The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-11-08
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THE BOERs WHIPPED THE BRITISH,

IhE bOEkS WHIPPED lhE bMtioh'
That is the irigid truth about the last
engagement between the army OF Great
Britain and the Beers. First came the
news that the Beers had attacked the
British rear guard at Braksnslaagte but
had been repulsed. The Brltish bad
saved their guns. Then came the cor
rection that the Beers had got away
with the guns under cover Of an ambu'
lance the British sent to carry of their
wounded, giving the Beers credit for
having been very emart. Next comes
the story that the Beers we're repulsed
on the sbove occasion and got nothing
but the two guns but unfortunately Gen
eral Botha came up with 600 men when
Kitchener reports ''our forces we're com
PEELED to draw off. 'Now Kitchdner either
lies about the number Of men Botha
brought up or else a whole British army
brigade was drawn off because 800 fresh
mounted Beers arrived on the scene led
by the intrepid warrior OF the Dutch
farmers Of South Africa. The censored
dispatches cannot keep the truth from
coming over the wires although it leaks
out slowly and is doctored and colored.
But It must be disbeartening and par
alyzing in it's effects on the British peo-
pie at home to have il broken piecemeal
to them and in the windup get the worst
kind Of let.down. The truth is, the
prestige Of Great Britain as a fighting
nation is gone. The bloom and varnish
Of her greatness on the tented
field has been destroyed forever.
The "straight-froate efect"" OF
finely drilled army in corset uniforms,
drilled by carpet dude serseant-maior
who never saw the outside of ""Lun'
nun" may be pleasing for dress parades
before royalty but It don't count for fif-
teen cents when It goes mp against real
fighting blood pursuing the tactics OF the
American Indian and backed up with
the most improved modern weapons OF
warfare. The good effect of the South
African war will be toawaken England
10 the fact that her military organiza-
tion is halt a century behind the times
and unable to cope with any up.to-date
nation. Great Britain is growing beauti'
fully smaller and smaller in the eyes OF
tho world and she has the Beers to thank
for opening the peppers OF the whole
world to this humlliating fact.
The Oregonian, in endeavoring to
defend the Britishl policy in South
Africa from the bitter arraign-
ment of John Morley, says: "The Brit
ish campaign Is so merciless because 1t
is necessary they must either grant the
Boera what they are fighting for, or else
prosecute the war on the present lines" "
To grant them Independence and yield
10 the stubborn Beers would mean
nothing short OF a menace TO the in
aegrity of the British Emipre. The Beers
must be conquered"
Under the head of 1.-THE Sacred Brit
ish Empire" Volunteer OF the Port
land Dispatch says:
That is about what the spaniards said
Of Cuba. The Queen Regent was very
solicitoua about the integrity OF her en-
pire.
George III was likewise very solicitoui
for the integrity Of his empire. AnC
some people think we must slaughter al
the good people Of samar and othel
Philippine Islands 10 preserve the integ
rlty Of our empire. Spain thought 1
necessary 10 send Weyler to Cuba ant
reconcentrate oil the people into the
towns, and starve them in order 10 pre-
serve the sacred integrity Of it's empire
May the Great Jehovah forever damn
all such empire
But Is not the above defense a conles'
sion Of failurec War is said to be
game-like all games it has its rules !
il cannot be won by the rules, then 1t I
Lost on foul. Certainly nothing coul'
be more foul than the brutality nov
practiced by the British in South Africa
II the end justides every means, VIII.
not get out the discarded chain shot
remould the dum-dum bullets, brin
forth the poisoned weapons and utiliz