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

judging from the bright faces and inter
esting conversation IL was an occasion
70 be long remembered by those present.
Refreshments We're served in the parIors
OF the church and several of the Fair
mount seniors in caps and gowns re-
Gently adopted by that class. had charge
OF tie refreshments.
Whatever else may be said OF this de-
/ bate, it certainly was one Of the most in
teresting and closely contested debates
ever held in the city. Paramount only
needing one-fourth OF one per cent TO
have got the decision. This gave It TO
Winfield On a very small margin and the
Fairmounters are proud Of the showing
their team made. The Winfield team
was composed Of Messrs. Huddleston and
Burnhan and Miss Hales. The Paramount
debaters were Messrs Morrison and Iselv
and Miss Jones. The judges were from
neighboring cities. Prof Butcher and At
tOrney Woods from Wellington, and Prof.
Carl Cooper from Newton. Their scorings
follow:
Mr.. Morriso. the first speaker for Fair
mount, said IN part:
The question under disusSfon is A DO
HticaI one. not a. sentimental one. Is the
Briton or Boer right? Is Great Britain
justified in the war with the Transvaal?
Gret Britain in this controversy claims
the legal right to interfere in the Trans
vaal on the ground that every state has
the right to interfere in behalf OF its
subjects when they are III treated.
That the British OutIanders have been
i'll treated there can be no doubt, Kruger
himself has never denied that they have
grievances. These foreigners entered the
Transvaai at the public invitation OF the
government through Kruger, who guar
anteed them protection and equal rights.
They have developed the TransvaaI and
carried on its trade At the present time
they CUT Auber the Beers Two to one
and pay ninr-tenths Of the taxes; yet they
have no representation and in all mat
tiers affecting their property they have
absolutely no voice. So far as legislation
could accomplish it, the Outlanders and
their children were DISTINGUISHED forever,
and such is the way IL which the prom
ises Of Kruger were kept.
After the Outlanders had learned that
they never could hope to participate in
the most precious privileges Of citizenship
the Transvaal government declared that
they were liable 70 be called at any time,
without pay or compensation, in compu,-
sorry military service. IN IS property
was conhscated and men commandeered.
Last year the same thing was repeated,
ard q shipment Of Outlander gold,
TO half a million dollars, was
confiscated.
would you consider that these are
grievances? Why, the United States gov
eminent would instantly interfere to pro-
rect its citizens from wrongs to which I
the Outlanders have been repeatedly sub
jected. The constitution, which should be !
The covenant of the people. was 50 amend /
ed that the simple resolution of the /
Volksraad became a law, going into force /
within twenty-four hours. In this way
the chance viii of a majority Of a legis- I
ature elected by one-third of the peop,e /
became capable Of dominating the other /
-wo-thirds in every relation OF life.
''Ry the Press law the president is in /
vested with the power Of supprezsing any 1
publication which, in his individual opin- |
on is opposed to good order. The safety 1
u the property and lives Of the Outlanders
5 entrusted to a police force cnsisting
Entirely OF Beers, who often cannot IN
Ierstand the language of those whom
hey are TO protect Encouraged by the
Examples Of their superior officers, the
olice had continually grown more ag-
ressive toward the Outlander Finally.
7 December. rs, the aggressions Of the
olice eliminated in the death OF an IN
Gending British subject named Edgar
-he Outlander petitions to the Transvaal