the immediate rcsigna-
tion of Mr.. Chamberlain and Sir Alfred
Miner arc also NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lead
er.
We cannot admit that it is the natural
order of things that this great empire
should find itself so seriously cmbarrass-
cd by a fight with two little republics.
whose action in fighting us was put down
by the whole civilized world as a futile
piece of bravado. We are prepared to do
a great deal for the sake of helping the
Government out of their present difficulty,
hut we can hardly swallow that excuse.
London Herald.
Continental peoples have no ADEQUATE
conception of the depth of the confidence
of this country in its ability to do the
work which Bocr ambition has imposed
upon it, and its firm determination not to
dcsist until that work shall have been
done. They are lost in establishment Mt
the fact that the Government is still in
power, and likely to remain so, and that
the foundations of the thrcne md the
constitution have not been shakcn.-Lon-
don Graphic.
The nation will never fight with all its
force unless the great majority of the
people are convinced OF the justice of its
cause. Believing, as We do, that the war
was forced upon us by the necessities of
the case, and that the principles for
which we are contcnding are the priici-
pies of liberty and liberalism, VIC rejoice
that the controversies which have ragged
for so many months in the press should
HOW Ike repeated in the House OF Com
mons.-London News.
In this war Irish blood has been pour
cd out freely. The history of the opera
lions is largely a recital of the exploits
of Irish regiments. Thus the nation is
being fastened along the path OF decay
by two causes. Emigration has already
bred u species of national anae,nia. The
ravages Of the disease are now being as
sisted by the. splendid craftsmanship OF
the Beers. Meanwhile the imperial par
lament will recoup us for this cNpendi-
ttlre OF blood by imposing on us additional
taxes. However this war results. Ire
land must losc.-Irish Independent.
The Isoer War.
The Beers may he on the offensive. but
they come a long way behind the pro-
Beers in the United States and Ireland
Kansas City Star.
1t is undoubtedly Il great consolation for
the British war Office TO know that the
Tugela river is located where it is.-St.
Paul Pioneer Press.
English critics who We're once offering
comments on American warfare find their
attention fully engaged in other direc-
Observation-Disclosures Star.
There is nothing like coming up to pop
ular expectations. The people every
where thought Butler would be tlrashed
again, md he didn't d%isappoint thcm.-
Denver News.
Butler has just announced that he has
found the key to Ladysmith at last. but
from all indications Joubcrt has plugged
up the hole with zinc and the key doesn't
ft.-Omaha News.
A realistic proof of the usefulness of
horses comes from Kimberley. where the
%belcagucrcd garrison has lived OF horse
flesh ever since Jan. 3. How far would
the tires and motor levers of an automo-
bile have gone toward feeding the gallant
but frequently hungry soldiers of the
Quecn?-Chicago News.
The loss of prestige to the British arms
under Butler is almost as melancholy as
the sacrifice of life. Withal, the logged
persistence of commander and command
ed awakens admiration simultaneously
with amazement. 1t may be called the
Butler quality. and it is possessed by
most Inglishmen-particularly those in
the habit of going to wars. While it ex-
lists there will he Buffers for leaders and
unlimited material for sacriticc.-Chicago
Journal.
Chicago Drainage Canal.
If tho Chicago river continues to grow
less putrid the windy city may yet be-
come n watering place. The water is re-
ported to he taking on a blue tinse. 1t
was long g pointed out that the reason
why the Mediterranean sea looked so blue
was because it had to wash the shores
of Italy. BY the same token the Chicago
river ought to have been of an indigo
color, 10. these many ycars.-Evenins
Wisconsin.
The Chicago drainage canal is a public
work of n larger character than anything
done by any other city in America. 1t
cost S33. OOO, 1000, against $2o.00D.00O each
for our brooklyn bridges and about a
third of that sum for the Boston subway.
Boston plumlch itself upon its subway for
some time. We have had one elaborate
bridge opening ceremony, and VIC shall
have another in the next two years-if
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