The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
PRE- TORIA NOT EXCITED OVER THE WAR;.
Is in n Calm nrcpt Mue~we or

Z rs her difficulties began. We had rot for
/ gotten how she came 10 our aid when.
without her help. q coalition cf the Powers
might have put Us 10 sore humiliation. But
er. must see now that her ditEleIi.i.s have
r,-. or Tor too l.nc t,1,e. TIE under dog
f ri.h ..;t. lIor. and her cubs have been
e.1:r,if, and s1-pri1g 3 making too
strong. too nanny. too iEtr,E:srt a fight
fo,. H.. liberty for one 20 zyu1pa hize any
LONGER With the Hons l'uuIars and h5 steria
a,d larapau: in;rotsr ~ patriotism.
AZ rails crisis the EIgli-LuaH do7s not.
unfortunately. $40 himself IS others see
him. i'e acts AMI talks and writes as sN-
trlveelrtiy oir=t this iitl' |ar IS he
va.f,l g tno combined fleets a-G armies
II the whp!a world were attacking his
island home. lie stamps lis foot aal sings
"l'rito;le never, never VIII Dc slaves when
nobody wants 70 make him : slave, and -
ties the ..Nb-au;-Niindsd E.s@3t' On all
,-sa-io,.r. and wears EecEt!e % the IA
tia:ql co,org. as though the fo.raHs foot
was already on his shore. Instead OF see
inc IS evcr- one else does that artery
co-circ a var most i;isolently AMI bare
f.ccd.v on one OF the smallest Govern
Iucn;s o. the globe. that smallest Govern
r1tnt gave him for six months = severe and
hC,ui'iatin.- tHrashiEc.
Il Is well not 10 know whsn you are be-
Ing beaten. hat it = also admirable to be
able TO see when you are making yourself
ridiculous. Il Is the !.rEiishIra-s failure
90 see this latter which ijsis him to stiI
sing Let EN- al cone in the music halls.
when so far h has not been able 10 whip
not I'll. but even one Of EN-. and that the
smallest OF tie lot.
wish my English friends could hays Wit
ness ] I ceremony which took place yesjcr-
day tn 'front.' Of the Presidents cottage when
tie sixty Ic,sh-Amsrican volunteers from
chicago were Presented to E-u-er before
they started FOR the front. L IS impossible
% i1la~irc the Queen coming out IN the
st-e-t to thar:; only sixty men for offering
her their services. Eat that 5 what the
head = Size nation wi,h hich size IS wagins
war was only too pleased 10 DO.
The Americans were drawn up IN a double
VOW IN front Cf the cottage. and Colonel
II K. Of the Ihsh brigade. pres, nted Cap
?" o'Conr'r. wto IS in command of ths
CHICAGO contingent, % the President and 10
NJ. Eeitz. vho was twice President OF tho
Orange Fee stat. a1i who is new Secra-
tary o. S;7t@ - the South African RepubH/
What Co,rr-l I;lake said was translated%
The President - 3fr. Reitz. ana then Cap
tain C'rcrror spoke. ard spoke 20 the point
we have come he-e. sir he said. stand
Ing ct attention U!th his rifle at his side.
"h5caus. you~ people are f-ht'u~ for their
l:b0s-y" lie STOPPED, arI while Mr. Rei;z
translated this to the President. the can
tain fingered his rit'e barrel rervously We
hove also come That We may meet the rsce
We ilt,-tho E-c'i-h race" There was
anoth. pause fo- translation. 1T he end 81
which the IT siieut. srfrva to report. nod
ied HIS he1d arprec!1tir5ly.
Put since We h1y, come bore AMI hev.
NJ : wear PEOPLE continued the former Ser
S55nt - The Sixth Clr7lry. I'VE sra willing
to f-',t and 70 d. fo- them. for themselves
RI matter wha: th.'r cause may be.
A,t'r that the President made a speech.
which was no: important IN comparison. *
copt tia; In Il he warned the volunteers 70
h7 very careful of their ponicS rs there verA
but few left II the Republic. for the Trans
wal ? 0o!vCs n ''r7ili-J-rts'' from Eucoos
AvrtS. CaeiZ and New Orleans. But what
was really important. and what l should
have liked our English cousins 20 hear and
70 Try 70 M irre.arI. was Captain O'Con-
nor's percratiou
We come because YOU are fighting for
your liberty. AMI because We hated vour
enemy" h. said but row thar we have
met you. We are willing to fight for you no
matter what your cause may be" What
fsesh knowledge m1da Captain O'Connor say
thatf Was f only his Irish barney. or Is II
possible that. after all. the Boer is not "a
the English press has painted him. not -
the English officers describe him, not as wa
have for too lcrr believed him 70 be,
RICHARD HARDING; DAVIS