Graham guardian., 1900-09-21
TRUE DEMOCRACY VS., T0REY
FEDERAL IMPERIALISM
Tho Trials OF the Beers.
BY A. BUCK.

Many years ago the Beers went
thousands of miles from home and
settled on the deserts of South
Africa, but their liberties were al
most continually imperaled by the
brute force of England ever after
ward. Some time ago few En-
glishmen discovered that the Trans
vaal country was one of gold and
diamonds, and hence they coveted
the land of the Beers. With Eng
land to covet is to grasp whenever
il appears that the grasping will
not be attended with disasterous
results. And, as England was
aware that the Transvaal was pop
ulated with handful of Dutch
men, she conceived the idea OF
subiucating them and taking their
lands from them. 1t is evident that
the Beers deserve the sympathy OF
all the world. But some Ameri-
cans seem to sympathize with Eng
land and all her poltoornery. No
true American will lend sympathy
to the English, however. She will
find no sympathy on the part OF
those who have read the history
of the burning of Washington, the
massacre of Jennie MacCree, the
ferocity of Tecumsah, the horrors
of Valley Forge, the imprisonment
of American seamen and the pur-
chase of Benedict Arnold.
These Dutchmen settled Cape
Colony in 1862, where, under the
the dominion of Holland, they re-
mained, enjoying liberty, peace
and happiness for one hundred and
fifty years. After the overthrow
of Napoleon, Holland transferred
the Dutch colony to England. But
the Beers objected to being sold
and delivered like cattle, (and in
the same manner that the Filipinos
were transferred) and they rebel
led against Great Britain because
her laws were oppressive. The
rebellion was suppressed by the
brute force of England. After
some Of the most cruel executions
known to the annals of history,
and which the Dutch women and
children were forced to attend and
witness, they were invited to leave
their country, which they decided
to do. They started out 10000
strong, to brave the dangers of the
trackless, unexplored wilds OF
Africa. They settled in what is
now called Natal and established
the Republic of Natalia where they
bought lands from u native tribe.
They soon began to prosper, not
withstanding the almost unbearable
hardships that they had endured.
But soon the British lion, hungry,
cruel and rapacitious, chanced to
drop in upon them, conquered
them, and annexed the country to
that monstrous empire. The Beers
aga n departed from their homes
and again went into the interior OF
darkest Africa far away from any
territory claimed by England or
any other imperial nation. They
went beyond the river Paal,, and
they there established republic
and called it the Transvaal state,
and entered into q treaty with Eng
land which recognized the inde
pendence of the Transvaal state in
1862.
But trouble for the Doors seemed
to be endless. A pebble was found
by an individual in the Transvaal
that pleased his fancy, and he took
il to London. 1t proved to be a
rare diamond. The "British hog"
then, in violation of its treaty with
both the Transvaal and the Orange
Free state, claimed dominion over
the Kimberly diamond mines, and
the two republics were compelled
to cede to Great Britain those
diamond mines which have since
yielded over s30,000,000 per an