The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-12
The ENGLISH SIDE.
Topeka Woman in South Africa
Writes Of the War.
Miss Eunice 4. Lyman Takes
the Part of British.
ATTACKS DOM PAUL.
His Course Like That of Charles
the First.
His Money Made by Most Con-
seienceless Methods.
DOM PAUL.

Miss Eunice A. Lyman who was for
several years assistant principal OF the
Topeka high school and afterward an
instructor IN Washburn college is now
teacher in South Africa In letter to
her brother. P. w Lyman in Fan River,
Massachusetts she writes of the Afri-
can war from the English standpoint.
Her letter is as follows:
Worcester, Cape Colony, March "A, 1900.
Just now 1 am in the midst Of school
holidays The last of the girls went
this morning This is relief especially
IN these troublous times. 1t speaks well,
| think, for both parties, that we have
peen able TO go on at all, with the line
drawn so sharply as il is between the
Dutch and English. Most of our Dutch
teachers and girls have friends in the
Boer army. One bright girl OF fifteen
lost her brother at Spion Kop- She is a
staunch loyalist. however But it has
not been altogether easy work TO hold
an even balance between the two though
that l have tried SO to do even though
my sympathieS are decidedly with the
English, and I am no more in favor of
corruption than are any of you
II you sympathize with the Boer gov
eminent, you utterly nisconceive its
spirit ana character. It is easy enough
to show anything from some Review.
The writer's on both sides are perfectly
sure OF themselves If you try to form
your opinion from printed articles you
Will De at sea very soon. ] have the
most eloquent plea that has ever been
made for the Beers here on my desk,
written by Oliver Schreiner's sister, call
ing upon Christian men and women
everywhere to pray for the success of
the British arms. and devoutIy assert
ing that if there ever was righteous
war this is that war. on the English
side. Olive Schreiner is not a Chris
tan woman. Her sister. Mrs. Lewis is.
Olive Schreiner has intense sympathy
for the oppressed Mrs. Lewis has given
her life helping the poor and sinful
Her time, her strength, her money are at
the service of every poor man. woman
or child she can in any way help. Is
such a woman deliberately in favor of
capitalism?
have read both sides. and I do not
think the extremists on either can be
trusted My opinion has been formed
mostly from the personal testimony of
trustworthy men and women who have
been well acquainted with affairs in
Johannesburg for many years. I tell
you, You are doing a grievous injustice
10 that country which IS nearest Of kin
TO us. if You suppose all the discomfort
has been fomented by Englands polit-
icians for purposes Of gain President
Kruger has pursued course very like
| that Of Charles l. Of broken promises.
promises made with the intention OF not
/ keeping them. of government in which
| bribery has been most unblushing. and
! the government wholly corrupt If you
and your friends are making q fight for
| pure government. you are wholly out of
/ the way in sympathy for the BOer gov
| eminent
No one denied that reform was need
| ed Very many thought il legitimat e
I case for English intervention As to
! aTming and sending out troops, England
\ delayed quite long enough. She would
/ have been following a suicidal policy TO
/ have done less. I do not think all Eng
| lshmen have done right Some have
| used the state of affairs for selfish ends.
| But do you think there ever was war,
a resistance to oppression, which no men
! used for other than the highest pur-
| poses? I go further. I think the war
| might have been delayed for a time by
| England's further forbearance; and if
| she had held out till President Kruger's
| death, there might have been a change
| But the Dutch were more concerned &c
keep the country theirs wholly than
| they We're to govern it properly They
| constantly Disseminated against foreign
| ers. And for many centuries that sort
| of government has had to give way to q
| more enlightened policy. Is not Presi-
| dent Kruger himself capitalist
| Rather. And his money has been made
! by the most constituencies methods i
is q pity for people like you. who desire
| good government, to stand up for a per
| fectly corrupt oligarchy which is NJ
more republic than it is a good many
| other things which it is not OF course
it appeals to ones sense of chivaIry u
see a little power fighting one which i:
strong. But the little one is not nee