The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-20

where with joy by the people of these
three nations.
If you ask the man in the street why
he is im5ued with such an unbounded
ill-feelipg toward England and such
a sudden sympathy for the Beers. his
reply would be that the Beers are of
his own race, and are being visited
with an uprighteous, even heinous, war
on the part of the English. A few OF
the better classes are more moderate
and reserved in their opinions; they
are not disposed to attach too much
value to the question OF affinity, since
the English also, as Anglo-Saxons, are
equally our cousins. They point out
that the Beers, albeit Christians, are
semi-barbarians, whereas the English
are a people on the highest level of
civilization. Neither do they take the
judicial question, of right and wrong
to be so deeisively clear as to preclude
every doubt or difference of opinion.
1t cannot we'll be malice aforethought
on the part of the English that caused
the gold fields to be discovered on the
territory of the Beers, and it is the
gold feds which have produced the
present conflict The gold fields have
led the Uitlanders into the country OF
the Beers, and the 'Uitlanders claimed
an opportunity to take part in the
Government, which the Beers refused.
The English have interfered in this
dispute.
Cause of Transvaal War.
1t is obviously not true. as the Eng.
lish assert, that they are fighting for
the equality of the white races; they
are fighting for equal rights of the
| immigrants with the Dutch inhabit-
ants. Nor can it be denied that there
were good grounds for the English
Governments formulating such de-
mand on President Kruger. The Eng
ish Government was justified in this
course--at least so say those who have
fonowed the whole course of events
with desire to judge dispassionateiy.
But even those who concede so much
agree in the main with the judgment
of the crowd; for they say that 1t is
immaterial whether England's right OF
interference in the Transvaal is based
upon the Convention or not; the real
cause of the action of England is her
claim to be the paramount power in
South Africa. And the position of par
amount power in South Africa is only
the preliminary step toward the estab-
lishment of British rule from the Cape
. to the Nile.
Germany's Grievance.
4 England insists on heing the only
great commercial and colonial power
in the world, and Is only willing to
allow other nations the favor OF own-
| ing small fragments as enclaves wedg-
ed in helplessly between her pos
sessions. This 1t is which we neither
. can nor intend to tolerate. Once Eng
land has overcome the Beers, she win
take the German possessions in Africa.
: as her next booty. At present there
is still Portuguese territory interven-
ing; but Portugal, pressed by financial
necessities, will soon be forced to part
: with it. Perhaps Germany and Eng
: land will share 1t between them; but
l in every case the benefit will only be
an illusory one for Germany, should
[ England at the same time endeavor to
. uphold the position of paramount pow
: er toward Germany also. This is the
! reason why even the most peace-loy-
:, ing citizen, the best friend of England
3 among the German people, looks upon
t the struggle of the Beers with England
8 as though it were his own cause. We
d no longer feel inclined to accept the
Y pretensions of England to Anglicize
one continent of the world after an.
: other. The good things of this world
!. belong to all civilized nations in com
: mon. AS England is not expected tc
e give way peaceably, and as her great
: naval power cannot be overwhelmed
s by any one single State, the best rem
t.rQr Ill I.o
t of all her rivals together, especially
!, Of Russia, France and Germany.
a There are some Germans, especially
|, those of the old Bismarck school, WHIT
: think that a Continental alHanc,
D lagainst England would be a fata NOR
CANA, and for this reason, that Francs
will never give up the idea OF reveng
| flor 1870, and, therefore, German,
| never would be safe from treachery II
| lany cooperation with that country, O
| when face to face with any great crisis
| But even those who are most suspicion
| of France would agree and co-operat
| with her from the moment that ou
| western neighbors gave any tangibi
| guarantee for the sincerity OF thei
| change of mind A young Germal
| Ischolar, DIR. Roloff, has published quit
| recently a book on the colonial polio
of Napoleon l.. and has shown tina
| the true inwardness of Napoleon's am
bition was not 20 subdue the Cont
nent of Eurcps, but to form grea
French colonial power. His expeditio
to Egypt embodied the Fundamental
idea of his life, and until the yer
last his mind was occupied with plan
| for an expedition to India. 1t came I
nothing, because England had her a.
| lies on the Continent, and these gre
more formidable in proportion to Ne
| po'eon's efforts to subdue them w
believe it to be fact that when, fou
years ago, the Emperor William ser
his congratulatory telegram to Pres
dent Kruger, and England In fl
wrath dispatched her flying squadrol
the French Government offered Enf
land the support of France In case
complications. Fashoda became IL du
course the punishment for this aipic
matte action: and, since this humliia
tion II seems as between France an