The sun., 1901-10-12
rHE PREsIDEyT AND THE BOERs.
Called UPsa ts Express American Abher-
rcnce of tho DarbaritIes of tho War.

reoco % he DAFbartirs of mc "@'
To rss EpITon oy THs sps-s6; IL 10
Incredible that there II no way possible Tor
the American nation 20 express its adherence
OF tho South African war. IL 10 incrediole
that no way can be found within the bounds
Of honor and prudence whereby President
Roosevelt might do what Gladstone did when
he denounced the barbarities In Bulg "a
Gladstone did not stine his noble-t Instincts
In the cobvebs OF diplomacy when murder
ons destruction Of human lives was going on
before his eycs And though the umid
shrieked at him and cynics sneered. history
declares Gladstone a nohleman IN virtue OF
his larse-hearted humanity
Why cannot Rooscvelt do what Cleveland
did when he brought Engiishmen TO think
about the Venezuelan dispute' In all his
life heretofore. and especially IN his recent
career when h. risked that life to upltt an
oppressed people. Theodore Roosevelt has
given tho world assurance OF a man. ana
his countrymen have responded to hts nobility
by their love and esteem Was u not thi-
very trait Of splendid manline-s winning
American admiration which won him 81 the
same time the opportunity 10 b" placed ~ MS
present high stationY And now when pestill
has placed him upon the heights OF ga'
power and authority. must he SHRINK from
IN. stature OF a man q that Of WHY diplomat
10 whom much u given. OF him mneh VIII
Nor need n proper expression Of our regret
for the continued degradation OF humanity
Ia south Africa he construed as inimical 20
cf the fIon.ep p'o'c ol Commons n 70 That all Of the
msmbers elected by the labor vote have
protested and voted agains, the war the
representing q million operatives denounced H.
Ireland's srepr.-ebtltivcs have cpntinuhlly de-
n unced II. and the nobl.st aud best OF hng-
lands sohs have protested gainst the madness
Of the war from u. beginning such men a.
hafl Spencer, sir William Harcolrt. the X slt
Hon John Morey The hshi ,,,hei, Lon ssbcss Ssss
have unsIariugly denounced II These ar"
men la th" forefront Of hufnanillng political
Influences In England. many Of them having
held the highest Offices Ia the nation
Instead ~ opposing 'he current ~ Euglish
nationality, AZ American protest would give
an opportunity to that current Co break lh"
crust uf aristocrHtisal iingoism aud financial
Tufiaui-m (which for the time sway the ma
tion's policy and thus enable what y hon
Ofable and uf good rrputc Ia Britain 10 ad-
vance
hut whether u d-plea-e tine English or not
America duty a. world Power making Tor
civilization and progress should impcl our
President go act From IA" beginning. aud
with greatly augmented momentum OF late.
the United Stata- have been au Influence ior
good ~ the world and "a" distinguished
place Ne hold among the nations ~ Nirtu" ol
our policy and power imposes correspond
ing duty to conserve ~ for a. possible the
N. great Have ~ fulfilled that duty toward
the valoNus republics ot south htica' No.
Can any man say that England r. lighting
for freedom and fatherlaud IN south Africa
N not what - sha th.r" fur' Her brutal
business j. not even redeemed hv ~" grim
virtues of war England'- highest authority
la inferno tonal law. irof Wv-'ltk" OF tUiu-
bridge. prove her conduct M south Africa
to be not war but Nrylert~m. and woT-c
England hops 20 wan out. not bv Valur, though
~" t. stronger ten tp one, but 10y utocs~S
OF nttrition. hy starvation. df-ra-". and stark
misery The htte Bo"r children are being
wiped out by disease the women hN -iarNa-
ton and suffering N. homes and farms
are DESTROYED with IA" hog" that when awful
dr-olatiou wall b" like bllck frost upon ih"
lnId the hrsN" hurgh"r, 40 b." driven Ike
hunted animals 20 death of surrender
That D. tn" Chrtst-Hk" dIep'n-ttuu which
England u giving tu south hrID'' Thai T.
the condition ot human degradation AGAINST
witch 10 o, said the President oi ~" luit"d
states dare not protest let ~ hope that
the manhurs- which ha- Distinguished Thee
dor. Ron-aV"it VIII not lp-,' It- iu-irr u hen no
, exalted 60 th" pf,--iduuty uf the United
Stats- lot us hope thai b." viii md way To
manifest our r"uuguHucr to 'h" hru'.~h de-
struotiou ot human lives 200 south Nun
l. 4 MuNNAUAN.
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