The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-15
BRITON AND BOEk.

The South African war naturally oc-
cupics a considerable space IN the re-
views OF The past year published IN the
Vienna papers says the London Standard.
Tne most interesting article from this
point iof view. il one In the Neue Freie
Presse, which appears over the signature
of Max Nordau. In TINS the readers of the
paper WILL Tor the iirst time. perhaps.
have found the real truth about the Boer
Herr NOruan says.
eve behold The rare spectacle OF the
whole world being AT one Ia Condcmning
British policy. we see "a masscd ana ter
rible hatred of the English, who by many
are considered no better than cold-blOoded
robbers and murlercrs. ON the other
hand, the British nation has almost unun-
imously declared Tor the policy oi it's
present government with which IL means
10 share the moral responsibility for the
war. So convinced is nearly every one in
England OF the justice OF the British
cause that ! think III We except Mr..
Stead, there Is not single prominent pOl.
itician or writer In England who would
he ready 20 subscribe tO another Chad
stone convention of Pretoria The unani-
nifty or nation like the English in 4
case I'm which the whole world Is also
unanimous IN condemng British policy,
ought 10 make sensible men reflect. be-
cause the English. after all We're for
centuries q bulWark " freedom. They
are nation whose sense OF iut ice aud
equity Is prOyerblad. whose high civiliZa-
fion only fool would DENY. and whom
10 treat 40 a band of robhers and thieves
IL such an absurdty hat only bad faith
T.
Any one not led by blind hatred ana
With enough reason ieft Ia him Co reflect
VIII ind Ia seeking Tor tie cause OF init
tsh pertiimC'ty ln this war. that England
Is simply uciuatcd bN very natural mo-
sNe--liafnely. the instict of Sclf-ure scr
vatior. To understand this. however. one
must know how mcthOdically the Eoors
had made their preparations Tor driving
the Engiish into the gen. how since the
death of John Brand. the Dutch OF South
Africa sought the means or driving out
the OItlanders. first by the ill-treltment
Of the outlanders. and. at thN right mo-
neni, by using force; nnd how tho mot
20 Africa for the Africans. was inter
pretad "a mean South Africa is for Dutch
and thefc ~ 40 placc here for English
"nther nations may BE- Indifferent about
~. but the English arc convinced that
they musi not ioHc South Africa. Not
only H. thcir tcrritorV Eve and n half
times as large rs Germany. not oniv arc
there ! l.oooool settlers az English blood or
BpElish ~pecch. and snace for q hundred
times n@ mauv British settlers. hut SOuih IN
Africa IS s,ill the most important sta
fion en- route to Indie and Australia itv
ycsression ip English hands iq almost
q condition rf tho poeFcssfion OF India
and the defence ot Australia Its loss
the disruption Of the priHsh Fmpire. and
for this reason--for ono. that o. witch ie
at the root ~ an human relations Brit
fsh policy must be- what IS simply the
question You or L. To those frngnauf-
nous pereons who esk why r. rot the
formula. You and T. used 7 would repiy.
cause N was they who wanted 20 exfrr-
INMATE the English in South Africn aud
Until they succeed 70 make at least helois
~ them: while The English offer tho
Beers fuil British freedom. and az much
Independence - any lOtal subject of tho
King enjoys in fhc British ooionies So
TnelIsnnan ever thinks 81 drDfiFiuv tho
Boer OF his place IN the South Africa
r1r.
There is no doub, that fhe South A.
rican undertaking is "a terrible ordeal Cor
England. and there a. no lack uf urorhei q
49, 80 49, .r ,he t,rftfet ,sa,is ,
ars not ~ that opinion Decaueo fngiand
utlfcr Ellzabefh and under George 800
otercofne them. ruJ 7 an convinced ehr
wou,i rafhcr eriii fhe lest dr0n m he-
hloof than allow herself 20 o. Ouafta
frofn her ureaert position ~ tho World
Ard hfrhlF - I appreciate the heroisW
~ The Beers find the herni4rn ~ fhs
Hnr'ifh deserves the same aomiraiion'