West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-01-11

They grew. they prospered and they
weie happy perhlious Albion
came.
The spirit OF their patriotism is un.
broken You cannot conquer n brave
people, Inspired by the love OF liberty
aud battling on their own soil for their
homes They will never surrender
their freedom They viii resist w
tranny until they are ex,erminated bY
overwhelming aud superior force
"rheso brave Boers are lighting FOR
ilepu blicanism against monarchy: for
Democracy against plutocracy; for
home rule against tho bayonet for the
sovereignty of the individual against
the sanctity OF the crown; for the bal
10. against the throne; for the love OF
home against love OF gold; FOR Saxon
the integrity of their country against
a ruthless invader; for the schoolhouse
and church against the army barracks
and the military fort; for religious
freedom against foreign domination;
for the hresiee Of civilization against
the blazing torch OF devastation; for
free institutions against imperialism,
and onove all. and beyond all, they
are fighting but FOR the rights OF man
There newer would have been
trouble IL gold had not been discover
ed in the land. The rich Gud of golo
there is at the bottom of il all Love
OF gold is the cause OF this cruel Anglo
African war Cecil Rhodes, the most
daring and colossal prabber aud mani
pulator OF the century. coveted the
Beers golden land, lie wanted il for
his English chartered syndicate. He
instigated the Jameson raid and repu-
dated It when the Beers made i, u
miserable failure. lie stirred up dis.
sension among the people at Pretoria
he conspred in South Africa and ia
! Europe TO overthrow the Dutch repub-
lie. He is the power behind the Brit.
ish ministry in this war. and Chamber
] lain is now and always has been his
willing tool
This conflict should be called Cecil
Rhodes war for gold IN South Africa.
lie is responsible for all the woe, all
/
misery this war has caused. Tbs
Beers have made him practically n
! prisoner lie is shut mp in his dia-
mond mines at Kimberley. lie viii
have to eat diamonds IL he is not
speedily rescued. hope the Beers
will capture him and give him AN i'm.
mediate trial
II glory in the spuus OF grand old
Paul Kruger. lie is one Of the worlds
great heroes. tie knew only too well
how dangerous was delay, and every
thing that has occurred since he issued
his defiant ultimatum Ia the British
crown has demonstrated his wisdom
and his foresight lie is grand old
man, one OF the worlds immortals.
and will always stand out on the pages
of history as friend OF man. lover
OF liberty, aud champion OF freedom.
The ultinntum he issued to England
rang round the globe and viii live in
the worlds history.
"Haye we forgotten that Thomas
jefferson issued similar ultimatum
on the Fourth OF July, 1875. 10 King
George ?
II know the Declaration OF Independ.
ence is to-day no more popular with
i king, and queens than when 10 was
Hritten. but 1 an American enough 10
believe that it is just as true to-day rs
IL was iu l77G, when 10 sonuued the
death lsncll % thediVluc right OF kings,
and proclaimed 90 ail the world g gov
crnment based on the consent Of the
governed. ~ is too bad the Declara.
ton of Independence Is not Hs popular
as t used 20 be-. IL seems TO 6e in
such disfayor in Washington that the
present pro-English secretary Of state
has locked 10 up in safe and the
Angio.American /am bassador 30 the
gildcd court OF 81. James makes after
dinner speeches o. tipsY lords and dukes
ABOUT the beauties Of imperialism md
the ironciad friendship of England and
/ America.
There is no doubt that secret uu.
! iderstandiug exists to-day between the
! White House and Downing street ]
am opposed TO 10 Angio-A merican nj
| Hance. expressed or implied. especially
when its object Is the advancement OF
! impet alisiD, the march OF armies the
downfall OF rights. TIC destruction Of
free institutions, the enslavemcut of
man and the perpctuity Of the power
or Kings.
The President should have offered
the friendly Offices of Tins country to
prevent this cruel var ilc should
nave responded 90 tbc great nud
mighty petition Tor peace presented to
him at the beginning. llc should haze
acted on the findings. thc conclusions
and tie judgmcut OF The Hague Peace
Conference. lie should haYc done so
consistently.
''But the iriends OF the free institn
tious should not lose hope wc should
not despair. even though fhc white
house seems TO De cnvclopcd -iu the at-
inosphere ~ 800 English for. it is nol
TOO iate fVr tbih reDublic 90 assert NJ
self % Oeiaif OF tho Republican insti
tutiona. It is not too iate for us To de-.
inand an honorable peace iu tbc inter
est of humanity. Christianity and civil
Iiz1tiou.
III The President will nos act. Con-
gross cau-nnd CONGRESS should.
have offered in the House OF Eeprcsen.
tativeo jopt ~csolut.ou protecting
against thc lar granting tho Bocf,
belligcrcut rights. 5000 .ntructin0 thc
President to briny about cessation o.
hostilities and au honorable peace.
ibis ought 90 br done, and done ai
once promise you ! viii go aU in
my power 90 pass Tint resolution. and
pass % VIII, in mr opinion. if.the Prcj