The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-01-17
TIL so ITHS ERICA WAR
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Many5 IND So IN sx pressing sympathy
toI t6 nSing SaIasf Great Brit, !;
tBoer3h al cf q aong time, In private
Icoly haNs ksen enteavoring to get
these Boer A3hpat1 10 arfssSs--T few plain
question s6pt fasy always AVOID doing so
ISassito1s fBosf ssmpathizefs in the col:
it5 90 KSericans wsreinvited by co..
|e6untf9 Ifor example, Lower Cslilornia,) and
8IId s0s buying up all the valuable land, at
fen0rmons prices, carrying0 0p the entire pro.
Idnctive industry Of that copntry, and paying
f1cient 10 supports the entire 60,O0O natives 10
com fort, would these l50, 900 Americans sub
nit To the following conditton .....
l. To live in cities built by the Americans,
but denied any municipal government what
2. To have these cities so deprived Of sani-
tary privileges that the death rate Ia more
than three times as large as IL Is In New York
government. ) ..r -.... ..
3. TO be denied the right 10 carry any arms
whatever, while every man and boy. among
the $1,000 natives is heavily armed and drilled
4. To be deprived of the right to hold any
public meetings, to publish any newspaper,
to criticise the native government or even to
petition for redress.
5. To have no right to vote for the smallest
Office, except upon condition of renouncing
all protection from America for fourteen
years, during which time they must serve in
the native army whenever called upon, and.
at the end OF that time, not be allowed to vote
unless approved by two-thirds OF the native
neighbors and q native military officer.
II. If the leading men among the $50 600
Americans conspired TO revolt against these
conditions, and then, before committing and
overt act, were arrested, sentenced to death,
and only re leased upon paying fines varying
from S25,0 to 500, 900 each, what would the
American people say about II?
III. Supposing this state OF things existed
In some territory Immediately adjoining the
United States-for example, northern Mexico
Govern ment interfered and demanded re.
dress?
w. II such redress were refused or evaded,
and the Mexican Government raised q power
with the guns all turned on the 10000 Ameri-
cans, ready TO blow them off the earth In case
Of fattempted.revolt, would not the American
people insist upon at least 10000 American
troops being sent down TO the border OF Mex.
" If. upon these 10000 troops being sent
down, the Mexican Government sent per.
emptory message to Washington, demanding
that the 10, 900 troops should all be removed to
a distance Of several hundred miles. that no
more troops should be sent into Califouia,
and. that II these terms were not complied
with in forty-eight hours. Mexico would be-
gin war. what would the people the United
States say about It?
VI. If, after all this, the Government OF
the United States simply said nothing, and
thereupon Mexico had poured $4,000 soldiers
into Califonia, captured San Diego, and be-
sieged San Francisco what would the >Ameri.
can Government and people do?
Some wise men are anxtously inquiring
whether, II we do not join c6ntin en- tai Europe
In sympatbiZing with the Beers, we shall not
incur the hatred OF Europe TO the same eX.
tent as tine British have The fact 10, as every
body knows who has travelled In Europe with
papers, the American people, as whole, are
hated quite as much all overthe continent Of
Europe as the British people are. It is quite
true that many individual Americans are
liked and are very courteouBiy treated. But
this Is equally as trne about individual Eng
lishmen. Taken collectively, however. pub.
lie opinion all over the continent Is just as
hostile TO the American nation an II is to the
British nation. II anyone can name single
German or French newspaper which has ever
maintained friendly tone toward the Uni
ted States for twelve mouths together, l
should be very glad TO learn the name of that
paper. One or two newspapers In Switzer-
land have been moderately friendly. and sew
eral French newspapers never say anything
about us at all but the great mass Of news
papers In France, Germany and Austria. 30
far as can learn, take delight in publishing
everything bad about America which they
can learn or invent. and carefully suppress
on the United States.
The fact Is that continental nations hate
every one who speaks the English language,
and so do the Beers. If the Beers were sue
cessful IN their present war, they would shut
Americans out Of their country just as rig
IDLY as they would Engllshmen. Thomas q.
Sherman In New York Times.
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