Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-26
Great Britain to interfere and save

Great Britain to interfere and save
them from the Beers.
Great Britain did interfere and stop
ped the war; then, by the request of the
chiefs, a British protectorate was pro-,
claimed over them. Today they have
their own government, with. schools and
churches turnout all Basutoland. and
the black children are being taught the
English language. The men are loyal to
Great Britain. and have number of
times during the last four months re-
quested Sir Alfred Miner at Cape Town
To allow them to take up arms against
| the Beers In another generation the
| TSasutos viii become willing subjects of
| the queen. and will then be annexed and
| form part of the British empire. When
lithis is accomplished one of the richest
| and most fertile parts of South Africa
| will be thrown open to the white man
| and to civilization without the influence
| OF the Maxim or without bloodshed. 1t
| is very amusing To hear the expression
british yoke Of oppression) used, as has
been the case in this city by some of our
Heading men in their speeches before the
public.
Nov, if was TO appear here in pubs
!
oppression OF Minnesota You would all.
4 vote that ! was an idiot; however. i
viii not say that any one is an idiot.
\ bat the case is exactly parallel. There
is no more British oppression in her
coionies today than United States ops
4 preston in Minnesota The colonists
are just as free as we are--they make
their own laws. have their own govern
4 IL
under The law. they do not contribute
one cent 10 the support of the British
governments, but enjoy the protection of
IL. | have been living for the past four
years in South Africa, part OF the time
in cape Colony, and part Of the time
4 in the Orange Free State. | decided
/ one year ago that the South African
/ questian would never be settled With
out War, and that one race or the other
must be supreme and control. For the
last -Four years the two races have been
ltirifting further apart every day. |
have not heard 50 much war talk IN all
.Enly life as J have heard in South Africa
4 IN the last four YEARS. ] have never yet
4 talked with a Boer who did not think
4 they We're stronger than England and
was rather ANXIOUS for War. They all
tNdNS 9illdtit ttistNpts 4tlit fAii rSSipii W =
have whipped England twice ard we
can do ii again. Both sides claim 70
be fighting for liberty the sanesas the
north and south in 1861. but it seems to
me the liberty the Beers are fighting
l9fot is more like'tne liberty the south
fought foiliberty for themselves, TO
4 Gornineer over other people: while the
! liberiy that England is tigntng for is
h more like hat OF the nnrthy-lbalty and
leqdal rights for every man, white o,
4 black.
II seems to me the Beers themselves
z Will be better off under the British nag
faI then instead of spending all this
i great revenue derived from the mines
4 Tor war material. il would be spent fol
schools, colleges and churches and de-
veioping and huildins up another
4 United States IN South Africa
i Dom Paul is a nice old man in many
Ways. His house is always open e
n every one who wishes 10 call netwnei
: the hours OF 5 and O'Clock a m. Al
a the same time he is a Wary stubborn
man in his way In my npinion IL eenl1
have Very easily prevented this crue
81 the leas, by simply recognizing in .
n small way the rights of the new poppy
,llation and granted them a email minoi
liitN representation in the government
Fl which every reasonable man knows b.
I should have granted. and would have
( had under the American standard 81
liberty.
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