The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-03-19

Of dynamite trade, the practice of Euro
pean government has certainly placed |
that question in the schedule Of inter-
nal affairs, resting, In the Judgment OF
each nation upon view Of it's own
interests, unless It has by treaty lin
tied its control of the matter.
The idea of war waged to enforce |
as an international right, the privilege |
of British subjects to renounce their al
legiance to the queen, and to assume |
condition in which they might be
obliged to take up arms against her,
would be a taking theme for comic |
opera. And the interest and amuse-
ment would be greatly promoted II
the composer should, in the opening
act introduce the Ruler of the Queens
Navy" overhauling an American mer-
chairman in 1912, and dragging from
her decks men who had renounced their
allegiance to,Great Britain to become
British warships!
''If he produced naturalization pa
pers," says McMaster, from the coun-
try under whose flag he sailed, he was
told that England did not admit the
rlBnt OF expatr1at1On.
But, in those days, the Pronunciation"
was sincere and final. The men who
made it meant it-meant to fight the
king of Great Britain, If war came.
Did these Transvaal Britons, who were
seeking Boer naturalization, mean
that? Did Mr.. Chamberlain suppose
that he was turning over to Mr.. Kruger
body of Engishmen skilled in en-
| gineering and the use of explosives,
upon whose loyalty to the Boer cause
Mr. Kruger could rely? The climax
Of the fun will be reached when the
opera composer offers this situation
Most of these men whose naturaliza-
tion was to be forced upon the Beers
were actively and aggressively hostile
to the Boer government. No safe oc
casion to show this hostility was miss
ed.
In a recent book Mrs Lionel Phillips,
the wife of one of the Englishmen con-
demned to death for their connection
with the Jameson raid. tells Of an in
cident that occurred at Pretoria before
the raid. A British Commissioner, Sir
Henry Loeb, came to Pretoria to dis
cuss with President Kruger some Brit
ish grievances. Mr.. Kruger drove in
his carriage to receive the commission
er and take him to his hotel. Mrs
Phillips says:
There was scene of the widest en-
thusiasm, thousands being there to well
come the queens representative, and
when he and Kruger got into the car
rfage (Which also contained DIR. Ledys)
to proceed to the hotel some English.
men took out the horses and dragged
1t, one irresponsible person jumping oil
, the box seat and waving a union jacl
over Kruger's head! When the car
=, riage arrived at it's destination Sir
Henry, accompanied by DR.. Ledys, en-
: tered the hotel, and the president wa.
g left sitting in the horseless carriage
I 1 The yelling crowd refused to drag tn,
= vehicle, and, after some difficulty a few
I Of his faithful burghers were got to
t gether to drag the irate president to hi
home"
4 Now, it was for these thousands o
Englishmen, who practiced this das
d tardly indignity upon President Krrl
: ger, and who, with others. little late
0 made or promoted the jameson raid
@ that the Boer naturalization was de
s manded.
,, | DuJ IL HdS Dtth StdLtu, UIOu dppdI
e emily excellent authority, that the Brit
e ism commission expressly rejected
It form of naturalization oath that con
e tanned, as our form does, a Remuneration
II of allegiance to all other governments
l, If, upon the basis of retained Brit
h ish allegiance, suffrage, whether in 10
cal or general affairs, was demande
t, for the Outlanders the comic aspect c
s the situation disappears, the unreaso
J. Is too great for comedy.
It Great Britain cannot, we are tolt
II safely give local government to tn
It Beers when she shall have subjugate
n them, because she cannot trust thei
'e loyalty to the crown; but she is seekin
s, to destroy the republics, because tn
e Transvaal refused suffrage and locs
ID control to Englishmen who had al
1t tempted by arms to overthrow the Boe
ID government, and who sought suffrae
for the same end. Suffrage was onl
ot another form of assault in the interes
N of British dominion.
l. Not long ago, distinguished Brito
y, Goodwin SMITH is reported to ha,
m said: Can history show MOI
Or memorable fight for independence tha
that which is being made by the Boel
ly Does it yield to that made by SwitZe