Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-05
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of government concessions could be got
without bribing the presidents son-in.
Law. and that any thing could be got in
that way. According to the testimony
of his own friends he Is worth several
millions of dollars and lives in $780,
900 house, altho he never earned $500
by honest labor in his life. In the trial
of the Johanna sburg reform committee
is record OF the most unheard of ABB
solutism. No one convicted OF treason
had ever been punished by anything
more than fine, and the Boer judges
We're too honorable to impose greater
punishment on foreigners So Presi-
dent Kruger imported foreigner
named Gregorowski and appointed him
judge for that trial only. Judge
Gregorowski sentenced the principal
prisoners to be hanged. whereupon
President Kruger announced that cer-
tain pious scruples forbade him from
committing death sentences for fines,
but after much back stairs negotiating
the prisoners were informed that IL
they would make charitable donations
ranging from $40, 900 to s125, 600 each the
president would magna nimously pardon
them. One million one hundred thou
sand dollars We're actually paid. ISru-
ger put the money in his pocket and
the charities have never been heard
OF since.
This is the man who is receiving the
plaudits of honest, Christian people,
and such is the republic which is said
to9oe lighting for liberty. The sickly
sentimentality of such an appeal com-
ling from such man as Kruger is all
most nauseating to those who have
taken the pains to reserve their judg-
ment until the true situation was
known Many thousands of true, hons
orable and sincere Beers there are,
those in the Orange Free State welcom-
ing the coming of an enlightened and
free government, but the leaders Who
have carried oppression with such a
high hand and who are responsible for
THE present dreadful war are not en-.
Titled to a moments friendly feeling on
the part Of American citizens of a free,
just and honest government.
APPROVES THE CANAL TREATY..
While the Nicaragua canal treaty has
been in a quiescent state III the senate.
being overshadowed by the Porto Rico
question, y still has the strong support
of many able men as Originally drawn
by Secretary Hay, providing for neu-
8trality II is noteworthy that a very
valuable paper on the subject of THE
Hay Pauncefote Treaty is contributed
10 the April Forum by James Gustavus
Whitley, vice-president of the Inter-
national Congress of Diplomatic His
tory. The author declares that in en-
lamining the Hay Pauncefote treaty, one.
must first consider the history of the
question involved before discussing the
stipulations in the document itself; and
| TO do this, 1T is necessary to go back as
far as the negotiations of the Clayton
sBuiwer treaty. After a careful analysis
of both treaties Mr.. Whiteley points
Tout that the Hay-P auncefote treaty is
lin. accordance with the Monroe doctrine,
IL removes an old source of dispute; Il
opens Up q prospect of great benefit to
[ the commerce of the world under inter
national guarantee; it perpetuates the
! historic policy of the United States; ii is
~ state paper worthy of the distin-
suished dplomatists who have signed
IL. In the course of his article he says:
Tbs Hay -Pauncefote treaty not only
provides for an internatonl neutraliza-
ltion of the canal, but il Is a statesman
like document in other ways. The Clay
ESton-BulWel's treaty has long been a
menace to- the pe aceful relations of Eng
LAND and America on account of the
1 divergent views entertained in the
limited States as to- its validity and
utility. From time to time parties have
arisen which desired to sscure exclusive
control Of the canal. and which, there
fore convinced themselves that the
treaty was no longer binding. There
has always been a danger that these
views would induce some misguided
administration TO disregard at a critical
ljuncture the obligations OF this agree
ment, and bring on a dispute, perhaps
1a conflict. With England. With admir-
4 able foresight Mr.. Hayhas taken up the
aues'tion at a convenient season and in
4 4 friendly manner. a dangerous source
tof dispute is settled. for the meaning OF
tbs astc,.- Is.!sse,' treaty is made pre-
lcise by the new agreement. The legiti-
mate ambitions of the United States are
Egratified by receiving the right TO build
and own the canal. Whether the gov
Iernment will find this profitable in
j vestment is q question of finance, the
Idiscussion Of which does not come with
lin the limits of this article.
But, while giving to the United
1 States the right to construct the canal
! the Hay auncefote treaty declares tina,
4 1T shall be open to the ships of all ma.
Etions in time Of war as we'll as In time
of peace, and that the powers shall be
4 invited to guarantee the neutrality oil
\ the route. The stipulations aa to Tho
atpassage Of warships thru the canal, the