The Irish standard., 1901-03-09
AN ANGLO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE.

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AN ANGLO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE.
The Beers of South Africa, though
small in numbers, have fought sudeess-
fully for nearly two years against one
Of the most powerful empires on earth.
Such fighting power has never been
displayed in the history of nations rs
that of the Beers against the British.
The Tory government Of England went
into the war hoping to crush the Beers
in a few months. 1t soon discovered
its mistake and came to the conclusion
there were not enough troops in the
British islands and India to conquer
the brave burghers. Then it cried out
to the colonies to come to it's aid, and
Canada and New Zealand responded
with alacrity. After suffering heavily
in the campaign the colonial troops
have returned home, sadder if not
wiser men than when they left, and
England has to fight her battles alone
from now on. The war is still raging
in both republics and in Cape Colony,
and England is trying to make Il truce
with men she cannot conquer by force.
ish treaties amount to, and are in 40
hurry to make peace except with hon
Or. De Wet has uninterrupted sway
in Cape Colony. while Botha, Delaney
and other Dutch generals keep Kit
cEcner on the uui vive on tire other
side of the Orange river. Two weeks
ag" it was reported that Il big capture
OF sheep, oxen and horses was made
by the British, but the war chrOniclerS
forget to state that they We're the
property of non-combatants OH the
farms. and not the supplies of the
lighting burghcrs on the march.
Not only have the Beers fought the
Rritons and their colonial auXiliarics
during the past eighteen months, but
they have also fought the .NnglO-Am
lean administration ut Washington.
which has done everything possible to
help the "mothcr country" against her
gallant little foe. Being engaged in
the same work of subjugation in the
Philippines the Mckinley administra
ton has aided tire English government
in the subjugation of the Boer repub-
lies. John Hay and his son Ethelbert
have been hand in glove with the Brit
ish from first to last and Mckinley
and Choatc have wished them success
in strangling liberty on the African
continent. The great majority Of the
American people have sympathizcd
" 18th the burghers, but sympathy does
not reckon much in Il life and death
struggle. While offering sympathy to
tho Beers they have been selling NUM-
lions of war to the British for pounds.
sEillings and pence. Practically, they
have been carrying on Great Britain'S
WAR Of subjugation for the almighty
dollar. While European nations have
observed Il strict neutrality the sister
republic has been quite active on the
side of the empire. The Republicans
In congress are c0gniZant of the fact
and have done nothing to stop it. Con
gresham LEM, of Ohio, called for III
formation on the subject from the de-
partmcnt of state and was told that
I'irst-Up to the present time no less
than 47.4SS mules and 29,S46 horses -
77,3sl in all-lavc been bought by
British army officers in the West and
have been shipped to South Africa OH
British transports, loading ut New Or
leans
Sccond-About 1900 American boys
have been sent along with these mules
and horses to South Africa, and many
hundreds Of them have been practical
ly forced into the British service for
the campaigns against the republics.
Thirl-Thc climate Of South Africa
is so peculiar and severe that in the
main only horses and mules from our
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mate, can be used for the arduous
campaign work which Botha, De Wet,
Dclarey and the other Bocr generals
are forcing upon the British.
Fourth-If it were not for these sup
plies from the United States the Brit
ish campaign would inevitably col
lapse. Without horses and mules that
can stand the strain of long, dry
marches. the British would have to
cling helplessly to the few small rail
ways, where the generals of the re.
publics could attack them without fear
Of being pursued and attacked in re-
turn.
Fifth-So great has become Great
Britain's need for American horses and
mules that her army officers stationed
here to buy have instructions to buy
all the horses and mules they can get
] and have in fact already arranged for