The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-04-12

and if she should have done SO il
would have meant immediate war in
China between the allied forces and
Russia, for already Japan was strong
ly urging the opening Of hOstilities
upon Russia, and should that nation
have done that she would have been
followed at once by Great Britain
and Russia would have been support
ed by France, while Germany would
have tried to remain neutral for the
time, but would have eventually been
drawn into the contest and doubtless
supported Great Britain. The United
States could not long have remained
neutral under the circumstances, and
would have soon herself been COM
| PEELED to espouse the cause of Japan
as against Russia, and there is every
reason to believe that had all of this
happened there would have been a
"hot time" in the old empire there
after. Now that Russia has consented
to neither withdraw from the powers,
nor to longer insist upon the immedi-
ate partition of China, but will protect
her frontier by keeping armies in
the province of Manchuria, it is very
evident that the danger of war has
for the time being been averted, and
| the white winged angel' of peace
once more flutters over the allied
| armies which are maintaining decor
um in the Chinese empire.
THE BOERS' MISTAKES.
President Dom Paul Kruger is still
| hopeful that the Transvaal republic
| will be successful in it's struggle for
| independence with the British govern
| ment. Though he is now in Utretcht,
| he says he is convinced that all is not
| going we'll with the British in South
| Africa from the fact that they are re-
| porting all kinds Of fish stories about
| the patriots against whom they are
| fighting That the Transvaal be free,
| he declares the soldiers now fighting
! for that cause will keep up a war with
| Great Britain for the next thirty
years. Neither Gen. Botha nor Gen. De
Wet has made any concessions or over
| lures to Great Britain for peace, but
each proposes to fight it out on the line
Of peace if it takes all summer. Such
persistency for an honest cause is
| strongly to be admired on the part of
| those directing the affairs of the
| Transvaal, and had they men enough
1T is more than likely that it would
| result in success for their armies; but
| such is not true and President Kru-
| ger is but making renegades and high
| Waymen out of men who otherwise
! would be good citizens, in talking
| thus Had Mr.. Kruger and his fellow
| citizens treated the natives in that
| country as they should have done,
| they would not now find enemies
among them, but, on the other hand,
allies, able and strong, brave and
brawny, and they would have been
fighting in the ranks of Gems. De Wet
and Botha for Transvaal success, in
stead of being allies as they now are
with the British government In this
respect the Beers evidently see the
errors of their ways, as they will learn
| to see the errors of their ways in con-
| tinuing a useless war
A QUICK REWARD.
1t is said that it is only one man in
a thousand that receives the due and
| proper recognition at the hands of the
| government for any act of bravery or
| gallantry displayed while acting as a
|
| ly these things linger on from time to
| time until they become a public nui-
| sance, and the person for whom such
| favors are wanted are considered in
like sense, if they persist in fight
| ing for them. This, however, was not
| true of Fred Funston, the daring
| young soldier that captured Aguinal-
| do, for he was at once promoted to a
| brigadier generalship in the regular
army by the president for that act of
bravery, and a more commendable
| deed William Mckinley has never
| done since he has been president of
| the United States. Meritorious deeds
| in the government service should re-
| ceive immediate consideration at the
| hands of the government the same
as of private individuals, for after
| all the government is but one great
| overgrown man, and should be filled
| with the same cup of human kindness
| as an Individual and be as ready to
| remember persons serving it faithful
| ly and well, the same as private con-
| Germ.
FARMER FUNSTON'S PLUCK.
| If there is one thing for which the
| Funston family is to be commended
| it is for their tenacity of purpose,
their iron will and their everlasting
determination to accomplish what
| ever they undertake. 1t required a
| brave man to move into Kansas when
| old Mr.. Funston went there, a half a
| century ago, and it required a man
| full of courage and determination to
| rear children as did Mr.. Funston in
the wilds of the "woolly West
Farmer Funston" as he is commonly
known, the father of Col. Fred Fun
stOn, is a no less conspicuous public
character than his son. Though not
| possessing the polish Of a city politi-
clan and the primary slate fiXers
which sent delegations to state con-
ventions that nominated candidates
for Office, yet Farmer Funston out
generated those willy politicians for a
number of years and succeeded in
both nominating and electing him
self to congress. Owing to the fact
that he was but an everyday farmer
the politicians Of Kansas did not con-
slider him in their class, but they
found they had run up against the
real thing on closer investigation, and
that Farmer Funston would have tC
be nominated if anybody else was
nominated. Neither Farmer Funston
nor his son Fred, was ever considered
"brillianteens," but they proved
themselves "cOnStanteenS which