Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-01
SNUBBING THE BOERs.
THE ADMINISTRATIONS SHAME
LESS CONDUCT.
Ehs Unholy secrot Alliance with Eng
land Manifested Al Every Develop
msnt--soms Republican Senators Are
Appalled, at It.

The two Dutch republics OF South
Africa have sent an accredited dlplo-
matte representative to Washington
but the president OF the United States
has refused to recognize his oillciai
mission. The president does receive
the minister Of Great Britain, ana
treats him with profound consldera-
ton. Then why not recognize the MIN
lister of the Beers also2 Ia 1t because
there Ia q secret alliance between Eng
land and the United States, or Is IL
because Great Britain is mighty en-
pIre and the other combatants nothing
but weak and struggling republicsT
Friends OF the administration tell us
that England still holds sovereignty
over the Dutch republic. This 10 not
true. The Beers are as Independent
as we are, and much more 30 than were
our ancestors when France acknowl-
edged their independence and sent over
n great feet and gallant army to
enforce that declaration. Everything
shows that this administration Is ia
vorable TO the strong against the weak
When British cruisers seized the mer-
chant vessels In which American goods
were consigned TO neutral port, our
protest was very mild indeed, and the
outcome Of the matter was that Great
Britain paid for the -four and fed 1t to
her own soldiers and never even
promised that she would not do the
same thing again. We whipped Eng
land once for similar practices, but
there is no prospect that this adminls-
tration will ever whip anybody except
"a lot of half-grown children In the
Philippines. We have sent as our min
lister to Pretoria mere boy who Is
the son of the secretary Of state. He
goes to look after British instead OF
American interests and on his Journey
to South Africa he stopped long enough
in London to receive final instructions
from the diplomatic department OF the
British government, II these facts are
not enough to establish the anlmus
OF our government on this question,
look at the different pro-Boer meetings
that have been held In our large cities,
Have you seen any friends of this ad-
ministratlon at these meetings? Has
any American imperialist said word
in favor Of the independence of South
Africa? Has any one of them given
dollar to the cause Of the oppressed?
But we are glad to say that not all
the Republicans are on the side Of OPP
preston and murder. Here and there
a lofty head rears itself above the
dead level Of Republican medlocrity
and here and there n clarion voice
rings out clear and strong for liberty
and the rights of man. These voices
belong to the great men that were
contemporary with Lincoln, Chase and
Sumner. Just listen to one OF them
who has always been In the advance
guard of the grand army of freedom
Senator Hoar, the grand old man OF
Massachusetts, is an uncompromising
foe Of conquest In South Africa as well
as in the Philippines, Writing to a
Boer sympathy meeting In Boston last
week, he said: II cannot properly
leave my duties here, even to accept
your most attractive invitation ia
speak In Fanuell hall and to meet the
men who are to express their sym
pathy with the gallant people-a re-
public of 100000 against an empire Of
100000, 0OO-who are making the best
fight since Thermopylae for cause as
holy as that for which Leondas and
his Spartans gave their lives. Mon.
Conformist.