The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-08-22
PROLONGTNG THE STRUGGLE.
An American Pro-Becr Opinion - 10 the
R1nal setuemcnt In South Afrtca.


To THE EDITION or THE sus-Sr: Re.
ferring to the letter from : an officer very
high In the councils Of the British Govern
ment.- published In THE q last week,
will you kindly allow me 10 make the follow
ing commentsl
Tbs writer says. among other things,
Il wish you would tell your pro-Boer Amer
lean friends that they arr doing much
toward pr~olonging the struggle In South
Africa In reply TO this I would say that
a. n pro-Boer American. ! am sincerely
gratihed TO know we are. II one cannot
shoulder a rife Ia defence OF u noble cause.
the next best thing u to encourage that
cause with ones mone and sympathy
While there l. life there IL hope: and. a.
TnE sus said In a recent editorial. there
Il no doubt that Gen Dclarey Gen DE Wet
and Gen Botha. 10 say nothing Of minor
Beer c~ommsnderS. control between them
a larger force than Washington had at his
disposal In the beginning OF December.
i77e. after his evacuation Of New York and
retreat through the Jerseys. nav, more
than Washington could keep together at
Valley Forge through the disastrous winter
OF Hills
Our friend. IN. British official. nav To
under the impression that there l. but one
end possible 10 this struggle. namely, the
absorption Of Dutch by British. but ! am
afraid the wish IL father 20 the thought
Certainly. there are thousands OF Afnert-
cans who do not agree with him. thousands
Of Americans who see In this war a repeti-
tion % our own Revolution, who rrnlem
her how that Revolution stretched itself
out over seven years. and, with the help
Of France. was finally succs~-ful; and who
believe that only one result IL possible
f. A-.NI 81 lH H. 80 A a
ment of a great republic. which shall be
composed not only ~ the TransvaAl and
the Orange Fire., State, ont also OF The
present British possession Of Cape Colony
II our friend, the British official, should
ask what reasons We have for holding this
belief. ! would rav that there are many;
but that h" himself hae furnished one Of the
most potent. the fact tho ~ he avs In
ht- letter, South Africa i. largely a Dutch
colony. and the very men who take our
money and eat our food a. loyal citizens
and subjects of King Edward are AT the
bottom Of their hearts pro- Beer
The Saturday Rerictr, In a recent article
entitled English immigration into South
Africs. estimates the European population
Of South Africa at about $4,000, OF whom
asa. u are Dutch and icQ,Co British Tho
Dutch majority t. probably even lar ger than
this. and l. to-day united IN ~implacable
hatred of England The Dutch hold all
the rural parts Of the country, even la
Cape Colony. the British helng mainly
ooufnei 10 the towns and coast In other
words, N. Dutch are the psuple Of the
country. the British being, a. We would sav
la America. -oArpct-hasgers And auv
scheme ~ government. therefore, which
cuntemplats- placing the majority OF the
people, ESPECIALLY a people TX" IN" Dutch
who ar. alsp the landholders OF IA" country,
under the heels Of the British carpet dagger.
will h. attended With great difficulties
and nrplably ith failure
Il H. true that Ia IA parallel ease William
the Norman did showed In the complete
-~uhiugation Of England A different race.
speaking IA different language. conquered
the country. erected their military castles
on every hill. and bv actual iurc' Of arms
held ia" p"ople dow until re-i-tano" was
exhausted hut Normandy wa near
enough to England Ia make II possible Tor
william and HI French--peaking followers
to nov. over the Cl,annel bag and bag
gag. They came not merely a. con
querors. but az permanent Residents
n this, ! presume, Il hardly the In
teuiion Of Lord Kitchener and his British
army ARIHUB WEBB
O~vERBHooE. Pa Aug ~.