Delaware gazette and state journal., 1900-02-01
ENGLAND AND THE BOERS.

GWulHNp ANU lTlC puCno.
Letter In Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
In The Evening Telegraph for Janu-
airy 22d appeared most remarkable
letter, protesting to expose Eugland's
bar barous treatment Of native tribes
in the various lands of which she has
taken possession. As hayc never had,
reason to believe that the English are
tho heartless sarages your correspondent
represents them to be, will you permit
me to ask him through your columns
for his authorities. The author assures
us that his assertions are as true as
any history ever written and taken
from English sources. If that TO SO,
he should have no objection to giving
them to the public, Any ono who will
refer to the last paragraph Of the
article on New Zealand in the Encyelo-
| pndia britannica can see how much
truth there is IN the statement that
the last native OF that country has suo
cumbed to British bullets. His refer
euce to the execution of Sepoy mutt
neers may he true enough, but he fails
to state that they were put to death
not as tprisoner5, but as wholesale
murderers of helpless infancy. Who
can wonder, after reading the story of
Cawnpore and hundred other mas
sacres Of defenceless women and chill
dren, that the English reprisals were
both swift and terrihleY Kitchener's
campaign in tho Soudan is too recent
to need any comment from me.
If he can prove what he has said,
Mr.. Dippy has certainly thrown light
on South African affaiis. Unfor.
tunately for him, however, there is
not single standard authority on his
side. Every historian comedies that
the attitude Of the English towards
the natives, eliminating in the abcli-
tion of slavery in 1884 was the primary
cause of the Great Trek, and this is
proved by the declarations OF the
trekkers themselves. 1t is not tue
that England sought to compel the
Beers to return to their homes of
oppression by the use of the bayonet
On the contrary, the lieutenant
governor declared that he was not
aware of any law which prevented any
OF the Kings subjects from leaving his
dominions and settling in another
; country, and such law, il it did
exist, would be tyrannical and oppres-
siye.
would like to know when the
British authorities, either at home cr
III tut tOlUIyt oTEhulEtu d COu-
| federation of sarages with q view oi
England to do with the treachery ol
the Zulu chieftains and the massacre
Of Piet Relief mot PretcIius, as Mr..
Dippy states) and his followersf Per
haps j am not acquainted with thu
! history OF that time, but SO far as
can learn, even the Beers have nevei
, charged the British with being re
! sronsible for this Is your cor
= respondent aware of the fact tina
? England saved the Beers in 1877 from
apnihilation at tho hands of the Kaffi
!. chief, Sikukuni, and the Zulu King
Cetewayos And that it was Britail
= and not the Beers who disarmed tn
natives and made the home of th
{ | white man secure? Today, il England
!. desired to enlist the native against tn
u Boer, she has only to speak the word
and hundreds of thousands will respond
, Mr.. Dippy says: "lf such writer
!, would read English history, we woul,
= never hear from them on such sub
= iects." Had he read more himself b
= would not have made that assertion.
y could refer him TO several first -clas
authorities who would disproee every
% thing be has written, but one or tw
4 Niii ouAuOu. i1Eybtt ~
u author whose article in the Mort
- American Review has been quoted s
much by pro-Boer advocates, gives U
y in his 'impi essions of South Africa
- a most elaborate account of events froi
70 1914, when England purchased th
= Cape from Holland, down to tn
l. Johannesburg Revolution Of 1S95-9t
~ A full and complete account OF th
y causes Of the present war is given
~ THE Transyaal from Within by ,
~ p. Fitzpatrick, Secretary of III
" Johannesburg Reform Committe,
y. These BOOKS are recommended to ar
one who desires to know the facts
the case. Mr.. Dippy has also informs
~ us that the Beers have never onc
40 violated faith. Perhaps it will surpri
=, him TO learn that many times durir
~ the last 20 years have the Beers broke
s the two conventions, and that but 4
y the forbearance of England war woul
~ have broken out or this account. Th
~ statement could provo did space pc
~ init. 1t is very evident that letters Ill
=" that of Mr.. Dippy are inspired more
w know and set forth the truth. VIII
England's attitude during the Spapi
- war saved US from the danger of resis
a., ing coalition OF European nations
~ behalf OF Spain, there was nothing
~ praise for that country. Shall We sht
,us a our ineratitude by refusing to look
,nl v things from her point of view, a
,n ,ns without any proof whatever denoun
~ her as the greatest tyrant in histor
81 q; 1t is one Of the wonders of history tn
~ ~ such bad mother should give bir
III III to such daughters as the United Stat,
i IN Canada, and Australia. No Ang
~ Saxon need be ashamed of the histc
NC NO of the parert country. Historians "
"0 in the future show where lice
mt justice in the present war: for myse
sn ont believe it to be the noblest ent
tbs I Prise England has ever undertaken.
to Mr.. Dilpy thinks otherwise, let b
NO W give us his authority--book, chapt
jo. hv and page, and then, perhaps, we n
~ have reason to change our oEini'
tba Mere assertion is not proof and abb
'A' is not argument. Anglo Saxon
n;c Coatessille, Pa, Jan. 23d, 1900
ugh Carnage Me, 20 ~ ear un,r,,ms.
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